فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Recognized as one of the key elements of growth and development,education is an important strategy for successful provision of services in all social dimensions. Moreover,it is categorized among empowerment tools to achieve goals. In the field of health, health educationencourages people to be healthy. This study aimed to evaluate the health literacy of health‑careproviders and its relationship with strategies of using health literacy in the provision of health education.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑section correlational study was carried out on a groupof health‑care providers in Isfahan, Iran, in the second trimester of the Persian year 1397 (2018).Participants were selected by multistage sampling, for which two questionnaires of Test of FunctionalHealth Literacy in Adults and inventory of strategies of using health literacy in education were applied.The validity and reliability of the research tools were formerly approved. In addition, data analysis wasperformed in SPSS version 21 using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression model.RESULTS: In total, 230 participants with a mean age of 34.32 ± 7.71 years were entered intothe study, 92.9% of whom were female and 7.1% were male. The mean health literacy score ofthe participants was 79.60 ± 12.41. In the sections of knowledge, attitude, and performance wererelated to the use of health literacy education strategies, and we obtained the means 5.20 ± 1.94,43.11 ± 4.11, and 28.96 ± 6.73, respectively. Moreover, Pearson’s results were indicative of asignificant relationship between health literacy of health‑care providers and knowledge (r = 0.245;P < 0.05) and performance (r = 0.208. P < 0.05) regarding the use of education strategies. However,no significant association was found between health literacy of health‑care providers and attitudetoward the use of health literacy education strategies (r = 0.081; P = 0.225).DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: While the results showed that 75% of health‑care providers hada favorable level of health literacy, and despite the proper attitude toward the use of health literacyeducation strategies, the knowledge and performance of the participants were estimated at < 60% inthis regard. It is suggested that the potential of health‑care providers in terms of achieving, processing,and perceiving health‑related information and fundamental services be improved to enhance theirknowledge and performance regarding the use of health literacy education strategies.