Factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the City birth Trauma Scale- Slovak version.

Objective: The City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS) is a questionnaire designed to assess the posttraumatic symptoms after birth. This study aimed to explore the factors structure, internal consistency, known-groups validity, and convergent validity of the City Birth Trauma Scale in Slovakia.

Methods: Cross-sectional Slovak national data from the INTERSECT study were analyzed in this study.

Risk factors associated with postpartum depression and PTSD after birth in a sample of Slovak women.

Background: Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period represent a unique experience in a woman's life that significantly changes their life.

Methods: The aim of the study is to analyse risk factors of postpartum depression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after birth in a sample of women in Slovakia. Data from the INTERSECT project were collected, including 437 postpartum women (mean age 30.

Selected Factors of Experiencing Pregnancy and Birth in Association with Postpartum Depression.

Background: The aim of the study is to analyse the risk of postpartum depression using dimensions of perceived support (information, emotional, and physical), antenatal education (satisfaction and attitude), and attitude toward pregnancy (wanted or unwanted).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 584 postpartum women in two university birth centres in Slovakia. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score was used.

Does tobacco use among adolescents come out of style in Czechia and Slovakia? Findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey between 2002 and 2016.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyse Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data on a prevalence of tobacco use, indicators of tobacco control and pro-tobacco activities in Czechia and Slovakia between 2002 and 2016.

Methods: GYTS is a school-based survey of students aged 13-15 years carried out in Czechia and Slovakia in 2002/2003, 2007, 2011 and 2016. Standardized uniform questionnaires provided representative data.

Virtual patients: an option for future distance midwifery education?

Background: The objective is to introduce the creating a set of virtual patients (VPs) to support distance midwifery education as well as the impact of distance education by means of VPs on knowledge, skills, motivation, clinical practice, and student satisfaction.

Methods: VPs were created using OpenLabyrinth (OL). The impact of the distance education was assessed using a feedback questionnaire.