Maternal Health Literacy and Its Association with Spiritual Health in Women

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, school of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran

5 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.

6 Department of Public Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Objective: Maternal health literacy is important  because women’s health and their children and family’s health depends on their women’s health literacy skills. Inadequate health literacy is a main factor to several health disparities and may   affect women’s spiritual health. However, the linkage between maternal health literacy and women's spiritual health has not yet been studied well and it remains an open question. . The aim of this study is to examine level of maternal health literacy of women Torbat Heydarieh and to explore its association with spiritual health.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, in 2018, through a multi-stage sampling design on 269 women in Torbat Heydarieh, Iran. Data was collected through valid and reliable questionnaires including the maternal health literacy, Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Health. Data were analyzed using correlation and regression coefficients test by the SPSS23.0.

Results: mean age of the studied women, maternal health literacy score, and spiritual health were 28.9±5.8 years, 42.9±5.8, and 88.7±13.3, respectively. There was no significant relationship between maternal health literacy and spiritual health (P=0.20), and level of education had a significant relationship with health literacy (P<0.0001).  
Conclusion: In this study, also there was no significant relationship between maternal health literacy and spiritual health among women, which can be an area of future research.

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