CONFOUNDING FACTORS

Confounding factors

Confounding factors

Factor one: Qualitative Variable Used

The study focuses on the influence of maternal health literacy on participation of the child in social welfare programs. In this age bracket, 20 % of the mothers have inadequate health literacy (Pati, Zeinab, Avital, Jane and Judy, 2010). Besides it, 50 % of the families took part in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Infants, Children, and Women. However, less than 15 % encountered public housing or child care subsidies. In the article, the maternal health literacy was measured with the short from test of ...