Loraine Endres|Lisa K. Sharp|Elaine I. Haney|Sharon L. Dooley
Health Literacy and Pregnancy Preparedness in Pregestational Diabetes
Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Evanston Hospital|Northwestern University|Northwestern University
investigated association functional health literacy markers pregnancy preparedness women pregestational diabetesenglish spanishspeaking pregnant women pregestational diabetes recruited women completed test functional health literacy adults tofhla short form questionnaire tofhla score 30 defined low functional health literacyof 74 women participating study 16 22 classified low functional health literacy compared women adequate health literacy low health literacy significantly likely unplanned pregnancy p 002 significantly less likely either discussed pregnancy ahead time endocrinologist obstetrician p 001 taken folic acid p 0001the results study suggest low functional health literacy among women pregestational diabetes associated several factors may adversely impact birth outcomes