The Effect of Health Literacy Education

January 26, 2024 updated by: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Gazi University

The Effect of Health Literacy Education Given in Early Adolescence on Adolescents' Health Literacy

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey
        • Gazi University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Education
The health literacy training was implemented in a total of 4 sessions, each session lasting 30 minutes, with an interval of one week. Various teaching methods and techniques were used in the trainings.
Other: Education
four training sessions were applied to the intervention group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health Literacy Level (School Age Children Health Literacy Scale)
Time Frame: 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.
before the implementation
Health Literacy Level (School Age Children Health Literacy Scale)
Time Frame: one month after the education
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.
one month after the education
Health Literacy Level (School Age Children Health Literacy Scale)
Time Frame: three month after the education
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.
three month after the education

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Gazi University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022/07.03.2022

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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