伊朗东南部不孕男女的健康素养、一般健康状况和生活方式。

Health Literacy, General Health, and Lifestyle among Infertile Men and Women in the Southeastern Iran.

机构信息

Student Research Committee, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

出版信息

Ethiop J Health Sci. 2023 Sep;33(5):805-812. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v33i5.10.

DOI:10.4314/ejhs.v33i5.10

PMID:38784503

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11111208/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Infertility is a growing social problem, and health literacy is one of the factors that affects infertility, thereby affecting life quality. On the other hand, lifestyle factors exert a considerable impact on reproductive capacity and general health. Against this backdrop, this study aims to determine health literacy, general health, and lifestyle in infertile people in Zahedan, Iran.

METHODS

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 86 male and 181 female participants who referred to Molod Infertility center (AliIbnAbiTalib Hospital) in Zahedan were randomly selected. Health Literacy Standard Questionnaires (HELIA), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the Miller-Smith Lifestyle Assessment Inventory (LSI) were used to collect data. In addition, data were analyzed by SPSS V.22.

RESULTS

The participants' mean age was 30.87±7.5. Besides, 39% and 70% of the participations did not have enough health literacy and had a moderate lifestyle, respectively. In addition, the general health of 68.9% was exposed to damage. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the three aforementioned factors, with the participants of higher levels of health literacy having had higher levels of general health and lifestyle.

CONCLUSION

According to the findings of this study, the infertile people's health literacy was not enough, and most of them had a moderate lifestyle. In addition, their general health was exposed to damage in most cases. Thus, it is necessary to pay attention to providing proper education and health services to infertile men and women to improve their level of health literacy and healthy fertility in order to support childbearing in the society.

摘要

背景

不孕不育是一个日益严重的社会问题，健康素养是影响不孕不育的因素之一，进而影响生活质量。另一方面，生活方式因素对生殖能力和整体健康有相当大的影响。在此背景下，本研究旨在确定伊朗扎黑丹不孕人群的健康素养、总体健康状况和生活方式。

方法

在这项描述性的横断面研究中，随机选取了 86 名男性和 181 名女性参与者，他们前往扎黑丹的 Molod 不孕中心（阿里·伊本·阿比·塔利卜医院）就诊。使用健康素养标准问卷（HELIA）、一般健康问卷（GHQ）和米勒-史密斯生活方式评估量表（LSI）收集数据。此外，使用 SPSS V.22 对数据进行分析。