Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Maternal Health Literacy Inventory in Pregnancy scale: a methodological study.
Yeşim Altuntas, Ayse Kilic Ucar
PMID 39756477WHAT IT FOUND
A Turkish maternal health literacy scale for pregnant women produced consistent scores in 250 women and stayed stable over 15 days.
Mean score was 73.77 out of 100, so nurses can use it to identify women who need clearer pregnancy education.
Key findings
01The Turkish version preserved the 48-item, four-factor structure, and the mean content validity index was .99.
02Total Cronbach's alpha was .94, and the 15-day test-retest correlation was r = .732.
03The mean total score in this sample was 73.77 out of 100, interpreted as adequate or desired health literacy.
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What it does not show
The study was done at one private hospital in Istanbul, so the results may not apply to pregnant women in other settings. The sample was highly educated, with 86.0% having a university degree or higher, so it may not represent women with lower health literacy. Most participants were nulliparous (69.6%), so findings may not apply directly to women with previous pregnancies. The paper tested measurement properties only, not whether using the scale improves maternal or infant health.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest and reported no funding.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the mean score of 73.77 out of 100 as proof that Turkish pregnant women generally have adequate maternal health literacy. The sample came from one private hospital and 86.0% had a university degree or higher, so the score may not apply to other pregnant women.