Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Research Assistants and Final-Year Students in the Medical Faculty.

This study aimed to identify the health-related behaviors and associated factors among research assistants and final-year students at a Faculty of Medicine. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 712 assistant physicians and final-year medical students participated. Data collection involved using a survey form to inquire about participants' sociodemographic characteristics and the "Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HPLP II).

The changing rate of suspected rabies bites after begin to act animal shelter in erzurum city.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between establishing an animal shelter in Erzurum and the number of suspected rabies bites between the years 2005 and 2012.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective, repeated cross-sectional study was planned in Erzurum in the year 2013. Records between the years 2005 and 2012 were obtained from the Communicable Diseases Department of the Erzurum Health Directorate.

Impact of -455G/a polymorphism of the β-fibrinogen gene on platelet aggregation in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

We aimed to investigate the association of aspirin and/or clopidogrel low response with -455G/A polymorphism of β-fibrinogen in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We enrolled 114 consecutive patients (mean age 61 ± 7, 31 female [27.2%], 83 male [72.

The protective effect of amiodarone in lung tissue of cecal ligation and puncture-induced septic rats: a perspective from inflammatory cytokine release and oxidative stress.

Sepsis is a serious medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state and the presence of a known or suspected infection. Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic agent, a multichannel blocker (Ca++, Na+, and K+), and a noncompetitive α- and β-adrenergic blocker in cardiac cells. The present study aimed to determine whether amiodarone was protective against experimentally induced cecal ligation and puncture sepsis in rat lung tissue.

[Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of people living in rural areas of Erzurum about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever].

Objective: After 2002 more and more Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases have been reported and it has become a major public health problem in Turkey. In order to fight CCHF, it is important to inform the public and direct them towards appropriatet attitudes and behavior. Therefore assessment of the effectiveness of health education in the community is essential.

Propolis alleviates 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced histological changes, oxidative stress and DNA damage in rat liver.

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces hepatic damage. Propolis exhibits antioxidant properties and several studies suggest that supplementations with antioxidants can influence hepatotoxicity. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to explore the effectiveness of propolis in alleviating the toxicity of TCDD in the liver of rats.

An intervention study for viral hepatitis. Peer-led health education among high school students.

Objective: To check the effectiveness of peer-led education in improving the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of high school students regarding viral hepatitis (VH).

Methods: This study was conducted at 29 high schools in Erzurum city center, Turkey between February and May 2007. The study design is a prospective before-and-after intervention trial.

Interactions between exhaled CO, smoking status and nicotine dependency in a sample of Turkish adolescents.

The aim of this study was to show the interactions between nicotine dependency, exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) and smoking status including environmental passive tobacco smoke exposure in a sample of Turkish adolescents. This study was a cross-sectional research conducted among high school students of Erzurum province (n=536). The level of exhaled CO of all participants who accepted to participate in the study was measured by Microbio CO Analyzer (Microbio Med).

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets in the eastern part of Turkey.

Turkey, especially its eastern part, has been accepted as endemic for vitamin D deficiency rickets (VDDR). In a study performed by our team in the region in 1998, the incidence of VDDR was 6.09% in children aged between 0-3 years.

Seroprevalence of human brucellosis in rural endemic areas in eastern Turkey.

In this cross-sectional, community-based study, sera were obtained from 573 subjects. Brucella sero-positivity was detected in 5.4% according to the standard tube agglutination test, rising to 11.

Seroepidemiology of poliovirus antibody among the children in Eastern Turkey.

Background & Objective: Data on immunization are generally based on questionnaire methods or evaluation of health records in most of the developing countries like Turkey. Therefore, serological studies are useful to appraise the impact of vaccination programmes and to improve immunization policies. This serological study was undertaken to determine the immunity status of children to poliovirus in Eastern Turkey.

Impact of pharmaceutical promotion on prescribing decisions of general practitioners in Eastern Turkey.

Background: Commercial sources of information are known to have greater influence than scientific sources on general practitioners' (GPs) prescribing behavior in under developed and developing countries. The study aimed to determine the self-reported impact of pharmaceutical promotion on the decision-making process of prescription of GPs in Eastern Turkey.

Methods: A cross-sectional, exploratory survey was performed among 152 GPs working in the primary health centers and hospitals in Erzurum province of Eastern Turkey in 2006.