Çini Elif, Aygör Hamide
Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Brain Behav. 2025 Mar;15(3):e70390. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70390.
During pregnancy, which involves intense physiological and psychological changes, attitudes toward sexuality may change. eHealth literacy is highly important in this period, during which sexuality changes, for pregnant women to access information about sexuality, research such information, make effective decisions, and shape their attitudes toward sexuality. This study was planned to examine the relationship between the eHealth literacy levels of pregnant women and their attitudes toward sexuality.
This is a cross-sectional study. The study was carried out with the participation of 297 pregnant women who presented to the antenatal outpatient clinics of a university hospital. A personal information form, the eHealth Literacy Scale, and the Attitude Scale toward sexuality during pregnancy were utilized to collect data. In the analyses, the independent-samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis methods were used.
The participants had a mean total eHealth Literacy Scale score of 25.28 ± 7.15, while their mean total Attitude Scale toward sexuality during pregnancy score was 118.87 ± 16.7. It was determined that as the eHealth literacy levels of the participants increased, their positive attitudes toward sexuality during pregnancy also increased. It was concluded that eHealth literacy is a significant positive predictor of the attitudes of pregnant women toward sexuality.
To have the ability to protect and improve maternal and fetal health by making appropriate interventions, it is important for health professionals to know the information requirements and sources of pregnant women. It is recommended to determine the eHealth literacy levels of pregnant women and assess their sexuality-related attitudes in their routine follow-ups.
孕期会发生强烈的生理和心理变化，对性的态度可能也会改变。在这个性观念发生变化的时期，电子健康素养对于孕妇获取性相关信息、研究此类信息、做出有效决策以及形成对性的态度非常重要。本研究旨在探讨孕妇的电子健康素养水平与其对性的态度之间的关系。
这是一项横断面研究。该研究在一所大学医院产前门诊就诊的297名孕妇参与下进行。使用个人信息表、电子健康素养量表以及孕期性态度量表收集数据。在分析中，采用了独立样本t检验、曼-惠特尼U检验、单因素方差分析、克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯H检验、皮尔逊相关分析和多元线性回归分析方法。
参与者的电子健康素养量表总平均分是25.28±7.15，而他们孕期性态度量表的总平均分是118.87±16.7。研究确定，随着参与者电子健康素养水平的提高，他们对孕期性的积极态度也会增加。得出的结论是，电子健康素养是孕妇对性态度的一个显著正向预测因素。
为了能够通过适当干预保护和改善母婴健康，健康专业人员了解孕妇的信息需求和信息来源很重要。建议在常规随访中确定孕妇的电子健康素养水平并评估其与性相关的态度。
