Report On Health Literacy Published: It Increases Health Costs and Chronic Diseases
With "Turkey's Health Literacy Levels and Related Factors Survey" which was conducted over 6 thousand 228 households by Directorate General for Health Improvement (DGHI), health literacy levels were determined at the national level. According to the survey, approximately 7 out of 10 people in Turkey were found to have limited or inadequate levels of health literacy. Dr. Yüksel Barut said: “When we look at the study, we see that 4 processes are being examined. As a result, scary numbers emerge. We see that 68 percent of the society does not have health literacy. When a country has low health literacy, health spendings and chronic illnesses are apt to increase."
