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Objective: Respiratory pandemics cannot be prevented from spreading if the mask is not worn correctly. This study aims to determine adult's awareness of mask use and the factors that influence mask use. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020). Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and mask use. Results: In the presented study, 705 people were included. The mean age of the participants was 35.86±8.77 (18-65) years old and 71.2% (n=502) were male, and 45.5% (n=321) were university graduates. Complete compliance with the pandemic rules was achieved by 83.7% of women (n=170) and 58.0% of men (n=291) (p<0.001). While 77.6% (n=547) used surgical/medical masks, 60.4% (n=426) reported using the same mask more than once. Of these, 44.8% (n=191) washed the mask, 36.9% (n=157) ventilated the mask and 18.3% (n=78) did nothing before reuse. Among mask wearers, 51.9% (n=366) reported breathing difficulties and 33.2% (n=234) reported that wearing a mask had a negative psychological impact. Conclusions: It has been determined that there is a lack of information on the use of masks, even during the COVID-19 pandemic where the use of masks is mandatory. It is important that the mask is used correctly to provide effective protection. Efforts should be accelerated to ensure that all segments of the society are sufficiently aware of this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article presents a study on gender differences in individuals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The study found that women often experienced asymptomatic symptoms of ACS, while men were more likely to receive certain treatments. The study suggests that healthcare professionals should be aware of these gender differences and provide appropriate care. Further research is needed to fully understand these differences. [Extracted from the article]

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Objective: Antibiotic misuse is a significant public health problem worldwide. Parents' perceptions of antibiotics are critical for the antibiotic intake of children. The study's aim was to validate the Turkish Parental Perception on Antibiotics Scale. Methods: This is a scale validation study. The data were collected through a questionnaire that consisted of 15 questions about the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the family and the Turkish Parental Perception on Antibiotics Scale. The scale, developed by Alumran et al., is a 5-point Likert type and consists of 31 items. The high scores obtained from the non-cut-off scale indicate better antibiotics perception. Experts completed the language adaption and content validity of the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was used for construct validity. Reliability was tested by internal consistency coefficients. Results: One thousand eight people participated in the study. 68.8% of the participants were mothers. The mean age of the mothers was 35.7±5.0, and the mean age of the fathers was 39.4±5.2 years. The percent of high school and above graduates was 51.2% among mothers and 56.0% among fathers. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the fit index values were standardized root mean square residual (SRMR)=0.06, goodness-of-fit index (GFI)=0.90, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.06, comparative fit index (CFI)=0.95, non-normed fit index (NNFI)=0.93. The fit index values were good or excellent and confirmed the 5-factor structure. It was found that the internal consistency coefficients calculated for reliability were 0.79 for the whole scale and ranged between 0.63 and 0.86 for the subscales. Conclusion: The Turkish Parental Perception on Antibiotics Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool. Further research is needed to determine the current situation regarding antibiotic perception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The most common cause of death in childhood is unintentional injury. Most childhood injuries occur when children are under the supervision of caregivers. There is no valid and reliable instrument for measuring the parents' supervision attributes in Turkey. The aim of this study was to adapt the Parent Supervision Attributes Profile Questionnaire to Turkish. Material and Methods: This research was methodological. The data were collected through a questionnaire that consisted of 11 questions about the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the family and the Turkish Parent Supervision Attributes Profile Questionnaire. The Questionnaire, developed by Morrongiello and House, is a 5-point Likert-type scale and consists of 29 items. High scores obtained from the scale, which has no cut-off, indicate a high supervisory behavior. The language adaptation and content validity of the scale were completed by experts. Confirmatory factor analysis was used for construct validity. Reliability was tested by internal consistency coefficients. Results: Five hundred sixty people participated in the study, 81.9% of whom were mothers. The mean age of the mothers was 33.8±4.6 years and the mean age of the fathers was 37.2±5.1 years. The percentage of university graduates was 56.8% among mothers and 53.9% among fathers. