Evaluation of Violence in Flirtous Relationships among 5th and 6th Grade Students in a Faculty of Medicine

WOS: 000441304600008Objective: Violence is one of the realities of life, and it is one of the most important social problems. Violence might be physical, sexual or emotional. Violence can occur in different ways in flirt affairs, such as rape, beat, threat, sexual harassment, and abuse of emotion. There has not been enough research carried out on the violence in flirt. In this study, it was aimed to determine the frequency and type of the violence in flirt among 5th and 6th grade students in who educated faculty of medicine. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 88 (83,8%) of 105 students in the fifth and sixth grade in Faculty of Medicine of Bulent Ecevit University that accepted to participate in the study, between May and June 2014 timeline. With the questionnaire form prepared by the researchers, the socio-demographic characteristics of the students, their situation of committing violence and being exposed to violence were questioned. Results: The median age of 88 students, participated in the study, are 24 years, and 33 (37,5%) of those are male. Sixty nine (78,4%) of these students either previously flirted or were flirting at that moment. The median age of first flirts is 17 (min: 10, max: 24). Fifteen (15%) of those who flirted previously haven't exposed to violence and didn't commit violence. Ten (% 14,7) of the students were exposed to physical violence of flirt, 51 (75,0%) of those were exposed to emotional violence of flirt, and 9 (13,2%) of those were exposed to sexual violence of flirt. Regarding the students who committed violence of flirt; 16 (20,6%) of those committed physical violence, 45 (66,2%) of those committed emotional violence, 5 (7,4%) of those committed sexual violence. The violence of flirt, most frequently being exposed (33,0%) and committed (28,4%), is to talk by raising voice. Conclusion: According to datas of this study, were indicated that raising voice against partner is the most frequently being exposed violence of flirt; and emotional violence is the most frequently committed violence of flirt

Heavy Metal Concentrations inTrachurus MediterraneusandMerlangius MerlangusCaptured from Marmara Sea, Turkey and Associated Health Risks

Rapid industrialization and excessive human population growth may cause deterioration in marine water quality and biodiversity. Heavy metals are one of the most common pollutants in the seas and marine organisms, including demersal and pelagic fish, can accumulate them from the environment. Assessment of the ecological risk of heavy metals from fish has an important role in public health. In this study, some heavy metal (Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Hg, Cu, Zn, and Fe) concentrations were determined in the muscle tissues of two commonly consumed fish species,Trachurus mediterraneus(Mediterranean horse mackerel) andMerlangius merlangus(Whiting), which are the fifth (14,222 tons/year) and sixth (6814 tons/year) highest commercial catches of marine fish species in Turkey, respectively. Heavy metal concentrations of samples collected from four sites (Adalar, Izmit Bay, Yalova, and Tekirdag) in the Marmara Sea were determined using ICP-MS. Fish samples caught at Yalova station were found to have the highest heavy metal concentrations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in terms of the mean values, only As, and Cr were higher than permissible limits inT. mediterraneus, while Pb, Cd, As, and Cr were higher inM. merlangus. Arsenic concentrations were higher than maximum limits in bothT. mediterraneusandM. merlangus. The estimated weekly intake (EWI) was calculated to assess the potential health impact. The EWI for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury for some sites was above the provisional tolerable weekly intake

Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Whole-Blood Samples of the Fishermen in Turkey: The Fish/Ermen Heavy Metal Study (FHMS)

Selected heavy metal-trace element (Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, and V) levels were determined by the ICP-MS method in whole-blood samples of fishermen and control group who accommodate in four provinces of the Marmara Sea. Mercury (1.267 +/- 1.061 mu g/L to 0.796 +/- 0.853 mu g/L) and lead (17.8 +/- 9.0 mu g/L to 12.0 +/- 6.83 mu g/L) levels were higher in the fishermen group than that of control group (p 0.05). The results suggest that consuming high amounts of sea products caught from the Marmara Sea is a source for some heavy metals such as mercury and lead, which poses a public health risk. Unlike the control group, the positive correlation between arsenic, copper, and strontium levels and age in fishermen can also be evaluated as an indicator of chronic exposure

Push and Pull Factors of Why Medical Students Want to Leave Türkiye: A Countrywide Multicenter Study

Phenomenon: Physician immigration from other countries is increasing as developed countries continue to be desirable destinations for physicians; however, the determinants of Turkish physicians’ migration decisions are still unclear. Despite its wide coverage in the media and among physicians in Türkiye, and being the subject of much debate, there is insufficient data to justify this attention. With this study, we aimed to investigate the tendency of senior medical students in Türkiye to pursue their professional careers abroad and its related factors. Approach: This cross-sectional study involved 9881 senior medical students from 39 different medical schools in Türkiye in 2022. Besides participants’ migration decision, we evaluated the push and pull factors related to working, social environment and lifestyle in Türkiye and abroad, medical school education inadequacy, and personal insufficiencies, as well as the socioeconomic variables that may affect the decision to migrate abroad. The analyses were carried out with a participation rate of at least 50%. Findings: Of the medical students, 70.7% had emigration intentions. Approximately 60% of those want to stay abroad permanently, and 61.5% of them took initiatives such as learning a foreign language abroad (54.5%) and taking relevant exams (18.9%). Those who wanted to work in the field of Research & Development were 1.37 (95% CI: 1.22–1.54) times more likely to emigrate. The push factor that was related to emigration intention was the “working conditions in the country” (OR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.56–2.28) whereas the “social environment/lifestyle abroad” was the mere pull factor for the tendency of emigration (OR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.45–2.06). In addition, the quality problem in medical schools also had a significant impact on students’ decisions (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.83–2.65). Insights: Although the percentage of those who want to emigrate “definitely” was at the same level as in the other developing countries, the tendency to migrate “permanently” was higher in Türkiye. Improving working conditions in the country and increasing the quality of medical faculties seem vital in preventing the migration of physicians