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Table 4 Head Start parent and staff data

From: Out of the classroom and into the community: medical students consolidate learning about health literacy through collaboration with Head Start

Survey on Head Start Parent and Staff Experience in Working With Medical Students ( N =55)

All questions were ranked on 1–5 Likert scale with 1=none of the time and 5=all of the time

Post-intervention mean

1. The medical student made me feel comfortable

4.98

2. I felt the medical student understood my questions and comments

4.98

3. The medical student talked in terms I could understand

4.98

4. The medical student checked to make sure I understood

4.98

5. The medical student showed care and concern

4.98

Pre/Post Head Start Parent Newest Vital Sign and “Eat Healthy, Stay Active!” Results ( N =46)

Variable

PRE

POST

Change

95 % CI of Change

Newest Vital Sign Score: mean (SD)

3.6 (2.1)

5.0 (1.2)

+1.4

[1 to 1.9]***

 % Adequate Health Literacy

59 %

83 %

 

 % Possible Low Health Literacy

19 %

17 %

 

 % High Risk Low Health Literacy

22 %

0

 

Body Mass Index: mean (SD)

 % Obese

32.7 (7.9)

65 %

32.0 (7.7)

61 %

-0.7

[−1 to −0.4]***

Nutrition Knowledge Score

89 %

94 %

+5 %

[0.2-10 %]*

Eating Behavior Score

70 %

74 %

+4 %

[0-7 %]

Shopping Behavior Score

68 %

74 %

+6 %

[2-10 %]**

Physical Activity Score

51 %

63 %

+12 %

[1-23 %]*

  1. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001