fa ارتباط رفتار بیماران مبتلا به سل و سواد سلامت مراقبین مشهد آموزش بهداشت Health Education پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span dir="RTL"></span><strong><em>Background & Objective:</em></strong> Health-promoting behavior and health literacy is one of the main determinants of health and benefiting from them can increase health behaviors and improve access to health care. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the behavior of patients with tuberculosis and the health literacy of their caregivers in Mashhad.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong><em>Materials & Methods:</em></strong> This descriptive study was performed in 2010 on 90 patients with tuberculosis and 90 caregivers per patient in Mashhad. Multi-stage sampling was used for sampling. Data were collected using a personal information questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire to assess patients&#39; behavior. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests (Spearman correlation and regression and Mann-Whitney and Kruskal varicose veins). The significance level was considered at P<0.05.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong><em>Results:</em></strong> The relationship between tuberculosis prevention behaviors and caregivers&#39; health literacy was significant, so people with higher health literacy levels showed more preventive behaviors. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to health literacy in health promotion programs and increase preventive behaviors.<br> <strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><strong><em><span dir="RTL">:</span></em></strong> There was a significant relationship between tuberculosis prevention behaviors and the health literacy of caregivers. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to health literacy in health promotion programs and increase preventive behaviors.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> &nbsp;</div> <br> <span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> Health Literacy, Caregivers, Tuberculosis 2926 2935 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2820-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Parisa Ramezannia پریسا رمضان نیا ramezanniap972@mums.ac.ir 5720076948 100319475328460024720 Yes Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran گروه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران Mohammad Vahedian Shahroudi محمد واحدیان شاهرودی mums.ac.ir@mums.ac.ir 100319475328460024721 100319475328460024721 No Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Research Center for Social Factor Affecting Health, Social Factors Affecting Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran گروه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران Hadi Tehrani هادی طهرانی Tehranih911@mums.ac.ir 100319475328460024722 100319475328460024722 No Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Research Center for Social Factor Affecting Health, Social Factors Affecting Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran گروه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران Habibollah Esmaili حبیب الله اسماعیلی esmailyh@mums.ac.ir 100319475328460024723 100319475328460024723 No Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Research Center for Social Factor Affecting Health, Social Factors Affecting Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran گروه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقای سلامت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران