ArticleEuropean journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X2021
Efficacy of mobile app-based training on health literacy among pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial study.
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- A rapid review of digital health applications supporting self-care during pregnancy and postpartum period.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of mHealth interventions on maternal, newborn, and child health from conception to 24 months postpartum in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Mobile App Use and Pregnancy Health Literacy: Cross-Sectional Study Using Bayesian Network Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
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- Monitoring of Pregnant Women Using the "Risk Identification, Evaluation Counseling, Systematic Monitoring, Troubleshooting" (REST) Mobile App: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Limited Knowledge of Toxoplasmosis-Specific Preventive Behaviors in Pregnant Women: A Survey Study in Northern Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Impact of the Flo Cycle Tracking App on menstrual knowledge and health in low-income and middle-income countries: a longitudinal study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Prenatal mobile applications reported in the scientific literature: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Comparing the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Application With a Digital Live Seminar to Improve Safe Communication for Pregnant Women: 3-Group Partially Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
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Abstract
objective: Health literacy of mothers during pregnancy shows social and cognitive skills indicating the motivation and ability of mothers to receive and use useful knowledge to maintain and promote the health of themselves and their children. The present study was conducted aimed to determine the effect of mobile app-based training on health literacy among pregnant women. STUDY
designA random allocation clinical trial was conducted on 140 eligible mothers. All participants were randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. Data collection tools included personal information and maternal health literacy questionnaires. The questionnaires were completed and then a mobile app-based training intervention was performed for the experimental group. The participants of the experimental group were asked to read the contents of the software once a week for 8 weeks. The questionnaires were completed again after 8 weeks of the training intervention. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon, Fisher, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, and one-way analysis of variance was used for this purpose.
resultsThe participants showed no statistically significant difference in terms of demographic-social information (p > 0.05). The mean change in health literacy scores after the intervention was statistically significant between the experimental and control groups (p < 0.001). Also, the mean change in health literacy scores before and after the intervention in the experimental group was statistically significant (p < 0.001). But this change in the control group was not statistically significant (p = 0.609).
conclusionsFor the first time we used mobile app-based training and results showed that it is effective in the health literacy of pregnant women especially in situations like the Corona Virus pandemic. Therefore, it is suggested that health care providers, especially midwives, use this training method to promote the health literacy of pregnant women.
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