ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Examining Health literacy levels and its Association with Demographic Dynamics among Intra-City Commercial Drivers: Results from a Survey in Nigeria
Background and Objective: Considering the importance of intra-city commercial drivers to the developing nation's economy like Nigeria and the chain effects of health neglect among them on the general wellbeing of all, understanding their health literacy level and its associated factors becomes imperative. This study, therefore, aims to examine health literacy levels and their associated and predicting factors among intra-city commercial drivers in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, South-West, Nigeria.Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive type and a quantitative research method using a survey design was adopted. The participants of the study consist of commercial taxicabs drivers and tricycle riders in the city of Ibadan. Two hundred and three (203) commercial drivers participated in the study using a simple random sampling technique from twelve (12) purposively selected motor parks in Ibadan, Nigeria. A self-constructed questionnaire that focuses on two domains- demographic characteristics and health literacy was used as an instrument of data collection for the study. Data were collected within a six (6) week period (April 26-June 7, 2021). The collected data were analysed using simple percentages, mean and standard deviation, Univariate analysis and Logistic regression.Results: In the study, the weighted average of the health literacy of intra-city commercial drivers is 3.43 and 55.2% of the respondents have adequate health literacy while 44.8% of them have inadequate health literacy. Sex (p≤0.003), marital status (p≤0.000), religion (p≤0.000), educational level (p≤0.000) and income (p=0.001) were found to be significantly associated with the health literacy status of the commercial drivers.Conclusion: This study highlights the need for stakeholders (government, health practitioners and providers, educators etc.) to make a concerted move through policy formulations, interventions, structured education, provision of information and effective communication to improve health literacy and general well-being of the commercial drivers.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19356_158da95980f2ed5ed3b37c94374c9e4b.pdf
2022-01-01
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10.22038/jhl.2021.60706.1217
Health Literacy
Commercial Drivers
Demographic Dynamics
Ibadan
Nigeria
Sunday
Itasanmi
itasunny2000@gmail.com
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Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan.
LEAD_AUTHOR
Violet
Ekpenyong
violet.oyo2016@gmail.com
2
Department of Continuing Education and Developmental Studies, University of Calabar
AUTHOR
Helen
Andong
helenachiever26@gmail.com
3
Department of Continuing Education and Developmental Studies,University of Calabar
AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
The Relationship of Health literacy with Preventive Behaviors of Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women
Background and Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common medical complication in pregnant women and is associated with serious consequences for both the fetus and the mother. The role of health literacy in examining adherence to UTI prevention behaviors during pregnancy has not been fully studied and relevant studies report controversial results. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of health literacy with preventive behaviors of urinary tract infection in pregnant women.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional was conducted on 235 pregnant women in Mashhad, Iran. A multi-stage sampling design was used to select eligible participants, and valid and reliable questionnaires including the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) and research made-preventive behaviors recommendations for urinary tract infection the disease was implemented to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and Spearman correlation, regression, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests. Significance level was considered lower than 0.05. Results: The average health literacy in this survey was 56.10±16.23 and ranged from 30.24-89.45. In this study, 83.6% of pregnant women showed marginal or inadequate levels of health literacy. there is a statistically significant correlation (P=0.001, r=0.959) between health literacy and prevention behaviors. Health literacy significantly correlated (P=0.001) with all aspects of prevention behaviors toward urinary tract infection.Conclusion: Health literacy could be considered as a stronger predictor of preventive behavior toward urinary tract infection. Focusing on designing and implementing educational programs to promote the health literacy skills of pregnant mothers could be very beneficial to facilitate a healthy lifestyle in this.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19357_c455548c13bb36ff17a7fa461ecf8305.pdf
2022-01-01
22
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10.22038/jhl.2021.59768.1183
Health Literacy
health promotion
health education
Public health
Urinary tract infection
Vajieh
Eslami
eslamiv971@mums.ac.ir
1
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,
AUTHOR
Seyedeblin
Tavakkoli-Sani
belintavakoli332@gmail.com
2
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Vahid
Ghavami
ghavamiv@mums.ac.ir
3
Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
AUTHOR
Nooshin
Peyman
peymann@mums.ac.ir
4
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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35. Fadaiyan Arani E, Amin Shokravi F, Tavakoli Ghouchani H. The Relationship between Health Literacy and Nutrition Behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences. 2018;9(4):49-55.
