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BACKGROUND: Vaccination of children is of great importance for their healthy growth and development. Several concerns that have been mentioned by families due to various reasons could affect vaccination acceptance. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate pregnant women's attitudes toward childhood vaccinations and trust in health services. METHODS: This study was designed as a descriptive study. It was conducted in a city located in the eastern part of Turkey between March and May 2019. The sample was 193 volunteer pregnant women. Data were collected using the Socio-demographic Form, the Multidimensional Trust in Health-care System Scale, and the Public Attitude toward Vaccination Scale - Health Belief Model. RESULTS: A positive, statistically significant relationship was found between the Multidimensional Trust in Healthcare System Scale total mean score and Perceived Susceptibility, Perceived Severity, Perceived Benefits, and Health Responsibility (p < .01). In addition, education and income level, having social security, having had a vaccination or not, and knowing vaccines affected trusts in health services; having social security, having had vaccinations or not, and knowing vaccines affected health beliefs about vaccinations (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study found that knowing vaccines affects both trust in health services and health beliefs about vaccination. Therefore, community health nurses working in primary care should provide parents with accurate and effective information about vaccinations.
Vaccination of children is of great importance for their healthy growth and development. Several concerns that have been mentioned by families in recent years due to various reasons could affect vaccination acceptance. The results of this study showed that there was a positive statistically significant relationship between the Trust in Health-care System and the Attitude toward Vaccination Health Belief. Besides, this study found that knowing vaccines affects both trust in health services and health beliefs about vaccination. Therefore, community health nurses working in primary care should provide parents with accurate and effective information about vaccinations.
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Pregnant Women , Vaccines , Child , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Vaccination , Parents/education , Patient Acceptance of Health CareABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: With the increase in longevity in the world, successful ageing has become an important issue. This study aims to investigate the relationship between ageing in place and successful ageing in elderlies. METHODS: This study, which utilised a descriptive and relational-screening model, was conducted with the participation of 370 individuals aged 65 and over who were registered in Family Health Centres in a city centre located in the eastern part of Turkey. RESULTS: The participating elderlies' Successful Ageing Scale mean score was 54.16 ± 11.32, and the Ageing in Place Scale mean score was 54.24 ± 12.88. While there was a positive, statistically significant relationship between the Successful Ageing Scale total score, the Ageing in Place Scale total score, and living in the same environment, there was a negative, significant relationship between age and the Successful Ageing Scale total score. CONCLUSION: Elderlies' successful ageing processes are affected positively by the increase in the duration of living in the same environment and satisfaction level about the place they lived in. Successful ageing is negatively affected by the increase in age. It is recommended that elderly people's living environments should not be changed and their social support networks should be strengthened as much as possible so they can have a successful ageing process.
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Aging , Independent Living , Aged , Humans , Personal Satisfaction , Social Support , TurkeyABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the degree of obesity prejudice exhibited and felt by students attending health-related departments. DESIGN AND METHOD: The sample included 729 students studying in health-related departments at a university in Turkey who volunteered to take part in the study. FINDINGS: The average Obesity Prejudice Scale (OPS) score of the students was 75.54±10.43, thus indicating that they tend toward prejudice. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: According to the results of the study, university students who will be future nurses and other healthcare professionals, tend toward obesity prejudice, negatively impacting health care.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Obesity/psychology , Prejudice/statistics & numerical data , Social Stigma , Students, Medical/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Obesity/therapy , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Surveys and Questionnaires , Turkey , UniversitiesABSTRACT
In an attempt to decrease the rate of mortality from cardiovascular diseases, first cardiovascular risk factors should be controlled. This study was carried out to reveal the level of knowledge about cardiovascular disease risk factors in women who presented to a primary healthcare center in Erzurum, Turkey, and the prevalence of such risk factors. Our study is a descriptive one and its data were collected between February and April 2013. The study included 168 women who presented to Filiz Dolunay Family Healthcare Center and who met the criteria and agreed to participate in the study. It was found that 22.6% of the women did not exercise at all above normal range, 53.6% of them had weights above normal, 23.8% smoked, and 22% had hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, or excess fat around their waist. It was concluded that, although women were knowledgeable, they did not put this into practice in their lives.
