Objective:This study was planned as a descriptive study for the purpose of examining the sexual functions of patients' who underwent a gynecological operation and received brachytherapy.Methods:The study was conducted with 118 women who attended the Radiation Oncology Unit at Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital in Izmir Province for Gynecological Oncology follow-up, who participated voluntarily and were assigned using the random sampling method. The participants were married, sexually active, had a diagnosis of gynecologic cancer, underwent an operation and received brachytherapy for four months after the operation. The Individual Identification Form and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were used as the data collection tools.Results:The average age of women who participated in study was 50.90±7.98 and 41.5% of them had completed primary school. About 60% of the participants had cervical cancer and 69.5% had a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy. The FSFI average score was determined to be 15.77±8.71. It was found that 97.5% of the participants received fewer than 30 points from the scale and these participants thus experienced sexual dysfunction.Conclusions:According to the findings obtained from the study, almost all thewomen that had an operation as a result of adiagnosis of gynecologic cancer and received brachytherapy experienced sexual dysfunction.

ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmada cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıkların (CYBH) yayılmasında önemli role sahip ve aynı zamanda risk grubunun büyük kısmını oluşturan evli erkeklerin CYBH'ler ile ilgili bilgi seviyeleri ve bilgi seviyelerinin sosyo-demografik faktörlere göre değişiklik göste-rip göstermediği araştırıldı.Yöntemler: Araştırmaya 21-71 yaş arası 200 evli erkek dahil edildi. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından literatür doğrultusunda oluşturulan 12 adet sosyo demografik, 15 adet CYBH ve 45 adet CYBH bulaşma yollarına ilişkin toplam 72 soru bulunan anket formu ile yüz yüze görüşme tekniğiyle toplanmıştır. Bulgular:Katılımcıların ilk cinsel deneyim yaş ortalaması 19.09±3.81 olarak bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların %99'u daha önce hiç CYBH geçirmediğini, %95,5'i şüphelendiği durumlarda rahatlıkla doktora başvurabileceğini ifade etmiştir. Katılımcıların %92'si CYBH daha önceden duyduğunu, CYBH hakkında bilgi alma kaynakları sorulduğunda %44,5'i bilgilerinin kaynağının televizyon olduğu saptanmıştır. %70'i CYBH hastalıklar konusunda bilgi edinme ihtiyacı duyduğunu, %54,5'i bilgilendirici toplantılara katılabileceğini ve %70 cinsel ilişki dışında CYBH bulaşabileceğini ifade etmiştir. %89,5'i sağlıklı görünen kişilerden CYBH'ın bulaşabileceğini ve %66'sı CY-BH'ların bazılarının tedavi edilebileceğini ifade etmiştir. En fazla 45 puan alınabilen CYBH Bulaşma Yolları Bilgi Testi'nde katılımcıların doğru yanıt ortalaması 11,97±8,1 olduğu görüldü.Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda; evli erkeklerinin büyük çoğunluğunun CYBH'ler ile ilgili bilgilerinin belli bir düzeyle sınırlı olduğu görül-müş olup, bu bilgi seviyesinin arttırılması ve doğru bilgi kaynaklarına erişim sağlamayı kolaylaştırmak için cinsel sağlık eğitiminin daha yaygın hale getirilmesi önerilmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Evli erkekler, bilgi düzeyi, cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar ABSTRACTObjective: In this study, married men who most often are the carriers of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) were investigated pertaining to the differences in their knowledge level about STDs based on sociodemographic variables. Methods:The study comprised 200 married men aged between 21 and 71 years. The instrument used was a 72-question survey created using information obtained both from the literature as well as through face-to-face interviews with researchers. Results:The mean age at the time of the first sexual experience among the participants was found to be 19.09±3.81 years. Knowledge assessment showed that 99% of the participants had never contracted STDs, 95.5% of the patients can easily apply to the doctor if they suspect although 92% of the participants had previously heard of STDs, 44.5% stated that television was their source of information about STDs. 70% stated that they needed information about STDH diseases, 54.5% could participate in informative meetings, and 70% could get STDs out of sexual contact. 89.5% stated that STDs could be transmitted from healthy persons and 66% said that some of the STDs could be treated. The average number of correct answers from the participants was ...

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Aims: This study aims to evaluate medical students' knowledge, thoughts, and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 31 questions was prepared for this descriptive study. In the questionnaire, medical students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic were investigated. Categorical variables are demonstrated as numbers and percentages, whereas continuous variables are presented as minimum, maximum, and mean values. Results: A total of 575 participants completed the questionnaire. The mean participant age was 21.7 years. Fifty-two percent of participants knew about the coronaviridae family before the outbreak and 38.8% were informed about COVID-19 in their medical schools. Of the students, 99.7% stated that the first case's origin was in China. Eighty percent of the participants stated that droplet spread is the transmission route of COVID-19. The most common opinion about the incubation period of the SARS CoV-2 was two to twelve days. Being older than 65 years old, having a comorbidity, being immunosuppressed, or working in the healthcare sector were the most particular risk factors to get infected. The majority of the participants follow the vaccine developments from social media, radio and television. According to 75.83% of the participants, all people should wear a mask in daily life for protection. Conclusion:The epidemiology and diagnostic factors of COVID-19 are well known by medical students. To minimize information pollution and raise awareness, medical students should be educated about pandemic and management of it. Further evaluation with various methods and more participants may help to better understand the awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic in medical students.