Browsing by Publisher "Mashhad University of Medical Sciences"

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    Associations between health literacy and preventive Skin Cancer Prevention Strategies among University Students
    (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2020) Özpinar S.; Çelik-Odabaşi N.; Akyol M.
    Background and Objective: A person’s putting every behavior into practice after they receive information on health may mean that the person can exhibit the appropriate health behavior and protect his health within the context of their level of health literacy. This study was aimed at determining university students’ health literacy levels and the effects of their health literacy on their knowledge of, and attitudes and behaviors towards skin cancer prevention strategies. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included 800 university students in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The data were collected by the researchers between March 01, 2019 and March 30, 2019. The research data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form including 3 parts (the Participants' Socio-Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, Information-AttitudeBehavior Questionnaire, Risk Factors Questionnaire) and the "Turkish Health Literacy Scale". The association between the sociodemographic characteristics of the students and their scores for protective behavior, knowledge levels and risk factors and Health Literacy was analyzed using the linear regression model (the ‘Enter’ method). The relationship between health literacy and knowledge/ attitude / behavior scores was evaluated with the Pearson’s correlation. p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the participating students was 21.0 ± 1.8 (18-36) years. Of them, 63.8% were women. The study results demonstrated that the participating university students’ knowledge levels regarding the harmful effects of sunshine and skin cancer prevention were inadequate. There is a positive correlation between health literacy and sun protection attitudes and behaviors. Of the participating students, those whose health literacy levels were high and those who had high knowledge / attitude scores about sun protection displayed better sun protection behaviors (p<0.05). Conclusion: A significant result of the study was that health literacy should be improved in order to improve sun protection and skin cancer prevention strategies. © 2020, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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    A Cross-sectional Study of Mother-friendly Hospital Initiatives in Turkey: The Obstetricians and Midwives’ Views
    (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2020) Bolsoy N.; Gulsen M.; Celebi Yavas B.
    Background & aim: Ministry of Health in Turkey has launched a mother-friendly hospital (MFH) initiative to reduce cesarean section rate, support evidence-based practices, and improve mother-baby friendly maternity care. This study aimed to investigate the views of the obstetricians and midwives using the MFH initiative and measure their job satisfaction levels. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. The data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among 16 obstetricians and 61 midwives working in delivery rooms at four hospitals using the MFH initiative in Turkey. This questionnaire consisted of eight items to elicit participants’ characteristics, and another eight items were used to investigate participants’ views regarding the MFH setting. The participants' suggestions to MFH initiative, job satisfaction levels and the intention to leave were also measured. Results: The majority of the participants reported that the MFH initiative increase the quality of the maternal services (90.9%) and contributed to their profession (90.9%). Moreover, they stated that their colleagues (84.4%) and pregnant women (94.8%) are satisfied with the MFH. Also, 54.5% of them reported concerns about the MFH initiatives. The mean job satisfaction score was 7.92 (SE=0.26). Significant differences were noted among the participants' job satisfaction in terms of their workload perception, intention to leave, and the workplace (P<0.05). Conclusion: The participants had positive attitudes towards the MFH initiatives and higher levels of job satisfaction. The results suggest that the MFH initiatives are successfully implemented and contributed to maternal services. © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.