@article{article_1749187, title={Health Literacy Level Of Individuals Who Apply to The Family Medicine Polyclinic}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Medicine}, volume={15}, pages={1–5}, year={2025}, author={Ürün Ünal, Bahar and Gök Erdoğan, Burcu and Yıldırım, Ayşegül}, keywords={Sağlık Okuryazarlığı, Aile Hekimliği, TSOY-32}, abstract={Abstract Aim: Health literacy includes the knowledge and competence of people to meet the health demands in the society. The aim of this study is to examine the level of health literacy in individuals who apply to the Family Medicine Polyclinic. Material and Method: Study is a cross -sectional descriptive study containing 115 patients aged 18 years and older who applied to the Family Medicine Department of a University Hospital in Türkiye between 03.03.2025 and 07.03.2025. A survey form consisting of 9 questions and Türkiye Health Literacy-32 Scale (TSOY-32) were applied face-to-face. Results: The average age of the participants was 36.78 ± 12.16, and 72.2 %were female. 32.2 %of my participants had sufficient health literacy. None of the participants with primary school levels had sufficient and excellent health literacy levels, and 18.8 %of the participants with university and higher levels of education had excellent health literacy level. There was no significant difference between the gender, marital status, work and income status of the participants and health literacy levels. Conclusion: In our study, the proportion of participants with inadequate and problematic health literacy level was determined as 50.4 %. It was found that the level of health literacy in the participants with a high level of education was significantly higher. Increased health literacy level; The fact that patients reach appropriate health services, to apply proposed treatments will increase their transportation to preventive health services. This may reduce costs in health services, increase the yield and increase the satisfaction rate in the health sector.}, number={6}, publisher={Rabia YILMAZ}