Pediatric injuries pose a significant problem, both in Turkey and worldwide, because they lead to death or disability in a number of children each year. This quasi-experimental study aimed to identify the effects of the training provided to mothers with children aged 0–6 years about the hazards that lead to pediatric injuries. The population of the research comprised mothers with children aged 0–6 years, living in the city center. Considering the educational and socioeconomic levels of the individuals registered in the family health centers (FHC), the FHCs were divided into 3 groups of high, moderate, and low socioeconomic level. Subsequently, 1 FHC was selected from each level using simple random sampling. The study was conducted with 300 volunteer mothers registered in these FHCs. The tools used for data collection included the “0–6-year-old Children's Mothers' Identification Scale of Safety Precautions for the Prevention of Pediatric Injuries,” the “Risk Assessment Form for Pediatric Injuries” (RAF), and a 33-item questionnaire. After the training on the prevention of pediatric injuries, the mothers' scores on the identification of safety precautions for pediatric injuries increased significantly (p = 000). In addition, there was a significant difference between the pre- and posttest scores of the mothers (p < .05) on all dimensions of the RAF (choking, burns, poisoning, sharp object injuries, and falling; all p values <.05). Thus, the training provided to mothers to prevent pediatric injuries was effective in improving the awareness of the mothers.

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are a significant public health issue that negatively affects individuals and society both socially and economically, and increases the cost of care and cure. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the musculoskeletal problems and risk factors of academicians who transitioned to provide distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The population of this descriptive cross-sectional study included academicians who worked in two public universities in Turkey. Ethical committee approval and institutional permissions were obtained between 1 and 28 February 2021. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Work Environment Evaluation Questionnaire, and the Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity Assessment Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the number, percentage, independent group t-test, ANOVA test, and linear regression analysis (forward method). The analysis was interpreted at the 95% confidence level and 0.05 error margin. RESULTS: Of the academicians, 78% were women, 54.6% were married, 80.6% did not regularly exercise, and 73.5% had more workload during the distance education period. Academicians mostly experienced discomfort about their eyes, necks, and waists, and an increase at a significant level was detected in their musculoskeletal system problems during the distance education period. Increasing workload, duration of mobile phone use, active time, having an ergonomic chair, and gender predicted the musculoskeletal system pain intensity by 20% . CONCLUSION: Musculoskeletal system problems are a significant public health issue. Academicians should be informed and consulted for the protection of musculoskeletal system health during the distance education period.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of pediatric nurses about the oral health care of newborns and children. Methods: Seventy-one pediatric nurses working in newborn and pediatric units were recruited to the study. After receiving approval from the source and ethical committee, the survey questions were derived from the source of National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) in Georgetown University and then translated into Turkish. The survey consists of demographic questions and 7 different categories of 48 questions related with oral health status of newborns and pediatric oral health care. The correct and wrong answers were recorded as "1" and "0" point for each question respectively. Total correct answers were calculated between 0-48 for each participant. The descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression model was used for statistical evaluations (p < .05). Results: The average of correct answers was found as 17.72 ± 6.5. According to the multiple linear regression model, all categories including the nurses' knowledge (p < .001), educational status (p = .019), years of professional experience (p = .001) and their previous education on oral health care (p = .013) showed significant effects on the total amount of correct answers. Conclusions: The knowledge of the nurses regarding the oral health status of newborns and pediatric oral health care was found relatively low. The nurses' low educational status, years of professional experience, and inadequate previous education on oral health care may be considered as risk factors for their lack of knowledge.

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Background: This study was conducted to identify the reasons for vaccine refusal of individuals/parents by analyzing the comments on the pages screened with the keyword vaccine refusal on social media. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. Within the scope of the study, 7 pages, 216 posts and 3446 comments found with the keyword #vaccine refusal were analyzed. The comments obtained within the scope of the study were evaluated using content analysis and theme analysis methods. The study data were collected between Sep 1st and 11th, 2020. Results: The comments on vaccine refusal were found to increase in 2018 and 2019, especially in September, October, November, and December. The reasons for vaccine refusal were grouped under 2 themes as individual reasons and vaccine-related reasons as a result of the analysis of the comments. The most commonly used word in the text analysis, consisting of 10,428 words mentioned in the posts, was found to be vaccine (3.2%). Conclusion: Individuals/parents refuse vaccination for reasons such as distrust of vaccine content, disbelief in the need for vaccines, distrust of pharmaceutical companies, previous experiences, like-minded people/platforms, religious reasons, and preference for alternative health care approaches.

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Yaşlanma fizyolojik, ruhsal ve sosyal değişimlerin olduğu bir süreçtir. Yaşam süresinin artması, doğurganlık oranlarının azalması ve sağlık hizmetlerine erişimin artmasıyla yaşlı nüfus tüm dünyada ve Türkiye'de giderek artmaktadır. Artan nüfusun, yaşlanmaya özgü sağlık ve sosyal ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması gerekecektir. Bu nedenle yaşlılık dönemine ait fizyolojik, ruhsal ve sosyal özelliklerinin bilinmesi, yaşlılara yönelik uygun hizmetlerin planlanması ve sunulması açısından önem kazanmaktadır. Yaşlıların dönem özelliklerinin bilinmemesi, ihtiyaçlarının karşılanamamasına yol açabilir. Yaşlı nüfusun fazla olması, sayının giderek artması, sahip olunan birden fazla kronik hastalık ve bazı yaşlıların evden çıkıp hizmet alma durumlarının olmayışı gibi sebepler sağlık sistemi üzerindeki baskıyı arttıracaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlanmaya bağlı bireylerde görülen sağlık sorunlarına yer vererek korunmaya yönelik öneriler sunmaktır.