Development and psychometric properties of maternal health literacy inventory in pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is one of the most sensitive and important stages of women's life. Maternal health literacy is the key to achieving a healthy pregnancy. It also affects pregnancy outcomes by improving the quality of health care in this period. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of maternal health literacy inventory in pregnancy (MHELIP).

Methods

This sequential, exploratory and mixed study was carried out in two parts (qualitative study and psychometric evaluation of the tool) in Tehran in 2016-18. The first part involved a qualitative content analysis with a traditional approach using in-depth, semi-structured and personal interviews with 19 eligible pregnant women. Then, the pool of items extracted from the qualitative part w

SUBMITTER: Taheri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7289409 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature