An Evaluation of e-Health Literacy in University Students: The Example of Yozgat Bozok University

Abstract

Aim: It is stated that social media sites, which has been started to be used widely also in the field of health, are used as a potential resource for health information. In our work; It is aimed to determine the level of e-health literacy level among university students.Methods: This research is a descriptive study. The study was carried out on the students of Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Education. This research was conducted in May and June 2019. Ethical approval for the research was obtained from Erciyes University Clinical Research Ethics Committee. The research was carried out with the necessary permission from Yozgat Bozok University. The research was completed with 310 people who are willing to participate in the study and have no communication problems. Questions containing socio-demographic information and e-health literacy scale were given to collect data from students. Results:The average age of the group participating in the study was 21.0 ± 0.1 years, 69.0% of the participants were women. 69.7% of the participants stated that they had problems in complying with the medical advice or suggestions and that they received the necessary support from the physicians. 57.7% of the participants stated that they could understand that they did not have any problems with the informed consent forms. The total score average of the students on the e-health literacy scale was 28.4 ± 0.3 Conclusion:In our study, it was determined that the e health literacy score averages of the students were above the middle level.

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