Water consumption habits of a north-western Turkish community: a cross-sectional study.

The aim was to determine the drinking water preferences of people applied to a family health center. This cross-sectional study was carried out from 1 April to 31 May 2022. The data were evaluated using the chi-square test and percent ratios with a significance of p < 0.

A forensic and medical evaluation of dog bites in a province of Western Turkey.

The aim was to evaluate the demographic data of dog-bite cases organized from criminal and forensic reports. This study evaluated 328 cases admitted to the Director of Forensic Medicine, Eskisehir, as a result of dog bites between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010. It was found that those in the age-group of 0-18 were most frequently exposed to dog bites (48.

Cattle-caused fatalities in a province of western Turkey: 1996-2010 autopsy results.

Cattle-caused injuries and deaths are much more than predicted. The aim of this research is to determine the prevalence of cattle-caused fatalities and the factors affecting it in a province of western Turkey. The court files on cattle-caused fatalities during a 15-year period between 1996 and 2010 were explored.

Prevalence of postpartum depression in mothers and fathers and its correlates.

Aims And Objectives: To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression and its connections in a group of mothers and their husbands.

Background: Although postpartum depression in mothers during the postnatal period has been extensively studied, the courses of depression from pregnancy to postpartum and risk factors among mothers and fathers together are not known.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Evaluation of the adjudicated incest cases in Turkey: difficulties in notification of incestuous relationships.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and evaluation of the adjudicated incest cases in the heavy penal court in a province of western Turkey. The court files of 65 incest cases during a 10-year period between 1999 and 2008 were explored. When compared to those who lived in cities, the cases who lived in rural areas, such as villages or towns, had been exposed to penetration more frequently (94.

An analysis of changes in cerebral blood flood velocities in depressive pseudo-dementia and Alzheimer disease patients.

Background: Patients with pseudo-dementia are at particular risk of being labeled as Alzheimer dementia. We thus need better diagnostic methods. In this study, we evaluated the cerebral reactivity of the posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) during visual stimulation by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography.

Effectiveness of foot and hand massage in postcesarean pain control in a group of Turkish pregnant women.

The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of foot and hand massage on reducing postoperative pain in patients who had cesarean operation. This pretest-posttest design study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study. In the light of the results, it was reported that the reduction in pain intensity was significantly meaningful in both intervention groups when compared to the control group.

Prevalence of disordered eating and its impact on quality of life among a group of college students in a province of west Turkey.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of disordered eating (DE) among a group of college students and assess its impact on quality of life.

Material And Methods: This study was conducted between December 15th, 2008 and January 15th, 2009 at a Turkish University. Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40) was used to identify DE.

Prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its effect on quality of life among a group of female university students.

The objective was to evaluate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and determine its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among a group of female university students. This cross-sectional study was conducted between 15 March and 15 April 2009 at Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Health High School, Western Turkey. The study group included 623 female students.

Menopause status and attitudes in a Turkish midlife female population: an epidemiological study.

Background: It is a well accepted status that socio-cultural characteristics may affect the onset of menopause and its characteristics. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence rates of menopausal symptoms and these symptoms related factors, and to assess the women's attitudes towards some climacteric issues.

Methods: This survey was conducted between Jan.

Eating habits, lifestyle factors, and body weight status among Turkish private educational institution students.

Objective: The purposes of this study were to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity and to evaluate the effects of eating habits, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics on students' weight.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from February to May 2008 in the city of Eskisehir, western Turkey. A total of 2258 students 15-20 y of age (1137 boys and 1121 girls) were examined.

Prevalence of depression, its correlates among students, and its effect on health-related quality of life in a Turkish university.

Objective: The aims were to investigate the prevalence of depression among university students, and to determine some of the risk factors connected to depression, and also to evaluate its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted between 1 December 2007 and 31 January 2008 at Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, in western Turkey. The study group consisted of 822 students.

Prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhea among students at a university in Turkey.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among Turkish university students and to evaluate the effects of sociodemographic characteristics on the condition.

