Objective: Water is the most basic source of all living things on earth. The aim of this study is to determine the behavior of young adults aged between 18-40 in Malatya province center for water consumption and to determine the factors affecting these behaviors. Methods:Our study is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Malatya province center in December 2016. According to our pilot study results, the minimum number of samples to be achieved is 980.A questionnaire was applied to 1208 people. In the factor questioning section of the questionnaire, questions about the socio demographic characteristics and some properties related to water consumption were used; in the phenomenon inquiry part of the questionnaire, the Water Consumption Behavior Scale consisting of 16 items was used. In the analysis of the data; Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. p<0,05 was accepted as significant in all evaluations.Results: As 1208 people participated in our study.When the participants' total scores on the water consumption behavior scale are examined in terms of various socio-demographic characteristics, the mean total score of women is 49.3±10.58, and that of males

Introduction:The purpose of this research is to investigate the attitudes of practitioners working in different departments and sectors on rational drug use (RDU) and the factors influencing prescribing. Method: The study was conducted with the physicians working in family health centers and hospitals in Malatya province center with face-to-face interviews. The questionnaire was implemented to 132 practitioners.The questionnaire was composed of 12 questions inquiring socio-demographic features, rational use of drugs and factors influencing prescription. Results: Of the participants 66,7% had 10 years or more of professional experience and 89,4% stated that they prescribed analgesics and derivatives, 8,3% antibiotics. More than half of the physicians stated that post-graduate education and promotions of drug companies influence their prescribing drugs. Conclusion: It has been reached that physicians' writing of medicines is influenced by the presentation of pharmaceutical companies and in drugs election all of the rational drug selection criteira are not given the same importance by physicians. Physicians were detected to be influenced from the promotions of drug companies but all criteria of rational drug use were not cared equally. ÖZETGiriş: Bu araştırmanın amacı farklı birimlerde ve sektörlerde çalışan pratisyen hekimlerin akılcı ilaç kullanımı (AİK) konusunda tutumları ve reçete yazımında etkili olan faktörlerin saptanmasıdır. Yöntem: Çalışma Malatya il merkezinde aile sağlığı merkezleri ve hastanelerde çalışan hekimler ile yüz yüze görüşülerek yapılmıştır. Anket formları 132 hekim tarafından doldurulmuştur. Ankette sosyo-demografik özellikler, hekimlerin AİK ve reçete yazmasını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemeyi amaçlayan 12 soru sorulmuştur. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan pratisyen hekimlerin % 66,7'si 10 yıl ve üzerinde mesleki tecrübeye sahipti. Hekimlere en çok reçete ettikleri ilaçlar sorulduğunda; %89,4'ü ağrı kesici ve türevlerini, %8,3 antibiyotik gruplarını reçete ettiklerini ifade etmişlerdir. Hekimlerin yarısından fazlası mezuniyet sonrası okuma ve ilaç firma tanıtımlarının reçete yazımını şekillendirdiğini ifade etmişlerdir. Sonuç: Hekimlerin ilaç yazımlarının, ilaç firma tanıtımlarından etkilediği ve ilaç seçiminde akılcı ilaç kriterlerinin hepsine aynı önemde dikkat edilmediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.Anahtar kelimeler: İlaç reçetesi, pratisyen hekim, etkinlik