Health literacy and knowledge of antenatal care among pregnant women

Güler, Döndü Sevimli; Şahin, Sevil; Özdemir, Kevser; Ünsal, Alaattin; Yuvacı, Hilal Uslu

doi:10.1111/hsc.13291

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“…Health literacy (HL) skills enable women to access necessary sources of information, filter that information and apply it to their situations for a maximum benefit to their health (Lori et al, 2015). Research indicates that pregnant women with better HL skills have more positive health behaviours such as planned pregnancy, earlier antenatal follow-ups, regular antenatal care, regular use of folic acid, iron preparations, breastfeeding self-efficacy during pregnancy and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months (Asadi et al, 2020;Astantekin et al, 2019;Guler et al, 2021;Senol et al, 2019). Pregnant women with poor HL skills who cannot access or understand health information are a major concern because women are usually the primary agents to improve the health of their children and families (Charoghchian Khorasani et al, 2018).…”

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Effects of health literacy education on adaptation to pregnancy, self‐efficacy, fear of childbirth and health literacy in Turkish pregnant women: A randomized, controlled trial

Aslantekin

Ergün

Aksoy

2021

Health Social Care Comm

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This research aims to evaluate the effects of health literacy (HL) education on Turkish pregnant women's adaptations to pregnancy, self-efficacy, fear of childbirth and HL levels. This was a randomised, controlled trial. The research was carried out in the Marmara region of Turkey between July 2018 and April 2019. This research was conducted with three groups including one control (n = 73) and two intervention (n = 109) groups. One of the intervention groups was given antenatal education (AE) for improving HL (HL-AE) (n = 53), and the other was provided AE (n = 56) only. A Pregnancy Information Form, Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire, Fear of Childbirth and The Postpartum Period Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 were used for data collection. Results show that adaptation to pregnancy, general self-efficacy and HL levels significantly improved while fear of childbirth decreased in the group that was provided HL-AE intervention group. Additional when the pre-education and post-education scale scores were compared in the AE group, it was found that there was a significant difference in other scale scores, but not for fear of childbirth.

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Effects of health literacy education on adaptation to pregnancy, self‐efficacy, fear of childbirth and health literacy in Turkish pregnant women: A randomized, controlled trial

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Ergün

Aksoy

2021

Health Social Care Comm

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“…However, multiple studies have found that pregnant women struggle to understand health information [33][34][35][36]. In our study, participants struggled to align their behaviour with their health knowledge, suggesting that adequate knowledge about health does not necessarily impact the women's behaviour.…”

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Health literacy and related behaviour among pregnant women with obesity: a qualitative interpretive description study

Meldgaard

Jensen

Johansen

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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Obesity in pregnant women is increasing worldwide, affecting the health of both mother and baby. Obesity may be associated with inadequate health literacy, a central competence when navigating antenatal health information and services. This study explores women’s health literacy by examining their knowledge, motivation and skills to access, understand and evaluate health information and the related behaviour among a sample of pregnant women with a prepregnant body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2. Methods An inductive, qualitative study using an interpretive description methodology. Data was collected through ten semi-structured interviews with pregnant women with a prepregnancy BMI > 25 kg/m2 attending antenatal care at the midwifery clinic at Aarhus University Hospital in the Central Denmark Region. Results Pregnant women with obesity understand general health information provided by health professionals, but translating this knowledge into specific healthy behaviours presents a challenge. Although difficulties navigating booking systems and available digital services contribute to this problem, apps can help facilitate navigation. However, successful navigation may depend on adequate e-health literacy. Conflicting information from health professionals, social media and families also present a challenge for pregnant women, requiring a broad skillset for critical evaluation and resolution. Conclusions Adequate health literacy is necessary for pregnant women receiving antenatal care to (i) translate general health information into personalised healthy behaviour, (ii) access and navigate complex and digitalised systems, and (iii) critically evaluate conflicting information. Person-centred differentiation in the organisation of antenatal care may benefit vulnerable pregnant women with inadequate health literacy. Trial registration The study was registered cf. General Data Protection Regulation, Aarhus University Journal number 2016–051-000001, serial number 1934.

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“…However, multiple studies have found that pregnant women struggle to understand health information (32)(33)(34)(35). In our study, participants struggled to align their behaviour with their health knowledge and lacked support from health professionals.…”

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Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

Meldgaard

Jensen

Johansen

et al. 2021

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Background: Obesity in pregnant women is increasing worldwide, affecting the health of both mother and baby. Obesity may be associated with inadequate health literacy, a central competence when navigating antenatal health information and services. This study explores women’s health literacy experiences among a sample of pregnant women with a prepregnant body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2.Methods: An inductive, qualitative study using an interpretive description methodology. Data was collected through ten semi-structured interviews with pregnant women with a prepregnancy BMI >25 kg/m2 attending antenatal care at the midwifery clinic at Aarhus University Hospital in the Central Denmark Region.Results: Pregnant women with obesity understand general health information provided by health professionals, but translating this knowledge into specific healthy behaviours presents a challenge. Although difficulties navigating booking systems and available digital services contribute to this problem, apps can help facilitate navigation. However, successful navigation may depend on adequate e-health literacy. Conflicting information from health professionals, social media and families also present a challenge for pregnant women, requiring a broad skillset for critical evaluation and resolution.Conclusions: Adequate health literacy is necessary for pregnant women receiving antenatal care to (i) translate general health information into personalised healthy behaviour, (ii) access and navigate complex and digitalised systems, and (iii) critically evaluate conflicting information. Person-centred differentiation in the organisation of antenatal care may benefit vulnerable pregnant women with inadequate health literacy.Trial registration: The study was registered cf. General Data Protection Regulation, Aarhus University Journal number 2016-051-000001, serial number 1934.

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Health literacy and knowledge of antenatal care among pregnant women

Cited by 21 publications

References 20 publications

Effects of health literacy education on adaptation to pregnancy, self‐efficacy, fear of childbirth and health literacy in Turkish pregnant women: A randomized, controlled trial

Effects of health literacy education on adaptation to pregnancy, self‐efficacy, fear of childbirth and health literacy in Turkish pregnant women: A randomized, controlled trial

Health literacy and related behaviour among pregnant women with obesity: a qualitative interpretive description study

Health Literacy and Behaviour among Pregnant Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study

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