Background: Adverse birth outcomes of immigrant women and neonates are associated with the quality of perinatal care. For this reason, examining immigrant women’s experiences of perinatal care is necessary if host country care systems are to respond appropriately to migration. Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perinatal care experiences of immigrant women. Methods: The qualitative phenomenological design used in the study enabled to make an in-depth exploration of immigrant women's experiences. The participants were 24 women who had a pregnancy within the past 6 months and lived in Adana, Turkey, between September and December 2019. Data were collected using a semi-structured form through the snowball method. Qualitative data were analysed using the thematic analysis method. Results: The participants’ mean age was 21.41 [standard deviation (SD) 3.86] years. Mean age at first pregnancy was 17.27 (SD 4.59) years. It was determined that immigrant women received insufficient maternity services. In thematic analysis, 4 main themes indicating barriers to sufficient perinatal care were identified. The barriers to maternal care services were: language barrier, cultural incompatibility, decreased social support and inadequate information. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that perinatal care for immigrant women was inadequate and their experiences were generally negative. Although the barriers seem separate, they are actually intertwined, with the language barrier appearing to be the main one. Innovative approaches are needed to solve this problem. Mobile applications that translate instantly can be used by both immigrant women and health care professionals.

Öz Purpose: This descriptive study aims to identify factors affecting attitudes of university students on marriage. Material and Methods: The sample consists of 791 students. The data were collected with "Personal Information Form" and was prepared by the researchers and "Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale". Results: The ideal marriage age was determined to be 24 years and over for 74.6% of the girls and 25-29 years for 77% of the boys. Of the students, 95.2% stated that they had to decide who to marry, 68.5% said that marriage was most affected by having economic freedom, and 59.9% said that they were not afraid of marriage. Of the respondents, 64.1% stated that women and men should have equal authority, 67.3% said that they had a deterioration in the family institution today, 91.5% said that their parents were a happy marriage, and 63% said that violence against women had cooled from marriage The average score for Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale was 77.85±15.430. It has been observed that the attitudes of the students towards marriage are influenced; gender, parents' happiness, fear of marriage, the ideal marriage age of women and men, marital status of their families, and their views on marriage. Conclusion: It was determined that the students' marital attitudes were positive and their fears about marriage were affected by the parents being married and being happy. In this respect, it may be suggested to determine the factors that affect the marital attitudes of the students positively and negatively, to plan the training to be formed by the experts in these fields and to establish centers where the students can easily reach and have sufficient level of counseling. Amaç: Bu çalışma üniversite öğrencilerinin evlilik tutumlarını ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı olarak yapılan araştırmanın örneklemi 791 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından literatüre dayalı olarak hazırlanan "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ve "İnönü Evlilik Tutum Ölçeği" ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: İdeal evlenme yaşını kadınların %74.6'sı için 24 yaş ve üzeri, erkeklerin %77'si ise 25-29 yaş arası olarak belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin %95.2'si kiminle evleneceğine kendisinin karar vermesi gerektiğini, %68.5'i evlilik kararını en çok ekonomik özgürlüğe sahip olma durumunun etkilediğini ve %59.9'u evlilikten korkmadığını belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %64.1'i ailede kadın ve erkeğin eşit otoriteye sahip olması gerektiğini, %67.3'ü günümüzde aile kurumunda bozulmalar yaşandığını, %91.5'i annebabalarının mutlu bir evliliği olduğunu, %63'ü kadına yönelik şiddetin evlilikten soğuttuğunu belirtmişlerdir. İnönü Evlilik Tutum Ölçeği puan ortalamasının 77.85±15.430 olduğu görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin evliliğe yönelik tutumlarını; cinsiyetleri, anne-babalarının mutluluk durumları, evlilikten korkma durumları, kadın ve erkeğe ilişkin ideal evlenme yaşı ile ilgili görüşleri, ailelerinin nikâh durumları ve nikaha ilişkin görüşlerinin etkilediği görülmüştür. Sonuç: Öğrencilerin evlilik tutumlarının olumlu olduğu...

This systematic review and meta-analysis study aims to determine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of insomnia, anxiety, and depression symptoms during pregnancy. Reviews were done through PubMed, EBSCO (Medline, CINAHL), Embase (OVID), Web of Science, PsycINFO, TR Index, Turkish Thesis Center databases using (pregnancy OR pregnant) and (sleep OR sleep disorders OR insomnia), and (anxiety OR depression) keywords between April and May 2021. The meta-analysis included 48 articles (sample: 77,299). It was found that the Covid-19 pandemic did not affect the prevalence of depression symptoms and anxiety during pregnancy, but it increased insomnia. While insomnia ratio was reported 39.6% (95% CI: 0.253–0.560) in the studies conducted before the pandemic, it was reported 88.8% (95% CI: 0.821–0.921) in the studies conducted during the pandemic. This study found that the Covid-19 pandemic did not have effects on depression symptoms and anxiety, but it increased insomnia complaints.

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Background/Aims: Cancer is seen as one of the most important health problems of our time. In the world and in our country, the most common death cause after cardiovascular diseases in the order of diseases that result in death is cancer. This descriptive, cross-sectional study is done in order to determine the relationship between fatigue and social support levels of cancer patients. Methods: Research was carried out in Cukurova University Hospital in Adana, which is located in the south of Turkey, between December 2014 and December 2015. Data were collected by interview form prepared by the researcher, Piper Fatigue Scale and Social Support Patient Form. Data was analyzed by percentile, mean, independent t test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation and multiple regression. Results:The average score of Social Support Patient Form is 131.1 ± 15.5, and Piper Fatigue Scale total score mean of the participants is 5.8 ± 2.4. A low level of negative correlation was found between the social support to cancer patients scale emotional support subdimension and the Piper Fatigue Scale affective subdimension. Conclusions: As a result of the research, it was seen that the level of fatigue of the participants had moderate and level of perceived social support was positive. The age, marital status, and education status of the participants do not affect the fatigue and social support levels.