Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Düzeyinin Belirlenmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 306 - 315, 30.08.2025

Gülşen Çelik

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyini belirlemek ve bazı değişkenler açısından farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını tespit etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Balıkesir'de bir meslek yüksekokulu öğrencileri ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma grubunun belirlenmesinde basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmış olup, çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 190 kişi dahil edilmiştir. Veriler, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t testi, tek yönlü varyans (ANOVA) testi ve Tukey testleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: İstatistiksel analiz sonuçlarına göre, araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %20,53’ünün yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyine sahip olduğu, %36,84’ünün sorunlu-sınırlı sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyine sahip olduğu ve sağlık okuryazarlığının öğrencilerin bölümleri, ailelerin yaşadığı yer, anne eğitim seviyesi, baba eğitim seviyesi, sağlık bilgisine erişim alanı ve sağlık problemi yaşadıklarında ilk ne yaptıklarına göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği ortaya konulmuştur. Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin yarısından fazlasının sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinin düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Sağlık, Sağlık Okuryazarlığı, Üniversite Öğrencileri.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sağlık , Sağlık okuryazarlığı , Üniversite öğrencileri

Determining the Health Literacy Levels of University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the health literacy level of university students and to identify whether it varies based on certain variables. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with vocational school students in Balikesir. The simple random sampling method was used to determine the study group, and 190 individuals who agreed to participate in the study were included. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey tests. Results: According to the statistical analysis results, it was found that 20.53% of the students participating in the study had an insufficient level of health literacy, 36.84% had a problematic-limited level of health literacy, and that health literacy level showed a significant difference based on students’ departments, the place where the families live, mother education level, father's education level, area of access to health information, and what they do first when experiencing a health problem. Conclusion: The research found that more than half of the students had a low level of health literacy.
Keywords: Health, Health Literacy, University Student.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Health , Health literacy , University Student

Etik Beyan

Institution: Balikesir University Social, Humanities, and Administrative Sciences Ethics Committee Date: 30.12.2024 Approval no: 2024/12-55

Teşekkür

I would like to thank the students who participated in this research.

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