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Purpose: To examine the effect of education given according to health literacy levels related to COVID-19 infection on the knowledge and behavior levels of workers. Method: Pretest–posttest randomized controlled study was conducted with 142 workers (experiment=71, control=71) stratified by education level. Descriptive Feature Form, Knowledge Level and Behavior Level Determination Forms and Health Literacy Scale were used in data collection. One-to-one training was given to the experimental group by using three different training booklets according to their health literacy levels (low-medium-high). No intervention was made in the control group. The knowledge levels and behavioral scores of the groups were evaluated before and after the training. Results: The median of knowledge scores of the workers in the experimental group before education was 26, and the median of knowledge scores after education was 29 (p=0.00). The median of knowledge scores of the employees in the control group before and after the training did not change (p>0.05). The post-training behavior score of the employees in the experimental group was higher than the employees in the control group (p=0.00). Conclusion: The research findings showed that the education given according to the health literacy levels made a difference between the knowledge levels and behavioral scores of the workers, and the trainings made by determining the health literacy levels of the workers were effective. Individual, one-to-one training with different training materials to be prepared by the occupational health nurse according to health literacy levels will contribute to positive behavior change in workers.

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