Turk Arch Pediatr
January 2025
Objective: Celiac disease (CD) is a gluten-associated enteropathy whose incidence has been increasing in recent years. Parents whose children are diagnosed with CD search for information about the disease via the internet. YouTube is one of the most frequently used platforms to access information due to the number of users and ease of access.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: According to the community-based model, caregivers play a major role in the care of patients with chronic mental illness. However, caregivers have little time to attend to their own health needs and tend to ignore their health. Caregivers with healthy lifestyle behaviours are likely to achieve greater physical and psychological well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTurk Arch Pediatr
March 2024
Helicobacter pylori (HP) is the most common bacterial infection in humans. Helicobacter pylori infection, which frequently increases with age, is seen in 30%-56.6% of children in Turkey, although it varies by region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine changes caused by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining the children admitted to our hospital because of poisoning during the pandemic and comparing these with data from a study conducted in the pre-pandemic period.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective examination was made of children who were admitted to our pediatric emergency department with poisoning between March 2020 and March 2022.
Results: Of the 82 (0.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
January 2023
Objectives: To examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-age children in Isparta Province, Turkiye, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and to compare the results with those of previous studies conducted in Isparta in 2005, 2009, and 2014.
Methods: The study was carried out in schools in the city center of Isparta in March 2022, during which the weight and height of students were measured using a scale and stadiometer, and the body mass indices (BMI), BMI percentiles, and z scores were calculated.
Results: Of the 8871 students assessed, 4547 (51.