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the fit index values were as follows: Standardized Root Mean Square Residual =0.097, Goodness of Fit Index =0.80, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation =0.089, Comparative Fit Index =0.88, Non-Normed Fit Index =0.87. The fit index values were moderate and confirmed 4-factor structure. It was found that the internal consistency coefficient calculated for reliability was 0.75 for the whole scale and ranged between 0.57 and 0.79 for the subscales. Conclusion: The Turkish Parent Supervision Attributes Profile Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measurement tool. Further research is needed to determine the current situation regarding supervisory behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: Public knowledge about and attitude towards sun protection practices are important factors in attempts to avoid skin cancer and other harmful effects of sun exposure. Such are the awareness levels of the students of medicine or their educators as they deliver the information to the general public and shape public health policies. The aim of this study was to reveal the knowledge and attitudes of the faculty members and students of medicine and of arts/sciences at a Turkish university towards the effects of sun exposure and protection. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by administering a 37-item questionnaire to students and faculty members in the School of Arts/Sciences, School of Medicine, and Vocational School of Medical Sciences at Hitit University. The questions were formulated to evaluate the participants’ level of knowledge regarding the effects of sun exposure and protection, the source of their knowledge about these subjects, and their behaviors related to environmental factors. Responses were subjected to statistical analyses with appropriate tools and methods. Results: The study included a total of 217 participants with an average age of 26.0 ± 9.2 years: 145 (66.8%) students and 72 (33.2%) faculty members. Of these, 118 (55.1%) were female and 151 (69.6%) were in medical fields. A great majority of the participants (n=204, 94%) had used sunscreens, and sunscreens with SPF>30 were the most commonly used ones (%44). Brand (45.2%) and high SPF (46.2%) were the most frequently considered aspects when buying sunscreens. A comparison of subgroups of participants based on gender, position, and area of study indicated some differences in knowledge and practices related to sun exposure and sun protection. Conclusion: Although students and faculty members of medical areas had generally higher level of knowledge about the issues surrounding sun exposure and protection in comparison with those from non-medical backgrounds, there is still a significant knowledge deficit about the severity of associated risks and some room for improvement even among the students and faculty members of medical schools. The methods and media channels that would be used to increase public awareness should be adapted according to the demographic characteristics of target audiences. Further studies with a more comprehensive and well-managed data collection tools and a larger sample from more diverse set of institutions are warranted to determine the overall picture in the target population of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of family physicians working in family health centers in Sakarya province related to childhood asthma. Material and Methods: One hundred seventy-two physicians participated in this study, which was conducted as a survey. The questionnaire included 46 questions that measured the attitude and behavior, sociodemo-graphic characteristics, professional practices, theoretical/clinical knowledge of the family physicians. Results: A total of 172 physicians including 144 certificated general practitioners, 7 family medicine specialists, and 21 contracted family medicine residents were enrolled in the study. Less than half (44.2%) of the participants agreed that family physicians could make a diagnosis of asthma, 61.6% agreed that family physicians could follow up and maintain treatment, and 86% agreed that family physicians could give treatment in cases of mild asthma attack. Some 44.6% of the physicians stated that they always/frequently referred patients with asthma, 92% stated that they always/ frequently interrogated if the disease was under control, and 79.7% stated that they always/frequently reminded their patients about triggers and the use of inhaler drugs. The mean number of correct answers was 6.23±1.56 for 10 theoretical questions and 10.33±1.90 for 16 clinical questions. It was observed that age, sex, district of work place, time since graduation, repre-santative visits, and the frequency of prescriptions were the charcatristics of family physicians that caused significant changes in attitute and behavior. Being a specialist or residents, working in a central district, and absence of poster/brochure in family health center were found to be factors that affected success in questions related to clinical cases. It was observed that general practitioner family physicians interrogated the control status more frequently than specialists and residents, reminded their patients with asthma about triggers and inhaler drug use with a higher rate and exhibited a positive attitude in terms of giving treatment for asthma attacks. Conclusion: In this study, a deficiency was observed in terms of basic information related to asthma and in terms of practical applications. It was observed that family physicians' attitudes about asthma did not always coincided with their behaviors. No significant correlation was found when the relations of attitude, behavior, and knowledge level were evaluated between themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Osteoporosis (OP) which is a global health problem can be prevented or the development of the disease can be delayed. To educate individuals at risk and to intervene in a timely manner will provide significant reduction in morbidity and mortality caused by OP. Possible interventions in the age group of developed OP are important to determine. Therefore, in this study, it was aimed to determine information, attitudes and behaviors levels on osteoporosis at young women. