A Brief Picture of HIV/AIDS in Turkey

Duyan, Veli; Yildirim, Gökçe

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“…In Turkey, there is a legal regulation under the name of "management of infection control in health services" and notice regarding the bases and procedures to provide the safety and protection of HCPs. 2,19 But while there is a legal framework, it has not been organized well on a hospital level and it is understood that the lack of equipment is important. Many studies suggested that, shortages of materials and staff and heavy workload were important factors influencing the implementation of universal infection control.…”

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“…1 Duyan described that radical changes happened in psychological, social, economic, physical and sexual lives of people who live with HIV/ AIDS. 2 HIV/AIDS is not only a health problem but also a social problem. 2 General hysteria and a lack of information about HIV lead to HIV-infected people being isolated from the society.…”

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“…2 HIV/AIDS is not only a health problem but also a social problem. 2 General hysteria and a lack of information about HIV lead to HIV-infected people being isolated from the society. Inadequate social and family support and poor information on HIV are important barriers in preventing the population including HCPs from being judgmental and mistreating the person and this, in turn, prevents treatment and facilitates the spread of the disease.…”

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“…Some people thought that when a person became ill due to HIV infection, it was his or her own fault. 2,19 As in most countries in the initial stage of the epidemic, stigmatization and discrimination are widespread in Turkey, making vulnerable groups hard to reach and targeted prevention difficult to implement. 15,20 In the study of the Turkish Sociological Association, Turkish respondents complained of discrimination toward HIV/AIDS patients due to lack of knowledge about HIV and fear of transmission.…”

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Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Providers Following Training on HIV/AIDS Related Issues: A Study in an Urban Turkish Area

Köse¹,

Mandıracıoğlu²,

Kaptan³

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Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : The objective of the study was to assess HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and risk perception among health care providers in İzmir. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : A pretest and posttest patterned intervention study was conducted in 2007 among health care providers participating in a training course on HIV/AIDS and universal precautions. The participants consisted of 158 health care professionals from 7 public hospitals and 2 public dental clinics. Information was collected regarding demographic details, HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about patients at the beginning and the end of the course. Pre-and post-training dichotomous point scale scores were compared. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : Of the participants, 72.6 % were females. Only 30.0 % of the respondents reported a scalpel or needle stick injury at least once last year. Some of the participants (40%) thought that it was necessary to take extra infection control precautions for patients with HIV. The average pre-and post-training mean knowledge scores were 9.32 ± 2.1 (3-13) and 12.76 ± 2.3 (5-17), respectively. The mean pre-and post-training beliefs scores were 12.37 ± 3.1 (3-19) and 15.57± 3.8 (6-22), respectively. There were significant differences in the pre-and post-training mean scores of the responses related to attitudes toward patients with AIDS. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : There was improvement in knowledge and negative attitudes on patients with AIDS at the end of the training. The results of this study suggested that the negative attitudes of health care providers towards individuals with AIDS due to the fear of transmission and inadequate knowledge could be improved with training.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; attitude; HIV; training; knowledge; health personnel Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Çalışmanın amacı, İzmir'deki sağlık çalışanlarında HIV/AIDS ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve risk algısını değerlendirmektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : 2007 yılında HIV/AIDS ve genel önlemler ile ilgili bir eğitime katılan sağlık çalışanlarında ön test ve son test şeklinde girişimsel bir çalışma yapılmıştır. Katılımcılar 7 kamu hastanesi ve 2 kamu diş kliniğinde çalışan 158 sağlık çalışanından oluşmaktadır. Kursun başında ve sonunda, demografik detaylar, HIV/AIDS ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve hastalara ilişkin algılar hakkında bilgi toplanması amacıyla anket uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların bu dikotom puanlı (0 ve 1) anketten, eğitimden önce ve sonra aldıkları puanlar karşılaştırılmıştır. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Katılımcıların %72,6'sı kadındır. Yanıt verenlerin %30'u geçen yıl en az bir kez bistüri veya iğne ile yaralanmaya maruz kaldığını bildirmiştir. Katılımcıların %40'ı HIV pozitif hastalar için ek enfeksiyon kontrol önlemleri almak gerektiğini düşünüyorlardı. AIDS/HIV ile ilgili ortalama bilgi puanı, kursun sonunda, başlangıca göre istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir şekilde daha yüksek sapta...

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“…While personal religiosity depicts how much one is involved in religion, political religiosity explores attitudes toward the relation between the secular Turkish democracy and the penetration of Islamic laws and dogmas into the political realm. The negative effect of religiosity on sexuality is well documented (Freud 1928;Thomas 1975;Bell 1966;Herold and Goodwin 1981;Jurich 1984;Ilkkaracan 2001;Arsel 1997;Duyan 2003). In addition, religion is a crucial social force negatively affecting sexual norms and rules in the Turkish society, especially through its obsession with virginity.…”

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Social Determinants of Attitudes towards Women’s Premarital Sexuality among Female Turkish University Students

Ergun

2007

Sex Cult

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This paper explores the effects of demographic and attitudinal variables on attitudes toward women's premarital sexuality in a sample of 277 undergraduate female students at Istanbul University, Turkey. The results of the research demonstrated that sexual attitudes best predicted the dependent variable in regression analysis. Once the variable sexual attitudes was excluded from the equation, mother's education and personal religiosity were the best predictors of attitudes toward women's premarital sexuality.Keywords Premarital sex Á Sexual attitudes Á Undergraduate students Á Turkey Premarital sexual attitudes and behaviors were a popular area of research, particularly from the 1960s until the early 1980s (Reiss 1960;DeLamater and MacCorquodale 1979;Herold and Goodwin 1981), and continuing into the present in the United States. Consequently, American researchers identified several variables that were related to premarital attitudes. The research during that era was extensive (Ergun 2006b).In comparison to American researchers who have done extensive research on human sexuality and on premarital sexual attitudes, Turkish scientific inquiry is marked by relative silence. There are few research studies conducted on sexual practices and attitudes in Turkey. To address this gap, this study proposes to explore the determinants of premarital sexual attitudes. Premarital sex is a valuable means For a more extensive version of this study, see

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Tuberculosis of the epiglottis: a case report

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Uklumen

2007

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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We present a 40-year-old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis and epiglottic involvement that was initially misdiagnosed as laryngeal carcinoma. The differential diagnosis and management of epiglottic tuberculosis is reviewed and discussed. Although epiglottic tuberculosis is rare, otorhinolaryngologists should keep in mind the possibility of tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumors. Constitutional symptoms and mild chest symptoms should not always be attributed to carcinoma and smoking.

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A Brief Picture of HIV/AIDS in Turkey

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Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Providers Following Training on HIV/AIDS Related Issues: A Study in an Urban Turkish Area

Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Providers Following Training on HIV/AIDS Related Issues: A Study in an Urban Turkish Area

Social Determinants of Attitudes towards Women’s Premarital Sexuality among Female Turkish University Students

Tuberculosis of the epiglottis: a case report

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