Elham Charoghchian Khorasani|Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany|Arezoo Orooji|Gordon A. Ferns|Nooshin Peyman
Health Literacy in Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
inadequate health literacy hl associated poorer health outcomes worse health care onehalf iranian women difficulty interpreting medical information national hl assessment limited iran undertaken systematic review literature used metaanalysis examine situation hl status iranian women determine relationship hl selfefficacy selfcare behaviorssix databases pubmed web science scopus google scholar scientific information database nonindexed citations searched using variety keywords regarding hl iranian women bias risk decreased involvement two independent reviewers assessing study quality eligibility included articlesthe average hl scores range marginal limited 6308 95 ci 59836632 iranian women hl score significantly higher among pregnant women 6755 95 ci 32548257 lower women chronic disease 5779 ci 48346724 significant association hl selfefficacy selfcare behaviorsthe average level hl period review marginal among iranian women relationship hl selfefficacy selfcare behaviors statistically significant moderate