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Table 3 Distribution of maternal health literacy scores among pregnant women and their correlation with WHO-5 scores (n=456)

From: Determinants of well-being in pregnancy: the impact of sociodemographic and obstetric variables and maternal health literacy, cross sectional study

Maternal Health Literacy Inventory in Pregnancy

Scorea Mean±SD

WHO-5b

r and p

Subscales

 Maternal Health Knowledge

69.01±18.29c

0.302, p<0.001*

 Search for Maternal Health Information

63.63±19.55 c

0.283, p<0.001*

 Assessment of Maternal Health Information

70.03±21.18 c

0.285, p<0.001*

 Maternal Health Desicion Making and Behavior

78.24±16.48 c

0.255, p<0.001*

Total

71.35±15.58 c

0.322, p<0.001*

  1. SD Standard Deviation, *p<0.001
  2. aUsing the formula [Score = (raw score-minimum possible raw score)/(maximum possible raw score-minimum possible raw score) x 100]
  3. bWHO-5 WHO-5 Well-being index
  4. cInterpretation of the score: Inadequate=0–50, Problematic=50.1–66 (limited health literacy), Sufficient=66.1–84, Excellent=84.1–100 (which together also defined ‘desired’ health literacy)
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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