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- The study examined the relationship between health literacy and family planning attitudes among 258 puerperal women in a public hospital in Turkey.
- Data was gathered using various scales, and statistical analyses such as t-tests and correlation analysis were employed to evaluate the results.
- Findings revealed that women with higher education, employment, and previous contraceptive use had better family planning scores, and there was a positive correlation between their health literacy and attitudes towards family planning.
Article Abstract
The research was conducted to evaluate the correlation between health literacy and family planning attitude of puerperal women. In this cross-sectional study, was carried out with 258 puerperal women in a public hospital in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The data were collected using the Mother Introductory Information Form, Postpartum Family Planning Attitude Scale, and Health Literacy Scale. The data were evaluated using Independent Groups t-test, ANOVA and Sperman's correlation analysis. In the study, the puerperal women who had high level of educational status, worked in an income-generating job, had used contraceptives before pregnancy were found to obtained high average scores from the Family Planning Scale. The health literacy levels of those who were employed, had social security and had cesarean delivery were also high. The research shows that there is a positive correlation between health literacy and family planning attitudes of puerperal women.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i10.12 | DOI Listing |
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