Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year(sorted ascending) Filter | PMID Filter |
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| [investigations on diabetes in the personnel of the ankara and izmir state railways]. | 1964 | 14224683 | |
| [distribution of dysentery bacilli studied at the centre national des shigella]. | 1964 | 14250519 | |
| [studies of chromosome structure polymorphism in asia minor and persian populations of drosophila subobscura coll]. | 1967 | 5586535 | |
| contraception in turkey. | population control and the use of contraceptives were discusses at the biannual meeting of the turkish academy of medicine in september 1966. this was of special importance because contraception and dissemination of information about it were illegal in turkey for many years before 1965. thus, until quite recently turkish doctors had only limited experience of modern contraceptive methods. oral contraceptives and iuds were discussed at the academy meeting, and dr nusret fisek has sent the bull ... | 1967 | 12304991 |
| [dermatophyte flora of the soil of asia minor and rhodes. isolation of trichophyton quinckeanum, trichophyton terrestre, chrysosporium keratinophilum and chrysosporium inducum]. | 1968 | 5761166 | |
| paramphistomiasis of domestic ruminants. | 1971 | 4927976 | |
| evidence for a genetic cline in earwax types in the middle east and southeast asia. | 1971 | 5138849 | |
| cholera. | 1971 | 5162184 | |
| [failure to return to industry, the primary feature of the sequence of turkish migration]. | this article seeks to destroy the myth that the industrial experience of emigrated workers can be helpful in development efforts for the sending countries by supplying a highly qualified labor force. the extent and nature of unemployment in an underdeveloped country such as turkey form the essential background. insufficient demand for labor, oppressive living conditions for the unemployed, and the absence of hope for future improvement in employment conditions produce a high desire to work dev ... | 1972 | 12265632 |
| [family planning. a survey of united nations around the world]. | responses to the second worldwide survey of 80 nations on their population policy can be divided into 3 categories. first are countries with large official programs of family planning in existence: egypt, kenya, tunisia, barbados, colombia, panama, trinidad and tobago, china, india, iran, japan, nepal, pakistan, philippines, republic of viet-nam, singapore, sri lanka, thailand, turkey, denmark, netherlands, united kingdom, yugoslavia, canada, and fiji. madagascar and new zealand are starting ... | 1974 | 12257583 |
| [botanical and phytochemical investigations of species of the genus helleborus growing in europe and asia minor. i. distribution, morphology and cultivation of helleborus species (author's transl)]. | 1974 | 4408702 | |
| a program for family planning based on maternal-child health services. | the population council set up as a reference framework for a study an organizational model postulating the number of doctors, midwives, and field workers, the type and number of maternal/child health (mch) centers needed for given units of population. an extrapolation cost of providing mch services with family planning was about 1 billion dollars for the women in the developing world. six projects have been developed in a number of countries. principles of operation for the delivery of famil ... | 1974 | 4813777 |
| family planning programs: world review 1974. the middle east and north africa. | 1975 | 1202677 | |
| a cross-cultural study of the nursing role in ten countries. | 1976 | 1051505 | |
| distribution of taste thresholds for phenylthiocarbamide among different age groups in turkey. | the relation between age and taste threshold in populations living both in istanbul and resadiye, a town located in eastern part of turkey, was investigated. in turkey the nontaster/taster ratio has been found lower than in the other countries of europe and asia (3 ,4 ,8 ,9). with aging the taste sensitivity of tasters does diminish. however, the differences in the taste threshold levels of nontasters, in different age groups, have been found as being statistically not significant. | 1977 | 917580 |
| [the effects of international migration on the geographical distribution of the population]. | 1977 | 12178266 | |
| [life tables for turkey]. | 1977 | 12311144 | |
| foreign workers in germany: the turkish connection. | 1978 | 12178945 | |
| cost-effectiveness evaluation of a home visiting triage program for family planning in turkey. | graduate turkish midwives were trained in triage rules for determining family planning home visit frequency based on risk of couples. in a sample of 542 couples followed for six months, modern contraceptive use increased 22 per cent among high-risk and about 15 per cent among moderate- and low-risk couples. after making assumptions about the fecundity, contraceptive success, and pregnancy complications, the estimated average cost per complication averted was $61 for high-risk, $177 for moderate- ... | 1979 | 112875 |
| the epidemiology of anencephaly and spina bifida in izmir, turkey, in the light of recent aetiological theories. | 1979 | 389335 | |
| education and fertility in rural turkey: individual and community effects. | the author uses data from the 1975 hacettepe survey to examine the relationship between education and fertility in turkey. attention is paid not only to the level of education of the woman concerned, but also to the level of female education in the community in which she resides | 1979 | 12279368 |
