Procena zdravstvene pismenosti žena i faktori koji je određuju
The assessment of women's health literacy and the factors that determine it
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Maričić, MilenaMentor
Radovanović, SnežanaCommittee members
Đonović, NelaRančić, Nemanja
Miličić, Vesna
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Zdravstvena pismenost žena može značajno uticati na različite aspekte
ženskog zdravlja. Cilj ove studije bio je procena odnosa zdravstvene pismenosti,
socio-demografskih karakteristika i zdravstvenog ponašanja žena u oblasti
reproduktivnog zdravlja u Srbiji. Istraživanje je sprovedeno kao studija preseka, na
uzorku žena starijih od 18 godina, sa teritorije Republike Srbije, stratifikovanom
prema regionu, vrsti naselja i starosnim kategorijama. Pri proceni zdravstvene
pismenosti žena korišćena je standardizovana verzija evropskog upitnika o
zdravstvenoj pismenosti (HLS-EU-Q47). Ograničeni nivoi zdravstvene pismenosti
bili su znatno prisutniji među ženama srednjeg životnog doba, među onima koje žive
u ruralnim područjima, koje su svoje zdravlje procenile kao loše ili veoma loše i
koje su pokazale negativnije zdravstveno ponašanje u oblasti reproduktivnog zdravlja,
što ukazuje na potrebu za primenom preventivnih programa i strategije sa ciljem
unapređenja nivoa zdra...vstvene pismenosti.
Health literacy of women can significantly affect different aspects of womens health.
The aim of this study was the assessment of relationship of health literacy, socio-demographic
characteristics and reproductive health behaviors of women in Serbia. This was a crosssectional study on a random sample of women aged 18 and over from the territories of three
Serbian regions, stratified according to age groups, region and type of settlement. A
standardized version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47)
was used in assessing health literacy of women. Limited levels of health literacy were
significantly higher among middle-aged women, among those living in rural areas, among
women who rated their health as poor or very poor, and who exhibited more negative patterns
of reproductive health behavior, indicating the need for implementation of prevention
programs and strategies with the aim of increasing the level of health literacy.
Key words: health... literacy, reproductive health, women, Serbia