Factors Related to Women Health Literacy in The Coastal Area at Semarang City

Abstract

Improving women health literacy is crucial. In addition to improving individual health conditions, a mother is also closer to her child in terms of parenting. Nevertheless, there are still various factors that influence the improvement of health literacy, especially in coastal areas. This study aims to determine the health literacy of women in coastal areas and the factors that influence it. This research is quantitative research with a crosssectional approach. The research was conducted from March to July 2021 with locations in 4 sub-districts in the coastal area at Semarang City, namely Genuk, Tugu, North Semarang, and West Semarang. Respondents in this study were 220 people who were selected using the cluster random sampling technique. Data were obtained through interviews with questionnaires and analyzed by univariate and bivariate tests. Based on the results of the study, most of the respondents (65.5%) had health literacy at a medium level. Several factors that influence health literacy include education (p-value=0.006), motivation (p-value=0.0001), resources (p-value=0.0001), and social culture (p-value=0.011). Increasing knowledge and motivation related to health can be done through informal health training and group sharing. In addition, the support of resources from the government and the support of community leaders is also needed to improve health literacy in coastal areas.