Health Literacy Level and Quality of Life among Post-Partum Mothers
Pregnancy and childbirth are natural physiological processes that involve tremendous changes in the mother's physiology, anatomy, and psychology. Apart from that, pregnancy and birth can disrupt physical and mental health, so it has a significant impact on the quality of life of postpartum moth...
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| Language: | Indonesian |
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Politeknik Kesehatan Tanjung Karang
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Jurnal Kesehatan |
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| Online Access: | https://ejurnal.poltekkes-tjk.ac.id/index.php/JK/article/view/4205 |
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| Summary: | Pregnancy and childbirth are natural physiological processes that involve tremendous changes in the mother's physiology, anatomy, and psychology. Apart from that, pregnancy and birth can disrupt physical and mental health, so it has a significant impact on the quality of life of postpartum mothers. Poor quality of life in postpartum mothers becomes, which affects the health of the mother and baby. This study aims to analyze the relationship between health literacy and the quality of life of postpartum mothers in the Bandung Health Center, Tegal City. The research method uses quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study was all postpartum mothers who gave birth in June – July 2023 in the Bandung Community Health Center area, Tegal City. The total sample was 59 postpartum mothers. Data collection using the HLS-EU-Q16 and Postpartum Quality of Life (PQOL) questionnaires. In the adequate health literacy category, 43 respondents (72.9%), followed by the problematic health literacy category 15 respondents (25.4%) and low literacy level 1 respondent (1.7%). In addition, of the respondents who have a good quality of life, 57 respondents (96.6%) had a good quality of life, and 2 respondents (3.4%) had a low quality of life. Based on the chi-square test, there is a relationship between health literacy and the quality of life of postpartum mothers, which shows a significant relationship with a significance level of p=0.05). This research concludes that good health literacy gives postpartum mothers a good quality of life so they can care for their newborn babies. |
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| ISSN: | 2086-7751 2548-5695 |