Determination of Perceived Food Literacy Levels in Adult Individuals

Aim: This study was conducted as cross-sectional research to assessadults’ perceived food literacy levels.Materials and methods: This research was conducted as across-sectional study. The study population consisted of adultsaged 18 and older. The unknown population sampling methodwas used in the research. In calculating the sample size, a 95%confidence level, a probability of p=0.50, and a margin of error ofd=0.05 were used as the basis, and, according to this formula, theminimum sample size was determined to be 385 individuals. Thestudy was completed with the participation of 814 volunteers viaan online platform.Results: The mean age of the participants was 30.78±10.74years, ranging from 18 to 68 years. Among the participants, 72.4%were women, and 87.2% were university graduates. The meantotal score on the Perceived Food Literacy Scale (PFLS) was89.66±7.49. When the mean PFLS scores were compared acrossparticipants’ socio-demographic characteristics, it was determinedthat women had higher scores than men, single participantshad higher scores than married participants, and those without anysubstance dependence, such as smoking or alcohol, had higherscores than those with substance dependence. The differencesbetween these groups were statistically significant (p