Health literacy and related behaviour among pregnant women with obesity: a qualitative interpretive description study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity in pregnant women is increasing worldwide, affecting the health of both mother and baby. Obesity may be associated with inadequate health literacy, a central competence when navigating antenatal health information and services. This study explores women's health literacy by examining their knowledge, motivation and skills to access, understand and evaluate health information and the related behaviour among a sample of pregnant women with a prepregnant body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m².

Methods

An inductive, qualitative study using an interpretive description methodology. Data was collected through ten semi-structured interviews with pregnant women with a prepregnancy BMI > 25 kg/m² attending antenatal care at the midwifery clinic at Aa

SUBMITTER: Meldgaard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature