Evaluation of Health Literacy Levels in Adults: The Case of Ankara Province

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dc.authoridERTEM, Abdullah Alper/0000-0002-4030-5306
dc.authorwosidGüzel, Alper/CAG-0718-2022
dc.authorwosidERTEM, Abdullah Alper/AEN-8095-2022
dc.contributor.authorErtem, Abdullah Alper
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Alper
dc.contributor.authorZekioglu, Aysu
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:03:03Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:03:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe concept of health literacy, which is related to issues such as health behaviors, use of health services, satisfaction, has increased in national and international level in recent years. This concept refers to the individual's cognitive and social skills in health-related issues. The aim of this study is to determine the health literacy levels of individuals living in Ankara. The study was carried out with 387 volunteers. In the study, Adult Health Literacy Scale (AHLS), which consists of 23 questions developed by Sezer, was used. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis test were used to analyze the data. The average level of health literacy obtained in the study was formulated in accordance with the European Health Literacy Study and the level of international competence was determined. Accordingly, 50.1% (194) of the participants in the study were found to be inadequate, 42.1% (163) limited and 7.8% (30) sufficient health literacy. The level of perfect health literacy has not been found. In order to increase the level of health literacy, roadmaps developed jointly by policy makers and health professionals are needed. As the impact of culture on health literacy is known, developing local strategies is thought to be an effective way to increase the level of health literacy. It is important for healthcare professionals, public health professionals and health educators working in primary health care services to take roles in targeting the target population, developing strategy and communicating in the health literacy process.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.9734/JPRI/2021/v33i56A33899
dc.identifier.endpage173en_US
dc.identifier.issn2456-9119
dc.identifier.issue56Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage165en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/JPRI/2021/v33i56A33899
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/21492
dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000734200400020en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSciencedomain Inten_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Pharmaceutical Research Internationalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectHealth Literacyen_US
dc.subjectHealth Educationen_US
dc.subjectHealth Servicesen_US
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Health Literacy Levels in Adults: The Case of Ankara Provinceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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