ABS TRACT Objective: Healthcare professionals (HP) play a role in vaccine acceptance as they influence people's decisions by sharing their personal experiences. The study was aimed to determine the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine literacy (VL) and vaccine hesitancy (VH) level among HP in Türkiye, their relationship and influencing factors. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional online study was applied to 1,111 HP between 15.02.2022-15.03.2022. The sociodemographic data form, COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale (CVLS), and Vaccine Hesitancy Scale-long form (VHS) were used. Sociodemographic characteristics, questions about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines were considered as independent variables, while VL and VH were considered as dependent variables. Results: Of the participants, 33.8% (n=376) were physicians, 25.2% (n=280) were nurses/midwives and 41.0% (n=455) were other HP.The CVLS functional mean score of HP was 2.6±0.7 and the interactivecritical mean score was 3.0±0.6. The VHS mean score was 44.6±16.3. Being a physician (p<0.001 for functional, p=0.002 for interactive-critical) and thinking that the origin of the coronavirus is a natural source from animals (p=0.029 for functional, p<0.001 for interactive-critical) were the factors that increased VL. Being a physician (p<0.001) and having high CVLS mean scores (p<0.001 for functional and interactive-critical) were the factors that decreased the VH. There was a weak negative correlation between VL and VH levels (r=-0.223 for functional, r=-0.323 for interactive-critical) (p<0.001). Conclusion: Considering that high VL level decreased VH level, it is obvious that the knowledge level of HP about COVID-19 vaccines should be increased.
Objective: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the results of the newborn metabolic and endocrine disease screening program, which was carried out in the province of Sivas between 2011-2021. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, gender, birth weight, date of birth and sampling date of 84044 newborns whose heel blood was taken between 2011-2021 within the scope of Neonatal Screening Program in Sivas were reached via Neonatal Screening Program Web Application. The number and rates of newborns diagnosed with phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, biotinidase deficiency, cystic fibrosis and congenital adrenal hyperplasia by years were determined, and disease incidences were calculated. Results: The lowest and highest incidences of the screened diseases were 1:1011- 1:233 for congenital hypothyroidism, 1:8375- 1:657 for phenylketonuria, 1:6815- 1:1861 for biotinidase deficiency, 1:7902-1:3614 for cystic fibrosis, and 1:6815- 1:3222 for congenital adrenal hyperplasia respectively. The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism was higher than the incidence of other diseases screened for. The second disease with the highest incidence was phenylketonuria. There was no significant difference by gender for the five diseases screened. Birth weights of those diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism (p=0.002) and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (p=0.039) were lower. Conclusion: It was found that the incidences of congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria among the diseases screened were higher. Those diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism and congenital adrenal hyperplasia had lower birth weights. It may be recommended to explain to families the importance of screening in these diseases, which are preventable or treatable diseases with early diagnosis and intervention, and to include other similar diseases in the screening program.
Bu çalışma Sivas il merkezinde yaşayan 18 yaş ve üstü bireylerde rahatsızlık ve/veya hastalık ile baş etmede tamamlayıcı-alternatif tedavi (TAT) kullanımı ve ilişkili sosyoekonomik faktörleri ortaya koymak için yapılmıştır. Kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma; Sivas il merkezinde, 01.11.2019 - 01.08.2020 tarihleri arasında, 1.293 birey üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmadaki katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 38.5±15.6 yıl olup %52.5’i kadın, %60.6’sı evli, %80.0’ı en az lise düzeyinde öğrenim görmüştür. Bireylerin %50’sinden fazlasının kronik hastalığı ya da ağrısı mevcuttur ve %57.9’u TAT yöntemlerinden en az bir tanesini kullandığını bildirmiştir. Kullanıcıların %58.1’i kaplıcaya, %34.1’i hacamata başvurmuş olup TAT yöntemlerini en sık tercih etme sebebi %58.2 ile ‘Tavsiye üzerine denemek’ tir. Katılımcıların %77.2’si bu yöntemleri başkalarına da tavsiye ettiğini bildirmiştir. Bu çalışmada; 35 yaştan büyük olmak (Odds oranı [OR]:1.482, p=0.007), evli olmak ([OR]:0.713, p=0.025), en uzun süre şehir merkezinde yaşamış olmak ([OR]:0.576, p=0.007), lise ve üzeri öğrenim görmüş olmak ([OR]:1.660, p=0.006) ve gelir getiren bir işte çalışıyor olmak ([OR]:0.740, p=0.025) TAT kullanımında belirleyici faktörlerdir. Bireyler, TAT yöntemlerinin olası riskleri nedeniyle sağlık çalışanları tarafından daha yakından izlenmeli ve desteklenmelidir. Eğitimcilerin ve sağlık çalışanlarının işbirliği temelinde, söz konusu yöntemlere ilişkin doğru bilgi ve farkındalığın arttırılması için topluma yönelik çalışmalar planlanmalıdır.
Introduction and Aim: Social phobia; It is a public health problem that can lead to failure in working life, major depression and even suicide.The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of social phobia and related factors in academicians from Cumhuriyet University. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed in 2017. The universe of the study consists of 1605 academicians working in the health, science and social science fields of Cumhuriyet University. The sample size was determined as 216. A two-part questionnaire was applied to the participants. The first part consists of questions that investigating the sociodemographic characteristics and the variables that we think are related to social phobia. The second part consists of Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Results: The frequency of social phobia was found to be 9.0%. While the prevalence of mild and significant social phobia was 3.6%, the prevalence of social phobia was 1.8%. More than half of the academicians show avoidance behavior in situations requiring performance. Conclusion: As a result, it has been found that social phobia has a significant frequency of 9.0%. This situation, which may adversely affect the professional performance and mental health of academicians, is important for public health.
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