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The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Perceived Stress Among Pregnant Women: A Correlation Study

Gebelerde Doğum Öncesi Algılanan Stres İle Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Esra Kılıç(Institution of Health Sciences, Ordu University)0000-0002-5534-8608
Ebru Şahin(Department of Gynecologic and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ordu University)0000-0001-7798-0690
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2026-07-01
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As the level of health literacy increases in pregnant women, perceived prenatal stress also increases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between perceived prenatal stress and health literacy in pregnant women.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: This descriptive and correlational study included, who applied to the obstetrics clinic had a pregnancy of 36 weeks or more, a total of 368 pregnant women who had no communication barriers and volunteered to participate in the study were recruited.
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Conclusion & Impact:As the level of health literacy increases in pregnant women, perceived prenatal stress also increases.
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between perceived prenatal stress and health literacy in pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive and correlational study included, who applied to the obstetrics clinic had a pregnancy of 36 weeks or more, a total of 368 pregnant women who had no communication barriers and volunteered to participate in the study were recruited. Personal Information Form, Antenatal Perceived Stress Inventory (APSI) and Health Literacy Scale (HLS) were used as data collection tools. Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 28.33±5.10 years. It was determined that 35.3% of the pregnant women were university graduates, 52.7% were housewives, and 73.6% lived in a nuclear family. It was determined that the mean APSI score of the pregnant women was 2.09±0.68, and the mean HLS score was 98.79±17.94. Conclusion: It was determined that there was a statistically significant, positive, and low-level relationship between the APSI score average of the pregnant women and the HLS score average (r=0.177). As the level of health literacy increases in pregnant women, perceived prenatal stress also increases.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma gebelerde doğum öncesi algılanan stres ile sağlık okuryazarlığı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve korelasyon niteliğindeki bu araştırmanın örneklemine, kadın doğum kliniğine başvuran, 36 hafta ve üzeri gebeliği olan, iletişim engeli bulunmayan ve çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan toplam 368 gebe dahil edilmiştir. Veri toplama araçları olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Doğum Öncesi Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (DÖASÖ) ve Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (SOÖ) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemler, Cronbach Alfa güvenilirlik testi, bağımsız gruplarda t testi ve ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Gebelerin yaş ortalaması 28.33±5.10’dur. Gebelerin %35.3’ünün üniversite mezunu olduğu, %52.7’sinin ev hanımı olduğu, ve %73.6’sının çekirdek ailede yaşadığı belirlenmiştir. Gebelerin DÖASÖ puan ortalamasının 2.09±0.68 ve SOÖ puan ortalamasının 98.79±17.94 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Gebelerin DÖASÖ puan ortalaması ile SOÖ puan ortalaması arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı, pozitif yönlü ve düşük düzeyli bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir (r=0.177). Sonuç ve Öneriler: Gebelikte sağlık okuryazarlığı arttıkça doğum öncesi algılanan stresin de arttığı görülmüştür. Gebelere yönelik eğitimler planlanmadan önce doğum öncesi algıladıkları stres ve sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyleri belirlenmelidir.

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Kılıç, E., Şahin, E. (2026). The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Perceived Stress Among Pregnant Women: A Correlation Study. Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 9 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1580119

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