Health Literacy and Pregnancy Preparedness in Pregestational Diabetes

• DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.2.331
• Publication Date: 2007-03-05T22:51:27Z
• Authors: Loraine K. Endres; Lisa K. Sharp; Elaine Haney; Sharon L. Dooley
• Keywords: Health Literacy; Preparedness; Diabetes in pregnancy

We investigated the association between functional health literacy and markers of pregnancy preparedness in women with pregestational diabetes.English- Spanish-speaking pregnant diabetes were recruited. Women completed Test Functional Health Literacy Adults (TOFHLA) short form a questionnaire. A TOFHLA score < or =30 was defined as low literacy.Of 74 participating study, 16 (22%) classified having literacy. Compared adequate literacy, those significantly more likely to have an unplanned (P = 0.02) less either discussed ahead time endocrinologist obstetrician 0.01) taken folic acid 0.001).The results this study suggest that among is associated several factors may adversely impact birth outcomes.