Assessing the Effectiveness of Reproductive Health Literacy Trainings on Access To Care for Arab and Afghan Refugee Communities.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the impact of reproductive health literacy training for general, digital, and reproductive health literacy among Afghan and Arab refugees. From September 2023 to June 2024, the research team offered reproductive health literacy training (RHLT) series to Dari-, Pashto-, and Arabic-speaking refugees online and at public libraries in Sacramento, California. The RHLT series presented information on cervical cancer prevention, family planning, and maternal health with an emphasis on participants' ability to independently find reliable health information and use it for their own and their families' health decisions. A total of 203 participants completed the pre-assessment and post-assessment, administered two weeks after the final training session. Each assessment included va

SUBMITTER: Thiel de Bocanegra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12599836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature