The role of endocervical curettage in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in human papillomavirus positive patients.

Background: The role of endocervical curettage (ECC) in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a controversial topic.

Objectives: Investigate the role of ECC in the diagnosis of CIN in human papillomavirus (HPV) positive patients.

Design: Retrospective.

How to reduce pesticide exposure in farmers: An interventional study.

Background: Pesticide poisoning is a serious public health problem.

Objective: The aim was to investigate the effect of safe pesticide application training given to farmers on their behaviors towards compliance with protective measures.

Methods: In this interventional study, the target population was 9750 farmers living in Turkey.

Faculty members' earthquake preparedness levels and their related factors: a cross-sectional study from a university in a high-risk earthquake zone in Turkey.

Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the earthquake preparedness levels and related factors of the faculty members working at a university located in a province in a first-degree earthquake zone in Turkey.

Methods: The total number of faculty members at the university is 457, including 314 assistant professors, 63 associate professors, and 80 full professors. The study group included 177 (38.

Relationship between farmers' knowledge and attitudes towards pesticide use and their sociodemographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study from north-western Turkey.

Background: The determination of farmers' knowledge and attitudes towards pesticide use is very important in terms of preventing pesticide use-related short- and long-term damages.

Objective: This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics of farmers in Karacabey District of Bursa, a province in northwest Turkey, and their knowledge and attitudes towards pesticide use.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Karacabey district between December 2018 and April 2019.

Occupational acute pesticide poisoning: a cross-sectional study of Turkish vegetable and fruit farmers based on self-reported symptoms and job characteristics.

Background: Occupational pesticide poisoning is an important public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries.

Objectives: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence and risk factors of acute pesticide poisoning (APP) among the vegetable and fruit farmers in Karacabey District in northwest Turkey.

Methods: The study group consisted of 565 farmers.

Level and Factors Associated with Participation in Population-Based Cancer Screening in Safranbolu District of Karabuk, Turkey.

Background: Cervix, breast and colorectal cancers are included in the national population-based screening (PBS) program in Turkey. This study aimed to assess participation in PBSs for these cancers and to identify factors associated with participation in screenings in Safranbolu district of Karabuk, Turkey in 2016-2017.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, separate studying groups for cervix, breast and colorectal cancers were identified, taking into account the target age range specified in the national screening standards.

Unmet needs for family planning among married women aged 15-49 years living in two settlements with different socioeconomic and cultural characteristics: a cross-sectional study from Karabuk Province in Turkey.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate levels and related factors of the unmet needs for family planning among married women aged 15-49 years living in two settlements (rural and urban) having different economic, social and cultural structures in Karabuk, a province in north-western Turkey.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural Cumayani village and the urban Emek neighbourhood between October 2016 and June 2017. The sample size was determined to be 289 married women aged 15-49 years from each settlement according to the effect size of 0.

Challenges in Cancer Control Services Provided by Family Physicians in Primary Care: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study From Karabuk Province in Turkey.

Background: Family physicians (FPs) play an important role in cancer control. The aim of this study was to understand the functions of FPs in cancer control and to explore FPs' perceptions of their own roles and the difficulties they face in cancer control in Karabuk province, Turkey.

Methods: The study consisted of two methodological parts.

Reliable mortality statistics for Turkey: Are we there yet?

Background: The Turkish government has implemented several reforms to improve the Turkish Statistical Institute Death Reporting System (TURKSTAT-DRS) since 2009. However, there has been no assessment to evaluate the impact of these reforms on causes of death statistics. This study attempted to analyse the impact of these reforms on the TURKSTAT-DRS for Turkey, and in the case of Izmir, one of the most developed provinces in Turkey.

Family medicine model in Turkey: a qualitative assessment from the perspectives of primary care workers.

Background: A person-list-based family medicine model was introduced in Turkey during health care reforms. This study aimed to explore from primary care workers' perspectives whether this model could achieve the cardinal functions of primary care and have an integrative position in the health care system.

Methods: Four groups of primary care workers were included in this exploratory-descriptive study.

Synchronous primary cancers of the female reproductive tract in Turkish women.

Objectives: To evaluate the synchronous gynecologic cancers in Turkish women.

Materials And Methods: A population-based longitudinal cohort study was conducted using Izmir Cancer Registry (ICR) data on gynecologic cancer patients diagnosed in the period 1993 to 2005. The registry covers the 3.

Cancer incidence rates in Turkey in 2006: a detailed registry based estimation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed report on cancer incidence in Turkey, a relatively large country with a population of 72 million. We present the estimates of the cancer burden in Turkey for 2006, calculated using data from the eight population based cancer registries which have been set up in selected provinces representative of sociodemographic patterns in their regions.

Methods: We calculated age specific and age adjusted incidence rates (AAIR-world standard population) for each of registries separately.