| turkish women: challenges and responses. | 1979 | 12337517 | |
| [migration of foreign workers from turkey and yugoslavia]. | the author examines the effect of massive emigration on the countries of origin, using the examples of turkey and yugoslavia. various socioeconomic characteristics of these two countries, including educational background, changes in income, work opportunities, and investment opportunities, are identified. the effect of emigration on these characteristics and on the education of the labor force is examined | 1979 | 12337893 |
| antiurbanization: an implicit development policy in turkey. | this paper asserts that "antiurbanization" has become an implicit development policy among turkish policymakers. antiurbanism is used to justify policymakers' views of economic and social development. as a consequence, social policies become ineffective because they go up against forces producing urbanization and fail to consider the needs of the growing urban population. turkey has been urbanizing at a rapid rate. in 1935, only 17% of the population lived in urban areas. by 1960 the urban ... | 1980 | 12338359 |
| urbanization and environment: turkey. | 1980 | 12340053 | |
| albumin naskapi variant in north american indians and eti turks. | both conventional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and a new type of electrophoretic screening procedure indicate that the polymorphic albumin variants naskapi, found chiefly in the naskapi indians of quebec, and mersin, found in the eti turks of southeastern turkey, are molecularly identical or very similar and that the amino acid substitution site in these variants is located between residues 330 and 446. this discovery is consistent with a genetic relationship between the eti turks and amer ... | 1980 | 6933567 |
| a study of oral rehydration therapy by midwives in a rural area near ankara. | oral rehydration fluid therapy was practiced in a rural district near ankara. a total of 1237 children, 746 of whom were in the treatment group and the rest in the control group, were followed up for 16 months. in the treatment group, auxiliary nurse-midwives applied the fluid therapy to children with diarrheal diseases at home. a significant difference was found between the treatment and control groups with respect to weight gain; the treatment group gained 230.2 g in a month and the control ... | 1980 | 6967369 |
| user preferences for contraceptive methods in india, korea, the philippines, and turkey. world health organization task force on psychosocial research in family planning and task force on service research in family planning. | research was conducted to determine the patterns of contraceptive choice in four developing countries and to investigate the association between method selection and demographic/socioeconomic variables, future family planning intentions, and users' perceptions of methods and preference for personnel. after listening to a balanced presentation of information on the methods, each woman indicated her choice and was then interviewed to determine her reasons for selecting that method. the pattern of ... | 1980 | 6213071 |
| instant effect of therapeutic abortion on serum steroid hormones during first trimester. | study focus was on the instant effect of therapeutic abortion under general anesthesia on serum levels of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone during the 1st trimester. patients were 20 healthy women. gestational age was determined clinically by the obstetrician on the basis of the menstrual history and estimation of the size of the uterus. the procedure was cervical dilatation by hegar's dilators and curettage under general anesthesia. venous blood samples were taken from each patient b ... | 1980 | 12262089 |
| the place of intrauterine device (iud) insertion in a maternal-child-health family planning (mch/fp) integrated approach in rural areas. [letter]. | during 1975-76 an attempt was made in the rural area of the yozgat province, turkey, to reach women in their homes for health activities, from maternal-infant care, to family planning information. observations revealed that the majority of women were aware of modern methods of contraception, but their knowledge was incomplete and confused. physicians began inserting iuds during regular home visits in 1977, and a total of 3743 insertions were completed in 24 months. the enormous sucess was due ... | 1980 | 12262159 |
| surgical contraception. | 639 tubal ligation sterilizations were performed in 1970-80 in the dept. of obstetrics and gynecology of the hacettepe university, ankara, turkey. 34.58% were done through colpotomy, 30.6% through cesarean section, 30.20% through laparoscopy, 2.98% through hysterotomy, and 1.57% through minilaparotomy procedures. average age of patients was 31.2; 52.47% of patients had had 5 or more pregnancies, and 60.09% 3 or less deliveries. the longest operating time was 45 minutes for cesarean section an ... | 1981 | 12263966 |
| the policies for economic and social reintegration of return migrants in the mediterranean basin: summary of the international seminar held in catania (italy), december 15-17, 1979. | 1981 | 12266814 | |
