Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the majority of Ghanaian women receive antenatal care (ANC), many exhibit low health literacy by misinterpreting and incorrectly operationalizing ANC messages, leading to poor maternal and newborn health outcomes. Prior research in low-resource settings has found group antenatal care (G-ANC) feasible for women and providers. This study aims to determine the effect of G-ANC on increasing maternal health literacy. We hypothesized that pregnant women randomized into G-ANC would exhibit a greater increase in maternal health literacy than women in routine, individual ANC.

Methods

A 5-year cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 14 rural and peri-urban health facilities in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Facilities were paired based on patient volume

SUBMITTER: Lori JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768124 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature