scholarly journals Data-driven maternal health literacy promotion and a postscript on its implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra A. Smith ◽  
Lauren N. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Data Driven

scholarly journals Maternal Health Literacy and Late Initiation of Immunizations Among an Inner-City Birth Cohort

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Pati ◽  
Kristen A. Feemster ◽  
Zeinab Mohamad ◽  
Alex Fiks ◽  
Robert Grundmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Late Initiation

scholarly journals The role of maternal health literacy in breastfeeding pattern

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi ◽  
Narges Mirjalili ◽  
Ali Ansari Jaberi ◽  
Kimia Ansari Jaberi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health

scholarly journals The Knowledge of Danger Signs of Obstetric Complications among Women in Rural India: Evaluating an Integrated Microfinance and Health Literacy  Program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danish Ahmad ◽  
Itismita Mohanty ◽  
Avishek Hazra ◽  
Theo Niyonsenga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Obstetric Complications ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Knowledge Of Danger Signs ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Maternal mortality can be prevented in low-income settings through early health care seeking during maternity complications. While health system reforms in India prioritised institutional deliveries, inadequate antenatal and postnatal services limit the knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications to women, which delays the recognition of complications and seeking appropriate health care. Recently, a novel rapidly scalable community-based program combining maternal health literacy delivery through microfinance-based women-only self-help groups (SHG) was implemented in rural India. This study evaluates the impact of the integrated microfinance and health literacy (IMFHL) program on the knowledge of maternal danger signs in marginalised women from one of India’s most populated and poorer states - Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, the study evaluates the presence of a diffusion effect of the knowledge of maternal danger signs from SHG members receiving health literacy to non-members in program villages. Methods: Secondary data from the IMFHL program comprising 17,232 women from SHG and non-member households in rural Uttar Pradesh was included. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the program’s effects on the knowledge of maternal danger signs adjusting for a comprehensive range of confounders at the individual, household, and community level. Results: SHG member women receiving health literacy were 27 per cent more likely to know all danger signs as compared with SHG members only. Moreover, the results showed that the SHG network facilitates diffusion of knowledge of maternal danger signs from SHG members receiving health literacy to non-members in program villages. The study found that the magnitude of the program impact on outcome remained stable even after controlling for other confounding effects suggesting that the health message delivered through the program reaches all women uniformly irrespective of their socioeconomic and health system characteristics. Conclusions: The findings can guide community health programs and policy that seek to impact maternal health outcomes in low resource settings by demonstrating the differential impact of SHG alone and SHG plus health literacy on maternal danger sign knowledge.

Complementary medicine products: Information sources, perceived benefits and maternal health literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa A.J. Barnes ◽  
Lesley Barclay ◽  
Kirsten McCaffery ◽  
Parisa Aslani
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Perceived Benefits

scholarly journals The Influence of Maternal Health Literacy and Child’s Age on Participation in Social Welfare Programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1176-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Pati ◽  
Elizabeth Siewert ◽  
Angie T. Wong ◽  
Suraj K. Bhatt ◽  
Rose E. Calixte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare Programs ◽  
Social Welfare Programs
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