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out among 18-35 years old females who attended to outpatient clinics of Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Clinic. A questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, beliefs, and practices towards OP. The questionnaire to assess practices related to OP included questions on positive and negative behaviors towards OP. The positive behaviors assessed were dietary calcium intake, physical activity and exposure to sun. The negative behavior assessed was on smoking status. Results: A total of 218 women (mean age= 26.2±5.6 years) were enrolled in the study. The median score of knowledge about OP was 40, out of a total score of 100. Knowledge scores were lower than the median in 138 (63.3%) and were higher than the median in 80 (36.7%) of the participants. In the group who had high knowledge score than median (n=80); 24 (30%) were smokers, 8 (10%) were not exposed to the sun for at least 10 minutes a day and 45 (56.2%) of the participants did not achieve the recommended daily allowances for calcium and 64 (80%) were not engaged in the recommended exercises in type and duration. Conclusion: Awareness for OP is low in young women and practices towards preventing OP are inadequate. Thus, preventive measures are required in order to encourage OP-preventive life style especially before reaching peak bone mass. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background and Design: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) according to the last 25 years' statistics of the country. The harmful effect of ultraviolet light is well-known and exposure especially in childhood has an important role in the pathogenesis. Having healthy individuals in sunny countries like the TRNC is related with the public knowledge and early gained behaviors. This study aims to determine the children's knowledge, attitude and behaviors towards sun, as well as the impact of familial attitudes on the behaviors of the children. Materials and Methods: Questionnaires about sun protection were applied to the children and their families in the most crowded elementary school in the TRNC. Seven questions for knowledge, 7 for attitudes, and 5 for behaviors of families as well as 6 questions for the children were prepared. Results: Forty-one percent of families were aware of the need of regular and continuous sun protection, while 21.8% thought sun protection is important only in early infancy. Families reported media (44.5%) as the most common source of their knowledge regarding sun protection. Most of the families thought that they had performed sufficient research and had applied sun protection correctly, whereas 33% of the families reported lack of application in daily life. Almost 65% of the families reported a "need for additional knowledge" and 85.4% were eager to join educations. Most of the children had knowledge about sunscreens, whereas 2.7% had no idea. The relation between knowledge, attitude and behaviors of parents and children was evaluated and found to be significant statistically (p<0.001). The consciousness level of children increases with the parental consciousness. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that the Turkish population in the NC is aware of sun protection but needs more education. The parental impact on children's behaviors was shown and the necessity of early education starting in the family was emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Design: This study evaluates the knowledge, behavior and attitudes about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among university students attending faculties other than medicine. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was designed. A self-administered questionnaire comprising 37 questions was administered to students of Turkish nationality in a six-week period who attended to medico. Three hundred and eighty eight students completed the questionnaire. Results: Among students, 56.9% were female and 43.1% were male. Mean age was 21.18±2.46. Of the students, 76.9% claimed that they knew about STIs. "Internet" (63.9%) was the most common source of information, followed-by "friends" (48%). HIV was the most common known disease as a STI (96.8%), followed-by gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis-B, genital herpes, genital warts,hepatitis-C. Of the respondents, 93.7% knew that STIs could be transmitted by vaginal sex, while 69% knew about transmission by blood, 48.9% by anal sex and 32% by oral sex. The rate of students who did not know any of the symptoms of STIs was 32.9%. Of the females 13.3% and of the males 51.6% stated to have sexual experience with statistically significant difference among sexes (÷2=62.722, p=0.001). Females reported first sexual intercourse at an older age than males (t=3.970, p=0.001). Approximately half of the males (55.8%) and nearly all of the females (95.8%) who reported to have sexual activity had 2 or less sexual partners (÷2=9.564, p=0.008). Both sexes showed risky sexual behavior about condom use (÷2=3.210, p=0.523). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the results of field research about the formation of religious attitudes and behaviors of adolescence towards prayer and worship with relation to some kind of variables are given. To attain the results in this research the sample of 450 adolescence was chosen randomly from the population of secondary school adolescence in Bursa. Then they were given a questionnaire. The questionnaire results from the sample were analyzed by the statistical technique of chi-square. And the difference between observed value and expected value was examined in relation to independent variables of sex, age, socio-economic status, school variety and level of religious belief. By the statistical results it is found that 'there is a meaningful difference between pray and worship behaviors and basic developmental characteristics of adolescence period; when the praying is most widespread in the adolescence period; the interest in and practice of worships is at a lower level.' Thus the main and related hypotheses of this research were confirmed highly [p < .05; .01; .001]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]