Summary The purpose of our study was to determine the health literacy level of the study participants and examine the relationship between health literacy levels and sociodemographic characteristics, health self-assessment levels and health protective behaviors. We recruited 826 individuals into the study, selecting the participants by using a systematic random sampling method. Data were collected with a descriptive information form, the European Health Literacy Scale and a General Health Behaviors Scale. The analysis of the data was carried out using numbers and percentages, the Chi Square test and ordinal regression analysis. We found that the level of health literacy was inadequate in 25.9% of the study participants, problematic/limited in 41.4% had, adequate in 23.6% and excellent in 9.1%. A statistically significant correlation was found between an adequate level of health literacy and being relatively more educated, having a chronic disease, being able to follow up on health news, reading publications on health and being better able to evaluate one’s own health (p < 0.05). Additionally, a statistically significant correlation was observed between adequate health literacy levels and being in the later stages of the transtheoretical model in terms of general health behaviors in the domains outside of monitoring one’s own weight and avoiding the sun (p < 0.05). The level of adequate health literacy was discovered to be lower in our study than in Europe. Health protective behaviors show an increase among individuals who display an adequate level of health literacy.
Childhood obesity is an important global health problem that causes serious problems deal with onward periods. Schools are suitable environments that undertake important roles in applying preventive interventions to this problem. School nurses are in a critical position in carry out of these roles. With nurse-led intervention programs, reducing obesity approaches are put forward. Health activities in the programs are presented to children with different teaching methods. However, motor plays are irreplaceable in childhood and activate the movement muscles, are very rare. However, motor play activities that activate the movement muscles and are irreplaceable in childhood are very rare. Motor play activities are an entertaining learning method in increasing the knowledge about healthy nutrition and developing healthy nutrition behaviour. During this period, children are in need of well-planned motor play activities. The aim of this study is introducing the nurse-led formed and conducted school-based healthy nutritional themed motor play activities. The preparation and implementation steps of the formed plays that based physical activity should always accompany with healthy nutrition, are explained in detail in the study. These motor play activities are recommended to use in school nursing practices.
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