Abstract:

Objective: It is aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in health literacy and patient rights of health vocational school students who will be health personnel in the future. Materials and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted between 02-28 September 2020 with the participation of 202 volunteer students using the internet survey method. A 32-item questionnaire on individuals' descriptive information, health literacy and patient rights was used. Results: It was observed that 72.3% of the students did not read books regularly and they preferred health workers in the first place to obtain information about health. A difference was observed between those who have health literacy knowledge and understand the information about their health (p<0.005). A relationship was found between the importance they attach to their health and the fact that they find patient rights necessary (p<0.05). In addition, there was a difference between receiving patient rights training and applying to the patient rights unit (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was observed that the students did not have sufficient information about health literacy and did not receive the necessary education. Although they received training on patient rights, it was determined that their knowledge was not at the desired level.

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