There are increasing calls for public health policies to realize the visions of a health literate
society and health literacy on a global scale. However, there are still more gaps in what …

Background: Inadequate health literacy (HL) is associated with poorer health outcomes and
worse health care. Up to one-half of Iranian women have difficulty in interpreting medical …

Background Health literacy and health beliefs are factors that can effectively contribute to
adoption of preventive behaviors among women. The present study was done to explore the …

Background and purpose Sexual health means coordination and adaptation of physical,
emotional, intellectual and social aspects of human beings. One of the variables that affect …

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is the capacity to acquire, process, and understand basic
information and services necessary for appropriate health decisions. Given the importance …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess and determine associations between
maternal health literacy (MHL) levels, utilisation of maternal healthcare services and …

Background Health literacy (HL) is an important maternal factor that is involved in the
engagement of a mother and her children with health promotion and preventive activities …

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 …

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the level of
health literacy (HL) in the Iranian population. Data Sources: Persian and English-language …

Background This article aims to provide a description of conceptual dimensions and
psychometric properties of the tools of oral and dental health literacy. Methods Two authors …