Healthcare providers' perspectives on parental health literacy and child health outcomes among Southeast Asian American immigrants and refugees |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA;2. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;1. School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA;2. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;1. CHOC Children''s Hospital, Orange, CA;2. Vulnerable Populations/Health Disparities, NIH/NINR T32 NR007077, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA;3. UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA;4. Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, Azusa, CA;5. Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA |
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| Abstract: | Low health literacy has emerged as an important area of research because of its close link with health disparities. In this study, we used a qualitative approach to investigate healthcare providers' perspectives on the health literacy of immigrant and refugee parents and its association with children's health. Sixteen health and mental health professionals serving immigrant and refugee parents and children in various clinical settings were recruited through a purposive sampling method and interviewed. Six broad themes were identified: (1) multi-dimensional components of parental health literacy; (2) parent characteristics and native country experiences; (3) host systems and their interactions impact on parental health literacy; (4) diverse aspects of help-seeking; (5) culture-based parental help-seeking; and (6) child health outcomes. Within these larger themes, the complexity of parental health literacy and its various effects on children's health outcomes among immigrant and refugee parents were evident. Future research includes more population-based quantitative studies of parental health literacy and culturally relevant clinical approaches among immigrant and refugee parents. |
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