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The Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Media Used as a Source of Health-Related Information
previous studies shown level health literacy associated factors national level turkey using scale adapted country culturethis study aimed determine health literacy levels turkey investigate association health literacy socioeconomic factors well instruments used sources healthrelated informationthis crosssectional nationally representative study conducted using computerassisted personal interview approach included 6228 households response rate 709 turkey health literacy scale used measure health literacy sources healthrelated information newspapers television internet smartphones included regression model health literacythe proportion participants inadequate problematic health literacy 309 38 respectively showing approximately 7 10 participants limited health literacy frequencies inadequate problematic health literacy higher disease prevention promotion domains 374 342 respectively compared health care domain 271 313 respectively frequently used medium source healthrelated information internet 486 followed television 33 controlled models higher health literacy scores associated higher education income levels effects television 1917 internet 2803 newspapers 1489 smartphones 1974 sources healthrelated information statistically significant general health literacy index modelhealth literacy turkey reflects social inequalities model accounting socioeconomic variables demonstrated relevance sources health information level health literacy findings emphasize importance improving sources health information improve health literacy hlrp health literacy research practice 202152e109e117 plain language summary crosssectional study representative population turkey reported health literacy scores higher people higher levels socioeconomic status showed using television internet newspapers smartphones source healthrelated information associated health literacy even accounting socioeconomic variables