Özet:

The aim of the study is to determine the health literacy and rational drug use levels of individuals, to examine the relationship between them and to determine their changes according to sociodemographic characteristics. The study, which was designed as a descriptive and relationship-seeking field study, was conducted with 387 people living in the central district of Balıkesir, Altıeylül. The data obtained in the research were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 program. Descriptive statistical methods were used while evaluating the data. As the scales did not show normal distribution (p<0.05), it was one of the nonparametric tests; Mann Whitney U test was used to find the difference between two independent groups, and Kruskal Wallis analysis was used for comparisons of more than two independent groups. When a difference was found as a result of Kruskal Wallis analysis, the corrected Bonferroni was applied to find the group that made the difference. Spearman correlation was used to test the relationship between the scales. As a result of the study, the mean score of Turkey's health literacy scale was determined as 32.90±7.35, which is expressed as problematic/limited health literacy. The mean score of the rational drug use scale, on the other hand, was determined as 38.82±3.90, which is considered as having knowledge of rational drug use. It has been determined that there is no statistically significant relationship between individuals' health literacy levels and sub-dimensions and rational drug use levels. These results can guide policy makers and other important stakeholders of the sector, namely practitioners and academics, to conduct further studies on the subject.

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