Aim. This study aims to determine the knowledge level of the female primary healthcare workers about breast cancer and to reveal their attitude and behaviors about breast self-examination and mammography. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on female primary healthcare workers who work in family health centres. 91% (n = 369) of female primary healthcare workers agreed to participate in the study. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge about breast self-examination, and actual practice of breast self-examination. Results. The mean (SD) age of the female primary healthcare workers was 33.1 ± 6.8 (range, 20–54 years). The healthcare workers who practiced breast self-examination had significantly higher knowledge level (P = 0.001) than those who had not. The respondents had high knowledge level of breast self-examination; however, the knowledge level of breast cancer and mammography screen was low. Conclusions. While the female primary healthcare workers in this study had adequate knowledge of breast self-examination, this is not reflected in their attitudes and practices. Emphasis should be laid on breast self-examination in undergraduate and postgraduate courses for primary healthcare workers, since they are mostly involved in patient education.

Background. Phenylketonuria (PKU) and biotinidase deficiency (BD) are autosomal recessive diseases. If they are not identified and treated early, severe intellectual disability and developmental delay occur. This study was conducted to calculate the ten-year incidence of PKU and BD in the Diyarbakır province of Turkey. Methods. This cross-sectional study included patients born between 2011-2020 and diagnosed with PKU and BD. Patients with a clear diagnosis had their records evaluated retrospectively. Results. Between 2011 and 2020, blood was taken from 417,525 newborns` heels in Diyarbakir province. As a result of further diagnostic testing, 53 PKU (Incidence: 1:7878) and 177 BD (Incidence: 1:2359) were detected. Of the patients with BD, 56% had profound BD and 44% had partial BD. The records of a total of 269 patients (PKU: 25; BD: 123; Hyperphenylalaninemia: 121) were examined. Parents of 65% (n=15) of the patients diagnosed with PKU and 46.6% (n=55) of the patients diagnosed with BD were consanguineous. Conclusions. The incidence of both PKU and BD was found to be high in our region. The high number of consanguineous marriages was regarded as the most important explanation for the high frequency of these illnesses.

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Occupational accidents are health and safety issues specific to working life. The person, place and time characteristics of work accidents can be examined. Examination of these points will be beneficial in preventing accidents. The aim of this study is to investigate the causes of occupational accidents the healthcare workers in a children’s hospital are exposed to. In this descriptive study, healthcare workers who experienced occupational accidents in a children’s hospital, were included. Occupational accident forms of the Hospital Occupational Health and Safety Unit between 2015 and 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 100 occupational accidents were reported in the last five years. The mean age of the employees who were exposed to occupational accidents was 32.6±8.5 years. 63% of the employees were women. The mean years of employment of the employees was 8.7±7.3 years. In terms of profession, 70% of the employees were nurses and 19% were cleaning staff. 45% of the occupational accidents occurred in intensive care units and 26% in pediatric clinics. 60% of the accidents occurred in the morning hours. 72% of occupational accidents were needlestick injuries, 9% were falling or bumping, 8% were exposure to blood and other infectious fluids. Most of the NSIs in nurses occurred while applying treatment, drawing blood, establishing vascular access and due to patient movement, respectively. In conclusion, the most common occupational accidents in hospitals are needlestick injuries. Among the employees, those who are exposed to work-related injuries most frequently are nurses and cleaning staff.

Bu araştırmada amacımız sosyoekonomik düzeyi yüksek çocukların ağız-diş sağlığının incelenmesi ve yüksek sosyoekonomik durum ile diş çürüğü ve diş fırçası kullanımı arasında ilişkinin araştırılmasıdır. Gereç-Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel tipte olan bu araştırma, Diyarbakır'da ilkokul, ortaokul ve lise seviyesinde eğitim veren bir özel okulda gerçekleştirildi. Öğrenciler, okullarında iki diş hekimi tarafından ağız-diş muayenesinden geçirildi. Bulgular anket formuna kaydedildi. Çalışmaya katılan diğer araştırmacılar tarafından öğrencilerle yüz yüze görüşülerek anket uygulandı. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 15.0 paket programı kullanılarak sayı, yüzde ve ortalama ± standart sapma (SD) ile birlikte istatistik analizinde Ki-kare, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U testi kullanıldı. p<0,05 değeri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edildi. Bulgular: Toplam 563 öğrenciyle görüşüldü. Öğrencilerin %25,0'ı ilkokul (n=141), %31,3'ü ortaokul (n=176) ve %43,7'si ise lise (n=246) öğrencilerinden oluşmaktaydı. Çürük oranı ilkokulda en yüksek (%63,1) iken, lisede en düşük (%37,8) olarak bulundu (p<0.001). Öğrencilerin DMFT indeksine bakıldığında ilkokulda 2,7 iken, ortaokul (1,3) ve lisede (1,5) ikinin altında bulundu. Annesi çalışan çocukların diş çürüğü oranı annesi ev hanımı olanlara göre düşük ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu. Öğrencilerin çoğunda (%91,1) diş ipi kullanma alışkanlığı olmadığı saptandı. Sonuç: Sosyoekonomik gelişmişlik düzeyi yüksek olan çocuklarda ağız diş sağlığı göstergesi olan DMFT indeksi Dünya Sağlık Örgütünün gösterdiği hedeflere uygun olarak düşük bulunmuştur.