Health Literacy von Jugendlichen und Familien aus gesundheitsethnologischer Perspektive. Eine theoretische Rahmung

Bittlingmayer, Uwe H.; Islertas, Zeynep; Sahrai, Elias; Harsch, Stefanie; Bertschi, Isabella; Sahrai, Diana

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-30637-3_4

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“…The information came mainly from family members in the country of origin and in the host country as well as previous healthcare professionals from the country of origin. These findings underline the growing importance of recognizing surrounding factors for health literacy as identified in the concept of family health literacy, which describes the family as an important source of individual capital (Bittlingmayer et al, 2020).…”

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“…Based on a clearly identified association among health literacy, health behaviour and subsequent health outcomes (Berkman et al, 2011;Sørensen et al, 2015;Svendsen et al, 2020), health literacy has become an increasingly important theme in public health and policy (Bittlingmayer et al, 2020). So far, the literature has not agreed on a comprehensive definition of health literacy and various concepts and models exist (Bittlingmayer and Bitzer, 2022;Edwards et al, 2012;Nutbeam, 2008;Sørensen et al, 2012).…”

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“…For Germany and other European countries, research into the health literacy of migrants is still rare (Horn et al, 2015;Klinger et al, 2020). The few available studies on the health literacy of migrants identified lower health literacy compared to native-born individuals (Berens et al, 2021;Bittlingmayer et al, 2020;Quenzel and Schaeffer, 2016). However, the focus of these studies lies more on migrants in general and less on forcibly displaced (migrants).…”

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Health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a grounded theory study

Tempes,

Bittlingmayer,

Bitzer

et al. 2023

IJMHSC

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Purpose The unexpected and rapid outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the vulnerability of forcibly displaced (migrant) women, who were a social group already at risk of health inequities and poorer health outcomes. This study aims to examine the health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany using a multidimensional health literacy model as a framework. Design/methodology/approach A grounded theory methodology was implemented including interviews with 33 forcibly displaced (migrant) women from July to September 2021. An experienced female researcher interviewed all forcibly displaced (migrant) women, and apart from one telephone interview, all interviews were conducted in person. Findings Following data analysis, the category, “Use of health information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic of forcibly displaced (migrant) women”, was identified as a core category. The findings provide valuable insight into the health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Societal and environmental determinants, personal determinants and situational determinants were identified as factors impacting health literacy. Furthermore, health literacy was distinguished as competence to make informed decisions in the health domains “health care” and “disease prevention”. Originality/value Although previous research often focuses on the deficits of forcibly displaced (migrants), this study highlights the resources forcibly displaced (migrant) women use to deal with health-related difficulties, especially during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, such resources were available even if the study participants did not speak the language of the immigration country.

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