The effect of women's HEALTH li̇teracy on nutri̇ti̇onal knowledge level

This study was carried out between 01.06.2021-30.09.2021 to determine the effect of health literacy on nutritional information level in women admitted to the Family Health Center. The research was designed as a descriptor and "Descriptive Questionnaire Form", Turkish Health Literacy Scale–32 (TSOY-32)" and "Nutrition Knowledge Level (YETBİD) Scale" were applied to women who applied to the Family Health Center in the collection of the data. The SPSS program was used to evaluate the data. The average TSOY-32 scale of the participants was 36.9 ± 7.55. The average TSOY-32 scale score was statistically significant in women with low education level, no social security, no physical activity, and poor health (p<0.05). The women's basic nutritional score average was 50.77 ± 9.57. The average basic nutritional information scale score was found to be significant in women who stated that the level of education was low in primary school, income level( p<0 .05). Keywords: Health literacy, nutritional knowledge level, women, nursing.