A survey of health literacy among household health ambassadors in Azarbaijan province, Iran.

IF 2.8 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health Promotion Perspectives Pub Date : 2025-07-15 eCollection Date: 2025-07-01 DOI:10.34172/hpp.025.44368

Parvin Reyhani, Leili Faraji, Hannaneh Reyhani, Kamyar Pirehbabi, Leila Zhianfar, Farzaneh Golboni

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Abstract

Background: Health literacy (HL) plays a crucial role in how people make decisions in their daily living activities. Considering the critical role of HL among household health ambassadors (HAs) in promoting their health and that of their households, this study aimed to examine the HL of household HAs in Iran.

Methods: In this HL survey, a number of 2183 household HAs from 18 cities of East Azarbaijan province was recruited to participate in the study. The data were collected applying the Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) Questionnaire via an online link, which were then analyzed applying multivariate linear regression with enter method by using SPSS version 19.

Results: The results revealed an average HL score of 14.96 (SD 3.21). Among the participants, approximately 8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 5.13-11.62] (n=174) exhibited poor HL, while 41.2% [95% CI: 37.45-51.32] (n=899) demonstrated moderate and 50.8% [95% CI: 42.87-59.23] (n=1109) achieved good levels of HL.

Conclusion: Our findings emphasized the urgent need to assess and enhance the HL of household HAs in a developing country, like Iran. Notably, about half of participants exhibited poor or moderate levels of HL. This trend underscores the vital role that HAs play in promoting HL and facilitating individual self-care within their communities. To empower these ambassadors, it is crucial to implement innovative and targeted strategies that effectively boost their HL.

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对伊朗阿扎拜詹省家庭卫生大使进行的卫生知识普及调查。

背景：健康素养（HL）在人们如何在日常生活活动中做出决定方面起着至关重要的作用。考虑到HL在家庭健康大使（HAs）中促进其健康及其家庭健康方面的关键作用，本研究旨在检查伊朗家庭HAs的HL。方法：在本次HL调查中，来自东阿塞拜疆省18个城市的2183名家庭HAs被招募参与研究。通过在线链接采用伊朗成人健康素养（HELIA）问卷收集数据，然后使用SPSS version 19采用多元线性回归和输入法对数据进行分析。结果：HL评分平均为14.96分（SD 3.21）。在参与者中，大约8%[95%置信区间（CI）： 5.13-11.62] （n=174）表现为不良HL，而41.2% [95% CI: 37.45-51.32] （n=899）表现为中度HL， 50.8% [95% CI: 42.87-59.23] （n=1109）表现为良好HL。结论：我们的研究结果强调了评估和加强发展中国家（如伊朗）家庭ha的HL的迫切需要。值得注意的是，大约一半的参与者表现出较差或中等水平的HL。这一趋势强调了医院在促进HL和促进社区内个人自我保健方面发挥的重要作用。为了增强这些大使的能力，实施创新和有针对性的战略，有效促进他们的HL至关重要。

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