A Study of Health Literacy and Social Media Use of the Students on Vaccine Preferences during COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

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dc.authoridciftci, bahar/0000-0001-6221-3042
dc.authoridKAYA, ABDULSAMED/0000-0001-6593-7425
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Guzel Nur
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Abdulsamed
dc.contributor.authorCiftci, Bahar
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorKorkoca, Hanifi
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:44Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:44Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: It is unknown if health-care literacy and social media use of the students affect vaccine preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: The aim of the present research was to detect whether health-care literacy and social media use of the students affect vaccine preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The universe of the sample consisted of the students of a university in Mus Alparslan University. The sample of the research included students whose last digit of the school number is an odd number. Four hundred and twenty students participated into the study. The data of the study were collected through the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire, Health Literacy Scale (HLS), and Social Media Usage Scale (SMUS). Results: The total score average of the students on the HLS was 42.74 +/- 13.85 and the SMUS was 21.30 +/- 7.38. It was determined that those who have preferred the Sinovac vaccine had higher score averages on the Information Understanding Subdimension and HLS than those who have preferred the Turkovac vaccine. Furthermore, it was determined that the score average of Continuity Subdimension, Competency Subdimension and Social Media Use Scale were higher, and these differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: It was detected that the health literacy (HL) levels of the students were lower and they do not use social media competently. On the other hand, it was determined that social media use and HL affect the vaccine preferences.
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/ijph.ijph_1641_22
dc.identifier.endpage392
dc.identifier.issn0019-557X
dc.identifier.issn2229-7693
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid37929380
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85176327400
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage387
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1641_22
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15561
dc.identifier.volume67
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001107524000009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
dc.relation.ispartofIndian Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectCOVID-19 vaccines
dc.subjecthealth literacy
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectvaccination refusal
dc.subjectvaccines
dc.titleA Study of Health Literacy and Social Media Use of the Students on Vaccine Preferences during COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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