Workplace Violence in the Health Sector in Turkey: A National Study.

Violence in the workplace is an increasing occupational health concern worldwide. Health care workers are at high risk of assault. To develop, monitor, and manage prevention policies, baseline data should be available.

Evaluation of some physical hazards which may affect health in primary schools.

Aim: This study was performed with the objective to determine the levels of some physical hazards in primary schools.

Material And Methods: This study is a cross-sectional field survey. In this study which was conducted in 31 primary schools selected by appropriate sampling from the district of Keçiören of the province of Ankara, measurements related with temperature, light, electromagnetic field (EMF) and noise levels were done at hundreds of points.

Indoor air quality in primary schools in Kecioren, Ankara.

Aim: To increase the awareness of environmental risk factors by determining the indoor air quality status of primary schools.

Materials And Methods: Indoor air quality parameters in 172 classrooms of 31 primary schools in Kecioren, Ankara, were examined for the purpose of assessing the levels of air pollutants (CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, and formaldehyde) within primary schools.

Results: Schools near heavy traffic had a statistically significant mean average of CO and SO2 (P < 0.

The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between marital violence and distress level among women with a diagnosis of infertility.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 139 married women diagnosed as primary infertile who applied to an in vitro fertilization (IVF) center in Turkey, between September and December 2009. A descriptive information questionnaire developed by the researcher was used for data collection.

Studying the effect of infertility on marital violence in Turkish women.

Background: The aim of this descriptive study was to evaluate the level of marital violence among Turkish women and to determine whether infertility was a risk factor for marital violence.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive study was conducted during January-July 2009 at a training hospital. The study groups comprised 204 fertile and 228 infertile women.

Health promotion and risk behaviors among adolescents in Turkey.

Adolescents experience the onset and development of several health-related behaviors. The purpose of this study is to determine health risk and promotion behaviors of adolescents between the ages of 11 and 19 who were attending and to test the reliability and validity analysis of the Turkish version of Adolescent Health Promotion Scale (AHPS). The study was a cross-sectional survey and the sample consisted of 1,351 participants.

Investigation of vasoactive ion content of herbs used in hemorrhoid treatment in Turkey.

Objectives: The aim of the present study is to determine anion and cation contents of the herbals used in Turkish folk remedy to explore the rationale of their use in hemorrhoid treatment in the context of the vasoactivity of these elements.

Design: Herbs used in the treatment of hemorrhoid were determined by the way of literature search. These herbs were obtained from certified herb sellers.

Military medical graduates' perceptions of organizational culture in Turkish military medical school.

Organizational culture is the term used to describe the shared beliefs, perceptions, and expectations of individuals in organizations. In the healthcare environment, organizational culture has been associated with several elements of organizational experience that contribute to quality, such as nursing care, job satisfaction, and patient safety. A range of tools have been designed to measure organizational culture and applied in industrial, educational, and health care settings.

Reproductive health education of conscripts in Turkish Armed Forces: first evaluation of training courses.

Background: In the frame of the Reproductive Health Program of Turkish Armed Forces, conscripts have been given 1-day participatory, interactive courses by the field military medical trainers in all military garrisons.

Methods: Pre- and posttest knowledge levels of soldiers were tested by 25 true-false questions. Demographic characteristics and test scores were routinely transferred from the training rooms to the reproductive health database by authorized field trainers using the network of the army.

Body image satisfaction and anxiety of a Turkish sample of university students with skin diseases.

The aim of this study was to evaluate perception of body image and anxiety of 221 university students presenting to the dermatology outpatient clinic with a skin disease and 205 students without skin disease. Analysis of anxiety and body image scores yielded differences by sex and age in both groups. The group with skin disease had lower scores on body image.

Reliability of the Turkish version of Mach IV scale: results obtained from two previously published studies.

Values of coefficient alpha from previously published studies for men (.55 and .63) and women (.

The frequency and effecting factors of consanguineous marriage in a group of soldiers in Ankara.

This cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the frequency of consanguineous marriage in a group of army conscripts in Ankara and the factors affecting this. Of 4153 soldiers, 387 were married. The rate of marriage between first cousins was found to be 19.

Association between cigarette smoking and depressive symptoms among military medical students in Turkey.

An association has been documented between two important health concerns, smoking and depression. A cross-sectional study was carried out to explore whether this relationship exists in a sample of Turkish military medical undergraduates. Of a total of 779 military medical undergraduates, 690 agreed to participate in the study.

The quality of groundwater for certain chemicals in military fields in Ankara.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the quality of groundwater for certain chemicals from all wells for the military units in Ankara (the capital city of Turkey) to evaluate special situations like a nuclear, biological, and chemical attack.

Method: The quality of underground water has been evaluated chemically by examining 34 different water specimens. Various chemical parameters and heavy metals have been assessed in these samples by using an ion meter and atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

Relation between Machiavellianism and job satisfaction in a sample of Turkish physicians.

Job satisfaction is affected by many factors. A consistent negative correlation between Machiavellianism and Job satisfaction was shown by many previous studies. To estimate this association in a sample of Turkish people, 361 physicians were selected among the total number of 5,959 working in Ankara City Center.

Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular telephone on epidermal Merkel cells.

The number of reports on the effects induced by electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from cellular telephones in various cellular systems is still increasing. Until now, no satisfactory mechanism has been proposed to explain the biological effects of this radiation except a role suggested for mast cells. Merkel cells may also play a role in the mechanisms of biological effects of EMR.