The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
BackgroundBreast Cancer (BC) is the most common cause of female mortality throughout the world. Promoting public awareness about this disease is the most crucial method of its prevention or control. The present study was carried out to determine the health literacy level and its related factors in w...
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| description | BackgroundBreast Cancer (BC) is the most common cause of female mortality throughout the world. Promoting public awareness about this disease is the most crucial method of its prevention or control. The present study was carried out to determine the health literacy level and its related factors in women with BC.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on BC patients undergoing chemotherapy in two teaching hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2020. A total of 210 patients referred to these chemotherapy centers were selected by purposive sampling. The data collection tools included a demographic information form and a health literacy questionnaire for Iranian women with BC. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (logistic regression) in SPSS-22. p-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.ResultsThe mean total score of the health literacy of women with BC undergoing chemotherapy was 40.35 ± 19.01, which suggests an insufficient health literacy. The health literacy had a significant relationship with variables including university education (OR = 4.41, p = 0.005) and supplementary insurance coverage (OR = 5.83, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe findings showed that university education and supplementary insurance coverage are associated with a higher health literacy among women with BC. Improving these factors and paying further attention to their role in the promotion of health literacy can help enhance the health literacy of women with BC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff4ca33732e148c0be6f3ad9f647287b2023-09-28T13:00:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-09-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11501481150148The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapyReyhaneh Sadeghian0Mahsa Asadollahi Hamedani1Sajad Salehipour2Anahita Sarabandi3Fatemeh Kiani4Hassan Babamohamadi5Hassan Babamohamadi6Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, IranDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, IranDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranDepartment of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IranDepartment of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IranDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranNursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranBackgroundBreast Cancer (BC) is the most common cause of female mortality throughout the world. Promoting public awareness about this disease is the most crucial method of its prevention or control. The present study was carried out to determine the health literacy level and its related factors in women with BC.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on BC patients undergoing chemotherapy in two teaching hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2020. A total of 210 patients referred to these chemotherapy centers were selected by purposive sampling. The data collection tools included a demographic information form and a health literacy questionnaire for Iranian women with BC. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (logistic regression) in SPSS-22. p-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.ResultsThe mean total score of the health literacy of women with BC undergoing chemotherapy was 40.35 ± 19.01, which suggests an insufficient health literacy. The health literacy had a significant relationship with variables including university education (OR = 4.41, p = 0.005) and supplementary insurance coverage (OR = 5.83, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe findings showed that university education and supplementary insurance coverage are associated with a higher health literacy among women with BC. Improving these factors and paying further attention to their role in the promotion of health literacy can help enhance the health literacy of women with BC.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1150148/fullbreast cancerchemotherapyhealth literacywomenIran |
| spellingShingle | Reyhaneh Sadeghian Mahsa Asadollahi Hamedani Sajad Salehipour Anahita Sarabandi Fatemeh Kiani Hassan Babamohamadi Hassan Babamohamadi The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy Frontiers in Public Health breast cancer chemotherapy health literacy women Iran |
| title | The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_full | The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_fullStr | The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_short | The health literacy level and its related factors in Iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| title_sort | health literacy level and its related factors in iranian women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy |
| topic | breast cancer chemotherapy health literacy women Iran |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1150148/full |
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