Hossien Izadirad|Shamsoddin Niknami|Iraj Zareban|Alireza Hidarnia|Gholamreza Masoudy
Relationship between health literacy and prenatal care in young pregnant women
Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences|Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
background objective health literacy one determinant social pregnant womens health affects use services information prenatal care aim study determine relationship health literacy prenatal care young pregnant women methodsthis descriptive analytical study carried cross sectional 2016 research population consisted pregnant young women referring urban health centers balochistan 215 pregnant young women selected according stratified sampling basis questionnaires health literacy iranian adults helia prenatal care applied data collection data analyzed using descriptive statistics chi square test spss19 results mean age pregnant women 228 779 years mean score maternal health literacy 6769 1252 100 2166 studied women insufficient health literacy 2604 enough health literacy 3627 adequate health literacy 1581 high health literacy significant relationship health literacy taking iron tablet multivitamin folic acid diet brushing using dental floss p005 health literacy statistically significant walking p 086 conclusion significant relationship maternal health literacy prenatal care shows necessity attention maternal health literacy health promotion programs paper typeresearch article