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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of women regarding breast and cervical cancer in Malatya, Turkey

The aim of this study is to gather information about the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of women regarding breast and cervical cancer, to increase the knowledge level of the relevant age group and to begin including the relevant age group in screening programs. This cross-sectional study is composed of 6910 women aged 30–69 years in Malatya, Turkey. The study aimed to reach 1782 women with a survey, and all of them were reached. The questionnaire form was completed with face-to-face interview. For statistical analysis, data were evaluated as number and percentage distributions. The average age of the women was 45.6±11.4. Nearly half of the women (46.4%) did not know that scans for early detection of breast and cervical cancers were free. Only 22.2% of women knew that breast cancer could be diagnosed early by mammography. 72.7% had never received a mammogram. One third (31.6%) of women did not know it was possible to recognize cervical cancer early, and two thirds (64.5%) of women had not received a Pap smear test. It has been determined that Turkish women do not have adequate knowledge about cancer diagnosis, early cancer diagnosis, and screening.

Does hydration matter in ultrasound measurement of renal lengths in children

Sirs, We read with great interest the article entitled “The effect of fluid intake on renal-length measurement in adults” by Kantarci et al. [1]. The authors have statistically made clear that the intake of oral liquid by adults shows profound increase (approximately 7%) in kidney length. Furthermore, the effect of oral-liquid intake of abnormal or diseased kidneys is unknown and needs researching [1]. From this perspective, we researched whether oral hydration has an effect on kidney length between healthy children and those diagnosed with urinary tract infection (UTI). If it did have an effect, we researched whether there is a profound difference from the aspect of the increase in kidney dimension between healthy children and those diagnosed with UTI. It is known that UTI is a common bacterial infection seen in children [2] and can result in a great deal of renal pathology in the future [3, 4]. For this reason, in UTI, evaluating the kidneys is crucial, and ultrasonography (US) has an important role in this matter [5]. Kidney-length measurements have a significant part in US examinations of children’s kidneys and is routinely used when evaluating kidney growth over time intervals [6]. Studies carried out by De Sanctis et al. and Carrico and Zerin concerning measurement of kidney dimensions showed kidney-length measurements were much longer when measured with the patient in the supine and contralateral positions. For this reason, it is suggested that these positions should be the first preference when measuring the kidneys [7, 8]. By taking into consideration the points stated above, in our studies, US examinations and measurements were carried out on patients preand posthydration and in the supine and slightly right and left lateral decubitus positions. A total of 157 children were examined in two groups: one each of healthy (group 1) and UTI (+) (group 2) children. Group 1 consisted of 62% girls (n=57) and 38% boys (n=35), whereas group 2 consisted of 78.5% girls (n=51) and 21.4% boys (n=14). Ages in both groups varied between 4 and 11 years; the average age for group 1 was 6.9±2 and for group 2, 6.8±1.9. Results of this study are presented in Table 1. In the longitudinal dimension measurements for group 1, the average prehydration length of the right kidney was 76.5± 7.9 mm and of the left kidney 76.9±8.2 mm. In the posthydration phase, the average length of the right kidney was 81.6±8.2 mm and of the left kidney 82.1±8.5 mm. With hydration, the increase in length of the right kidney was 5.1± 1.6 mm (6.7%) and for the left 5.2±1.6 mm (6.8%). For both kidneys, length increase was statistically significant (P=0.0001 for right and P=0.0004 for the left). For group 2, however, in prehydration, the average length for the right kidney was 77.5±7.9 mm and for the left 77.8±8.2 mm. In the posthydration phase, the average length for the right kidney was 84.4±8.2 mm and for the left 84.9±8.5 mm. With hydration, the increased length for the right kidney was 6.9±2 mm (8.9%), for the left 7±2 mm (9%), and for both, the amount of increase was statistically significant (right P= Pediatr Nephrol (2008) 23:1371–1372 DOI 10.1007/s00467-008-0755-8

The effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma application on recovery of contusional muscle injury in trauma induced rabbits

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) application after the contusion muscle injury. In the study, New Zealand type rabbits were placed into a trauma model. The rabbits were divided into three groups. In the 1st group PRP was applied just after the trauma, in the 2nd group PRP was applied one day after the trauma and in the 3rd group PRP was not applied. Fibrosis decreased in the groups in which PRP was applied in the first day or in the first hour but fibrosis increased in the control group steadily. Dystrophic calcification developed less in the group in which PRP was applied in the first hour compared with t he control group. It is concluded that particularly with its effect on dystrophic calcification, PRP may reduce the possibility of re-injuries and and help athletes in terms of returning to sports more quickly.

Adana genelevinde çalışan seks işçilerinin serviks kanseri hakkındaki bilgi, tutum ve davranışları

Amac: Serviks kanseri kadinlarda 2012 yilinda dunya capinda tahmini olarak 528.000 yeni vaka ile en yaygin gorulen dorduncu, genel olarak yedinci kanserdir. Cinsel temas ile seks iscilerinin HPV gecisinde katkida bulunmasi nedeniyle bu populasyonda serviks kanseri prevalansi yuksektir. Bu calismanin amaci seks iscilerinin serviks kanseri hakkindaki bilgi duzeyleri tutum ve davranislarinin belirlenmesidir. Gerec ve Yontem: Bu calisma Turkiye’de, Adana Genelevlerinde calisan seks iscilerine yapilan tanimlayici bir calismadir. Seks iscilerinin serviks kanseri hakkinda farkindaligini belirlemek icin 21 sorudan olusan anket veri toplama araci olarak kullanilmistir. Anketler Deri ve Zuhrevi Hastaliklar Dispanserinde rutin muayene esnasinda 103 seks iscisine arastirmacilar tarafindan yuz yuze gorusme teknigi ile uygulanmistir. Bulgular: Katilimcilarin yaslari ortalama 43.8±8.6 idi. Seks iscilerinin, % 57.3’u serviks kanseri icin yapilan tarama testini biliyordu, % 89.3’u daha once smear yaptirmisti. % 41.8’i smearin 18 yasindan sonra yapilmasi gerektigini belirtirken, %35.9’u da smearin yilda bir siklikla yapilmasi gerektigini belirtmistir. Birden fazla partnerin serviks kanseri riskini arttirdigini bilen 18-49 yas arasi seks iscilerinin smear yaptirma durumlari 49 yas ustu seks iscilerine gore anlamli derecede yuksek bulundu. Sonuc: S erviks kanserine yonelik , aktif tarama ve ulusal servikal kanser onleme programlari, oncelikle bu kadinlar icin uygulanmalidir. Seks iscilerinin bu konuda bilgi duzeylerinin yukseltilmesi ve genc yas grubundaki seks iscileri icin asinin etkili kullanimlarini ogretmek ve etkin bir HPV ve serviks kanseri sikligini azaltabilir.

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.