Are future doctors ready to donate blood and encourage blood donation?

Background: Blood donation is the most common method of supplying blood. For maintaining the reliability of the blood supply through donation, the blood should be provided by voluntary, non-profit and regularly donating individuals. It is critical to be aware of the attitudes, behaviors and knowledge levels of the doctors about this issue who will inform and lead people to donate blood.

Local decision makers' awareness of the social determinants of health in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Social determinants have been described as having a greater influence than other determinants of health status. The major social determinants of health and the necessary policy objectives have been defined; it is now necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies. Previous studies have shown that descriptions of the awareness level of citizens and local decision makers, practice-based research and evidence, and intersectoral studies are the best options for investigating the social determinants of health at the community level.