| خلاصه مقاله | Introduction
Nowadays health systems have created new needs among their audience, and ultimately people have to take on new roles in making the right health decisions about themselves and their families. Health literacy is one of the most influential factors in this regard, and its measurment is useful and necessary. Therefore, the aim of this study was to
investigate health literacy and knowledge about health promotion behaviors
:Methods
This cross-sectional study was performed on 240 patients in outpatient clinics (18-60 years) without a history of stroke in adult outpatient clinics of Tabriz Medical University in 2021. Data collection was done by using the SHORT- BRIEF TOFHILA questionnaire and Knowledge questions included 11 phrases in the field of awareness of prevention and control of risk factors, and behaviors associated with stroke.
:Results
The mean of health literacy was 44.23±14.01. According to S-TOFHLA, 58.3% of participants had inadequate, 16.6% had marginal and 25% had adequate health literacy. The level of health literacy was higher in younger patients (r = -0.46, P <0.001), women (P = 0.07), employed persons (P <0.001), higher education (P <0.001) and good economic status (P <0.001). The mean of stroke knowledge was 70.96±13.17, and 14.1% of patients had low, 44.1% had moderate and 41.6% had high levels of knowledge. Employed patients had higher stroke knowledge (P <0.001) and no relationship was found between other variables and stroke knowledge
Conclusion
The results of this study showed adults had inadequate and marginal health literacy and knowledge about health promotion behavior for Prevention of Stroke. This suggests the need for greater attention to this issue in health promotion programs. |