ObjectivesCurrent study was conducted between September 2014 and January 2015 in Gaziantep proviency Şehitkamil town Şirinevler district. Purpose of the study is to measure changes experienced, point of view on menopause, and life style of women who are older than 40, living in said district, and within post-menopause and how these factors effected their feelings of guilt and shame.MethodsOut of universe consisting of 800 women, 500 participants have joined the study. Data collected by personal information form, Guilt-Shame scales, and World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scales. SPSS 18 was used to conduct statistical analysis.ResultsAnalysis indicated that 78.6% of the participants was not literate, 37.8% of the participants were was subjected to domestic violence. Fifty-five percent of the participants were found to see menopause as a predicament, 45.4% as a disease, and 56% as infertility. Results of scales are as follows; guilt factor 48.95 ± 0.37, shame factor 44.89 ± 0.27, body 10.64 ± 0.42, mental 10.96 ± 0.39, social 11.12 ± 0.49, environment 10.84 ± 0.37.ConclusionsNo significant correlation found between Guilt: body, mental, social, and environmental area (P < 0.05). It was found that there is a significant correlation between the thought that menopause is not a bad thing and the perceived guilt (P < 0.001). Results of analyses indicate that information about menopause significantly correlates between perceived guilt (P < 0.05). Current study found that as perceived shame and guild increases, the life quality of the sample decreases and the average life quality of the sample is below average.

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This cross-sectional study was conducted at the state hospital in Gaziantep, rural Turkey, to assess the quality of antenatal care in women who underwent caesarean section (CS). Data collected from 581 women admitted for CS between October and December 2005 were retrospectively analysed and found that Turkish women preferred obstetricians to midwives for their antenatal care. Obstetricians chiefly consider antenatal care as a follow-up to ultrasound, and procedures such as weight monitoring, blood pressure measurement and blood analysis, all of which help to facilitate timely diagnosis of complications, were mostly overlooked. The belief that antenatal care is only for women with complications could be abolished through education and may help to encourage vaginal delivery. Pregnant women who receive antenatal care from obstetricians are more likely to undergo CS, thus greater collaboration between obstetricians and midwives is necessary in future to promote normal births.

ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışma sağlık alanı dışında eğitim gören kız öğrencilere meme kanseri ve erken tanı yöntemleri konusunda verilen eğitimin sağlık bilgisi, inanç ve uygulamalarına etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma bir üniversitenin sağlık alanları dışında öğrenim gören 1114 kız öğrenci ile yürütülmüş tek grup ön test -son test değerlendirmeli yarı deneysel çalışmadır. Öğrencilere 20-30 kişilik gruplar halinde 40-45'er dakikalık "meme kanseri ve erken tanı yöntemleri" eğitimi verilmiştir. Veriler literatüre uygun olarak hazırlanan anket formu ve Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği ile eğitim öncesi, eğitim sonrası ve eğitimden bir ay sonra olmak üzere üç aşamada toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel değerlendirme sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma ve t testi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20,23±2,61'dir. Öğrencilerin %11,3'ü doktor teşhisiyle herhangi bir meme hastalığı tanısı konulmuştur. Öğrencilerin %15,8'inin ailesinde meme kanseri bulunmaktadır. Meme kanseri ve erken tanı yöntemleri eğitimi sonrasında öğrencilerin sağlık bilgisi ve uygulama durumlarını artırmıştır (p<0,05). Eğitim sonrası öğrencilerin duyarlılık, önemseme, öz-etkililik, sağlık motivasyonu ve yarar algılarında artma, engeller boyutunda azalma tespit edilmiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç: Meme kanseri ve erken tanı yöntemi eğitimi sağlık alanı dışındaki alanlarda eğitim gören öğrencilerin bilgi, inanç ve uygulamalarını olumlu yönde etkilemiştir.Anahtar kelimeler: Meme kanseri, erken tanı yöntemleri, sağlık inancı, üniversite öğrencileri ABSTRACT Objective: This study was to determine the effects of the health care training concerning breast cancer, and relevant methods of early diagnosis provided for female students who were receiving non-medical education on their knowledge, belief and practices about hygiene. Method: The study was carried out with 1114 female students who were educating in non-medical fields of a university. The research is a quasi-experimental study with single-group pre-test, and post-test assessments. Groups of 20-30 students received 40-45 minute-trainings in "breast cancer and early diagnosis methods". The data were collected in three stages as pre-training, post-training and one-month after the training with questionnaire forms and Health Belief Model Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using numerical values, percentages, means, standard deviation and t test. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.23±2.61 years . Out of all participants, 11.3% were diagnosed with any breast disease by a physician. Meanwhile, in 15.8% of them a positive family history of breast cancer was found. After training about breast cancer and methods of early diagnosis, their knowledge of healthcare, and its applications increased (p<0.05). After the training, students' susceptibility, seriousness, self-efficacy, health motivation and benefit perceptions increased and their perceptions about barriers decreased (p<0.05). Conclusion: Breast cancer and early diagnosis method education program positively infl...

This study aims to assess the health promotion behavior of eighth grade students. The population of this research includes 2791 students who were eighth grade in Primary School, Gaziantep. The research aimed to reach the entire population, yet ended with 2476 students. Mean age average of the adolescents involved in the study was 14.00±0.57, and their overall AHPS score was 139.21±25.12. Assessed by sex, female students scored meaningfully higher than the male students (p<.05). The children, whose parents are high school graduates or higher, performed better than the other parents’ children. Moreover, monthly income also predicted the students’ scores. Adolescents’ AHPS scores are not at the desired level. Findings show that school health nurses should organize training programs that also include the families and school staff. This program should be based on sociodemographic data and cover nutrition, exercise, stress management, and health responsibility