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June 20, 2026BMC Primary CareOpen Access

Health literacy competencies among future healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study of preclinical medical students using TSOY-32

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Cross-sectional study assesses health literacy levels in preclinical medical students, suggesting modest differences by academic year.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess health literacy levels among preclinical medical students and examine differences by academic year.
  • Cross-sectional study among 305 preclinical medical students at Gaziantep University.
  • Health literacy measured using the Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32 (TSOY-32).
  • Comparison of health literacy scores using one-way ANOVA and multivariable regression analysis.
  • 74.4% of students had inadequate or problematic health literacy levels.
  • Third-year students scored 2.24 points higher than first-year students on the TSOY-32 index (p = 0.013, 95% CI: 0.47–4.01).
  • Small effect size noted (η² = 0.022), indicating limited explanatory value of academic year.

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Kemal Ozan Lule (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3632fcdb0793dc1a539611https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-026-03433-z
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