Summary
Background: Pregnancy-related health education conveys basic information regarding
healthy lifestyle choices and preventive healthcare in order to promote the health of the
mother and foetus. Verbal education is supplemented frequently by means of healthpromotion
leaflets. A pregnancy-related leaflet used in primary care clinics in Tshwane, South
Africa titled: ‘Are you pregnant or planning to have a baby?’ was the focus of this research.
Objectives: The study had two objectives, the first of which was to explore whether the
English pregnancy leaflet improved the knowledge of young female adults with regard
to maintaining their health and preventing complications during pregnancy. The second
objective was to explore whether the literacy level of the young adult female had an effect on
the efficacy of the English pregnancy leaflet.
Method: The research design used was a pre-test post-test design. Two samples of 30
participants each, namely, a post-secondary and a tertiary sample, participated in the study.
Self-report data were gathered with a questionnaire based on the leaflet. The quantitative data
were analysed using descriptive statistics and a Pearson’s chi-square test.
Findings: The findings indicated both samples’ prior knowledge regarding health
maintenance, showing that prevention of complications during pregnancy was almost nonexistent
and that the pregnancy leaflet did not improve their knowledge to an extent where
they would be informed and knowledgeable about their health during pregnancy.
Conclusion: An evidence base must be developed in order to support the development of
behaviour changing material.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001971 |
| Date | 25 November 2014 |
| Creators | Wright, SCD, Biya,TT, Chokwe, ME |
| Publisher | Health SA Gesondheid |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | © 2014. The Authors |
| Relation | AOSIS OpenJournals |
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