Amaç: Çalışma 15-49 yaş ve en az bir çocuğu olan kadınların doğum sonrası bebek bakımına yönelik başvurdukları geleneksel uygulamaları belirlemek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler:Tanımlayıcı türde olan bu araştırmanın evrenini Diyarbakır merkeze bağlı 11 Aile Sağlığı Merkezine Mart-Mayıs 2015 tarihleri arasında herhangi bir nedenle başvuran 15-49 yaş grubu en az bir çocuğu olan kadınlar oluş-turmuştur. Örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş araştırmayı kabul eden 437 kadınla yüz yüze görüşülerek veriler toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 15.0 istatistik paket programı kullanılmıştır. Yüzdelik dağılımlar ve ortalamalar hesaplanmış, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmek için ki-kare testi kullanılmış, p<0.05 anlamlı kabul edilmiştir.Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların yaş ortancası 32.0±7.7 yıldır. Kadınların %50.8'i sarılık olmasın diye bebeğin yüzüne sarı yazma örttüğünü, %11.9'u sarılık olduğunda bebeğin topuğunu jiletleyip kanını akıttığını belirtmişlerdir. Araş-tırmaya katılan kadınların %52.6'sı nazar değmesin diye mavi boncuk veya nazar boncuğu taktığını, %35.7'si düşen göbek kordonu okul, cami, hastane gibi yerlerin bahçesine gömdüklerini, %32.5'i göbek kordonu düşünceye kadar banyo yaptırmadıklarını söylemişlerdir. Kadınların %27.5'i bebeğe ilk besin olarak şekerli su verdiklerini, %10.5'i bebeğe ilk sütü (kolostrum) vermedikleri, %25.2'si bebeğin ağzında pamukçuk olduğunda soda sürdüklerini, %54.5'i bebeğin kolları, bacakları eğri olmasın diye bebeği kundakladıklarını, %38.9'u bebeğin kırkı çıkana kadar tırnaklarını kesmediklerini, %29.5'i bebeğin memelerini ovarak sütünün dışarı çıkmasını sağladıklarını, %11.7'si bebeği ter kokmasın, pişik ve isilik olmasın diye tuzladıklarını, belirtmişlerdir. Kadının eğitim ve gelir durumuyla, bebeğe bazı geleneksel uygulamalar yapma arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0.05).Sonuç: Araştırma bölgemizde zararlı olmayan uygulamaların yanı sıra sağlığa zararlı geleneksel inanç ve uygulamaların da önemli boyutta olduğu tespit edildi. Eğitim ve gelir düzeyi düşük olan kadınların geleneksel uygulama yapma oranının daha yüksek olduğu görüldü. Daha kaliteli sağlık hizmeti sunabilmek ve halkın eğitim gereksinimi boyutunu ortaya çıka-rabilmek için daha kapsamlı çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.Anahtar Sözcükler: Bakım, Bebek, Doğum sonu dönem, Geleneksel ABSTrAcTObjective: The present study was planned to determine traditional practices of women aged 15-49, who have at least one infant, in the post-partum period. Material and Methods:The universe of this descriptive study consisted of women from the age group of 15-49 years who had at least one infant and who presented at the 11 Family Health Centers located in Diyarbakır City Center for any reason in the period between March and May 2015. While no specific sampling group selected for the study, the face-to-face interview method was conducted with the 437 women who agreed to participate in the study in the data collection period. The SPSS 15.0 statistical package software was used for the analysis of the collect...

Background Low levels of health literacy are associated with increased hospitalization rates, problems regarding the proper intake of medications, poor general health and increased mortality rates. It is a well-known fact that health literacy differs among ethnic groups and ethnic minorities, in particular, are known to have a low level of health literacy. The present study aimed to reveal the levels of health literacy among different ethnic groups and the affecting factors as well as the relationship between health literacy and health perceptions. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out with different ethnic groups (Kurdish, Arab, Turkish and Assyrian origin), between 18 and 65 years old in the province of Mardin in Turkey. The study was conducted with a total of 600 people. The European Health Literacy Scale-Turkish Adaptation (EHLS-TR) and Health Perception Scale (HPS) were used for measurement. Descriptive analysis, Mann Whitney U Test, Kruskal Wallis Test and Spearman correlation were used in the data analysis. Results It was found that 80.7% of the participants had relatively low levels of health literacy. The lowest levels of health literacy were among those of Kurdish origin. There were correlations between sufficient levels of health literacy and several factors including being of Assyrian origin, being 50–65 years old, living in a nuclear family, being a secondary school graduate, having a high financial status, being retired, evaluating one’s own health status as good, obtaining health information from healthcare professionals, preferring to visit a state hospital to seek medical assistance first, smoking and drinking alcohol. A positive correlation was also identified between the levels of health literacy and health perception. Conclusions It is essential to develop programs to increase health literacy for the public and, in particular, for the ethnic groups that are disadvantaged in many aspects in the context of health literacy.

OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine the smoking habits of students of Atatürk Health College of Dicle University and the factors affecting them. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study was performed between April 15 and 19, 2013. The selection of sampling was not conducted, since the whole study population included. Of 400 registered students, 326 (81.5%) were included. For collecting data, a questionnaire form designed by the researcher and Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence for determining the addiction level were applied. Percentage calculation was used for analyzing data, and chi-square test was employed for evaluating the relationship between the variables. RESULTS:The mean age of students was 21.4±2.3 years. Of them, 12.3% still smoked and 4% had quit. Of the smokers, 21.9% were males and 3.5% were females. Of the smokers, 67.5% stated that they tried to quit smoking and 72.5% replied that they thought of quitting smoking in the future. It was found that 47.5% of the students smoked 11-20 cigarettes a day. Of the students who still smoked and who had quitted, 47.2% had begun to smoke at the age of 10-15 years. As the cause for smoking initiation, 50.9% of the students revealed stress, difficulties, and sadness and 35.8% revealed the effect of a friend. A statistically significant difference was found between smoking habit and age, gender, class, and the presence of smokers among close friends (p<0.05). Moreover, it was detected that 35% of the students were over dependent. CONCLUSION:The prevalence of smoking among the youth is high. To decrease smoking prevalence, the reasons for smoking initiation should be investigated and some precautions should be taken before the university age, and they should be continued during the university education.

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