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37. Rolova G, Gavurova B, Petruzelka B. Health Literacy, Self-Perceived Health, and Substance Use Behavior among Young People with Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(8):4337.
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38. Charoghchian Khorasani E, Tavakoly Sany SB, Tehrani H, Doosti H, Peyman N. Review of Organizational Health Literacy Practice at Health Care Centers: Outcomes, Barriers and Facilitators. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2020;17(20):7544.
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Development and Psychometric Assessment of the COVID-19 Health Literacy Scale: Preliminary Testing and Factor Structure
Background and Objective: Improving the health literacy in the different populations regarding COVID-19 may be useful in the control of its prevalence. This study examined the psychometric properties of a newly developed disease-specific measure of health literacy related to COVID-19 to be used as a standard measure.Materials and Methods: Relevant literature was reviewed to identify an item pool, and an expert panel was convened to choose items that might be included in the scale. Content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) was determined and face validity was examined by calculating the impact score in a group of social media users. The factor structure of the initial scale was examined in 590 Iranian individuals participating in online social networks in September 2020. Internal consistency of the scale was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest reliability of responses was measured by Pearson correlation coefficients. Results: A five-factor solution for the 51-items scale was obtained through exploratory factor analysis. The five main dimensions were understanding, communication, information seeking, analysis, and behavior. The dimensions explained 47% of the variance in scale scores. Participants whose scores fell in the high category (27%) were significantly different compared to those whose scores fell in the low category (27%) on all dimensions (p<0.001). The CVR values for all items were greater than 0.85 and all items also got CVI values higher than 0.79 based on nine-person expert panel. The Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scale was 0.89, and it was ranged from 0.71 to 0.90. Test-retest reliability for the scale was high (r=0.89). Conclusion: Health Literacy Scale for protect against COVID-19is a valid and reliable measure for Iranian population. This measure should be translated, and administered, in other settings to replicate the results obtained here.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19395_4dee8bad96dc89cc6546c2d625aad5d2.pdf
2022-01-01
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10.22038/jhl.2021.61484.1238
Novel coronavirus
Health Literacy
Measurement
Validity
Reliability
Hormoz
Sanaeinasab
sanaei1343@gmail.com
1
Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
Mohsen
Saffari
saffari.ches@gmail.com
2
Health Education Department, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
Hojat
Rashidi-jahan
hojatr73@gmail.com
3
Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
Fatemeh
Rahmati
fatemeh_rahmaty@yahoo.com
4
Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
Harold
Koenig
harold.koenig@duke.edu
5
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC USA
AUTHOR
Chung-Ying
Lin
cylin36933@gmail.com
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Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
AUTHOR
Amir
Pakpour
pakpour_amir@yahoo.com
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Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Challenges of the National Program of Health Volunteers in Iran
Background and Objective: One of the fundamental points of primary health care (PHC) is the principle of social participation, which the program of health volunteers is one of its successful samples. Considering the significant role of health volunteers in promoting social health, the present study was conducted to determine the challenges of the national program of health volunteers in Iran as an example of a lower middle-income country.Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was carried out among public health authorities healthy volunteers at the national level. For this purpose, 42 interviews were performed in a semi-structured manner with healthy volunteers nationwide. In order to data analysis, MAXQDA 10 software was used.Results: Based on the results of the content analysis test, 349 primary codes were revealed. By considering the integration and overlapping of the codes, 4 main challenges (Coordination, Participation, Structure, and Motivation), as well as fourteen sub-themes, were obtained.Conclusion: According to the results of the research, interaction and participation were important principles of development and the participation of other sectors should get along with the participation of the people. Also, the biggest issue in the program of health volunteers can be associated with its credibility.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19459_919ea856592519bcb39d97019ad4db27.pdf
2021-12-31
47
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10.22038/jhl.2021.60058.1192
Health volunteers
Health system
Social participation
Challenges
Ali
vafaee najar
vafaeea@mums.ac.ir
1
mashhad university of medical sciences
AUTHOR
Elaheh
Hooshmand
houshmande@mums.ac.ir
2
school of health
LEAD_AUTHOR
1. Yansaneh AI, George AS, Sharkey A, Brieger WR, Moulton LH, Yumkella F, et al. Determinants of Utilization and Community Experiences with Community Health Volunteers for Treatment of Childhood Illnesses in Rural Sierra Leone. Journal of community health. 2016;41(2):376-86.
