Health Literacy and Its Predictors Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-sectional Study
محل انتشار: مجله آموزش و سلامت جامعه، دوره: 9، شماره: 3
سال انتشار: 1401
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_JECH-9-3_007
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Background: Due to the great importance of health literacy during pregnancy and its direct impact on the
health of the mother and her child, this study aimed to evaluate the health literacy of pregnant women
in a semi-urban area, Kuhdasht county, located in western Iran and to investigate its associated factors.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on ۳۰۰ pregnant mothers referred to a governmental
prenatal care center in Kuhdasht county, Iran, in ۲۰۱۹. Data collection tools included a demographic
form and the Persian version of the Maternal Health Literacy and Pregnancy Outcome Questionnaire
(MHLAPQ). Collected data were then analyzed through SPSS software version ۲۲ using the Pearson
correlation test and Multiple linear regression analysis.
Results: The mean score for the maternal health literacy dimension was ۵۸.۳۸ ± ۸.۸۷ (out of ۷۰), and it was
۴۷.۲۰ ± ۶.۲۲ (out of ۶۰) for the pregnancy outcome dimension. This indicates that the current pregnant
women had adequate health literacy and pregnancy outcome. Further, there was a significant relationship
between maternal health literacy and pregnancy outcome (r = ۰.۵۸, P = ۰.۰۰۱). Moreover, multiple linear
regression results indicated that age, occupation, education, ferrous sulfate uptake, history of abortion,
frequency of pregnancy, the trimester for prenatal care initiation, and birth weight of infants could not
significantly predict health literacy in women (P > ۰.۰۵).
Conclusion: The health literacy level of pregnant women in Kuhdasht county, Iran, is adequate but not
high. Accordingly, it is necessary to further consider maternal health literacy in socio-economic and health
planning due to its effect on the health of the child and mother.
کلیدواژه ها:
نویسندگان
Parastoo Baharvand
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Khatereh Anbari
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Masoud Abdolian
School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran