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Published: 16 December 2024

Evaluation of Health Literacy in Turkey in Line with Scientific Studies

Türkan Dal Biçer, Ramazan Biçer

İnönü University

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10.31014/aior.1993.07.04.543

Pages: 273-287

Keywords: Descriptive Content Analysis, Education, Health Literacy, Postgraduate Study, Qualitative Research

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate health literacy in Turkey in line with scientific studies. In this study, qualitative research model and document analysis technique were used. The data of the study were analyzed by descriptive content analysis, one of the types of content analysis. The problem of the study was defined as “What is the general trend of scientific studies on health literacy in Turkey?”. The findings of the research were illustrated in accordance with the determined purpose and given with tables and comments. In line with the determined purpose; it was stated that the years with the highest number of studies were 2019, 2022 and 2023 with three studies each, 6 master's and 5 phd studies were prepared according to thesis types, studies were prepared to determine the health literacy levels of teachers and university students according to the subject distribution, the universities with the highest number of studies were Ankara and Gazi universities, quantitative research method was used more among the research methods, studies were conducted with undergraduate and associate degree students at most, and the most used data collection tools were scales, T-tests and descriptive statistics. Accordingly, by evaluating health literacy in Turkey in line with scientific studies, it was determined that the general trends related to health literacy are high. The study was concluded with recommendations.

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