The study aims to determine the stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and actions of women towards abortion in rural and conservative areas where fertility is high. Methods:The research is cross-sectional. It was carried out in Mus State Hospital between 28 March-28 April 2022. The sample of the study consisted of 499 women. Introductory information form and stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and actions scale towards abortion were used as data collection tools. Findings:The participants' mean score of stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and actions towards abortion scale 69.5, negative stereotypes 28.3, discrimination and exclusion 29.1, and fear of contagion sub-dimension 11.9. The mean score of the scale was found to be significantly higher in women who are single, between 20-35 ages, live in the city center and nuclear family, have an undergraduate or above education level, work (p<0.05). There was a negative correlation between the scale mean score of women and the number of pregnancies, births, living children; and a positive correlation between the scale mean score and the number of abortions (p<0.05). Conclusions:It was found out that stigmatizing and negative attitudes, beliefs, and actions towards abortion are high among women in rural regions with high fertility.

Background: Mental health problems experienced during pregnancy negatively affect both maternal and fetal wellbeing. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and pregnancy distress in healthy pregnant women living in Turkey. Methods: A descriptive, relational/cross-sectional study was conducted by interviewing 363 pregnant women in person. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS). Results: The mean FCV-19S score was 19.03±5.65 and the mean TPDS score was 19.97±7.97. According to the TPDS cut-off score, 19.0% of the participants were at risk of pregnancy distress. There was a significant positive correlation between FCV-19S and TPDS scores (r = 0.263, p<0.05). According to the regression analysis, age (β= -0.217), years of education (β= -0.272), and number of births (β= 0.502) were associated with fear of COVID-19, and fear of COVID-19 was associated with TPDS scores (β= 0.369) (p<0.05). Conclusion: The pregnant women in this study had moderate fear of COVID-19. Compared to the literature data, the prevalence of pregnancy distress was slightly higher than pre-COVID-19 reports but quite low compared to other studies conducted during the pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19; fear; distress; pregnant women; pregnancy.

Background: It was aimed to determine stigma, hopelessness, depression and associated factors in people living with HIV (PLWH).Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 57 PLWH who admitted to Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital hospital between March 01-April 30, 2022. Berger HIV Stigma Scale, Beck Hope-lessness Scale and Beck Depression Inventory were filled during face-to-face interviews with patients.Results: It was determined Berger HIV-Stigma Scale mean score was high level (104.5±16.7), Beck Hopelessness Scale mean score was medium level (7.6±6.1) and Beck Depression Inventory mean score was medium level (16.3±13.7). Hopelessness rate was determined as 63.2% and depression rate as 40.4%. It was found a moder-ate correlation between stigma and hopelessness (r=0.44), a high level of correlation between stigma and depression (r=0.52), and a very high positive correlation between hopelessness and depression (r=0.80). Besides, a hopeless individual living with HIV was found to be odds 76 times more likely to be exposed to de-pression than a hopeful individual. In the regression analysis, it was determined that being single and growing up in a non-conservative family decreased HIV-stigma. On the other hand, it was observed that having to hide being infected with HIV increased HIV-stigma. It was determined that having to hide contagion with HIV de-creased hopelessness (odds=0.13) but depression increased hopelessness (odds=1.21). It was determined that hopelessness increased depression (odds=1.87).Conclusions: Stigma, hopelessness and depression are seen at high rates among PLWH and hopelessness in-creases depression significantly.

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Günümüzde insan haklarının vazgeçilmez bir hak olarak algılandığı ülkelerde, kadınların erkeklerle eşit haklara sahip olmaları, artık insan haklarının bir gereği olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Ayrıca kadınların siyasi, sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik hayata katılımını sağlayacak tüm haklardan erkeklerle eşit şekilde yararlanmaları gerektiği kabul edilmektedir. Bu anlayış, uluslararası insan hakları belgelerinde, uluslararası sözleşmelerde, ülkelerin yasalarında yer almasına rağmen, kadınlar için hala, ülkelerinin gelişmişlik düzeyi ne olursa olsun hayatın temel alanları olan eğitim, sağlık, çalışma hayatı, siyaset, spor ve karar alma mekanizmalarına katılım açısından fırsat eşitliğinin sağlanamadığı görülmektedir. Toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin engellenmesinde ve var olan etkilerinin ortadan kaldırılmasında temel hedef hiç kimsenin dezavantajlı olmadığı, herkesin eşit olduğu toplum yapısına ulaşmak olmalıdır. Bunun içinde kadınların toplumsal statüsünü artırıcı girişimlerde bulunulması ve kadın haklarının "sözde" kalmayan yasalarla güvence altına alınması ve korunması önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; Dünya'da ve Türkiye'de toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin kadınlarda güncel durumunu inceleyerek sağlığa ve spora yansıması değerlendirmektir.