@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2019;6(3):177-182
ISSN: 2383-2150 Journal of Education and Community Health 2019;6(3):177-182
Health Literacy Status of Newly Delivered Mothers and its Related Factors; A Case Study in Esfarayen City
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Sadeghi A. (1)Rohani H. (*1)
Bidkhori M. (2)
Davari M. (3)
Mohammadi Vahid F. (4)
Bazi H. (4)
(1) Public Health Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences Esfarayen, Esfarayen, Iran
(2) Epidemiology Department, Health Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3) Business Management Department, Management Faculty, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
(4) Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medical Sciences Esfarayen, Esfarayen, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Faculty of Medical Sciences Esfarayen, Imam Reza Street, Esfarayen, North Khorasan, Iran.Phone: +98 (58) 31550630
Fax:
hoseinrohani3@gmail.com
Article History
Received: November 19, 2018Accepted: March 31, 2019
ePublished: September 21, 2019
ABSTRACT
Aims
The most important guarantor of maternal and fetal well-being during pregnancy is pregnancy knowledge and act on them. Health literacy is an important and modifiable factor for improving access to this awareness. The aim of this study was to determine the health literacy of newly delivered mothers and its related factors in Esfarayen city.
Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 266 newly delivered mothers who referred to the health centers of Esfarayen city in 2017. The subjects were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using maternal health literacy and pregnancy outcomes questionnaires (MHLAPQ). Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software through statistical tests including independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance.
Findings The mean score of maternal health literacy was 57.07±9.94. There was a significant relationship between maternal health literacy with educational level and occupation (p<0.001). However, there was no significant relationship between maternal health literacy with the consumption of multivitamin and ferrous sulfate supplementation and birth weight of the baby (p>0.05).
Conclusion The health literacy status in newly delivered mothers of Esfarayen city is in a favorable situation and occupation and education are the related factors with the health literacy of the newly delivered mothers.
Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 266 newly delivered mothers who referred to the health centers of Esfarayen city in 2017. The subjects were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using maternal health literacy and pregnancy outcomes questionnaires (MHLAPQ). Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 software through statistical tests including independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance.
Findings The mean score of maternal health literacy was 57.07±9.94. There was a significant relationship between maternal health literacy with educational level and occupation (p<0.001). However, there was no significant relationship between maternal health literacy with the consumption of multivitamin and ferrous sulfate supplementation and birth weight of the baby (p>0.05).
Conclusion The health literacy status in newly delivered mothers of Esfarayen city is in a favorable situation and occupation and education are the related factors with the health literacy of the newly delivered mothers.
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