Journal of Health Literacy
Volume:1 Issue: 4, 2017

Self-care is one of the most important elements of life and success in the treatment of patients with heart failure; on the other hand health literacy is the first and most effective step on self-care, so the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between health literacy level and self-care in patients with heart failure.
This study with descriptive-correlation approach was done among 105 patients with heart failure who referred to Imam Khomeini hospital in Mahabad during1394-95 who were randomly selected. Data were collected by two standard questionnaires self-care of heart failure index (SCHFI V6.2) and Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA). Data, were analyzed by SPSS software and Pearson tests, chi- Square linear regression.
The average age of participants 12/81 ± 60/74 years. Health literacy levels according to the questionnaire HELIA, 6.91 per cent at the intermediate level, 28.6 percent was inadequate and 5.9 percent was favorable. In the area of self-care, respectively, maintaining self-care subscale with an average of 5.24 ± 21.37, self- confidence in self-care with 3.78 ± 15.39 and self-care management 4.18 ± 15.01 respectively. There was a significant relationship between general health literacy and three subscales of self-care and age, education and occupation (p The dimension of assessment and access to health literacy were better predictors of self-care areas. With regard to the relationship between health literacy and areas of self-care in patients with heart failure, creating units in medical centers to identify factors associated with them to identify strengths and weaknesses in the way of self-care is recommended.

the present study is descriptive-analytical with comparative type and the statistical population included 200 secondary female school students and their mothers who were randomly selected. The tool to collect data was a two-part researcher-made questionnaire the first part whereof involved demographic information and the second part includes 41 questions of health literacy about women’s health in 5 aspects of menstruation hygiene, nutrition, breast self-examination, body activity, iron deficiency anemia. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were confirmed and the data were analyzed via SPSS22 software.
there was not observed any significant difference in three aspects of menstruation hygiene, nutrition and breast self-examination between mean scores of two female groups and their mothers according to Mann-Whitney instability test (p>0.05); however, there was a significant difference in the aspects of body activities and iron deficiency anomia (p taking the results of the study, high school female students under study and their mothers have average healthy literacy level regarding women’s health. Therefore, considering the fact that the girls receive greatest education in the field of women’s hygiene from their mothers in the adolescence, the necessity of diagnosing limiters of health literacy in the society and specific attention to the mothers’ teaching and including curriculum of health literacy for female students are advised to promote health.

Health literacy represents the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of individuals to acquire, access and understand the information to maintain and promote health. This study aimed to assess the health literacy of adults in Karaj.
In this cross-sectional and descriptive study, 525 subjects aged 18-65 years old were selected using multistage sampling in Karaj. Relevant information was obtained using demographic questionnaire and HELIA questionnaire (18-65 years-old), respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS and appropriate tests.
The mean age of participants was 33.48 ± 11.39 years old. 48.8% (n=250) the participants were male and 51.2% (n=262) were female. 24.2% (n=124) of the participants had inadequate health literacy, 23.4 % (n=120) not so inadequate health literacy, 37.9 % (n=194) adequate health literacy and 14.5 (n = 74) had higher health literacy. Health literacy was significantly associated with age, gender, marital status, education, BMI, smoking and physical activity (p Due to low health literacy and the importance of adult role in society, it is necessary educational programs aimed at improving their health literacy skills , designed and implemented.

Commitment is one of the most important components of a successful marriage that without it, the marital commitment will be superficial, apparent and without direction. In this case, the couples are not able to experience the depth of love and intimacy which create because of loyalty, commitment, and marriage. The Study had done the impact of the effect of educational assemble program of practical application of intimate relationship skills (PAIRS) on marital commitment.
This study was a quasi-experimental study that was conducted in a pretest-posttest control group method. The study population was couples that referred to Aram counseling and psychological services center in Gorgan were in the second quarter of 2016. Sample study was 20 couples who were selected and replaced in the experimental and control groups. Evaluation of using Adams and Jones’s standard questionnaire marital commitment took place. Couples of experimental group received the training based on the practical application of intimate relationship skills in 13 weekly sessions of group therapy. Data Analysis with SPSS 20 software and analysis of covariance was performed.
The results showed that the practical application of skills intimate relationship, the couple's marital commitment in the experimental group has improved.
Due to the results of this study recommended to marriage and family counselors that operate of this marriage enrichment program in marital counseling centers and workshops to improve a couple's intimate relationships and increase satisfaction.

The overall objective of this study is "to determine Maturity level of health literacy on Care skin and hair in girls 16-14 years old, first high school Eghlid city. Health literacy can be defined as the ability to read, understand and act upon the recommendations of health.
This study is quantitative - descriptive that occurs on 186 girls and Stratified random sampling was performed. In order to access information from a two-part questionnaire (A - health literacy, reading comprehension, b – performance and computing) related to health of skin and hair, the validity, and reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach alpha and ending coefficient (r=0.81) and analysis the data by SPSS software (V.18).
Mean age, weight, height, body mass index standard deviation of students participating in the study, was respectively (15.31±0.63, 51.60± 9.15), (162.21± 7.48), (19.59± 3.11). Also the age of onset of sexual hair growth 12.09 years indicated. Level of health literacy and reading understanding of dermatological was adequate and health literacy in the calculation of the skin and the hair was border line. Between reading comprehension and performance measures correlated significantly with skin and hair (P=0.05).
The research, health literacy level maturation, hair and skin health in adolescent girls Eghlid city have been evaluated borders. So by increase student's reading comprehension and calculation of their performance in the field of dermatology also increased.

The individual protective behaviors have essential role in prevention or decrease the incidence of the harmful effects of detergents. This study aimed to determine the Effect of education based on Awareness on the harmful effects of detergents and disinfectants on hospital service personnel.
This Quasi-experimental study was conducted on 100 off hospital service personnel that randomly divided to control and Intervention groups. Data collection tool was a Multi-section questionnaire includes demographic, Awareness and practice, that its validity and reliability was confirmed by expert and Cronbakh Alpha test. After primary data collecting, educational intervention performed and two months later data in both groups was collected again and analyzed in spss16 soft-ware using descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results showed that after intervention only in experimental group the mean scores of Awareness off 12/82±2/42 with 18/06±3/25 and preventive behaviors on hospital service personnel off 14/50 ± 3/41 with 20/06 ± 3/76 meaningful increased.
The results showed that education intervention based on Health education was useful in increasing Awareness and promoting preventive behaviors of detergents and disinfectants on hospital service personnel

Low back pain in addition to individual conditions reduced working capacity, a waste of time, absence from work, increased healthcare costs and economic losses. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of low back pain and its relationship with BMI, age, level of education and ergonomic principles education among rural women of Aq Qala city in 2016.
This present cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 215 women from the village of the Aq Qala city. Data were collected by the Nordic questionnaires. The data was analyzed with software spss20, chi-square test and descriptive statistics.
The prevalence of low back pain was 81/86% among rural women . χ2 analysis showed a significant relationship between low back pain with BMI(p=0/004), age(p=0/045) and education of ergonomic principles (p=0/003). There is no relationship between low back pain with level of education (p=0/08). Only 8/37% of participants were trained on ergonomic principles.
Considering the high prevalence of low back pain, The need felt for training these people in the field of weight loss, Implementation of ergonomic principles in Home working and Agriculture activities.