The relationshıp between health literacy and eating attitudes of adolescents

Journal of Public Health - Trang 1-6 - 2024
Zeliha ÇINKIL1, Esra TURAL BÜYÜK1
1Department of Cihld Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey

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This study was carried out to determine the relationship between health literacy and eating attitudes of adolescents. This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 1519 adolescents. A Personal Information Form, Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32, and Eating Attitudes Test were used to collect data. Data were assessed by using the SPSS 21 statistical package program with Independent samples t test, ANOVA test, and Pearson correlation test. The mean total score of the adolescents on the Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32 was 33.68 ± 10.33 and 31.3% had a sufficient and 28.8% had a problematic-limited level of health literacy. The mean eating attitudes score of the adolescents was calculated as 12.20 ± 12.24 and 20.4% were determined to have a risky eating attitude. In this study, it was found that most of the adolescents had a sufficient level of health literacy and normal eating attitudes.

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