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PMid:26507650 2. Taguchi A, Murayama H, Murashima S. Association between Municipal Health Promotion Volunteers' Health Literacy and Their Level of Outreach Activities in Japan. PLoS One. 2016;11(10):e0164612.
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164612
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PMid:27736942 PMCid:PMC5063291 3. Tabassum F, Mohan J, Smith P. Association of volunteering with mental well-being: a lifecourse analysis of a national population-based longitudinal study in the UK. BMJ open. 2016;6(8):e011327.
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PMid:28424765 PMCid:PMC5372810 13. Rezakhani Moghaddam H, Allahveripour h, Matlabi h. Successful recruitment and retention strategies for women health volunteers: viewpoints of the volunteers' supervisors and relevant researchers. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2018;11:621-34.
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PMid:22717333 27. Turinawe EB, Rwemisisi JT, Musinguzi LK, de Groot M, Muhangi D, Mafigiri DK, et al. Towards promotion of community rewards to volunteer community health workers? Lessons from experiences of village health teams in Luwero, Uganda. Res Health Sci. 2016;1(85): doi:10.22158/rhs.
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessment of the Relationship between Health Literacy and self-care in Afghan Pregnant Mothers with Chronic Diseases
Background and Objective: Poor health literacy can increase the risk of chronic disease, especially in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women. Meanwhile, the self-care component can be affected by the level of health literacy. Despite the importance of this issue, accurate information on health literacy in Afghan pregnant mothers living in Iran, and its relationship with their self-care is not available. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy and self-care in Afghan pregnant mothers with chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases). Materials and Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed with the participation of 242 Afghan pregnant mothers referring to the health centers and maternity hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2021. Mothers were selected by cluster and stratified methods. The study tools included the questionnaires of pregnant mothers' health literacy, gestational diabetes self-care behavior, hypertensive self-care, and heart disease self-care. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25 statistical software and descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test. Results: The findings showed that there is no significant direct linear relationship between health literacy and self-care of Afghan pregnant women with diabetes (p= 0.001; r = 0.74), and hypertension self-care (p= 0.09; r =0.434), while health literacy has a significant inverse relationship with cardiovascular diseases self-care (p= 0.003; r = -0.37). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed the significant relationship between Afghan pregnant mothers’ health literacy and their self-care ability, so it is necessary to pay attention to the increasing awareness of this growing population, which are mainly marginalized in metropolitan areas and are at risk of no awareness
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19471_899b265311a19a0af0d886ac61c23c9a.pdf
2022-01-01
59
68
10.22038/jhl.2021.61007.1226
Health Literacy
self-care
Pregnant mother
chronic disease
Masoumeh
Rahimi
rahimim982@mums.ac.ir
1
MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwiferyو School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
AUTHOR
Fatemeh
Erfanian Arghavanian
erfanianf@mums.ac.ir
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Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
Talat
Khadivzadeh
talakhadivrad@gmail.com
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Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
AUTHOR
Seyed Reza
Mazloom
mazloomsr@mums.ac.ir
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Instructor, Faculty member of Medical-Surgical Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Relationship between health literacy and pregnancy consequences in women referring to comprehensive health service centers
