Conditions and Dynamics That Impact Maternal Health Literacy among High Risk Prenatal-Interconceptional Women

Thomas, Suzanne D.; Mobley, Sandra C.; Hudgins, Jodi L; Sutherland, Donald E.; Inglett, Sandra Burton; Ange, Brittany

doi:10.3390/ijerph15071383

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“…There have been a number of recent studies on HL in context [10]. These studies looked into, for instance, maternal HL [27], HL of young people in relation to type 2 diabetes [28] and alcohol use [29], barriers to breast cancer screening [30], and HL in relation to characteristics of welfare states in Europe [31]. Most of these recent studies on the role of context in HL use a quantitative approach and therefore do not consider the perspectives of people in much depth.…”

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“…Most of these recent studies on the role of context in HL use a quantitative approach and therefore do not consider the perspectives of people in much depth. Exceptions are the studies by Thomas et al [27] and Schillinger et al [28], who carried out a mixed-methods study on the social conditions and dynamics affecting maternal health literacy and a qualitative study evaluating a public health campaign to raise awareness of type 2 diabetes among young people, respectively. Furthermore, the importance of cultural context has been foregrounded in studies on migrant HL [20,26].…”

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Health Literacy in the Everyday Lives of Older Adults in Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands

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Karnaki

Dalma

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Health literacy (HL) encompasses someone’s knowledge and abilities to access and use health information in order to make appropriate health decisions in life. HL is particularly valuable in later life when health challenges grow. An individual’s HL is typically considered a fixed and skills-based characteristic, without taking into account how these are situated in the context of everyday life. Also, lay perspectives on health literacy are relatively scarce. Therefore, the aim of this article is to explore the context-specific perspectives of older adults and health professionals on HL in later life in Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands. We adopted a qualitative methodology and conducted 12 focus groups: seven with 50 older adults and five with 30 health professionals to gain insight into individual perspectives on HL as situated in the health care and everyday life contexts. An informed grounded theory approach was used in analyzing the data. The results are structured in three themes: (1) interactions with health professionals, (2) perceived quality of the health care system, and (3) managing health in the context of everyday life. An overarching finding is that, for older adults, HL reflects the demands placed on them when managing their health. In the experience of older adults, these demands are placed upon them by healthcare professionals, the healthcare system, as well as their everyday lives. Our findings underscore the importance of Critical Health Literacy (CHL) as that concept foregrounds that HL is context specific. Also, CHL has been argued to be a community characteristic, which is why we call for community-based approaches to improve HL.

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Health Literacy in the Everyday Lives of Older Adults in Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands

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“…Health providers can offer booklet to increase MHL levels. The booklet provides opportunities for health programs to improve MHL and offers promising models [36]. Of course, these programs have some limitations, too.…”

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Pregnant Women's Health Literacy Promotion Strategies: A Review

Karamolahi

Khalesi

Niknami

2019

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Background: Given the importance maternal health literacy (MHL) level in pregnancy outcome and maternal-child health, Investigating MHL promotion strategies is essential. To this end, the present study aimed to identify and report those interventions that conducted for improving MHL. Methods: A scoping literature search using PubMed, Web of Science, Social Science Research Network, CINAHL, Psych INFO, Magiran, Iran Medex, Iran Doc, SID and Google Scholar. This review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram. Eligible studies were identified from English and Persian databases, published between 1990 and 2018. Studies were screened independently by two researchers who performed the data extraction. Results: On the basis of the studies’s intervention technique, 2 major health themes emerged: Group-based interventions (Antenatal classes, Small group teaching, The centering pregnancy model, Web-based discussion forums) and individual -based interventions (Counseling intervention, Web-based educations, The workbook and booklet, Multimedia approaches, Graphics-based tool, A theory-based training program). Conclusion: This review provides insights into existing strategies for MHL promotion. Health policy leaders and health system planners, should support the uptake of these approaches into usual prenatal care.

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“…Pregnant women have been accorded high priority for health education. [4] A person's behavior may be the main cause of health problem, but it can also be the main solution.…”

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Educational banner as a media to oral health during pregnancy phase information for pregnant women with lower secondary social economy

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IntroductIon Periodontal disease in Indonesia is the second most common disease suffered by the community (±73.50%) and as many as 4%-5% of residents suffer from advanced periodontal disease which can cause tooth shake and loose. [1] According to data from the past 9 months at Surabaya Public Health Centre, 31.7% suffer from periodontal disorder. Surabaya Public Health Centre recorded the incidence of periodontal disease in pregnant women between September and October 2017 that is 42.8%. Moreover, the bad Community Periodontal Index (Periodontal Severity Index) score occurred in 71% of pregnant women [Table 1]. Pregnant women become groups that require special attention with regard to their oral health and the health of their future infants. [2] Pregnant women should be aware of the importance of maintaining oral health during pregnancy for themselves and the fetus conceived so as to avoid the occurrence of oral diseases that may affect pregnancy. In line with this, improving oral health and health promotion can reduce the occurrence of mouth disease. [3] Research conducted by Bamanikar and Kee in 2013 found that knowledge related to dental care is also low among pregnant women. Although majority of them (96.8%) agree that pregnant women should check their teeth during pregnancy, only 55.9% actually practice it. Mwaiswelo and Masalu research in 2007 showed a lack of knowledge of pregnant women on dental and oral health care where only 16% of pregnant women received dental and oral health education and only 3.7% of pregnant women visited the dentist during pregnancy. Research conducted by Bianca in 405 pregnant Aims and Objective: Pregnant women become groups that need special attention with regard to their oral health and the health of their baby candidates. Gingivitis is very common in pregnant women due to increased estrogen and progesterone hormones. Surabaya Public Health Centre recorded incidence of periodontal disease in pregnant women between September and October 2017, that is, 42.8%. From epidemiological research conducted, the primary data collected and problem priority listed to get the risk factor causing gingivitis with tartar caused one of them by lack of facility and infrastructure of pregnant woman to know about the importance of visit to dental health service. Subjects and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study conducted with 31 participants, with pre-and posttest design. The type of program evaluation we use in this empowerment program is the type of outcome evaluation. Evaluation of the results was conducted to measure whether pregnant mothers have already understood the material on educational banner media. Results: There is score increase between pre-and posttest. Total score on pretest of 220 is as much as 44% while the total score of posttest is 460, that is, as much as 92%. This indicates an increase in the number of questions answered correctly by 52%. Conclusions: Educational banner can improve the understanding of pregnant women about the importance of visits to the dentist.

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Conditions and Dynamics That Impact Maternal Health Literacy among High Risk Prenatal-Interconceptional Women

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

Health Literacy in the Everyday Lives of Older Adults in Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands

Health Literacy in the Everyday Lives of Older Adults in Greece, Hungary, and the Netherlands

Pregnant Women's Health Literacy Promotion Strategies: A Review

Educational banner as a media to oral health during pregnancy phase information for pregnant women with lower secondary social economy

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