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United States Adolescent Health Literacy Development, Disparities, and Preventive Service Use Throughout the Lifecourse Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Health Systems and Policy, The University of Memphis, 2021 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Adolescent Health; Geocoded Data; Health Care; Literacy Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This dissertation aims to assess health literacy development during adolescent years with theoretical constructs geared towards health literacy development along with social and environmental factors. Adolescent health literacy geographic disparities are also explored. In addition, adolescent health literacy is assessed across specific time points during adolescence and young adulthood. The changes in health literacy from adolescence to young adulthood is evaluated along with changes in preventive service use during young adulthood. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort (NLSY97) and the County and City Databook are used to evaluate the development of adolescent health literacy, geographic disparities in adolescent health literacy, and the associations of adolescent health literacy with preventive service use, health behaviors, and health outcomes. |
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Askew, Angela. United States Adolescent Health Literacy Development, Disparities, and Preventive Service Use Throughout the Lifecourse. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Health Systems and Policy, The University of Memphis, 2021. |