Background and Objective: Maternal health literacy is a cognitive and social skill that demonstrates women's motivation and ability to properly access, understand, and use the information to maintain the health of themselves and their children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and pregnancy consequences in women referring to comprehensive health service centers in Dezful.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytical) was performed in 2020 on 220 pregnant women referring to comprehensive health service centers in Dezful for routine pregnancy care. Subjects were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. Data collection tools were Maternal Health Literacy and Pregnancy Consequences Questionnaire (MHLAPQ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software (version 16).Results: There was a positive and significant relationship between the average score of health literacy and the mean score of pregnancy consequences including the higher level of health literacy, the lower level of the pregnancy consequences (P <0.0001, r = 0.695), and there was a positive and significant relationship between the mean average of health literacy and the average score of birth weight (<0.002).Conclusion: The results obtained in the study demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between maternal health literacy and prenatal care, pregnancy consequences, and birth weight, which indicates the need to pay more attention to education and increase maternal health literacy in health promotion programs.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19481_a885b799dafc656f97688425254fbe0c.pdf
2022-01-01
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10.22038/jhl.2021.61245.1232
pregnancy
Literacy
Health Literacy
Leila
Masoudiyekta
masoudiyekta@yahoo.com
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Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
AUTHOR
Mahnaz
Nosratabadi
mahnaz.nosratabadi@gmail.com
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Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dezful University of Medical Sciences
AUTHOR
Maideh
Tayebpour
maedeh.tayebpour1998@yahoo.com
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Student Research Committee, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
AUTHOR
Shahzad
Mehranfard
mehranfardshahzad@gmail.com
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Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.
LEAD_AUTHOR
1. Peyman N, Ezzati Rastegar K, Tehrani H, Zarei F. Explanation of unwanted pregnancy from the perspective of family planning service providers: An exploratory study. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. 2016;19(12):18-26.
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PMid:30736803 PMCid:PMC6368742
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3. Vila-Candel R, Navarro-Illana E, Mena-Tudela D, Pérez-Ros P, Castro-Sánchez E, Soriano-Vidal FJ, et al. Influence of Puerperal Health Literacy on Tobacco Use during Pregnancy among Spanish Women: A Transversal Study. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2020;17(8):2910.
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082910
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PMid:32340128 PMCid:PMC7216153
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4. Izadi rad H, Nohtani V, Aliahmadi M, Pourhaji F, Niknami S. The effect of educational intervention based on the integrated model of health belief with the structure of social support on self-care behaviors during pregnancy. Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion. 2020;8(4):324-35.
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https://doi.org/10.29252/ijhehp.8.4.324
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5. Pirzadeh A, Nodooshan T, Nasirian M. Association between maternal health literacy level and prenatal care in Iran. Journal of Health Literacy. 2024;4(1):60-7.
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6. Salem OA, Sulami A, Al-Ammar KA. Evaluation of health literacy among females in outpatient clinics. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. 2018.
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8. Mirzaei R, Sayehmiri K, Mousavi M, Direkvand Moghadam A, Asadollahi K. Evaluation of the prevalence rate and risk factors associated with intrauterine growth retardation in Ilam province during 2014. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. 2017;20(10):95-104.
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11. Jafari Y, Vahedian-Shahroodi M, Tehrani H, Haresabadi M, Shariati M. The relationship between caregivers' health literacy and the behavior of women with multiple sclerosis. Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. 2018;21(7):71-64.
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
What do Parents Know about Environmental Health Literacy in relation to Children’s Health?
