Şevkat Bahar Özvarış

ORCID: 0000-0003-0650-2952
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Research Areas
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Gender Studies and Social Issues
  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Health and Wellbeing Research
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Education Practices and Challenges
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Ottoman Empire History and Society
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
  • Public Administration and Governance

Hacettepe University
2015-2025

Women's Resource Center
2014

With more than 40 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, the pandemic is continuing to severely challenge health systems around world. Countries with high numbers refugees face an additional burden on preventive and curative services made available accessible refugees. Turkey hosts largest number a total 4 in 2020. Over 98% reside urban areas large, crowded cities such as Istanbul, Gaziantep, Hatay posing severe challenges for all responses, including COVID-19. This study provides...

10.1016/j.jmh.2020.100012 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Migration and Health 2020-01-01

Oral healthcare settings can be a challenging environment for people with HIV. Combined problematic insurance policies, insufficient health literacy, and higher treatment fees, HIV stigma contributes to barriers when accessing oral healthcare. We conducted descriptive study via an online survey open-ended questions understand the experiences of in settings. The was administered by non-governmental organizations. Thematic analysis used analyze data critical realist approach. Seventy-five...

10.1080/09540121.2025.2458632 article EN AIDS Care 2025-01-28

Abortion has been legal and safe in Turkey since 1983, but the unmet need for abortion services remains high. Many medical practitioners believe that introduction of would address this. However, 2012 there political opposition to provision services. The government threatening restrict law, following an administrative change booking appointments, some hospital clinics provided family planning had stop providing abortions. Thus, availability depends not only on permissive legislation also...

10.1016/s0968-8080(14)43790-x article EN Reproductive Health Matters 2014-12-01

Amaç: Bu araştırma, bir üniversitede, akademik kariyer yapma ile toplumsal cinsiyet arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. 
 Yöntem: Araştırma, Ankara’da üniversitede çalışan akademisyenler gerçekleştirilmiş olup tanımlayıcı niteliktedir. Araştırmada herhangi örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmamış, e-posta 68 sorudan oluşan çevrimiçi veri toplama formu akademisyenlere gönderilmiştir. Toplanan veriler, SPSS 23 istatistik programında testler, parametrik ve non-parametrik...

10.17942/sted.1065223 article TR STED / Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi 2023-01-27

Amaç: Bu çalışmayla, üniversite öğrencilerinin öz yeterlilik düzeyi ile toplumsal cinsiyet algısı arasındaki ilişkinin saptanması ve uygulanabilir öneriler geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç Yöntem: Araştırmada Selçuk Üniversitesi Akşehir Kadir Yallagöz Sağlık Yüksekokulu Hemşirelik Beslenme Diyetetik Bölümü öğrencileri araştırmanın evrenini oluşturmuş, örneklem seçimine gidilmeden gönüllü olarak çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden öğrencilerle (n=360) 30 Ekim 2017- 29 Aralık 2017 tarihleri...

10.17942/sted.431011 article TR STED / Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi 2019-03-20

Improving health literacy has become one of the most important public health-related goals at global level; however, there is no clear consensus on measurement literacy. Despite numerous scales available in Turkish, none existing was originally developed and validated a national level.This study aimed to develop validate culturally appropriate original scale (HLS) be used as reference for Turkish-speaking literate adult population Turkey abroad.Two multidisciplinary workshops with more than...

10.3928/24748307-20211208-01 article EN cc-by-nc HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice 2022-01-01

HIV ve ile ilişkili stigmalar söz konusu özneleri hayatın her alanında etkilediği gibi sağlık da olumsuz etkilemektedir. Gündemde yerini edinmeye başlayan, diş hekimleri arasında ağız, sağlığı hizmetlerinde oluşan fobisi damgalamalarının nedenini konuşmak olası etkilerini tartışmak gerekmektedir. yaşayan insanların sağlığının geliştirilmesi cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklara karşı gelişen tepkilerin devam etmemesi için bu konuda daha çok çalışma yapılması

10.15311/selcukdentj.1146073 article TR cc-by-nc Selcuk Dental Journal 2023-08-21

Abstract Background Turkey hosts the world’s largest refugee population of whom 3.5 million are Syrians and this has been continuously growing since year 2011. This situation causes various problems, mainly while receiving health-care services. In planning migrant services, for policy makers host countries, health literacy level migrants is an important measure. Determination Syrian refugees in would be supportive some interventions to increase service utilization, as well education...

10.1186/s13031-021-00401-5 article EN cc-by Conflict and Health 2021-08-28

Accounting for 70% of healthcare workers worldwide, and 56% in Turkey, women continue to be the frontline fighters battle against COVID-19 pandemic. Their needs may overlooked as a result their growing responsibilities both professional private lives. This descriptive study aimed at identifying gendered experiences Turkey throughout pandemic.This consists 1082 professionals' responses various positions across several provinces facilities, collected through web-based survey 50...

10.1002/hpm.3703 article EN The International Journal of Health Planning and Management 2023-09-08

Abstract Objective: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a priority public emergency response for women during humanitarian crisis situations as they face the risk of being neglected in care systems country arrival. This study aimed to investigate Syrian refugee women’s utilization SRH services, through Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) approach, provided by team including mediators at Women Health Counseling Units (WHCU) established part collaborative project. Methods:...

10.20518/tjph.1407485 article EN cc-by-nc Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 2024-05-30

Background: Türkiye hosted more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, including women who needed reproductive health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To assess how pandemic affected access to and use of essential by refugee in Ankara, Türkiye. Methods: From April December 2021, this descriptive epidemiological study collected data from 637 ever-married aged 15–49 years 2 districts The were using a structured multiple-choice questionnaire analysed SPSS version 23. Results: mean age was...

10.26719/2024.30.7.521 article EN Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2024-07-15

For women in high-income countries, it is a promising sign that the European Congress of Radiology—one world's largest meetings medical professionals—this year featured new and well attended programme addressing need for greater gender equality workplace. The programme, entitled Women Focus—Be Inspired, aimed mainly to examine reasons imbalances academic leadership positions encourage identify pursue their priorities, whether career-based or personal objectives. However, one programme's...

10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30263-3 article EN cc-by-nc-nd The Lancet Global Health 2019-07-11

Abstract Women and girls are more disadvantaged in times of crisis, their chances surviving fleeing limited. As the Syrian crisis enters its eleventh year, Turkey alone hosts largest population (over 3.7 million). It aimed to evaluate essential reproductive health services shadow pandemic that deepens crisis. The research was conducted April 2021 with 637 married refugee women aged 15-49 living Ankara (mean age: 29.6). median age at first marriage 17, consanguinity her spouse 29.8%. 8.6%...

10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.254 article EN cc-by European Journal of Public Health 2022-10-01

There are few studies related to the oral health practices of first grade lycée students (14-year-olds) in Turkey. Aim: This study aimed evaluate from a predominantly middle lower socio- economic district Ankara. Methods: The 14-years-olds nine lycées were investigated along with their general status and that parents teachers. Ethics approval was obtained Non- Interventional Clinical Researches Board Hacettepe University. Permission for Educational Directorate province. Parental informed...

10.1177/0265539x2016033004075 article EN Community dental health 2016-11-01
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