BACKGROUND:Identifying and controlling systemic arterial blood pressure is important in young people, and it is possible to reduce the frequency of systemic arterial hypertension by improving the lifestyle.AIM:The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and systemic blood pressure in university students.MATERIALS:The study sample consisted of 200 university students from a state university in Edirne. Lifestyles and habits were evaluated with Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II. Students’ blood pressure was measured from both arms twice.RESULTS:The mean HPLP-II score of those who frequently feel good was significantly higher than those who rarely feel good. The mean score of those who frequently wake up between 06:00-09:00 in the morning was statistically significantly higher than those who wake up outside these hours. Those who perform social or artistic activities during their leisure times had a mean scale score higher than those who don’t perform. Although there wasn’t a statistically significant difference according to smoking status, the mean score of non-smokers was higher than smokers. The mean scale scores were higher in frequent salt users than non-frequent users; participants with low saturated fatty acid intake had higher scores than those with high intake, and rare fast food consumers had higher scores than frequent consumers. The statistically significant difference between blood pressure values of females and males was due to higher blood pressure in male students. Those working in a part-time job had higher blood pressure values than those who weren’t working. Among the students whose body mass indexes could be evaluated, there were differences in blood pressure values.CONCLUSION:It has been observed in our study that health-related responsibilities and lifestyle behaviours increase with better leisure time activities, improved eating habits and a positive outlook on life. Turning youngs’ tendencies towards healthy lifestyle behaviours to habits can make them healthier, more collective and more productive regarding physical, social and psychological well-being.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in the world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness about HPV, risk perception, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccines. Methodology: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 396 undergraduate university students from Turkey. Sociodemographic characteristics, reproductive health, knowledge about HPV, and HPV vaccination were questioned. Results: The percentage of university students with an active sexual life was 10.6%. The knowledge level of families about HPV, and HPV vaccination were not adequate. The awareness of the fact that HPV was a cause of cervical cancer in women and penile cancer in men tended to increase with the increase in the educational level of parents. Those who knew about HPV vaccines were predominantly females. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that more active education is needed to decrease HPV infections among undergraduate students. Increasing awareness of HPV makes it easier to develop positive behaviors in fighting against it. In order to increase the contribution of young people to educational activities for the community, information about HPV and HPV vaccines should first be included in training programs at universities. To support the development of effective and high-quality public health interventions, young people should be educated so that obstacles to HPV vaccination in various cultural groups can be eliminated. Our findings suggest that awareness about HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccines should be increased.

Background Hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination are important in nursing profession.. In nursing vocational education, equal conditions for gaining experience regardless of gender difference should be established.             The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of gender difference, and anthropometric features on hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination evaluated by O’Connor dexterity test. Methods Our study included 100 undergraduate nursing students of  Trakya University. To evaluate hand dexterity age, sex, sociodemographic features  were recorded. Results Previous studies demonstrated that male nurses were careful, attentive and willing to take care of their patients but they felt they had to be at the backstage because the occupation is a female  predominant one. They were also careful and attentive during O’Connor finger test. The average O’Connor hand-dexterity test duration of female students was 7.44 minutes for the dominant hand. Males completed test at 8.06 minutes with dominant hand. No statistically significant difference was detected. Students with longer hand and palm lengths had better hand-dexterity. Because wrist circumference and width were more in male students than females this provided an advantage to male nursing students.  O’Connor finger-dexterity results also demonstrated that gender discrimination in nursing profession is meaningless in terms of dexterity. Conclusions Our study approaches gender discrimination in nursing with a different perspective. Our study demonstrated that male nursing students are not less successful than female students in hand-eye coordination and hand-dexterity. It is important for male nursing students to have clinical learning without having sexual discrimination in order to provide high quality patient care. Another advantage of male nurses is their strength which makes them more effective at healthcare facilities. In conclusion, reproductive health and other areas of nursing care should not be seen as the area of a particular gender. Doing so may prevent the development of professions and also lead to missing valuable opportunities to gain remarkable perspectives and insights.

Purpose: Urinary incontinence (UI), is a public health problem that has an increasing frequency and has an impact on the quality of life (QoL) of women worldwide. In this study, in which we focus on the general approach to risk factors associated with urinary incontinence, we aim to address the importance of transferring between practical healthcare services and screening programs.Methods: Our study was conducted between December 2018-August 2019 with patients who admitted to Trakya University Medical Hospital with different gynecologic symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between menopause, incontinence, type of delivery, socioeconomic status, and risk factors. A modular inquiry form-short form (ICIQ-SF) was used for the research in all aspects of urinary incontinence and its impact on the quality of life. Our aim was to increase the awareness of clinics about urinary incontinence.Results: Of the 622 participants, 176 had urinary incontinence symptoms. There was a significant relationship between menopause, age, medical treatment for uriner infection, body mass index, living in rural / urban areas, normal birth rate, education level and urinary incontinence.Conclusion: It's important to assess the effects of urinary incontinence symptoms on women's QoL appropriately in UI-related research and clinical studies. Women with urinary incontinence symptoms should ensure that their body mass index is within the ideal range. In every period, quality of women's life can be improved with the necessary cares. Building awareness about urinary incontinence can help improve treatment-seeking behaviour. Improving the quality of life of women will help to increase the desired levels of quality health and welfare in the management of public health, especially in developing countries.

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