Smoking Cessation and Attitudes, Belief, Observation, and Education of Medical Students, in Turkey.

Introduction: Tobacco use is an important public health problem around the world.Aim of this study is to assess attitudes,belief and observation of the students on smoking cessation and medical education.

Methods: This study is part of a multi-country study called "Global Health Profession Student Survey".

Prevalence and risk factors of Internet addiction in high school students.

Aim: In this study, the prevalence and risk factors of Internet addiction in high school students was investigated.

Material And Method: This cross-sectional study was performed in the Mersin Province in 2012. The study sample consisted of students attending high school in the central district of Mersin.

A five year retrospective surveillance; monitoring and evaluation for the regional tuberculosis control programme in Mersin, Turkey, 2004-2008.

Aim: The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate problems in regional tuberculosis control studies, using an international tuberculosis indicator.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the records of a total of 1,776 patients diagnosed with tuberculosis, followed up and treated from 2004-2008 in Mersin were evaluated. Indicators recommended by the World Health Organization were used as assessment criteria.

The prevalence of chronic and episodic migraine in children and adolescents.

Background And Purpose: Migraine is the most important cause of headache leading to a decrease in the quality of life in children and adolescents. The prevalence of episodic (EM) and chronic migraine (CM) increases with increasing age, which especially focused in recent years.

Methods: To evaluate the prevalence and determinants of migraine in children and adolescents, we performed this school-based epidemiological study.

Knowledge of emergency contraception among women aged 15-49 years in Mersin, Turkey.

Objective: To determine the knowledge of, use of and willingness to use emergency contraception (EC) among women in Turkey.

Study Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,298 women at 12 primary health care centers in Mersin. Chi-square, Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U and binary logistic regression tests were performed for statistical analysis.

Awareness of emergency contraception among university students in Mersin, Turkey.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the degree of knowledge, behavior and attitude of university students in Mersin towards emergency contraception (EC).

Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among the students of the University of Mersin in December 2008. One thousand and forty-two voluntary students participated in this study and answered the questions presented in the self-administered questionnaire.

Intra-articular injection of tenoxicam in osteoarthritic knee joints with effusion.

Thirty patients who had grade II to III osteoarthritis according to Kellgren-Lawrence system and presenting with acute effusion of the knee joint were randomly assigned to 2 groups. All patients were treated with aspiration of the synovial fluid, cold application, and rest. Fifteen patients received an intra-articular injection of tenoxicam 20 mg following aspiration.

The linear trend of headache prevalence and some headache features in school children.

The objectives of this study were to determine the age and sex dependent linear trend of recurrent headache prevalence in schoolchildren in Mersin. A stratified sample composed of 5562 children; detailed characteristics were previously published. In this study the prevalence distribution of headache by age and sex showed a peak in the female population at the age of 11 (27.

Rubella seroprevalence in women in the reproductive period, Mersin, Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the rubella seroprevalence in women of reproductive age. This cross-sectional study was conducted on women aged 15-49 years. Serologic studies were performed by using the ELISA method.

Risk factors for depression in the first postnatal year: a Turkish study.

Background: The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for depression and to estimate its prevalence in postnatal mothers.

Methods: This cross-sectional and multi-centre study was carried out on 1,350 Turkish women in their first postnatal year. Measures included a structured questionnaire and the Turkish version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Prevalence and factors affecting headache in Turkish schoolchildren.

Background: Headache is a public health problem affecting life quality negatively. The present cross-sectional, selective (2nd-5th grades) study was conducted to determine the prevalence of recurrent headache in schoolchildren in Mersin, a city of Turkey.

Methods: A stratified sample of 5777 students was selected to be representative of the city's schoolchildren population.

Are parents aware of their schoolchildren's headaches?

Background: The objective of this study is to determine parents' awareness of their children's headaches and to evaluate some of the factors that affect this awareness.

Methods: The subjects of the study are 2601 children who were diagnosed with headache. Data on the children and the parents was collected using a detailed data form.

Prevalence of depression as measured by the CBDI in a predominantly adolescent school population in Turkey.

Objectives: This cross-sectional randomised study involving a predominantly adolescent school population (ranging from the 6th to the 11th grades) was conducted to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of depression in adolescents in the city of Mersin, Turkey.

Subjects And Methods: A stratified sample of 4256 students was selected as representative of the city's adolescent school population. The students were divided into two groups according to diagnosis (Group I: depressive adolescents; Group II: adolescents without depression).

A cross-sectional prevalence study of depression at various times after delivery in Mersin province in Turkey.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is defined as a major depression occurring after delivery. Depression in mothers postpartum may affect the development of the infant and life quality of the mother negatively. In this study, PPD prevalence in the first 2 months after delivery was compared with the prevalence in later periods.

Prevalence of essential tremor: door-to-door neurologic exams in Mersin Province, Turkey.

Estimates of the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) are probably low because screening questionnaires have been used. The authors estimated the prevalence of ET in Mersin Province, Turkey, in 2,253 individuals aged >or=40 years, all of whom were examined by study neurologists. There were 89 ET cases (prevalence = 4.

Unexpectedly low prevalence and unusual characteristics of RLS in Mersin, Turkey.

Objective: To determine the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical presentation of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Turkish population.

Methods: A face-to-face, population-based epidemiologic survey was conducted. Multistep, stratified, cluster, and systematic samplings were used.

The prevalence of pediculosis capitis in schoolchildren in Mersin, Turkey.

Background: Pediculosis capitis is an endemic parasitosis affecting many countries of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of head lice infestation in Mersin, Turkey.

Methods: A total of 5318 elementary schoolchildren, aged 8-16 years, were examined for the presence of Pediculus capitis.

The sensitivity and specificity of the case definition criteria in diagnosis of headache: a school-based epidemiological study of 5562 children in Mersin.

The objectives of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of recurrent headaches in schoolchildren (ranging from 2nd to 5th degrees) in Mersin city of Turkey and to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and positive likelihood ratio of the diagnostic headache characteristics in children with migraine and Tension Type Headache (TTH) using neurologist's diagnosis as the gold standard. The stratified sample of study was composed of 5562 children. The prevalence of recurrent headache was 49.

The sensitivity and specificity of the case definition criteria in diagnosis of headache: a school-based epidemiological study of 5562 children in Mersin.

The objectives of the present study were: (i) to estimate the prevalence of recurrent headaches in schoolchildren (ranging from 2nd to 5th degrees) in Mersin city of Turkey; (ii) to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and positive likelihood ratio of the diagnostic headache characteristics in children with migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) using neurologist's diagnosis as the gold standard. The stratified sample of study was composed of 5562 children. The prevalence of recurrent headache was 49.

The levels of serum vitamin C, malonyldialdehyde and erythrocyte reduced glutathione in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in healthy smokers.

There is an increasing interest in the concept that oxidant/antioxidant imbalance plays a role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, most of the studies are concentrated on the local antioxidant/oxidant balance. In this study, we investigated the oxidant/antioxidant balance in systemic circulation of patients with COPD.

Efficacy of three short-term regimens of itraconazole in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor.

Background: Itraconazole is an oral antifungal agent, which has been proved to be effective in pityriasis versicolor. Different regimens for the treatment of pityriasis versicolor have been studied and good results were obtained with short-term treatment regimens.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of the classical regimen of 200 mg/day itraconazole for 5 days with the regimens of 400 mg/day for 1 and 3 days.

Characteristics and compliance of patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in Turkey.

Compliance is often poor in patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). We assessed some characteristics of LTOT patients and factors associated with non-effective use of LTOT in Turkey. A questionnaire was sent to 1100 patients who purchased their oxygen equipment between January 1995 and September 1999 from the largest oxygen company in Turkey.

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in prostate specimens: frequency, significance and relationship to the sampling of the specimen (a retrospective study of 121 cases).

Objectives: To determine the frequency of PIN (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) in prostate specimens and the relationship of PIN with PCA (prostatic carcinoma) and amount of sampling of the specimen.

Materials And Methods: All the haematoxylin-eosin stained slides of 121 cases diagnosed between 1990 and 1995 were re-examined retrospectively. The amount of sampling of prostate specimens was also re-examined.

Comparison between the use of adsorbed and aqueous immunotherapy material in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus sensitive asthmatic children.

Background: dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der PI) is the major allergen which causes allergic asthma and perennial rhinitis. The extracts of Der PI may be used in treatment of patients who are unresponsive to pharmacological treatment and avoidance of allergens. The success of immunotherapy (IT) depends on the selection of appropriate patients and allergens as well as a regular follow up.