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Akdeniz bölgesinde bir il kırsalında 5 yaş altı çocuklarda doğumsal anomali sıklığı

Amac: Akraba evliliklerinin sik yapildigi, dogumlarin erken yasta baslayip ileri yaslara kadar devam ettigi ve henuz antenatal bakimin hedeflenen duzeyin altinda kaldigi ulkemizde, bu faktorler dogumsal anomalilerin temel nedenleri olarak siralanmaktadir. Bu arastirmanin amaci Akdeniz bolgesinde bir il kirsalinda bes yas alti cocuk evreninde dogumsal anomalilerin yayginliginin tespit edilmesi ve olasi risk faktorlerinin incelenmesidir. Materyal-Metot: Ornek buyuklugu INSTAT programinda hesaplanmis ve tabakali ornekleme yontemiyle secilen, bes yasin altinda 1440 cocuga Isparta kirsalinda ulasilmistir. Veriler cocugun yakinina yuz yuze uygulanan anket yontemiyle ve cocugun fizik muayenesi yapilarak toplanmis ve SPSS paket programinda ki-kare ve t testleri kullanilarak degerlendirilmistir. Bulgular: Arastirma grubunda tespit edilen dogumsal anomali sikligi %3,0 ve engellilik sikligi %1,4 olarak belirlenmistir. En sik rastlanan dogumsal anomali inmemis testistir. Dogumsal anomalilerle iliskili oldugu belirlenen degiskenler; cocugun erkek olmasi (cinsiyet), annenin calisma durumu, gebelikte yapilan kontrollerde bebekte problem oldugunun soylenmis olmasi ve dogumdan sonra morarma oykusunun olmasidir. Sonuc: Calismanin sonuclari onceki calismalarla uyumludur. Bu calisma ile yalniz Isparta kirsalinda dogumsal anomali ve engellilik durumu degerlendirilebilmistir. Farkli bolgelerde ve genis evrenlerde benzer calismalar yapilmalidir. Ulkemizde sik gorulen anomalilerin ve hastaliklarin belirlenmesi icin dogumsal anomalilerin izlemini saglayan kayit sistemleri gelistirilmelidir. Anahtar kelimeler: Dogumsal anomali, kirsal, Isparta

Does Body Image Affect Quality of Life?: A Population Based Study

Body image (BI) can be described as the assessment of both positive and negative emotion for one’s own body parts and their characteristics by himself or herself. Current research has concentrated mostly on the status of negative BI as a risk factor for mental health problems rather than as a public health problem, thereby little is known about the effects of BI on quality of life. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the BI and Quality of Life (QoL) of individuals and to investigate the relationship between the two. Individuals over 15 living in Isparta city center constitute the universe of this cross-sectional analytical study, carried out in 2014. The BI of individuals was measured by the Body Image Scale and The QoL of individuals was measured using the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Scale Short Form. The mean age of the participants was 31.9 ± 13.0 and 56.0% were female, 36.8% were married and 81.7% had education above high school. 25.7% had at least one chronic disease and 17.7% received medication regularly. Having good-very good health perception, having higher income than expenses, making regular exercises were predictors in enhancing the quality of life in certain aspects, however having a good body image came out as a predictor enhancing the quality of life in all sub-domains. BI was found closely related with QoL in all sub-domains. Our findings suggest that greater attention should be to be given to BI as a strong predictor of QoL.