Emel Ebru Pala
Evaluation of the health literacy level of the patients who applied to a tertiary hospital family medicine clinic
Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi
aim study aimed reveal level health literacy patients applied family medicine clinic tertiary hospital turkey relationship demographic parametersx0d material method study crosssectional descriptive study study conducted family medicine clinic education hospital demographic characteristics health literacy levels participants age gender marital status educational status professions financial status noted health literacy levels participants determined using turkish health literacy scale32x0d results total 443 participants included study median age participants 36 median health literacy participants 339 25th 75th quartiles 292408 health literacy index 57 129 participants inadequate 139 314 participants problematic 147 332 participants sufficient 100 226 participants excellent statistically significant negative weak correlation age health literacy index r0200 p001 spearman correlation testx0d conclusion low health literacy important public health problem health literacy considered priority policy issue legal arrangements made carry activities health literacy