This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in order to determine the extent of internet use by pregnant women to gain information about their pregnancy. The research was conducted in two hospitals in Izmir, Turkey between August and October 2009, after written permission had been obtained. The research sample consisted of 185 pregnant women in at least the 28th week of pregnancy, who accepted to take part in the study. Forty-five percent of the pregnant women had used the internet to obtain information at least once during their pregnancy, and the most researched topics were fetal development, nutrition in pregnancy and the stages of birth. There is a significant difference between the age group, educational level, work status and number of pregnancies and the usage of internet among pregnant women. The women gave the information on the internet 7.13 ± 1.54 out of 10 points for correctness and dependability. Fifty-one percent of the pregnant women stated that they shared the information which they had obtained on the internet with health professionals. About half of the women in the study had used the internet to obtain information on pregnancy, birth and the fetus under various headings.

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Purpose This study aimed to examine the challenges faced by pregnant women and their daily life activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assess the psychological impacts of the pandemic and their expectations to improve women's mental health, thereby increasing the awareness of healthcare professionals of the subject. Methods The research was conducted with the participation of 30 pregnant women, who were selected by purposive sampling using the phenomenological approach, between 15 June 2020 and 15 August 2020. Telephone interviews were conducted with pregnant women due to social isolation measures during the Coronavirus pandemic. Results In the study, the following four themes were determined: (a) measures taken against the pandemic, (b) problems regarding the antenatal period during the pandemic, (c) gestation period and change in social life, (d) psychological effects of the pandemic and methods for coping with them. Also, 14 sub-themes were determined regarding these themes. Conclusion The results of the study revealed that the pandemic had multidimensional impacts on pregnant women, including their social life and physical health. Psychologically, it caused many negative emotional states, particularly concerns and fears. During the pandemic, healthcare professionals should be aware of the needs of pregnant women and plan protective and informative interventions for both their physiological and psychological health.

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This study highlights the lack of knowledge and low level of awareness about HPV, CC, and HPV vaccination among first-year nursing college students.

Background & Objective:Violence against women is a widespread problem and has serious implications on women’s health. Infertility, in many ways, is a very stressful condition that affect social and marital life of a couple; moreover, compared to fertile women, infertile women are twice as vulnerable against violence. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of violence and define the effect of infertility on violence on women receiving infertility treatment.Methods:Descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out 301 infertile women between November 2015 and August 2016 in a state hospital, Izmir. Data were collected as “Sociodemographic Characteristics Form” and “Infertile Women’s Exposure to Violence Determination Scale”.Results:The mean age of women was 31.77±5.46 years; the average duration of marriage was 6.93±4.53 years. About 32.5% of women stated that they have suffered from violence throughout their lives and 4.7% of women were still suffering from violence, while 5.0% of women were subjected to violence after infertility was diagnosed.Conclusion:It is an encouraging finding that infertile women have a low exposure to violence. However, despite a low violence rate, there is an increase in violence toward women who have been diagnosed with infertility.

ÖZGiriş: Araştırma, jinekolojik kanserli hastaların tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi kullanım durumları ve tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedaviye ilişkin tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların yaş ortalaması 54.08 ± 12.48 olarak belirlenmiş olup, %45'inin ilkokul mezunu olduğu saptanmıştır. Hastaların %54.5'inin tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi hakkında bilgisi olduğu, % 28.2'sinin şu anda kansere yönelik herhangi bir tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemi kullandıkları, %61.8'inin en çok bitkisel tedavi ve tıbbi çayları kullandıkları, en çok kullanılan bitkisel yöntemin %29.2 ile adaçayı olduğu saptanmıştır. Kadınların TATKTÖ puan ortalaması 29.61 ± 4.85 olarak dü-şük düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Jinekolojik kanserli kadınların tamamlayıcı alternatif tıp yönteme ilişkin kullanım oranlarının düşük olduğu ancak olumlu tutuma sahip oldukları söylenebilir. Sağlık personellerinin tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavinin olası riskleri ve yararları konusunda yeterli bilgi sahibi olmaları ve hastaları doğru şekilde yönlendirmeleri büyük önem taşımaktadır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Kanser, kadın hastalıkları, tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi ABSTRACT Introduction: Research was carried out to determine gynecologic cancer patients' complementary and alternative medicine usage conditions and also their attitudes towards these treatments.