Medical and nursing students are expected to be more competent in terms of being acquainted with different cultures and approaching culturally, compared to many other disciplines. This descriptive study was designed to evaluate the cultural sensitivity levels of nursing and medical students and the affecting factors. One hundred and eleven nursing and 164 medical students were included in the study. The data were collected by using a questionnaire questioning the variables that were thought to affect the cultural sensitivity of students and the intercultural sensitivity scale. According to results of the study; it was observed that university students receiving education in the fields of medicine and nursing had good cultural sensitivity levels and those interacting with people from other cultures and speaking a foreign language had significantly higher cultural sensitivity levels (p < 0.05). According to these results, it was thought that it would be useful to develop plannings aimed at increasing the language proficiency in university curriculums and abroad experience opportunities of students, and to design qualitative studies based on interviews and observations aimed at examining the factors affecting the intercultural sensitivity.

The aim of the study was to describe nurses' attitudes and beliefs towards discussing sexuality with patients. Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Sexual dysfunction occurs quite commonly in the community. A descriptive and comparative design was adopted to explore Turkish nurses' attitudes and beliefs towards discussing sexuality with patients. The rate of participation of nurses was found to be 89 %. Data collection form consisted of two parts: demographic information and the inventory of Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS). Mean scores of the nurses SABS was 41.58 ± 7.67. Status of offering counselling on sexuality was found to be significantly related to the SABS scores (p \ 0.05). The majority of nurses (72.2 %) disagreed with spending more time to discuss sexual concerns with their patients, 68.9 % viewed sexuality as 'too private an issue to discuss'. In this study, it was established that nurses were aware of the concerns of the patients about sexuality, but their practical attempts to relieve those concerns were not adequate. In view of these results, it is recommended that sexuality should be discussed more openly in basic education curriculum and that inservice training on the issue of sexuality and health should be addressed.

bsbd@balikesir.edu.tr www.bau-sbdergisi.com ÖZET Günümüzde sağlık çalışanları, diğer sektörlerde çalışanların maruz kaldığı iş risklerinin yanında, yaptıkları işin niteliğine bağlı olarak daha farklı iş riskleriyle de karşı karşıyadır. Sağlık çalışanları iğne yaralanmaları, bel ve sırt sorunları, allerjiler, şiddet ve stres gibi çok çeşitli meslek risklerine maruz kalmaktadır. Tüm bu tehlikeler sağlık çalışanlarının işteki performanslarının azalmasına, iş kazalarının artmasına neden olmakta ve hem çalışanların hem de hastaların güvenliğini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Bu durum sağlık çalışanlarının sağlığı ve güvenliği konusunu gündeme getirmektedir. Bu nedenle bu makale, sağlık çalışanlarına maruz kaldıkları mesleki riskleri hatırlatmak ve sağlık çalışanlarına yönelik sağlık hizmetlerinin planlanmasına katkı sağlamak amacıyla planlanmıştır. Ülkemizde sağlık çalışanlarına yönelik çalışmaların mazisi çok eski değildir. Bundan sadece bir yıl önce 2012 yılında çıkarılan "Hasta ve Çalışan Güvenliğinin Sağlanmasına Dair Yönetmelik" doğrultusunda çalışanların sağlığına ve güvenliğine yönelik çeşitli düzenlemeler yer almaktadır. Buna göre, hastanelerde çalışan güvenliği komitesinin kurulması, programının hazırlanması, çalışanlara yönelik eğitim, danışmanlık, sağlık taramaları, kişisel koruyucu önlemler, enfeksiyonların kontrolü ve bağışıklamanın sağlanması ve şiddetin önlenmesine yönelik çalışmalar başlatılmıştır. Yapılan düzenlemelerle birlikte, kamu ve özel hastanelerde, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği birimleri kurulmaya başlamasına karşın, henüz sayı, donanım, personel ve hizmet açısından eksikleri mevcut olup, uygulamalar bölgeden bölgeye, kurumdan kuruma ve kişiden kişiye farklılık göstermektedir. Sağlık çalışanının sağlığı aynı zamanda toplumun sağlığını da etkileyen bir faktör olarak ele alındığı için, ulusal yasa ve prosedürlerle çerçevesi belirlenen, kamu ve özel sağlık sektörünü içeren, geniş kapsamlı iş sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamalarının ivedilikle hayata geçirilmesi önerilmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: İş, sağlık, güvenlik, sağlık çalışanı, aşı SUMMARYIn today's world, in addition to the risks at work in other sectors, health care workers are also subject to different risks due to the nature of their jobs. Health care workers are exposed to various kinds of professional risks like needle stick injuries, lower back and back problems, allergies, violence and stress. All these risk factors result in decreasing work performance, increasing accidents at work and adversely affect the security of both patients and health staff. For this reason, this manuscript was designed to emphasize professional risks for health staff and contribute to planning of health services for health staff. The studies on health professionals do not have a long history in Turkey. Various regulations have been started to be implemented on health and safety of health staff in line with the directive about patient and health staff safety enacted only 1 year ago in 2012. Accordingly, efforts have been made to prepare committee on operation safety in hosp...

