Employment status, presence of chronic disease and daily screen time are determinants of healthy diet literacy

Abstract

Aims: While it has become easier for consumers to reach information with the developments in technology, however, to be able to find the right resources for the information has become difficult. It is known that this situation is related to the health and nutrition literacy of individuals. In this study, it was aimed to determine health literacy, digital healthy diet literacy and healthy eating attitudes of adult individuals. Methods: Study data were collected with the help of a questionnaire form from 150 individuals (106 females and 44 males, mean age 32.1±10.62 years) who live in Türkiye and voluntarily agreed to participate in the study between January and June 2023. Results: More than half of the participants (56%) were found to have more than six hours of daily screen time. The most common sources of information on health and nutrition are reported as academic databases and Instagram (both 30.7%). In both genders, individuals' eating attitudes towards healthy eating were found to be high. When the factors affecting health literacy and digital healthy diet literacy were examined, it was seen that daily screen time, working status and having chronic diseases were statistically important factors (p