The adaptation of Turkish health literacy scale for literate Syrian adult refugees living in Turkey: a reliability-validity study

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dc.authoridKonsuk Unlu, Hande/0000-0003-3572-0254
dc.authoridAktuna, Gamze/0000-0003-4575-7763
dc.contributor.authorOzvaris, Sevkat Bahar
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Bahar Guciz
dc.contributor.authorUnlu, Hande Konsuk
dc.contributor.authorAktuna, Gamze
dc.contributor.authorInandi, Tacettin
dc.contributor.authorKurt, A. Oner
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Neriman
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:26:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:26:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Turkey hosts the world's largest refugee population of whom 3.5 million are Syrians and this population has been continuously growing since the year 2011. This situation causes various problems, mainly while receiving health-care services. In planning the migrant health-care services, for the policy makers of host countries, health literacy level of migrants is an important measure. Determination of health literacy level of Syrian refugees in Turkey would be supportive for planning some interventions to increase health-care service utilization, as well as health education and health communication programs. An original health literacy scale for 18-60 years of age Turkish literate adults (Hacettepe University Health Literacy Scale-HLS) was developed to be used as a reference scale in 2018. Since it would be useful to compare the health literacy levels of Turkish adults with Syrian adult refugees living in Turkey with an originally developed scale, in this study, it was aimed to adapt the HLS-Short Form for Syrian refugees. Methods This methodological study was carried out between the years 2019-2020 in three provinces of Turkey where the majority of Syrians reside. The data was collected by pre-trained, Arabic speaking 12 interviewers and three supervisors via a questionnaire on household basis. At first, the original Scale and questionnaire were translated into Arabic and back translated into the original language. The questionnaire and the Scale were pre-tested among 30 Syrian refugees in Ankara province. A total of 1254 refugees were participated into the main part of the study; 47 health-worker participants were excluded from the validity-reliability analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed. Cronbach's alpha and Spearman-Brown coefficients were calculated. Results Of the participants, 52.9% was male; 26.1% had secondary education level or less; almost half of them had moderate economic level; 27.5% could not speak Turkish. The Cronbach's Alpha was 0.75, Spearman-Brown Coefficient was 0.76; RMSEA = 0.073, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.92 and GFI = 0.95 for the Scale. The Cronbach's Alpha was 0.76, Spearman-Brown Coefficient was 0.77; RMSEA = 0.085, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91 and GFI = 0.95 for self-efficacy part. Conclusion In conclusion, the adapted HLS would be a reliable instrument to evaluate the health-literacy level of Syrian refugees living in Turkey and could allow for a comparison of the host country's health literacy level to that of the refugees using the same scale.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Research and Innovation GCRF RESEARCH FOR HEALTH IN CONFLICT (R4HC-MENA); developing capability, partnerships and research in the Middle and Near East (MENA) [ES/P010962/1]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is funded through the UK Research and Innovation GCRF RESEARCH FOR HEALTH IN CONFLICT (R4HC-MENA); developing capability, partnerships and research in the Middle and Near East (MENA) ES/P010962/1.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13031-021-00401-5
dc.identifier.issn1752-1505
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid34454560en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85113677058en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-021-00401-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/10411
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000690926800001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBmcen_US
dc.relation.ispartofConflict and Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHealth literacy scaleen_US
dc.subjectScale adaptationen_US
dc.subjectReliability-validityen_US
dc.subjectSyrian refugeesen_US
dc.subjectConfirmatory factor analysisen_US
dc.subjectCronbach's alphaen_US
dc.titleThe adaptation of Turkish health literacy scale for literate Syrian adult refugees living in Turkey: a reliability-validity studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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