Nutrition-Exercise Behaviors, Health Literacy Level, and Related Factors in Adolescents in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan; Kulakçi-Altintas, Hülya
Titel	Nutrition-Exercise Behaviors, Health Literacy Level, and Related Factors in Adolescents in Turkey
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 91 (2021) 8, S.625-631 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13057
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Health Behavior; Adolescents; Well Being; Nutrition; Exercise; Knowledge Level; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Correlation; Eating Habits; Intervention; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ernährung; Übung; Wissensbasis; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Korrelation; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Türkei
Abstract	Background: Health behaviors of adolescents affect their health and well-being into adulthood. This study was conducted to determine the nutrition-exercise behaviors, health literacy level, and related factors in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used for this study. Overall, 810 students in grades 6--8 in a Turkish school completed the study. A personal information form, the Nutrition-Exercise Behaviors Scale, and the Health Literacy for School-Aged Children Scale were used for data collection. Results: According to the mean score of the Health Literacy Scale, 21% of the students had a low level of health literacy, 63.8% had a medium level, and 15.2% had a high level. A positive correlation was found between health literacy level and healthy nutrition-exercise behavior (r = 0.345, p < 0.001), and a positive correlation between health literacy level and meal pattern (r = 0.230, p < 0.001). A positive correlation (r = 0.385, p < 0.001) was found between meal pattern and healthy nutrition-exercise behavior. A moderate positive correlation (r = 0.510, p < .001) was found between unhealthy nutrition-exercise behavior and psychological/addicted eating behavior. Conclusion: The present study revealed that nutrition-exercise behaviors and the health literacy of adolescents were at a moderate level and, there was a relationship between nutrition-exercise behaviors and health literacy levels in adolescents. Interventions should be planned and followed through with parents to help adolescents adopt healthy nutrition and exercise behaviors from an early age and to increase their health literacy level. In this context, it is recommended to implement training and intervention programs for adolescents and their families. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01