Table 7.
Nutritional health literacy scores of pregnant women participating in the nutritional health survey, April–May 2022 (n = 401).
| Variable | Outcome | Information Acquisition (1–5) |
Sig. | Information Understanding (1–5) |
Sig. | Information Appraisal (1–5) |
Sig. | Information Utilisation (1–5) |
Sig. | Professional Help-Seeking (1–5) |
Sig. | Overall (5–25) |
Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ≤28 yo | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 0.141 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 0.249 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.880 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 0.552 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 0.354 | 18.0 ± 3.7 | 0.496 |
| >28 yo | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 17.5 ± 3.6 | |||||||
| Education | Pre-Uni | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 0.136 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 0.143 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.036 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.031 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 0.036 | 18.0 ± 3.3 | 0.192 |
| University | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 17.4 ± 3.8 | |||||||
| City | Prague | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 0.067 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 0.044 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.117 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 0.418 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 0.524 | 17.4 ± 3.6 | 0.249 |
| Pilsen | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 18.0 ± 3.4 | |||||||
| Pregnancy | First | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 0.013 | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 0.002 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 0.003 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.613 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 0.203 | 17.1 ± 3.6 | 0.003 |
| ≥Second | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 18.2 ± 3.5 | |||||||
| BMI | <18.5 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 0.657 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 0.465 | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 0.542 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 0.906 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 0.319 | 17.3 ± 2.1 | 0.637 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 17.7 ± 3.9 | |||||||
| 25–29.9 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 17.1 ± 3.5 | |||||||
| 30–34.9 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 18.0 ± 3.0 | |||||||
| ≥35 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 17.3 ± 3.1 | |||||||
| BMI Level | UW and EO | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 0.224 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 0.341 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 0.671 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 0.683 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 0.375 | 17.3 ± 2.6 | 0.346 |
| N and O | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 17.6 ± 3.7 | |||||||
| NCD | No | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 0.308 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 0.610 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.913 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 0.767 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 0.721 | 17.7 ± 3.7 | 0.605 |
| Yes | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 17.5 ± 3.4 | |||||||
| Medicines | No | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 0.616 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 0.492 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 0.573 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 0.049 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 0.979 | 17.9 ± 3.7 | 0.438 |
| Yes | 3.9 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 17.5 ± 3.4 | |||||||
| Alt. Diet | No | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 0.572 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 0.722 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 0.234 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 0.775 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 0.613 | 17.6 ± 3.6 | 0.679 |
| Yes | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.7 ± 1.4 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 17.8 ± 4.7 | |||||||
| Total | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 17.6 ± 3.6 | |||||||
Mann–Whitney test (U) and Kruskal–Wallis test (H) were used with a significance level ≤ 0.05. UW and EO = underweight and extremely obese. N and O = normal and obese.