The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors
Objective: This study was conducted to determine pregnant women's health literacy level and evaluate the relationship between the determined health literacy levels with COVID 19 knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted...
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted to determine pregnant women's health literacy level and evaluate the relationship between the determined health literacy levels with COVID 19 knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 381 pregnant women between September 2020 and February 2021. The questionnaire, 25 questions about socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes and behaviors with COVID 19, and “Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 (THLS-32)” consisting of 32 questions was applied by face-to-face interview technique.
Results: The average age of participants is 28.70 ± 5.45, and 58.8% of them have an education level above high school. It is the first pregnancy of 27.0% of participants. The average week of gestation is 22.45 ± 9.94. Of the participants, 23.9% have inadequate, 19.7% limited, 28.3% adequate and 28.1% have excellent general health literacy. The average general health literacy average is 33.28 ± 12.63. Health literacy level is high in participants with education level, employment, number of pregnancies and lower pregnancy (p |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bd590bc210e4593abf04af5ed38e5bc2024-01-21T07:40:06ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Tıp Dergisi2146-409X2021-09-0111353354110.31832/smj.89748928The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and BehaviorsMehmet Doğan0Fatma Özdemir1ERCIYES UNIVERSITYERCIYES UNIVERSITYObjective: This study was conducted to determine pregnant women's health literacy level and evaluate the relationship between the determined health literacy levels with COVID 19 knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 381 pregnant women between September 2020 and February 2021. The questionnaire, 25 questions about socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes and behaviors with COVID 19, and “Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 (THLS-32)” consisting of 32 questions was applied by face-to-face interview technique. Results: The average age of participants is 28.70 ± 5.45, and 58.8% of them have an education level above high school. It is the first pregnancy of 27.0% of participants. The average week of gestation is 22.45 ± 9.94. Of the participants, 23.9% have inadequate, 19.7% limited, 28.3% adequate and 28.1% have excellent general health literacy. The average general health literacy average is 33.28 ± 12.63. Health literacy level is high in participants with education level, employment, number of pregnancies and lower pregnancy (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1640711sağlık okuryazarlığıgebecovid-19davranışhealth literacypregnant womencovid-19behavior |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Doğan Fatma Özdemir The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Sakarya Tıp Dergisi sağlık okuryazarlığı gebe covid-19 davranış health literacy pregnant women covid-19 behavior |
| title | The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors |
| title_full | The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors |
| title_short | The Relationship Between the Health Literacy Level of Pregnant Women and COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors |
| title_sort | relationship between the health literacy level of pregnant women and covid 19 knowledge attitudes and behaviors |
| topic | sağlık okuryazarlığı gebe covid-19 davranış health literacy pregnant women covid-19 behavior |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1640711 |
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