Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine whether exposure to group antenatal care increased women's health literacy by improving their ability to interpret and utilize health messages compared to women who received standard, individual antenatal care in Ghana.

Methods

We used a prospective cohort design. The setting was a busy urban district hospital in Kumasi, the second most populous city in Ghana. Pregnant women (N = 240) presenting for their first antenatal visit between 11 and 14 weeks gestation were offered participation in the study. A 27% drop-out rate was experienced due to miscarriage, transfer or failure to return for follow-up visits, leaving 184 women in the final sample. Data were collected using an individual structured survey and medical record review. Summary statistics as wel

SUBMITTER: Lori JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513199 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature