There is a clear link between parental health literacy, health behaviour and health outcomes for children with chronic disease. Disease-specific knowledge as a target for health-care interventions holds promise for application in low-resourced settings with parents (particularly mothers) who have lower health literacy, where disease-specific education may improve child health outcomes, although more research is required to determine how we can best facilitate these programmes.
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