Consanguineous Marriage, Health Literacy and Fatalism Levels of Different Generations: A Descriptive-Correlational Study in A Sample from Turkey

Authors : Metin YILDIZ, Mehmet Salih YILDIRIM, Ayse ELKOCA, Yakup SARPDAĞI, Muhammet Ali AYDIN, Tuğçe KABAK, Gökhan DEGE

Pages : 197-207

Doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1176800

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Publication Date : 2023-03-17

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This research was conducted to determine consanguineous marriage, health literacy, and fatalism levels of different generations and examine their relationship. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with 463 individuals living in XXX between September 2021-March 2022. Results: Significant differences were found between the individuals\` Consanguineous Marriage Attitude Scale, Health Literacy Scale, and Fatalism Tendency Scale total score means and their generation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. A significant negative correlation was found between the total score mean of the Individual\`s Consanguineous Marriage Attitude Scale and the total and all sub-dimensions of the Health Literacy Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. A significant positive correlation was found between the total score mean of the Consanguineous Marriage Attitude Scale and the total score mean of the Fatalism Tendency Scale and age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. A significant negative correlation was found between the Health Literacy Scale Total Score Mean and age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: In our study, it was found that the attitude of the baby boom generation towards consanguineous marriage was higher, the health literacy level of the Z generation was higher, and the fatalism tendency of the X generation was found to be higher.
Keywords : Consanguineous marriage, Fatalism, Generations, Health literacy, Turkey