Table 2 Comparison of sociodemographic and individual characteristics of the participants with general health literacy levels
Independent Variable | Health literacy levels | Chi-Square | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadeguate %(n) | Problematic %(n) | Adeguate % (n) | |||
Gender of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 20.0 (2) | 40.0 (4) | 40.0 (4) | 1.50 | 0.472 |
Female | 38.0 (140) | 27.2 (100) | 34.8 (128) | ||
Age groups of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
19–29 | 37.0 (60) | 29.6 (48) | 33.4 (54) | 0.68 | 0.709 |
Above 30 | 38.0 (82) | 25.9 (56) | 36.1 (78) | ||
Martial status of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 36.8 (134) | 28.0 (102) | 35.2 (128) | 2.57 | 0.276 |
Single | 57.1 (8) | 14.3 (2) | 28.6 (4) | ||
Education level of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary school | 77.6 (90) | 20.7 (24) | 1.7 (2) | 222.86 | < 0.001 |
High school | 32.8 (46) | 44.3 (62) | 22.9 (32) | ||
University | 4.9 (6) | 14.8 (18) | 80.3 (98) | ||
Work status of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not working | 47.6 (122) | 30.5 (78) | 21.9 (56) | 62.67 | < 0.001 |
Working | 16.4 (20) | 21.3 (26) | 62.3 (72) | ||
Income level of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Income less than spending | 76.5 (26) | 5.9 (2) | 17.6 (6) | 113.23 | < 0.001 |
Income equal to spending | 44.0 (102) | 36.2 (84) | 19.8 (46) | ||
Income more than spending | 12.5 (14) | 16.1 (18) | 71.4 (80) | ||
First healthcare provider of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary health care | 24.4 (66) | 28.1 (76) | 47.4 (128) | 85.64 | < 0.001 |
Hospital | 70.4 (76) | 25.9 (28) | 3.7 (4) | ||
Number of children of parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 27.2 (44) | 28.4 (46) | 44.4 (72) | 19.18 | 0.001 |
2 | 42.4 (68) | 26.3 (42) | 31.3 (50) | ||
Above 3 | 53.6 (30) | 28.6 (16) | 17.8 (10) | ||
Parent’s level of assessment of health status |  |  |  |  |  |
Passing | 68.8 (44) | 18.7 (12) | 12.5 (8) | 69.80 | < 0.001 |
Good | 37.7 (68) | 36.7 (66) | 25.6 (46) | ||
Very good | 22.4 (30) | 19.4 (26) | 58.2 (78) | ||