Maternal Health Literacy Affects COVID-19 Preventive Behavior in Surabaya, Indonesia

Supatmi, Supatmi and Fathiya, Luthfil Yumni and jefri, ali saiful and Erfan, Rofiqi and Septian, Galuh .W (2022) Maternal Health Literacy Affects COVID-19 Preventive Behavior in Surabaya, Indonesia. Gac Méd Caracas, 130 (1). pp. 184-190. ISSN S184-S190

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Abstract

SUMMARY Introduction: There is some evidence that people equipped with health literacy skills can help them navigate the health system and various disease prevention decisions and management decisions. It is paramount to implement infection (COVID-19) prevention. Mothers are considered the axes of family structure. T hey have a role in raising, educating children, caring for the house, and maintaining family members’ health. This study analyses the correlation between maternal health literacy (MHC) and COVID-19 preventive behaviour (CPB) in Surabaya, Indonesia. Methods: The study design was correlational with a cross-sectional approach. The independent variable was maternal health literacy, while the dependent variable was the COVID-19 preventive behaviour. The instrument for measuring MHL was the COVID-19 Literacy Questionnaire adopted from the COVID-19 material from World Health Organization (WHO) and evaluated COVID-19 preventive behaviour using a questionnaire developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and WHO. The population consisted of all mothers residing in the Surabaya area, and the number of samples was 125 by purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The collected data was tested using the Spearman rho analysis test with a confidence interval of 95 % and alpha (α) = 0.05. Results: Findings indicate that 77% of respondents had good MHL, and 23 % had adequate MHL. On the CPB variable, 54.4 % of respondents had an adequate CPB, 44 % had good CPB, and 1.6 % had inadequate CPB. In addition, there was a significant correlation between maternal health literacy and COVID-19 preventive behaviour (p= 0.01; r= 0.601). Conclusion: Maternal health literacy affects COVID-19 health behaviour. Further research should empower women in clean and healthy living behaviour to prevent COVID-19. Keywords: COVID-19, health literacy, maternal, preventive behavior.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Jurnal > Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan
Depositing User:	FATHIYA LUTHFIL YUMMI
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2023 07:25
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 07:25
URI:	http://repository.um-surabaya.ac.id/id/eprint/8304

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