Background and Objective: Parents are the main target group for environmental health literacy (EHL), because most children under 7 years of age spend a lot of awake time under the care of parents. Children are exposed to toxic contaminants in the home and society, and yet little evidence is known about what parents know about the effect of the environmental contaminants on the children's health in their care. Therefore, this study tried to better understand how parents conceptualize “environment health literacy” and its impact on the health of children in their care. We also seek to understand what parents’ attitudes, and knowledge regarding the source and effect of environmental pollution that affect their children’s health. Materials and Methods: The qualitative content analysis method was conducted on 35 eligible parents from kindergartens throughout Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. A semi-structured interview based on open-ended questions from topics was conducted to better understand what parents know about the effect of EHL on their children’s health. The results were classified into them and contents. Results: parents identified physical environment, social and emotional environment, and intellectual and learning environment as the main characteristics for EHL and they had limited information on the EHL terminology and characterization. Majority of parents had a low level of understanding about source and effect of toxic exposures that affect their children’s health.Conclusion: This study highlights the need to raise parents’ knowledge and awareness toward environmental exposure that influences health of children. Such knowledge and awareness are critical starting point to facilitate movement a continuum of EHL and improve level of action in each community to protect human health, specially children.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19404_52a7c77dd82bf95956d4a6060544ea44.pdf
2022-01-01
77
87
10.22038/jhl.2021.61586.1240
Environment pollution
Health Literacy
Public health
health promotion
health education
children’s health
Seyedeh Belin
Tavakoly Sany
belintavakoli332@gmail.com
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Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,
LEAD_AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
The Role of E-Health Literacy in Preventive Behaviors for COVID-19: A Systematic Review
Background and Objective: E-health literacy is a set of skills that evaluates health information in electronic information resources. Due to the importance of COVID-19 prevention, the present systematic review investigated the role of e-health literacy in preventive behaviors for COVID-19.Materials and Methods: A systematic review was performed following the principles of PRISMA. The main databases including the Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched on August 2, 2021, without restrictions in publication time. The selected keywords were combined via Boolean operators including “Computer Literacy, » «Telehealth literacy, » «Mobile health literacy, » «Electronic health literacy, » «E-Health literacy,» «E-health literacy,» «Health technology literacy,» «Digital health literacy,» «Health Information literacy,» «Digital literacy,» «Technology literacy,» «Internet literacy,» «Online health literacy,» «Online health information literacy» and the words related to the COVID-19. Inclusion criteria consisted of original articles, which evaluated the effect of e-health literacy on the preventive behavior toward COVID-19.Results: Among 694 retrieved articles, eight papers were eventually included in this study, four studies examined the effect of e-health literacy on the acceptance of health behaviors and general behaviors. Moreover, one study reviewed the role of e-health literacy in enhancing preventive behaviors and preventing related infections. Another study investigated the effect of socioeconomic status on e-health literacy and adherence to prevention guidelines. Another research developed and implemented digital health literacy to promote mother, child, and family health regarding disease prevention. Moreover, health behaviors related to COVID-19, health literacy, and e-health literacy were investigated in another study.Conclusion: Enhancing the levels of e-health literacy is one of the recognized methods to increase the observance and adherence to the guidelines which was designated to control and prevention of the COVID-19 disease. Accordingly, relevant organizations and institutions, including the Ministry of Health, universities, and medical centers, need to design and develop appropriate training programs in this context.
https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_19482_42804628ff6e276922854a1eb69fd3db.pdf
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10.22038/jhl.2021.61581.1241
E-health literacy
Prevention
COVID-19
Fatemeh
Ameri
fatemehameri97166016@gmail.com
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Ferdows school of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
AUTHOR
Meisam
Dastani
meisam.dastani@gmail.com
2
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of medical sciences, Gonabad, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
Azam
Sabahi
sabahiazam858@gmail.com
3
Department of Health Information Technology, Ferdows School of Health and Allied Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
AUTHOR
Fatemeh
Hooshangi
fahooo1999@gmail.com
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Ferdows school of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
AUTHOR
Mohaddeseh
Rahimkarimi
mkarimi183242@gmail.com
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Ferdows school of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
AUTHOR
Erfan
Rajabi
erfan.rjbi@gmail.com
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Ferdows school of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
AUTHOR
Pariya
Yaghooby
pa12ri34ya56@gmail.com
7
Ferdows school of Paramedical and Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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