Table 6.
Nutritional health literacy of pregnant women participating in the nutritional health survey, April–May 2022 (n = 401).
| Statement | Response | Pre-University (n = 171) |
University (n = 230) |
Total (n = 401) |
Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Information Acquisition) How difficult was it for you to obtain the necessary information and advice about nutrition during pregnancy? |
Very Difficult = 1 | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.8%) | 4 (1%) | 0.136 |
| Difficult = 2 | 11 (6.5%) | 26 (11.6%) | 37 (9.4%) | ||
| I do not know = 3 | 21 (12.5%) | 18 (8%) | 39 (9.9%) | ||
| Easy = 4 | 102 (60.7%) | 144 (64%) | 246 (62.6%) | ||
| Very Easy = 5 | 34 (20.2%) | 33 (14.7%) | 67 (17%) | ||
| (Information Understanding) How difficult was it for you to understand information from available sources on how to eat properly during pregnancy? |
Very Difficult = 1 | 0 (0%) | 5 (2.2%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.143 |
| Difficult = 2 | 18 (10.8%) | 34 (15.2%) | 52 (13.3%) | ||
| I do not know = 3 | 23 (13.8%) | 22 (9.9%) | 45 (11.5%) | ||
| Easy = 4 | 95 (56.9%) | 132 (59.2%) | 227 (58.2%) | ||
| Very Easy = 5 | 31 (18.6%) | 30 (13.5%) | 61 (15.6%) | ||
| (Information Appraisal) How difficult was it for you to know which information and advice are really valuable and true? |
Very Difficult = 1 | 6 (3.6%) | 15 (6.7%) | 21 (5.4%) | 0.036 |
| Difficult = 2 | 41 (24.6%) | 78 (34.7%) | 119 (30.4%) | ||
| I do not know = 3 | 40 (24%) | 39 (17.3%) | 79 (20.2%) | ||
| Easy = 4 | 66 (39.5%) | 76 (33.8%) | 142 (36.2%) | ||
| Very Easy = 5 | 14 (8.4%) | 17 (7.6%) | 31 (7.9%) | ||
| (Information Utilisation) How difficult was it for you to use the information and advice you received about nutrition in practice? |
Very Difficult = 1 | 4 (2.4%) | 8 (3.6%) | 12 (3.1%) | 0.031 |
| Difficult = 2 | 39 (23.4%) | 50 (22.2%) | 89 (22.7%) | ||
| I do not know = 3 | 44 (26.3%) | 20 (8.9%) | 64 (16.3%) | ||
| Easy = 4 | 68 (40.7%) | 129 (57.3%) | 197 (50.3%) | ||
| Very Easy = 5 | 12 (7.2%) | 18 (8%) | 30 (7.7%) | ||
| (Professional Help-Seeking) How difficult was it for you to find professional help regarding nutrition during pregnancy? |
Very Difficult = 1 | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0.036 |
| Difficult = 2 | 19 (11.4%) | 26 (11.6%) | 45 (11.5%) | ||
| I do not know = 3 | 46 (27.5%) | 80 (35.7%) | 126 (32.2%) | ||
| Easy = 4 | 76 (45.5%) | 94 (42%) | 170 (43.5%) | ||
| Very Easy = 5 | 26 (15.6%) | 21 (9.4%) | 47 (12%) |
Mann–Whitney test (U) was used with a significance level ≤ 0.05.