Related Factors with E-Cigarette Knowledge, Awareness, Prevalence at Sports Science Faculty Students

Aim: The aim of this study were to determine the awareness and the usage rates of e-cigarettes and to investigate some related factors among sports faculty students at a university.Materials and Methods: A face-to-face questionnaire was conducted to determine the awareness and the usage rates of e-cigarettes with 225 students of Istanbul University Sports Sciences Faculty.Results: The mean age of 225 participants is 22.77 ± 3.07 and 57.3% (n: 129) of participants are male. 31.1% of the participants never smoked, 46.7% of the participants used ≥100 cigarettes for life; 45.8% stated that they had never smoked in the last 1 month, 17.8% had used some days and 36.4% had used it every day. 88.9% of participants declare that they heard of e-cigarette. 43.1% (n: 97) of the participants said that they had smoking e-cigarettes experiences. 14.8% of those who do not use e-cigarettes said that they are considering trying to smoke e-cigarettes. E-cigarette awareness was significantly higher in smoker which used ≥100 for lifetime compared to non-smoker and <100 for lifetime; smokers in last 1 month compared to non-smokers. The proportion of e-cigarette trying was significantly higher in smokers in last 1 month compared to non-smokers.Conclusion: In our study, we determined that 43.1% of sports science faculty students had e-cigarette experience which is higher than the literature. Approximately 50-69% of the participants answered ' I do not know' to measurement questions of e-cigarette knowledge. E-cigarette using is a public health problem which is rapidly spreading in Turkey as in the world. Training and prevention program about e-cigarettes should be carried out to increase the knowledge level especially for youth

Ekstremite Agrisi ile Cocuk Poliklinigine Basvuran Cocuk Hastalarin Retrospektif Degerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Tekrarlayan alt ekstremite ağrıları (büyüme ağrıları) çocuklardaki kas-iskelet sistemi ağrılarının enflamatuvar olmayan en sık sebebidir. Bu araştırmada çocuk polikliniğine kas iskelet sistemi şikayetleriyle başvuran ve D vitamini düzeyi bakılan hastaların verilerini inceledik. Böylece D vitamini eksikliği ile ilişkili olabilecek kas iskelet sistemi semptomlarını araştırmayı amaçladık. Yöntem: Polikliniğimize Ocak 2019-Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında eksremite ağrısı ile başvuran 3-16 yaş grubundaki çocukların klinik özellikleri, tetkik sonuçları ve tanılarına ait bilgiler retrospektif olarak incelendi. Kronik hastalığı olan, romatolojik veya ortopedik olabilecek eklem bulgusu olan ve D vitamini kullanan hastalar çalışma dışı bırakıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza katılan 103 çocuğun 48’i (%46,6) kız, 55’i (%53,4) erkekti. Çocukların yaşları 3-16 yaş aralığında olup, ortalama yaşı 8,8±4,2 idi. Çocukların ortalama serum 25 (OH) D vitamin düzeyi 15,4±6,5 olarak saptandı. Serum 25 (OH) D vitamin düzeyine göre gruplandırılan çocukların 10’unda (%9,7) ağır D vitamini eksikliği, 25’inde (%23,4) D vitamini eksikliği, 42’sinde (% 40,8) D vitamini yetersizliği saptandı. Sonuç: Çocuklarda bacak ağrısı şikayeti sık karşılaşılan bir durum olup, büyüme ağrıları gibi enflamatuvar olmayan nedenler kas-eklem ağrısının en sık sebebidir. Kas-iskelet ağrısı olan hastaların D vitamini eksikliği açısından mutlaka taranması gerekir. Çalışmamızda eklem-kas ağrısı şikayeti ile başvuran ve büyüme ağrısı düşünülen hastalarda vitamin D düzeyi incelemesinin önemini vurgulamak istedik

Investigation of an alternative education module in raising middle school student's awareness of acute stroke

© 2023 Elsevier B.V.Introduction: Public knowledge and recognition of stroke and prompt calls to ambulance services when stroke is suspected are vital to the survival of stroke patients and to minimize their disability. In this study, our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of an online education session to increase middle school (11–14-year-old) students’ awareness of stroke. Methods: An interactive education session was organized for students using the online education portal of a local middle school. The effectiveness of this intervention was measured using knowledge measurement tests before, immediately after, and three months after the session. The compliance of the data with the normal distribution was checked with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The McNemar chi-square analysis was used to compare the distribution of correct and incorrect answers among the tests, and one-way analysis of variance was conducted to compare the mean values of correct answers. Results: The students’ stroke knowledge levels were found to be higher in both tests applied after the educational session and all the questions compared to the baseline evaluation. Stroke awareness was also determined to be higher among the students living with a family member aged over 65 years. Conclusions: Online interactive education can increase students’ awareness of stroke. Such programs can be included in the education curriculum of schools. Public awareness of vital diseases should continue even in extraordinary situations, such as pandemics

Mapping of carbon monoxide related death risk in Turkey: a ten-year analysis based on news agency records

Abstract Background Carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning is a substantial cause of preventable mortality. In Turkey, no nationwide data are being collected nowadays. In our study, we aimed to assess the trend in deaths related to CO exposure in all provinces of Turkey in a 10-year period by using the records of a news agency which collects the news from the majority of the national newspapers, local newspapers and television channels. Methods In this study, 27,881 news items that were released between January 2008 to December 2017 which included keywords of “poisoning” and “death” or “carbon monoxide” and “death” were evaluated. 2667 non-fire related deaths were used in the final analyses. Results In a 10-year period, the risk of CO-related death in Turkey was 0.35/100000. 1371 (51.4%) of the victims were male and the median age of the patients was 45 years (range, 15 days-108 years). Most of the deaths occurred ≥50 years of age. Stoves were the predominant source [n = 2096 (78.6%)]. There was a stagnating trend of CO-related deaths. Most of the incidents occurred in winter. The Middle Anatolian region was of the highest risk in CO-related mortality. Conclusions In conclusion, CO poisoning is still a considerable public health concern in Turkey. Results of our study showed that stoves are still frequently being used and are the cause of death especially in rural areas with lower socioeconomic status. A better organized, nationwide surveillance and management approaches are needed to demonstrate the true burden CO related morbidity and mortality as well as its prevention in Turkey

Excess mortality in istanbul during extreme heat waves between 2013 and 2017

Heat waves are one of the most common direct impacts of anthropogenic climate change and excess mortality their most apparent impact. While Turkey has experienced an increase in heat wave episodes between 1971 and 2016, no epidemiological studies have examined their potential impacts on public health so far. In this study excess mortality in Istanbul attributable to extreme heat wave episodes between 2013 and 2017 is presented. Total excess deaths were calculated using mortality rates across different categories, including age, sex, and cause of death. The analysis shows that three extreme heat waves in the summer months of 2015, 2016, and 2017, which covered 14 days in total, significantly increased the mortality rate and caused 419 excess deaths in 23 days of exposure. As climate simulations show that Turkey is one of the most vulnerable countries in the Europe region to the increased intensity of heat waves until the end of the 21st century, further studies about increased mortality and morbidity risks due to heat waves in Istanbul and other cities, as well as intervention studies, are necessary.Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University-Cerrahpas

The determination of tenofovir level in breast milk of nursing mothers under tenofovir therapy

Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting -- NOV 09-13, 2018 -- San Francisco, CAWOS: 000446020500434In this study, we aimed to determine of tenofovir concentration in maternal plasma, breast milk and plasma of infants and factors affecting drug levels in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients using tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) during breastfeeding period.American Association for the Study of Liver Disease