Key determinants influencing the health literacy of pregnant
women in the Czech Republic

J 2015

Key determinants influencing the health literacy of pregnant women in the Czech Republic

WILHELMOVÁ, Radka; Drahoslava HRUBÁ a Lenka VESELÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Key determinants influencing the health literacy of pregnant women in the Czech Republic

Autoři

WILHELMOVÁ, Radka; Drahoslava HRUBÁ a Lenka VESELÁ

Vydání

Zdravstveno Varstvo, Ljubljana, Institut of Public Health Republica Slovenia, 2015, 0351-0026

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Stát vydavatele

Slovinsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.203

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2015-0004

UT WoS

000351000400004

Klíčová slova anglicky

Health literacy; Midwife; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Primary prevention

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 17. 8. 2020 08:53, Mgr. Lenka Haspeklová

Anotace

V originále

Background. Health literacy is a critical determinant of women's and children's health and therefore has immense consequences for the health of society as well. Evidence from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies indicates that unhealthy lifestyles and risky behavioural habits of parents before conception and during pregnancy influence the etiology of various health defects. Decreasing primary risk factors, practicing physical wellness, monitoring physiological markers and preparing for labour, breastfeeding and newborn care should be the main parental responsibilities during the prenatal period. Methods. Our study focused on specifying the main determinants of health literacy among 360 pregnant Czech women by using an anonymous questionnaire and selected anthropometric data of mothers. The criteria for study participation produced a sample representing 1.41% of Czech women in labour during a given 2012 reference period. Results. Despite quite adequate knowledge of both risks and supporting factors for pregnancy and foetal development, the lifestyles of a majority of the women surveyed were far from optimum: only 30% reported good dietary and physical activity habits, 24% were active or passive smokers and one third of the women occasionally drank alcohol, more often among those who were university educated. Conclusion. Our results have confirmed previously published data noting that health literacy and a healthier lifestyle of pregnant women are associated with a higher level of education (except for alcohol drinking) and with contact with a midwife (in some examined parameters) in prenatal courses.

Citovat

WILHELMOVÁ, Radka; Drahoslava HRUBÁ a Lenka VESELÁ. Key determinants influencing the health literacy of pregnant women in the Czech Republic. Zdravstveno Varstvo. Ljubljana: Institut of Public Health Republica Slovenia, 2015, roč. 54, č. 1, s. 27-36. ISSN 0351-0026. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2015-0004.

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WILHELMOVÁ, Radka; Drahoslava HRUBÁ a Lenka VESELÁ. Key determinants influencing the health literacy of pregnant women in the Czech Republic. \textit{Zdravstveno Varstvo}. Ljubljana: Institut of Public Health Republica Slovenia, 2015, roč.~54, č.~1, s.~27-36. ISSN~0351-0026. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2015-0004.

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