Effectiveness of a Structured Health Literacy Education Program on Health Literacy and Self-efficacy in Adolescents

This randomized controlled study evaluates the effectiveness of a structured health literacy education program designed for ninth-grade adolescents in a public high school. A total of 102 students were stratified by gender and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a six-session health literacy education program delivered in the school setting. The program focused on improving adolescents' ability to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health-related information, as well as strengthening self-efficacy skills. Health literacy and self-efficacy were measured before and after the intervention using validated scales. The study aims to determine whether a structured school-based education program can improve adolescents' health knowledge and self-efficacy levels.

NCT Number	NCT07437937
Lead Sponsor	Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Collaborators: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Conditions	Health Literacy, Self-efficacy
Enrollment	102 participants
Start Date	2024-01-20
Primary Completion	2025-01-20 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-09-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-17