Özet:

Health literature, which is considered an important factor in the improvement of the individual’s health level, is a topic that should be assessed for the staff working in health institutions as well as for the general community. This study focuses on medical secretaries who have a limited education in terms of health information but are engaged in the production of health services. In this context, the research is planned as a defining study aimed at determining the healthy life behaviors of medical secretariat students, the reasonable use of drugs and the levels of health literature. The universe of research consists of students of medical documentation and secretariat pre-Bachelor's program (n=218) studying in the 2018-2019 educational year at a state university in Turkey. The study used a survey form consisting of five sections (socio-demographic characteristics, health status, health literacy scale (SOYA-TR-Q47) as a tool for data collection and the use of health services. The surveys were implemented online with Google Docs and the data obtained was analyzed with the SPSS 25.0 statistical program. In the analysis of the data, the average, standard deviation, number and percentage distribution were studied; in comparison of the categories of index points of general health literature in terms of socio-demographic variables, the t test and the ANOVA (F) test were used in comparison of the index points of health literature in terms of squares and groups. According to the research findings, the overall health reading score of the participants is insufficient with 32.9±7.61. When health literature is studied according to sub-indices, students see the category they have a high score is the category they have a low score is the size of the category they have a "information assessment". The overall health reading score is significantly different in terms of class (p=0,011), income (p=0,001) and book reading habits (p=0,002) and the variables of visiting a family doctor. In terms of the variables of exercise (p=0,001) and health insurance (p=0.022) category health literature is significantly different. According to the research results, students do not have sufficient attitudes and behaviors regarding the reasonable use of drugs.