Psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary healthcare professionals in Turkey: One year into the pandemic.

Aim And Objectives: This study aimed to determine the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals working in primary care settings in the first year of the pandemic.

Background: The healthcare industry has faced an unprecedented burden in the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary care professionals experienced the high level of psychological problems.

Professional Self-Esteem of Turkish Midwifery Students: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Professional self-esteem (PSE) is the individual's judgment of worthiness formed regarding the self-attributions related to the individual's profession. A well-developed PSE is important for midwives to be successful in their profession, have a strong sense of belonging, and see the profession as important and valuable. This study aims to determine the perception of PSE among midwifery students, explain how their perceptions are formed, and reveal how they perceive the midwifery profession and how the components that make up this perception determine their PSE.

Access to primary health care family planning services and contraceptive use in disadvantaged women: a qualitative study.

Objectives: The study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the gender-related determinants and organisational structure of primary health care that shape contraceptive use among disadvantaged women living in a developing Islamic country where family planning services are affected by health care reforms.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in three disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the metropolitan district of Bornova, Izmir. A purposive sampling method with maximum diversity was used to obtain a study sample of 43 women.

Effects of an oral health program: Community-based education among mothers of young children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Introduction: An oral health program for mothers starting from pregnancy in a disadvantaged district of İzmir was performed in 2013-2016. Dental behaviors and their determinants among intervention and control groups were compared in the third phase of the program.

Methods: This nonrandomized-controlled study was conducted in Phase 3.

The relationship between hopelessness level and complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with breast cancer.

Introduction: Following the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, women may experience some emotions such as anxiety, uncertainty, andhopelessness, and these experiences may vary from person to person. Many patients, along with conventional treatments, can resort to traditional methods to support the treatment, prevent recurrence of cancer, cope with the side effects of the treatment, and strengthen physically and mentally.

Aims: The study was aimed at determining the relationship between hopelessness level and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in women with breast cancer.

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.

Assessment of cervical cancer risk in women between 15 and 49 years of age: case of Izmir.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for cervical cancer for women in Izmir.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive field covered a population of 4319 women of reproductive age (15-49) (household registration in the Mukhtar's office-2007). A total of 1,637 women were included in the sample given a four-part questionnaire through face-to-face interview by visiting the women in their homes in order to determine socio-demographic factors, obstetric history, genital hygiene and the use of family planning methods.

Efficacy of a training course given by midwives concerning cervical cancer risk factors and prevention.

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer type seen among women in most countries and an important cause of mortality. Although it is a preventable disease, most women living in developing countries cannot reach effective screening programs. It is essential that appropriate education about cervical cancer is provided.

Health beliefs and breast self-examination in a sample of Turkish women academicians in a university.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate health beliefs and BSE behavior of female academicians in a Turkish university.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at various faculties located in Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, in 2005. The sample consisted of 224 female academicians.