International Journal of Caring Sciences May-August 2021 Volume 14| Issue 3| Page 2001 Original Article Investigation of the Relationship between Health Literacy Levels and Health Perceptions of Primary School Teachers Fatma Ersin Associate Professor, Harran University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Nursing, Sanliurfa, 63100, Turkey Mehmet Emin Usta Associate Professor, Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Sakarya, Turkey Suzan Havliogu Assistant Professor, Harran University, Health Services Vocational School, Sanliurfa, 63100, Turkey Correspondience: Fatma Ersin, Associate Professor, Harran University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Nursing, Sanliurfa, Turkey, e-mail: fatmaersin1@gmail.com Abstract Background: Teachers have a unifying function between school-age children and the health system, education system and health issues. For this reason, teachers' HL levels and their perception of health are important for themselves and the students they bring into the society owing to their field of study. Objectives: This descriptive study was conducted to determine the relationship between primary school teachers' health literacy levels and their health perception. Methodology: The sample consisted of 619 primary school teachers. The study was carried out between February 18, 2021 and March 15, 2021 with teachers working in a provincial centre in Turkey. An Introductory Information Form, HL Scale and Health Perception Scale were used to collect data. For data analysis, t-test, variance analysis and Pearson’s correlation analysis were used. Ethics committee permission was obtained for data collection. Results: In the study, the total mean score of the teachers' health literacy scale was 108.20 ± 12.36, and the total mean score of their health perception scale was 54.01 ± 7.26. A moderately significant positive correlation was found between the health literacy scale mean score and the health perception scale mean score of the teachers (r = 0.431, p = 0.000). Conclusions: It is recommended to extend the studies on health literacy levels and health perceptions of teachers and provide training that is in line with the results obtained. Key Words: Health literacy, health perception, primary school teachers. Introduction Teachers’ health literacy (HL) is defined as ‘the capacity of teachers to obtain, interpret and understand basic health knowledge and services, and their authority to use such knowledge and services in a way that improves the learning of health concepts and skills of school students’. (Dost & Uner, 2020; Lamanauskas, 2018). HL, which is the ability to access, understand and apply information that helps to protect and improve health, strengthens the participation of the society in health services and is a must-have trait to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of health services (Bohlman et al. 2004). At the same time, individuals' perception of their health is very important in protecting and improving health. Health perception affects health behaviours and health responsibility. Studies on HL among teachers are limited. Researchers have found that teachers' HL is quite low (Deniz et al., 2020; Lamanauskas & Armoniene, 2012; Yilmazel & Cetinkaya, 2016). Studies are not available on the perception of health among teachers. In the studies conducted so far, researchers stated that there is a relationship between HL level and perception of health (Cimen & Temel, 2017; Deniz et al., 2020; Toci et al., 2013) and that as