Abstract Depression is a very common mental health illness characterized by cluster of signs and symptoms ranging from mood disturbances sleep or appetite disorders to physical manifestations the body. The purpose present study was estimate prevalence depression its related factors among Afghan women. A cross-sectional conducted women between July 14, 2021, August 15, in Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif Samangan provinces (Afghanistan). total 664 participated (mean age = 28.85 years; SD ± 11.57). In...

To compare frequencies of some mental health disorders between Syrian refugees living in Turkey and internally displaced persons Syria, to identify factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder major depressive disorder.We carried out a field survey May 2017 among 540 Syria Turkey.The study revealed that were highly prevalent both populations. Major was more frequent than Syria; other disorders, including disorder, the latter former. Posttraumatic also postmigration factors. likely...

Endoscopic transcanal butterfly cartilage myringoplasty is a prominent procedure because surgeons can perform this operation without elevating the transmeatal flap. To evaluate factors that affect endoscopic regarding graft success and hearing improvement determine long-term outcomes. This study included 86 patients who underwent surgery. The rates of were investigated, together with effects sex, age, operated side, size location perforation. overall was 83.7%. There statistically...

The Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC) is a standardized tool for evaluating emotional and behavioral concerns in children adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) clinical research settings. This study aims to validate the Turkish versions of DBC autism screening algorithm (ASA), parent (P) teacher (T) forms. Parents teachers 312 aged 4-17 ID completed forms Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). presence ASD or any other psychiatric disorder was assessed through evaluation...

The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) has been classified into fast (<250 ms) and slow (>250 groups based on ground contact time (GCT) threshold values. However, there are gaps in the literature how 250 ms value was found which variables affect it. purpose of this study is to validate by investigating factors affecting threshold. For purpose, force-time during a drop jump (DJ) with force plate achilles tendon (AT) muscle-tendon unit mechanical properties using shear-wave elastography 46...

Among low- and middle-income nations, the highest prevalence of child overweight associated metabolic disorders has been found in Middle Eastern European countries. Obesity on rise Turkey past research shown regional variations among adults. However, childhood obesity different socioeconomic groups largest metropolitan areas country not reported.This study aimed to investigate with a population-representative, SES-stratified random sample objective measures body mass index (BMI) capital city...

Beta regression assumes that the dependent variable follows a beta distribution and its mean is related to set of exploratory variables through linear predictor with unknown coefficients link function. The model also includes dispersion parameter. This paper describes along properties. application made on well-being index data Turkey 2015, which comprise dimensions housing, work, income wealth, health, education, environment, safety, civic participation access infrastructure services social...

Background/aim: Body esteem (BE) is defined as the self-evaluation of one's own body or appearance. The Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) consists three subscales: BE-appearance, BE-weight, BE-attribution. Though initially developed adolescents adults, use scale has recently increased in health-related research on children. This study aimed to assess validity reliability Turkish version BESAA Materials methods: participants were 4th grade children (aged 9-10 years) Ankara,...

To investigate the association between VNTR polymorphisms of DRD4, DAT1 and 5-HTT genes obesity.Peripheral blood samples 234 obese (BMI ≥ 30) 148 healthy individuals ≤ 25) were objected to PCR detect 2nd intron 5-HTT, 3rd exon DRD4 3'UTR genes.The obesity genotype distributions allele frequencies tested by Chi Square (χ(2)) test not found statistically significant. BMI values for morbidly > 40) analyzed Kruskal-Wallis significant differences most frequent genotypes genes.As a conclusion,...

Health care professions, especially physicians and physician candidates should be more competent in culture-specific approach. This study aims to verify the validity reliability of "Intercultural Sensitivity Scale" developed by Chen Starosta (which is most frequently-used tool while conducting intercultural sensitivity research) among Turkish medical students. In order demonstrate construct scale, exploratory factor analysis based on polychoric correlation was applied together with oblique...

The analysis of traffic accident data is crucial to address numerous concerns, such as understanding contributing factors in an accident's chain-of-events, identifying hotspots, and informing policy decisions about road safety management. majority statistical models employed for analyzing are logically count regression (commonly Poisson regression) since a – like the number accidents used response. However, features observed frequently do not make distribution tenable assumption. For...

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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...

Background. This study aimed to validate the Turkish version of Collins` Body Figure Perceptions and Preferences (BFPP) scale. The second aim this was investigate relationship between body image dissatisfaction (BID) esteem (BE), mass index (BMI) BID, among children. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional conducted 2066 4th grade children (mean age 10.06 &amp;#xb1; 0.37 years) in Ankara, Turkey. Feel-Ideal Difference (FID) from BFPP used assess degree BID. FID ranges -6 +6, with scores below...

Amaç: Araştırmada Türkiye'deki 7-14 yaş grubu çocukların bazı sosyo-demografik özellikleri, kaza geçirme/yaralanmaları ile tedavi alma durumlarının dağılımının ortaya

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...

Background. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary autoinflammatory disease. We aimed to investigate oral health status and hygiene habits in children with FMF. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 199 FMF, aged between 3-18 years, were included. Demographic findings of questioned by face-to-face interview. Oral patients was evaluated using decay-missing-filled index [DMFT (decay-missing-filled teeth), DMFS teeth) for permanent; dmft, dmfs primary teeth],...

Objectives Childhood obesity is increasingly prevalent in the developing world including Turkey. This study examined constructs of integrated behavioural model associated with physical activity a sample schoolchildren Ankara, Turkey using structural equation modelling. Design Cross-sectional survey by probability sampling. Setting Fifteen schools different socioeconomic strata grade 4 students. Participants 2066 (969 girls and 1097 boys) their parents selected probability-based sampling...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de 2005-2014 yılları arasındaki ölümlü/yaralanmalı trafik kazalarını etkileyen risk faktörlerini araştırmaktır. Yöntem: çalışma, Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü’nün kayıtlarından elde edilen arasında gerçekleşen 1,656,403 kazadan analizlere uygun 1,201,203 vaka raporunu değerlendirmiştir. Bağımsız değişkenler, kazanın yeri ve zamanı, aracın tipi modeli, sürücünün sosyodemografik özellikleridir. Kazalardaki ölüm olayları bağımlı değişken olarak tanımlanmıştır. Her...

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ergenlerin vücut ağırlığı (VA) ile ilişkili beden algısının belirlenmesi, algısı yaşam kalitesi ve özyeterlilik arasındaki ilişkinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır