women's health literacy and some related factors in Mashhad

  • سال انتشار: 1400
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه سواد سلامت، دوره: 5، شماره: 4
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_JHL-5-4_001
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 289
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نویسندگان

Maryam Khazaei

MSc student, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Hadi Tehrani

Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.Mashhad, Iran.

Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi

Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran.

Habibullah Esmaily

Department of Biostatistics, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran.

Ali Taghipour

Department of Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran.

چکیده

Background and Objective: Health literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions. Women’s health literacy is an important skill to participate in the prevention and promotion of public health. This study was aimed to investigate women's health literacy and some related factors in Mashhad.   Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study that was performed on ۴۰۰ women referring to cultural centers of Mashhad municipality in ۲۰۱۸-۲۰۱۹. A personal information questionnaire and a short form of functional health literacy questionnaire in adults were used to assess the data. Statistic software (SPSS ۱۶) were used to conduct descriptive tests (Frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and ordinal logistic regression).   Results: The results of this study showed that ۱۶.۵% of women participants had inadequate health literacy، ۱۹.۸% had border health literacy, and ۶۳.۷% had adequate health literacy. Health literacy was significantly related with education, and with the improvement of education level, the score of health literacy also increases. However, no significant relationship between health literacy and age, income, marital status, and employment was observed.   Conclusion: More than one-third of women had inadequate or border health literacy.  Considering the important role of women in family and community health and the impact of health literacy on this important role, it is necessary to design and implement educational programs to promote health literacy skills in them.

کلیدواژه ها

Health Literacy, health promotion, Women

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