2017
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dax022
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Critical health literacy in American deaf college students

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between critical health literacy (CHL) and discussion of health information among college deaf students who use American Sign Language. CHL is crucial in making appropriate health-related decisions for oneself and aiding others in making good health-choices. Research on general youth population shows that frequent health-related discussions with both friends and family is associated with higher health literacy. However, for our sample of deaf college-aged students who m… Show more

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“…9 A study found that among deaf and hearing college students, hearing college students' CHL was linked to their participation in health-related discussions with both families and friends. 10 However, for the deaf young adult population, their discussions about health with friends, but not with families, were significantly associated with higher CHL. 10 Therefore, the finding that many deaf people might be more dependent on their friends than on their families for health information and literacy suggests that information that channels through family communities might not suffice for many deaf people.…”
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“…9 A study found that among deaf and hearing college students, hearing college students' CHL was linked to their participation in health-related discussions with both families and friends. 10 However, for the deaf young adult population, their discussions about health with friends, but not with families, were significantly associated with higher CHL. 10 Therefore, the finding that many deaf people might be more dependent on their friends than on their families for health information and literacy suggests that information that channels through family communities might not suffice for many deaf people.…”
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“…10 However, for the deaf young adult population, their discussions about health with friends, but not with families, were significantly associated with higher CHL. 10 Therefore, the finding that many deaf people might be more dependent on their friends than on their families for health information and literacy suggests that information that channels through family communities might not suffice for many deaf people. Deaf GBQ men, who are members of two minority groups, are especially at risk for not being able to access sufficient social support and healthcare to prevent HIV.…”
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“…Cultural minorities such as deaf sign language users face multiple barriers in terms of health education, socioeconomic status and health information access [18, 33]. Existing research in other fields of health care has shown consistently across countries that deaf sign language users suffer from poor doctor-patient communication [20, 21, 24]. Sign language is key to make relevant information accessible and typically is not part of health care services.…”
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“…As a consequence of the unique linguistic structure of sign language, there are differences in terms of health and disease prevention information access in the community of deaf sign language users as compared to the general population [24]. In order to become health literate and actively participate in disease prevention programs these must be comprehensible for deaf sign language users [20, 21]. Studies also show that effective disease prevention for deaf sign language users needs to take several aspects of communication barriers, including pervasive disempowerment resulting from deaf sign language users themselves not acknowledging their own barriers to health information and overprotection through hearing relatives [1921].…”
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confidence: 99%