Aim We aim to determine the prevalence and related risk factors of asthma and allergic diseases in school children and adolescent in Konya, Turkey, and to compare this prevalence with that of 11 years ago. Methods This descriptive correlational study also includes the third phase of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood protocol. A total of 2220 students aged between 6 and 18 took part in this study. Results In our study, prevalence of wheezing of 21.8%, eczema of 4.3%, and allergic rhinitis of 43.2% were found in students until this age. In the study, student smoking, school location, history of asthma in the family, mold or moisture at home, and mother's smoking now were related factors for wheezing, while eating habits, breastfeeding, and student's gender were determined as related factors for allergic rhinitis symptoms in the past 12 months. In addition, having a pet, eating habits, and school level were determined as related factors for eczema symptoms in the past 12 months (p < 0.05). As a result of comparison of the findings of this study with the results of the study conducted by Güner et al., it was determined that the rates of wheezing and allergic rhinitis had increased, whereas the rate of eczema had decreased (p < 0.05). Conclusion It was determined that under the effect of urbanization in Konya, the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in students had increased, while the prevalence of eczema had decreased.

ÖzetÇocuklarda fiziksel aktivite düzeyi son yıllarda giderek azalmaktadır. Fiziksel aktivitenin azalması, başta obezite olmak üzere pek çok kronik hastalığın erken yaşlarda görülmesine neden olmaktadır. Yaşam boyu fiziksel aktiviteye yeterli katılım ve normal kilonun korunması, obezite, kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, hipertansiyon, Tip II diyabet, akciğer ve kolon kanseri gibi birçok kronik hastalıktan korunmada oldukça etkilidir. Aynı zamanda kendine güvenin, benlik saygısının ve akademik başarı-nın artması ve depresyon belirtilerin azalması gibi önemli psikososyal yararları vardır. Bu nedenle bu çalışma çocuk ve ergenler ile çalışan meslek gruplarının ve ailelerin, fiziksel aktiviteninin çocuklar üzerindeki sağlık yararlarının yanı sıra, psikososyal yararları konusundaki farkındalığını arttırmak ve çocukların fiziksel aktivite düzeyini artırmaya yönelik öneriler sunmak amacıyla planlanmıştır.Anahtar sözcükler: Çocuk, fiziksel aktivite, biyopsikososyal. AbstractPhysical activity levels in children have been steadily decreasing in recent years. Reduced physical activity leads to numerous chronic diseases at an early age, particularly obesity. Lifelong participation in physical activity and maintenance of ideal bodyweight are highly effective in the prevention of chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, Type II diabetes, lung and colon cancers. At the same time physical activity increases self-confidence, self-esteem and academic achievement, and reduces symptoms of depression. Therefore, this study was designed to improve awareness of professional groups and families working with children and adolescents about physical activity benefits on children health, as well as psychosocial benefits and planned to offer suggestions for increasing physical activity levels of children.