Method: A cross-sectional survey of 857 students conducted by questionnaire in April 2007 at a university in Turkey. A visual analogue scale was used to assess the severity of dysmenorrhea.

Prevalence of urinary incontinence among women and its impact on quality of life in a semirural area of Western Turkey.

Background/aims: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a very common and bothersome condition among women, affecting up to 50% of women during their lifetime. Older women are disproportionately affected and often view UI as a normal part of aging, thus precluding contact with medical professionals. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and risk factors of UI in women aged 20 years or older, as well as to examine its effects on women's quality of life (QOL).

Prevalence of hypertension among individuals aged 50 years and over and its impact on health related quality of life in a semi-rural area of western Turkey.

Background: Hypertension is common, especially in individuals aged 40 years and over, and it affects about half of the population aged 60 years and over. This study aimed to determine the frequency and risk factors of hypertension among individuals aged 50 years and over, and to examine its effect on the health related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods: This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two settlements in a region of western Turkey between March 1 and April 30, 2007.

An investigation on nursing, midwifery and health care students' learning motivation in Turkey.

The aim was to determine differences between the dimensions of motivational learning and sociodemographic characteristics of nursing, midwifery and health care students. For the purpose of collecting data on learning-oriented motivations, occupational learning motivation scale (OLMS) was used. The OLMS was designed to assess the constructs of extrinsic, intrinsic and negative factors for learning, cognitive and lifelong learning goals.

Prevalence of students with symptoms of depression among high school students in a district of western Turkey: an epidemiological study.

Background: To determine the factors affecting the prevalence of depression and also to present some pertinent comments concerning prevention of depression among high school students. This study was deemed important and relevant due to the increasing importance of depression among high school students.

Methods: A sample of students aged 14-19 years from the 6 high schools of 1 district of western Turkey were surveyed.

Use of emergency departments by elderly patients in a city of Western Turkey.

Objective: To evaluate the reasons behind the demographic characteristics of patients presented to emergency departments.

Methods: The entire patient records of all the hospitals' emergency departments in the city of Eskisehir were retrospectively assessed in this study. The study was conducted between the years 1998 and 2000.

A gender-oriented comparison between the mental health profiles of Bulgarian immigrants forcibly migrated to Turkey and the native population 15 years after migration.

Unlabelled: Background. The considerable problem of the migration of people, mainly from developing or undeveloped countries to developed countries, is a worldwide issue. The aims of this study were to compare, according to gender, scores obtained pertaining to mental symptom distributions of Bulgarian immigrants arriving in one city of west Turkey in 1989 with those of native-born citizens, as well as to the scores obtained from the scales of anxiety, hopelessness, job and life satisfaction.

Eating habits reported by secondary school students in a city of west Turkey.

Objective: The prevalence of obesity and underweight has increased in recent years due to the fact that eating and drinking habits have changed all over the world. This survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of both obesity and underweight, as well as to understand the eating and drinking habits of a group of Turkish students.

Methods: 1044 students completed the survey.

Turkish nurses' information about, and administration of, chemotherapeutic drugs.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine both the level of information that nurses possessed and the method of administration nurses used during chemotherapeutic drug preparation and administration.

Background: While compliance with the regulations related to chemotherapeutic drug preparation and administration seems to be very difficult, it is at the same time vital.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between 1 May 2002 and 1 May 2003 in the chemotherapy administration units of all hospitals in Eskisehir, west Turkey.

Physical violence against women: evaluation of women assaulted by spouses.

Objective: To investigate the characteristic of physical violence against women sent to the Forensic Medicine Council for the forensic reports with a history of being assaulted by their spouses.

Methods: One hundred and thirty five women attending judicial institutions from August 1st 2000 to January 31st 2001 were interviewed. The demographic characteristics of assaulted women and their spouses, time of violence, beginning and continuation of violence after marriage, frequency of violence, women's judgment of the reason for being assaulted, violence against children by the husbands, history of violence in the husbands' family, the husbands' manner at home, women' attitudes against violence, existence and type of physical trauma and injury severity according to Turkish Penalty Law were evaluated.