Postpartum Dönemdeki Kadınların Sağlık Okuryazarlığı ile Geleneksel Uygulamalara Başvurmaları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Introduction: Health literacy is defined as the capacity to reach, acquire, understand and interpret health information that protects, enhances, and rehabilitates the health of individuals. It is known that there is a significant relationship between health outcomes and health literacy level. Traditional health practices are the practices of the society applied with beliefs, traditions, values, and cultures. Some of these practices related to behaviors and beliefs in pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period are beneficial for health, some are harmful, and some do not affect. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy and the applications of traditional practices of women in the postpartum period. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in an obstetrics and gynecology department of a women's and children's health hospital with the 303 women who were delivered. Research data were collected with "Descriptive Prosperities Form", "Traditional Applications Evaluation Form" and "Health Literacy Scale". Results: The mean age of women was 29.19±6.94, and the mean number of childbirth was 3.48±2.14. As traditional practices, the most common practice of women for babies was to cover yellow writing and dress yellow to cure jaundice (72.8%), and the most common practice for the mother in the postpartum period was not to see anyone / not leave the room (63.5%) until postpartum forty days. Women's health literacy scale total mean score was 106.77 ± 16.52. A statistically significant relationship was found between the age groups, educational status employment status, and number of birth of women, and health literacy scale total scores (p<0.05). A statistically significant correlation was found between women's health literacy scale total scores and their frequency of using traditional practices (p <0.001). Conclusions: It was found that women who applied to traditional practices in the postpartum applied negative practices. It is thought that increasing the level of health literacy of pregnant women may decrease negative traditional applications in the postpartum period.

Predictors of eHealth literacy in pregnant women: A structural equation model analysis

“…In other studies conducted on health literacy in pregnant women, it was found that health literacy supports breastfeeding self-efficacy, that breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers increases and the frequency of traditional practices decreases as their health literacy increases. 3,30,31 It was demonstrated that while the direct effect of eHEALS on the risk for baby subscale, a subscale of the PPRQ, was insignificant, its indirect effect became significant with the effect of PHS.…”

“…An adequate level of health literacy helps to develop positive health behaviors by increasing the knowledge of reproductive health. 3 Health literacy is effective in making the right decisions about both the pregnant woman's health and the health of the fetus and it is important for the pregnant woman to perceive, access, and experience health information about pregnancy. 4,5 Despite these important effects, the health literacy levels of pregnant women differ among studies.…”

“…The health state of an individual is associated with low health literacy, negatively impacts healthcare use, and increases disease burden and healthcare costs. An adequate level of health literacy helps to develop positive health behaviors by increasing the knowledge of reproductive health 3 …”

The Relationship Between Obsessive and Compulsive Behaviors of Mothers Regarding Baby Care and Health Literacy in the Postpartum Period: Descriptive Research

“…20 Yeşilçınar ve ark.nın çalışmasında, kadınların e-SOÖ toplam puan ortalamaları 106,77±16,52'dir. 21 Karakayalı Ay ve Benli'nin çalışmasında, kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı ölçeğinden aldıkları puan ortalaması 105,05±16,44'tür. 22 Literaturde postpartum dönemdeki kadınların sağlık okuryazarlıklarını değerlendiren az sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır.…”

“…22 Yeşilçınar ve ark.nın çalışmasında, lise ve uzeri eğitim duzeyine sahip olan kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyleri daha yuksektir. 21 Kadınların çalışma durumları kadınların eğitim duzeylerinden etkilenen sosyodemografik özelliklerden biridir ve eğitim değişkeni ile paralel bir şekilde kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığını pozitif yönde etkilemektedir. Çalışma bulguları ilgili literatür ile benzerlik göstermektedir.…”