Health Literacy Level
Conditions
Keywords
health literacy, education, adolescent
Brief summary
The study was conducted with a parallel group randomized controlled experimental design to evaluate the effect of health literacy education given in early adolescence on the health literacy of adolescents. The population of the study consisted of 6th and 7th grade (12-13 years old) students studying in a secondary school in Ankara. Power analysis was used to determine the sample size. A total of 80 adolescents who met the inclusion criteria were included in the sample.
Interventions
OTHEREducation
four training sessions were applied to the intervention group
Sponsors
Gazi University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Consent by the student's family * Volunteering to participate in the research * Having a low level of health literacy
Exclusion criteria
* Read and write Turkish * Have a moderate or high level of health literacy * Physical/mental disability or illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health Literacy Level (School Age Children Health Literacy Scale) | before the implementation | Health literacy level was evaluated in three groups: low health literacy (10-25 points), moderate health literacy (26-35 points) and (36-40) points: high health literacy (36-40 points). Intervention and control groups were selected among the students with low health literacy levels. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed