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The effectiveness of illustrated nutrition education tools on the accuracy of infant formula mixing in the low health literacy population

Fischer, Lauren
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367943584

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences: Nutrition.
Objective: To study the effects of caregiver's age, education level, number of children and primary caregiver status on the ability to comprehend and accurately mix infant formula. Design: Descriptive study Participants/setting: Parents or caregivers of children 0-12 months of age (N = 30) who attend the Pediatric Primary Care Center (PPC) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for their primary care. PPC serves a largely low-income population with a majority of patients having Medicaid coverage. Outcome measures: Ability to accurately mix infant formula. Methods: Parents or caregivers were randomly selected from the dietitian consult list to take part in the study. Each parent or caregiver was provided with an illustrated nutrition education tool, developed for this study to use in populations with low health literacy. The educational tool included six colorful pictures depicting step-by-step infant formula mixing instructions with minimal, simple text to support respective pictures. While reviewing the handout, caregivers stated what they believed the meaning of each step to be. Demographic data was self-reported. Then, the parent or caregiver demonstrated to the dietitian how to prepare a bottle of infant formula using the handout. Qualitative data on the handout was collected. The primary outcome was the percentage of caregivers who were able to accurately mix infant formula after reviewing the illustrated nutrition education tool. Results: A significant number (n= 26; 86.7%) of low health literacy caregivers attending a low-income clinic were able to accurately mix infant formula after reviewing the illustrated nutrition education tool. Those who were unable to mix the infant formula were more likely to be parents for the first time and not the primary care giver. Conclusion: The use of an illustrated nutrition education tool enabled most of the sample to accurately mix infant formula. Age and educational level were not barriers to understanding what was conveyed on the handout. Additional time and illustration may be necessary for new parents or people who are not the primary caregivers.
Debra Ann Krummel, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Graciela Falciglia, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
36 p.
Nutrition
health literacy; infant formula; ; formula mixing;

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  • Fischer, L. (2013). The effectiveness of illustrated nutrition education tools on the accuracy of infant formula mixing in the low health literacy population [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367943584

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fischer, Lauren. The effectiveness of illustrated nutrition education tools on the accuracy of infant formula mixing in the low health literacy population. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367943584.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fischer, Lauren. "The effectiveness of illustrated nutrition education tools on the accuracy of infant formula mixing in the low health literacy population." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367943584

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