Summary. This study aimed to identify the levels of, and socioeconomic variations in, income-related inequality in induced abortion among Turkish women. The study included 15,480 ever-married women of reproductive age Higher socioeconomic characteristics (such as higher levels of wealth and education and better neighbourhood) were found to be associated with higher rates of abortion. Inequality analyses indicated that although deprived women become more familiar with abortion over time, abortion was still more concentrated among affluent women in the 2008 survey. The decomposition analyses suggested that wealth, age, education and level of regional development were the most important contributors to income-related inequality in abortion. Therefore policies that (i) increase the level of wealth and education of deprived women, (ii) develop deprived regions of Turkey, (iii) improve knowledge about family planning and, especially (iv) enhance the accessibility of family planning services for deprived and/or rural women, may be beneficial for reducing socioeconomic variations in abortion in the country.
Background: This study aimed to identify the long-term care preferences and the factors affecting theses preferences in Turkish society, where long-term care may soon become an important issue. Methods:We applied data from the Family Structure Survey of Turkey conducted in 2016.Using data from 35,475 individuals, we performed descriptive analysis and logistic regressions to determine the preferences and determinants of individuals based on the Andersen Behavior Model.Results: Informal care was the main preference of individuals living in Turkey (37%). Men, individuals living in an extended family, and the young mostly favored informal care, while women, well-educated individuals, and urban individuals preferred institutional or formal care at home. Conclusion:Efforts should be made to raise individuals' awareness regarding existing longterm care services. These services should be strengthened in line with society's preferences, considering regional differences.
Bu çalışma akıllı telefon bağımlılığının sosyoekonomik belirleyicilerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışmanın odağı akıllı telefonların konuşma amaçlı kullanımından ziyade artan işlevsellikleri dolayısıyla telefonla konuşma amacı dışındaki (ikincil amaçlar için) kullanımlarıdır. Çalışmanın karakteristik özelliği çalışma kapsamında elde edilen akıllı telefon kullanım sürelerinin doğrudan kullandığı akıllı telefondan temin edilmesidir. Bu bağlamda, çalışma kapsamında, beş hafta boyunca 144 gönüllü katılımcıdan akıllı telefonlarının kullanım sürelerini gösteren ekran görüntüleri alınmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ile çok değişkenli (lineer) regresyon yöntemi kullanılarak sosyoekonomik faktörlerin akıllı telefon kullanımına etkileri tespit edilmiştir. Buna göre kişinin cinsiyeti, medeni hali, eğitim seviyesi ve gelir seviyesi kişinin akıllı telefon kullanım alışkanlığı üzerine önemli bir etkiye sahiptir. Erkeklerin ve kadınların akıllı telefon kullanım alışkanlıkları arasında ciddi farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Erkekler kadınlara kıyasla önemli ölçüde daha fazla akıllı telefon kullanmaktadır. Öte yandan evli olan bireyler ise evli olmayan bireylere kıyasla daha düşük akıllı telefon kullanımına sahiptirler. Üniversite mezunları, kendilerinden daha düşük eğitim seviyesine sahip bireylere göre daha fazla akıllı telefon kullanmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, en yüksek gelir kategorisinde bulunan bireylerin akıllı telefon kullanımı kendilerinden daha düşük gelir seviyelerindeki bireylerin tümüne kıyasla daha yüksektir. Son olarak, kişilerin yaşının, çalışma durumlarının ve toplu taşıma kullanma durumlarının akıllı telefon kullanım alışkanlıklarına belirgin bir etkisi saptanamamıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler-akıllı telefon, akıllı telefon kullanımı, akıllı telefon bağımlılığı, ikincil kullanım, akıllı telefonların ikincil kullanımı.
Objective: The study aims to investigate the social, demographic, and economic factors affecting Covid-19 vaccine decisions before the vaccination started in Turkey. The study also aims to understand the attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccines. Methods: The study is conducted by exploiting the data of 693 individuals living in Turkey. The data is collected via a virtually applied questionnaire according to snowball sampling in late 2020 when the vaccination program had not started in Turkey yet. Multinomial logistic regression design is used to identify the factors affecting Covid-19 vaccine decisions. Results: It is observed that Covid-19 vaccine acceptance is notably low before the vaccination started in Turkey. Further, almost half of the participants are indecisive about getting vaccinated. It is identified that age, gender, educational status, residential status, occupational status, the number of dependents, smoking, and the vaccination of governmental authorities have associations with Covid-19 vaccination decisions. Conclusions: Covid-19 vaccine acceptance is low while it is relatively high among vulnerable groups i.e., elderlies and smokers, and among those are unable to isolate themselves. In addition, the vaccination of governmental authorities is remarkably effective on Covid-19 vaccine acceptance in Turkey.
Abstract-This study aims to explore socioeconomic and regional variations of obesity among Turkish women at reproductive age (15-49). Using the data from Turkish Demographic and Health Survey, it identifies the socioeconomic determinants of obesity in different regions with different levels of development. Afterwards, it measures income-related obesity inequalities by employing concentration indices. Finally, it decomposes the measured inequalities and obesity gap between eastern and western Turkey into percentage contributions of socioeconomic covariates. Accordingly, age, ethnicity, education, income, marital status and employment are significantly associated with obesity in Turkey. Inequality analysis suggests that obesity is more concentrated among wealthier women in eastern Turkey whereas it is more concentrated among poorer women in western Turkey. Decompositions of the inequalities reveal that the inequalities are predominantly associated with wealth and ethnicity. The findings imply that eastern Turkey reflects the characteristics with of developing countries while western Turkey is closer to developing countries. Therefore, the study suggests that designing specific policies for regions with different levels of development will be useful in reducing the inequalities between eastern and western Turkey. In this respect, it is believed that policies dealing with the nutritional issues of eastern women and policies encouraging healthy behaviour of western women may be useful in reducing the inequalities between eastern and western Turkey.
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