The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Islam as a religion and culture on Turkish women's health. The study included 138 household members residing in the territory of three primary health care centers in Turkey: Güzelbahçe, Fahrettin Altay and Esentepe. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire prepared by a multidisciplinary team that included specialists from the departments of public health, psychiatric nursing and sociology. We found that the women's health behavior changed from traditional to rational as education levels increased, and that religious and traditional attitudes and behaviors were predominant in the countryside, especially practices related to pregnancy, delivery, the postpartum period, induced abortion and family planning. One of the most important prerequisites for the improvement of women's health is that nurses should know the religious practices and culture of the society for which they provide care, so that their efforts to protect and improve women's health will be effective.

Primary care providers can use the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 for early identification of childhood psychosocial problems in primary care settings. This easy-to-use tool can provide guidance to care providers for further assessment of children.

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The aim in this study was to compare effects of problem-based group therapy and occupational therapy on depression scores six months after the Marmara earthquake in Golcuk. The study included 187 seventh grade students. Data were collected with the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI; Kovacs, 1981, Turkish version by Öy, 1991) and a sociodemographic form. The schools were randomly assigned into two groups, either to receive problem-based group therapy (Group A) or occupational therapy (Group B). CDI was administered before and after the therapies and depression sign scores were recorded. After the first and second sessions of the therapies, there was no significant difference in mean depression scores between both groups, but there was a significant decrease in CDI scores of the adolescents.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether there is a relationship between the learning approaches of the accounting students and demographic variables, the attendance to accounting courses and the daily repetition of accounting courses. In the scope of the study, a questionnaire was applied to Atatürk University Erzurum Vocational School Accountancy and Tax Applications Program students. According to the results of study, it was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between the students' deep learning approach and daily repetition of accounting subject, the high school type they graduate and classroom level; it was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between the students' surface learning tendency and gender, university preference order, attendance to accounting courses and daily repetition of accounting courses. When compared to the first-year students second-year students have higher deep learning tendencies and when compared to the other students, the students who graduated from the Open Education High School have higher than deep learning tendencies. The surface learning tendencies of the students who prefer the program in the first order is higher than those who prefer the program in the next order and the surface learning tendencies of man students is higher than female students. In addition, while deep learning tendency of students who daily repetition of accounting courses have a higher degree than other students, surface learning tendencies are lower.