| [situational and attitudinal factors in fertility limitation in turkey (author's transl)]. | this article presents a somewhat speculative picture of fertility-limiting behavior within the duofocal family in turkey, supported with data from the 1968 survey, other research on fertility limitation, and from ethnographic studies. the focus was on the ability of the woman to fully realize the potential for autonomy afforded by the duofocal family structure in attempting fertility limitation. this was shown to be determined largely by the opportunity structure to which a woman had access an ... | 1981 | 12159431 |
| [economic evaluation of the mother-child health/family planning project in yozgat (author's transl)]. | in this paper, the alternatives are discussed for the health expenditure in turkey. these are: 1) to abolish the socialization of health services; 2) to continue to implement the existing socialization program; 3) to implement an ideal socialization program for health services; and 4) to increase the efficiency of the existing socialization program by providing a new model. alternatives 2 and 4 are discussed here. data from the yozgat province indicate that the existing socialization program ... | 1981 | 12159453 |
| [marriage and fertility in the 1978 turkish fertility survey (author's transl)]. | this article discusses the main findings of the 1978 turkish fertility survey on marriage and fertility. findings indicate that marriage is almost universal among women and that they marry at relatively young ages. life time fertility extends over a long period and women reach their peak fertility at ages 20-24. the average completed fertility of women is 6.3 children. fertility differentials continue to exist with respect to rural-urban, regional, and socioeconomic factors. despite the dec ... | 1981 | 12159454 |
| [response differentiation in the interviews conducted alone with the respondent and in the presence of others in the 1973 survey of population structure and population problems in turkey (author's transl)]. | in this paper, response differentials were discussed according to whether the interview was conducted alone with the respondent or in the presence of others. for this purpose, the data from the 1973 survey on population structure and population problems in turkey have been used. it has been found that more reliable answers were obtained for fertility performance if the interview was conducted in the presence of others. however, opposite results were obtained with questions relating to contrac ... | 1981 | 12159455 |
| [sex preference and fertility (author's transl)]. | in many parts of the world, but especially in developing countries, the tendency of couples to prefer sons over daughters exercises a pronatalist influence on the population. the factors underlying son preference are mainly the dominance of males in society resulting from their dominance in economic life, and their importance to the continuation of the lineage. sons provide the necessary manpower requirements for families in rural areas which are characterized by a labor-intensive agricultural ... | 1981 | 12159449 |
| [sources of non-response bias in the 1978 turkish fertility survey (author's transl)]. | a brief review of the sources of nonresponse in the social science literature has been made. the effects of nonresponse bias to the survey estimates have been emphasized on a theoretical basis. the overall nonresponse rate for the household survey (0.1657) was found to be higher than the overall individual questionnaire (0.0709). reasons for nonresponse also have been examined for various regions and strata. for the household survey, not-at-homes were the main source of nonresponse (9.3%). ... | 1981 | 12159451 |
| [isolation of coagulase-positive staphylococci from cheese and ice-cream samples sold in ankara and some biochemical properties of the isolates]. | coagulase-positive staphylococci were isolated from different kinds of cheese and ice-cream sold in ankara and some biochemical properties of these isolates were determined. 55 cheese, 52 ice-cream (107 samples) were examined for the presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci. baird parker medium was used and 26 samples constituting of 13 cheese and 13 ice-cream were found to be contaminated with coagulase-positive staphylococci and ratio of the contaminated samples to the total was calculated ... | 1981 | 6300618 |
| the absorption of low income groups in ankara. | 1981 | 12143626 | |
| patterns of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries, with a special reference to turkey. | the turkish institute of population studies of hacettepe university has carried out studies to cover population characteristics by census density, age composition, fertility, mortality, urbanization, migration patterns, employment and income, health personnel distributuion, housing conditions, educational levels and family planning programs, from 1968 to 1973. according to data collected in 1975, the infant mortality rate in turkey was 128/1000 live births, a very high figure for a country wher ... | 1981 | 12339483 |
| [scholarship report of a 1982 study trip in western and middle turkey]. | the cultural background of islam and its religious practices as well as hospital administration and staff training, living conditions, the status of women, and child rearing were the topics of a study by 3 child care nurses in turkey. the purpose of this study was to better understand the situation of turkish immigrants and the possible conflicts they experience with swedish society. public school attendance is compulsory for a period of 5 years starting at age 7 (3 additional years may be req ... | 1982 | 6923894 |
| ["abnormal reaction" or cultural misunderstandings? a contribution to the improvement of medical care to children of migrant labourers in the frg (author's transl)]. | the overproportional rate of medical treatment of foreign children in the private practice of paediatricians and in the paediatric hospitals imposes very often special difficulties on our medical care system. these difficulties do not only result from the language barrier but also from the vast difference between the illness concepts of our medical system which bases in natural science, and the traditional concepts of the prescientific medical layman system of the foreign patients. because of th ... | 1982 | 7062688 |
| [ecthyma contagiosum epidemics in turkey]. | in the years 1979 and 1980 after the religious holidays of the "feast of sacrifice" in izmir (turkey), there was an epidemic-type of outbreak of 31 cases of ecthyma contagiosum. on the occasion of the sacrificial feast day the amateur butchers, their helpers, housewives, and others came into direct contact with virus-infected parts and were infected with the ecthyma contagiosum virus, which includes the paravaccinia group. | 1982 | 7107283 |
| [an essay on birth and death reports (author's transl)]. | demographic data is limited in developing countries and the reliability of that which is available is questionable. in this study, published data by s.i.s. on births and deaths in rural socialized areas are compared with the findings of the 1978 turkish fertility survey. however, the data from the rural areas was incomplete and it was concluded that it should be used cautiously. the study also compares the dual record system survey (1975-78) results from the yozgat integrated mch/fp service d ... | 1982 | 12159452 |
| a note on the 1978 turkish fertility survey: a problem defining contraceptive prevalence and consequent confusion. | some problems concerning the use of data from the 1978 turkish fertility survey, part of the world fertility survey, to estimate contraceptive prevalence are discussed. the need to consider married women of reproductive age rather than women defined as currently exposed to the risk of conception in planning future contraceptive needs is stressed. (summary in tur) | 1982 | 12159450 |
| [issues on high population growth (author's transl)]. | this article discusses some aspects of the high growth rate of turkey's population. the negative effects of a high growth rate of population on the country's limited resources are also discussed. the author estimates turkey's population as 70 million by the year 2000 if the present growth rate of 2.1% persists. (author's) | 1982 | 12159429 |
| [breast feeding in turkey: the demographic, socio-economic aspects and relationship to infant/child mortality (author's transl)]. | 1978 turkish fertility survey data were used in this study and the main findings were the following. the percentage of breastfed children born within the 3 years prior to the date of the survey was 89.1%. the percentage of second-to-youngest children who were breastfed was 92.66% while the same figure was 93.32% for the last child; the mean duration of breastfeeding was 11.91, 16.89, and 15.87 months, respectively. unwanted children were breastfed for a longer period of time than those who we ... | 1982 | 12159430 |
| intrauterine devices (iuds) and their complications (clinical evaluation of 2013 women with iud in-situ). | iud related events were evaluated at the department of obstetrics and gynecology, hacettepe university in ankara, turkey. the study population included 2213 fertile, healthy women who had an iud in situ. the age range was 17-48 years. all iuds were lippes loop, size c and d, and they were inserted by an experienced physician and nurse on the 5th day of menstruation. the follow-up time was 1 year in 2013 women with iuds. there was no follow-up on 200 women who were excluded from the study. ... | 1982 | 12267258 |
| turkey. | 1982 | 12265651 | |
| turkey between two worlds: a demographic view. | a demographic view of turkey is presented in this discussion. turkey provides another example of a country, ravaged by war losses between 1914-1922, which took 4 decades, from the mid1920s to the mid1960s, to move from a pronatalist policy to an understanding of the social, economic, and most recently the political dangers of rampant population growth. the 1st census, taken in turkey in 1927, showed a population of 13,648,270 living in an area of 299,294 square miles, substantially equal to it ... | 1982 | 12264491 |
| a critical review of theory and practice: the case of turkey. | "this article makes use of empirical research and studies to investigate migration and development in turkey. the size and nature of the international labor migration from turkey is presented. the effects of international labor migration on the national, local and regional levels are then discussed in relation to economic development, the congruence between contributions of migration and needs for development and whether the economic system is willing and able to use the potential advantages o ... | 1982 | 12265311 |
