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Supporting optimal health following kidney transplantation requires the capacity to understand health information and make decisions about care. The impact of low health literacy in the context of pediatric kidney transplant has not previously been studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective cohort study sought to determine the relationship between caregiver or patient health literacy and healthcare utilization (outpatient hospital visits, days in hospital) and to explore relationships between health literacy and adherence to tacrolimus (trough level coefficient of variation) and allograft function post\u2010transplant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty patients were included in the analysis. 60% were identified as having adequate literacy using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS). Lower health literacy was significantly correlated with increased healthcare utilization in the first 3\u2009months post\u2010transplant (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.36, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.024) and in the first year post\u2010transplant (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.35, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.029). No association was demonstrated between health literacy level and number of days admitted to the hospital (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.16, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.321), adherence to tacrolimus 6\u201312\u2009months post\u2010transplant (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.078, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.68), or change in allograft function 2\u2009years post\u2010transplant (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.13, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.43).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Limited health literacy is common in pediatric kidney transplant recipients and families and is associated with increased frequency of hospital and outpatient clinic department visits early post\u2010transplant. In this small\u2010sized cohort, we did not identify a relationship between health literacy level and hospitalization days, allograft function, or tacrolimus adherence. 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