Background/aim: Women's fears and health beliefs impact their participation in early breast cancer diagnosis approaches. This study was conducted to determine the health beliefs and fear levels of women older than 50 regarding mammography. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey. The study cohort consisted of 300 women selected by cluster sampling who agreed to participate in the study. A health belief model scale and breast cancer fear scale were used in data collection. Descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test, and correlation analysis were used in the data analysis.Results: Participants had an age average of 59.88 ± 6.49 years, and 86.3% were illiterate. Only 34.7% of women stated that they had had a mammogram in the past. The women's average scores on the lower dimensions of the health belief model scale were determined as follows: 6.52 ± 2.81 for sensitivity perception, 18.49 ± 5.22 for seriousness perception, 16.80 ± 4.31 for health motivation perception, 15.83 ± 3.89 for mammography benefit perception, and 28.74 ± 8.35 for mammography barrier perception. The score average of the breast cancer fear scale was determined as 23.81 ± 9.71. Conclusion:We observed that women's health beliefs and breast cancer fear levels impacted their participation in mammography.

Background/aim: In regions such as Şanlıurfa, Turkey, where the fertility rate is high, suitable health policies to easily and successfully treat urinary incontinence (UI) are needed. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for UI among women in the region. Materials and methods:The participants in this cross-sectional study were selected by using 30 cluster sampling methods. A total of 300 women in the age group of 15-49 years were contacted to participate. Results:The prevalence of UI was 39.3% among women in this sample but only 8.0% actually received treatment. The logistic regression analysis showed that UI risk is increased 1.8 times by chronic diseases, 2.7 times by menopause, 3.4 times by uterine prolapse, and 9.12 times by cystocele. Conclusion:UI is a common health problem among the women in the study region; however, these women do not actively seek treatment for this problem.

Amaç: Araştırma, Şanlıurfa Halk Sağlığı Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı aile sağlığı merkezleri (ASM) ve toplum sağlığı merkezlerinde (TSM) çalışan sağlık çalışanlarının Ulusal Kanser Tarama Standartları (UKTS) hakkındaki bilgi düzeyini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma kesitsel tiptedir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Şanlıurfa'da ASM ve TSM lerde çalışan 1019 sağlık çalışanı (hekim ve hekim dışı) oluşturmuş; araştırmaya 776 kişi katılmıştır. Araştırma verisi, yapılandırılmış bir anket ile yüz yüze görüşülerek toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, ki-kare ve Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan sağlık çalışanlarının %25.4'ü hekim, %74.6'sı aile sağlığı elemanı (%27.2'si hemşire, %36.1'i ebe, %10.8'i acil tıp teknisyeni, %0.5'i sağlık memuru)'dır. Sağlık çalışanlarının UKTS içinde yer alan her bir programı (meme kanseri tarama programı, serviks kanseri tarama programı, kolorektal kanser tarama programı) bilme düzeyleri %11.2 ile %23.2 arasında değişmektedir. Tüm UKTS'nı doğru bilme düzeyi %6.3 olup, tüm UKTS'nı doğru bilme daha önce eğitim alanlarda ve hekim dışı sağlık çalışanlarında daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Birinci basamak sağlık çalışanlarının UKTS hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri düşüktür ve eksik programlarla ilgili bilgi açığının hızla kapatılması gerekmektedir.

Seasonal farmworkers are one of the groups that should be examined in terms of family planning method because low socio-economic levels, limited accommodation, and living conditions in agricultural areas can restrict workers' access to information and health services. The study was carried out to determine the effect of working environment in agriculture on female seasonal workers' choice of family planning method. This cross-sectional study was performed on 300 women. It was found that the working and living conditions in the agricultural sector forced women to change their family planning method.

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