Effect of peer education on knowledge and frequency of smoking among high school students in disadvantaged districts: A quasi-experimental study.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of peer education on changing the knowledge and frequency of smoking of high school students.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Turkey, during the 2021-22 academic year, and comprised students of either gender from the 9th to the 11th grade. After baseline assessment, training that blended peer education with the photovoice technique was administered between March 2021 and January 2022.

The Evaluation of Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Tests in North Cyprus: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Congenital diseases are still an important medical, social, and economic problem all over the world. In North Cyprus, in addition to other reasons, early prenatal diagnostic measures are undertaken to prevent births with thalassemia major, a locally widespread genetic disease.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the results of prenatal invasive diagnostic tests performed in a private obstetrics clinic in Northern Cyprus and show the diagnosis process of thalassemia and chromosomal anomalies.

Prevalence and predictors of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in liver transplant recipients: A cross-sectional prospective study.

Background And Aim: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as a significant global health concern. However, the prevalence and predictors of MAFLD in post-liver transplantation (LT) patients remain uncertain. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of MAFLD in LT recipients and to assess the effectiveness of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) values in diagnosing post-transplant MAFLD.

Gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide and biomarkers of inflammation are linked to endothelial and coronary microvascular function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is an umbrella term used for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is associated with an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to investigate the association of local and systemic biomarkers of inflammation and gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) with endothelial and coronary microvascular dysfunction in IBD.

Methods: A total of 56 patients with IBD (20 with UC and 36 with CD) and 34 age and gender matched controls were included.

Determination of nurses' tendency to medical error and the factors affecting this in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Objective: To determine nurses' tendency towards malpractice and the factors affecting such a behaviour.

Methods: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2018 at four public-sector hospitals in the Turkis Republic of Northern Cyprus, and comprised nurses. Data were collected using the Malpractice Trend Scale in Nursing.

Detrimental effects of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds on learning and memory in aluminum chloride‑induced experimental Alzheimer's disease.

Polyphenols and omega‑3 fatty acids are thought to have beneficial effects in Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia. Seeds of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) are highly rich in these nutrients, and thus, the present study investigated the effects of chia seeds on behavior and cognition in an aluminum‑induced Alzheimer's disease model in rats.

Evaluation of effectiveness of peer education on smoking behavior among high school students.

To evaluate the effectiveness of peer education on changing the smoking behavior of high schoolage children's.  Methods: In this interventional study; transtheoretical model, which is one of the cognitive-behavioral models was used for application of the peer education. Study was conducted in Izmir during 2011-2012 education period and included 338 students from 2 high schools The independent variable of the study is peer training.

Relationship between size of varices and platelet count/spleen size ratio in cirrhotic patients.

Objective: This study investigated the relationship between size of gastroesophageal varices and platelet count/spleen diameter ratio in cirrhotic patients.

Methods: The present study included 186 cirrhotic patients in whom gastroesophageal varices were seen during upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy. Clinical features, laboratory parameters, upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy, and abdominal ultrasonographic findings of patients were evaluated retrospectively.

Atypical developmental venous anomaly associated with contrast enhancement and hyperperfusion in the surrounding basal ganglia.

Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are the most common type of cerebral vascular malformations. They are generally accepted as variants of venous development and frequently identified incidentally, particularly on contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Most of the DVAs do not affect the integrity of the surrounding parenchyma.

Cerebral venous thrombosis as a rare cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage: case report and literature review.

We report a 48-year-old woman presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) as the first manifestation of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. In a literature review of 73 cases, SAH associated with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) was usually seen at the cerebral convexities. SAH was adjacent to thrombosed venous structures; therefore, the most possible explanation seems to be the rupture of cortical veins due to extension of thrombosis.

Home accidents in the community-dwelling elderly in Izmir, Turkey: how do prevalence and risk factors differ between high and low socioeconomic districts?

Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence of and risk factors for home accidents in the elderly in two different districts.

Method: This cross-sectional study involves 497 older participants ages 65 and older. Sociodemographic characteristics of the elderly and characteristics of the houses in two different regions are evaluated.

Elder abuse and neglect in two different socioeconomic districts in Izmir, Turkey.

Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence and risk factors of elder abuse in elderly population in two different districts in Izmir, Turkey.

Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 497 subjects selected by cluster sampling.

Results: The prevalence of physical and financial abuse among the elderly in the district of low socioeconomic status was 1.

Perinatal outcomes and risk factors of Turkish adolescent mothers.

Study Objective: Adolescent pregnancy is considered a high risk for both the mother and infant. The aim of this study was to determine obstetric and neonatal outcomes and risk factors in adolescent pregnant women and to compare perinatal outcomes among the teen age groups and between adolescent and adult women.

Design: Retrospective study including adolescent pregnant women and adult women.

The prevalence and risk factors of dementia in the elderly population in a low socio-economic region of Izmir, Turkey.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of and risk factors of dementia in the elderly with a low socio-economical status. The study is a cross-sectional and analytic study. Two hundred and four persons aged 65 years and above were selected by using the cluster sampling method.