Relationship between health literacy and nutrition among middle-aged women

Health literacy is the amount of person's capacity to gain, interpret, understand basic information and health services that is necessary for a proportional decision. Nutrition behaviors are also health related issues that are somewhat causative and have a significant impact on health. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between health literacy and nutrition among middle-aged women. This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 600 middle-aged women referring to comprehensive health centers in Dargaz city in 2017. The available sampling method was a multi-faceted researcher-made questionnaire. Finally, after collecting the questionnaires using SPSS-23 software, data were analyzed and analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests and linear regression test. The mean and standard deviation of health literacy score was (67.46 ± 16.07)Also, (16.7%), inadequate health literacy, (27.8%) and border health literacy (55.5%) had sufficient or indeed high levels of health literacy. According to one-way ANOVA test, there was a significant relationship between health literacy and education level. Results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between health literacy and parasitic behaviors. According to the findings of the study, increasing the level of health literacy can enhance the nutritional behavior of individuals. Therefore, educational activities should pay particular attention to the level of health literacy of individuals.