FS prevalence rate has declined from 9.7% to 4.3% in our study population within ten years. It was thought that advancing healthcare systems in our country might be decreased the prevalence. Our study enabled us to find out sociodemographic risk factors of FS, but further studies are needed in order to confirm the effect of sociodemographic factors on FS prevalence.

Community-based and standardized mammography screening can reduce breast cancer mortality by 25% in the 50-69 age group and by 40% in the 40-69 age group (WHO, 2008). Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Centers (KETEM) were established in early 2000's in Turkey to carry out community-based screening programs for cancers which WHO recommends being screened. Cancer screening services are provided free of charge. According to the National Standards of Breast Cancer Screening Program In Turkey, women aged 40-69 should be screened by mammogram every two years.Personal and environmental factors such as education, awareness, income, transportation, cultural characteristics,

Bu çalışmada Türkiye'de HIV pozitif bireylerde yapılmış epidemiyolojik çalışmaların bibliyometrik açıdan değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Türkiye'de HIV pozitif bireylerde yapılmış çalışmalara 1 Kasım 2015 tarihinde Pubmed, Türk Medline, Ulakbim veri tabanları ve Türk HIV/AIDS dergisi taranarak ulaşıldı. Bulgular: Ulaşılan 204 çalışmanın %89.1'i gözlemsel tanımlayıcı çalışmaydı. En sık çalışma tipi olgu sunumuydu (%48.5). Analitik çalışmalar en sık kesitsel tipteydi (%23.7). Makalelerin %67.2'si Türkçe, %32.8'i İngilizce yayınlanmıştı. Çalışmaların %92.6'sı genel hasta grubunda yapılmıştı. Olgu sunumu/serisi tipindeki çalışmaların konuları en sık fırsatçı enfeksiyonlar (%41.3) ve komplikasyonlar (%16.3); diğer çalışmaların konuları en sık HIV/AIDS epidemiyolojisi (%18.1) ve tedaviydi (%17.0). Çalışmaların %47.1'i tek uzmanlık alanı tarafından yürütülmüştü. İlk isim yazarların %76.9'u Ankara, İstanbul veya İzmir'de; %55.4'ü üniversite hastanesinde, %37.3'ü eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinde çalışmaktaydı. Uzmanlık alanları en sık enfeksiyon hastalıkları ve klinik mikrobiyoloji (%47.1) ve tıbbi mikrobiyolojiydi (%22.1). Türkçe makalelerin %33.8'inde "HIV'li/AIDS'li hasta/olgu, HIV enfeksiyonlu olgu/hasta'' ifadeleri kullanılmıştı, ancak bu ifadenin kullanımı zaman içinde azalma eğilimi göstermekteydi (p trend= 0.007). Sonuç: Türkiye'de HIV pozitif bireylerde genel hasta grubu dışındaki bireyleri daha fazla ele alan, analitik tipte, çok disiplinli, ulusal düzeyde ve görece az çalışılmış konularda çalışmalar yürütülmelidir.

Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common seizures seen in childhood. Although they are usually benign and self-limiting, parents feel great fear and concern about them. The prevalence of FS varies in different parts of the world. These differences are thought to be due to genetic, geographic and environmental factors. However, there has been no recent study about the prevalence of FS among Turkish children. This study was designed to find out the prevalence, clinical and some epidemiological features of FS among Turkish school children. Materials and Methods: A school based, cross-sectional study was conducted in first and second grade children. A stratified cluster sampling technique was used to define the study population, which represents the schools located in the metropolitan area of İzmir. Data were collected through a standard questionnaire from the parents who agreed to be involved in the study. The survey had questions about some demographic features of the children and FS episodes. Results: Three thousand eighty hundred six children and parent pairs agreed to participate in the survey. The FS prevalence determined was 4.8% (boys, 5.2%; girls, 4.3%, p>0.05). It was found that 28.5% of the children experienced their first FS between the ages of 18 months and three years old and most of them had an upper respiratory tract infection. The most common practice by parents during the seizure was admission to the nearest emergency room. The recurrence rate for FS was 33.0%. Conclusions: The FS prevalence determined in our study is lower than previous studies in Turkey. It was thought that the advancing healthcare systems in our country might have decreased the FS prevalence within the last eight years in Izmir.

Objective: Despite many studies and reports regarding occupational diseases (OD) of women workers (WW) in Turkey the exact magnitude of OD is largely unknown. This study aims to identify and highlight the main topics regarding employment characteristics and work-related diseases of WW based on the data of OD outpatient clinic and national statistics with a broad perspective in Turkey.Methods: This is a cross sectional study. Data were obtained from OD council report of 269 WW without sample selection.Results: The mean age was 37.8 years, mean working time was 126.6 months. The three majority of the sectors were health care, automotive, textile sectors. Of the WW, 74.2% were diagnosed with one or more OD. The most common three diagnoses of OD were: musculoskeletal diseases: 57.7%, respiratory diseases 23.6%, and hearing loss and vocal cord pathologies: 7.7%. Conclusion:Our research shows that there are still problems in the diagnosis and reporting of OD of WW. The old risks such as ergonomics, chemicals and common diseases such as musculoskeletal diseases still remain important. New sectors and new working models are rising and should be carefully evaluated for long-term OHS outcomes. There is still a huge research gap in terms of improving knowledge of OD for women