TABLE 3.
Health literacy, correct choice of cough/cold medication, and use of active ingredient information as rationale for choice
| n (%) | Health Literacya | Unadjusted analyses | Model 1 Adjusted analysesd |
Model 2 Adjusted analysese |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Adequate | |||||||||||
| n=235 | n=62 | |||||||||||
| n (%) | n (%) | ORb | 95% CI | p- valuec |
AORb | 95% CI | p- value |
AORb | 95% CI | p- value |
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| Chose correct cough and cold medication |
105 (35.4) |
78 (33.2) |
27 (43.5) |
1.5 | 0.7–3.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.97–3.5 | 0.06 | 1.7 | 0.9–3.3 | 0.1 |
| Used active ingredient as rationale for choice of medication |
31 (10.4) |
13 (5.5) |
18 (29.0) |
7.0 | 3.2–15.3 | <0.001 | 7.1 | 2.8–18.0 | <0.001 | 6.7 | 2.6–17.2 | <0.001 |
| Bothf | 23 (7.7) | 7 (3.0) | 16 (25.8) | 11.3 | 4.4–29.1 | <0.001 | 12.9 | 4.3–38.8 | <0.001 | 11.1 | 3.6–33.7 | <0.001 |
OR= odds ratio; AOR=adjusted odds ratio; NVS=Newest Vital Sign
a
Health literacy measured using the NVS; low health literacy combination of high likelihood of low literacy and possibility of low literacy.
b
Comparing adequate to low health literacy.
c
Chi square or Fisher’s exact test
d
Model 1: controlling for caregiver age, language, LEP, ethnicity, country of birth, SES; presence of child <8 years of age in household, child with chronic disease.
e
Model 2: controlling for variables in Model 1 and parent education.
f
Chose the correct cough and cold medication plus used active ingredient as rationale for choice of medication.