Department of Health Services, Istınye University, Turkey
Research Article
Comparing Health Literacy Level in Turkey before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Dilek Kolca*, Ayhan Ozsahin and Gulhan Kalmuk
The degree of health literacy in Turkey before and after the COVID-19 epidemic is compared in this study. This study’s objective is to determine how public health is affected by pandemics in terms of health literacy. The quantitative data gathering approach was used to plan the study. 332 individuals made up the sample. The Turkish Health Literacy Scale, whose reliability and validity were examined by Okyay and Abacgil (2016), was utilized in the study. SPSS 22.0 program was used to examine the data. The outcomes of data collected before and after the pandemic were compared. The participants’ overall health literacy index score was determined to be 41.8. Demographic data and scale sub-factors; Significant differences were found in age, education, occupation, social security, and the comparison of income and expenditure. The pre-pandemic health literacy index for Turkey was.. View More»
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