| [the population situation and its relation to the economy in turkey]. | in southwest asia, turkey is a leading nation in collecting complete data on its population through the use of a modern census. based on available information, the development of turkey's population can be summarized as follows: 1) in the last 20 years, turkey's population increase rate has been 2% annually, very high by world standards; 2) the average age is young, and the population's burden coefficient is above 80%; and 3) the geographical distribution of the population is uneven. the popu ... | 1982 | 12312490 |
| internal migration in turkey: socioeconomic characteristics by destination and type of move, 1965-70. | based on examination of internal migration in turkey during the 1965-70 period, the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of migrants and the variation in these properties by type of move undertaken (first, repeat, and return migration) and by choice of destination are described. the volume, rates, and differentials of migration are discussed in this context. a very rapid rural-urban migration occurred in the 1950-70 period; urban population increased from 18.8 to 35.8% of the total. ... | 1983 | 12313235 |
| failures following tubal sterilization. | of the 1024 women who underwent surgical sterilization, 426 had pomeroy technic, 223 had bilateral partial salpingectomy, 193 had electrocauterization with or without division, and 183 had tubal silastic rings. the overall failure rate was 2.1 per 100, 0.94 with pomeroy technic, 0.89 with bilateral partial salpingectomy, 6.7 with electrocautgerization, and 1.6 with silastic ring. of these, 22 women who became pregnant following tubal sterilization, 18 have been subsequently evaluated and 4 ref ... | 1983 | 12267665 |
| [geo-demography of turkey: a difficult transition]. | recent demographic trends in turkey are examined. the author notes that a demographic transition involving declines in fertility and mortality is in full swing, although its level and speed vary significantly among regions. consideration is given to spatial distribution, internal migration patterns, and urbanization. with regard to international migration, the author observes a decline in the importance of labor migration to europe and a growth in labor migration to arab countries. (summary ... | 1983 | 12156759 |
| [a study on how survey data are affected by the duration of interview]. | consideration is given to the relationship between the length of interview and the reliability of data recorded in a survey. the example used is data collected during the course of the 1973 turkish population structure and population problems survey, with particular reference to data on contraceptive practice and fertility. (summary in eng) | 1983 | 12159433 |
| [nurses' role in primary health care]. | 2 nurses describe the duties which nurses should assume in primary health care, particularly as practiced in rural areas, in prize-winning articles from a contest sponsored by the turkish ministry of health and social services. both articles argue that primary health care, an internationally recognized human right, is an indispensible factor in national development. as a national investment, it helps reduce clinical treatment costs. the ministry-appointed health care nurses, who are in the fo ... | 1983 | 6563835 |
| potential vectors of bluetongue in lesbos, greece. | 1983 | 6316621 | |
| present status and future prospects for malaria control in the world. | the potential of residual insecticides with their direct action against the sporogonic cycle of plasmodia prompted the idea of possible eradication of malaria. in the early fifties health administrators supported by technicians favoured the control of endemic diseases through "mass campaigns". in such an atmosphere, at the 8th world health assembly held in mexico in 1955 a resolution was adopted urging member states to initiate health programmes aimed at eradicating malaria. initial spectacular ... | 1984 | 6497316 |
| [an approach to determine the scope of induced abortion in the community]. | information on the extent of abortion is generally obtained through direct enquiries of women. however, there is always the possibility of underreporting abortion due to several factors. in this article, the results of a study on underreporting of abortion in cubuk health center are presented. unlike the findings of similar studies, the overall underreporting of all abortion was only 4% and no relationship was found between the underreporting rate and sociodemographic characteristics of the w ... | 1984 | 12159434 |
| fertility and age at marriage of turkish women in the netherlands. | based on data from the dutch population registers, the fertility of the turkish immigrant population in the netherlands was analyzed. it appears that even within a short period of 6 years (1976-82), a significantly substantial decline in age specific fertility occurred among turkish women in the netherlands. this decline can partly be attributed to a decrease in the proportion of married young women, probably as a consequence of the normalization of the population structure due to a decline i ... | 1984 | 12159446 |
| inter-provincial migration in turkey and its socio-economic background: a correlation analysis. | an analysis of the socioeconomic factors affecting inter-provincial migration in turkey is presented. the data concern the period 1970-1975 and are derived from census data on provincial age structure. the results suggest that the level of urban wages has little impact on migration and that push factors in the region of origin are significant. the findings also indicate that "it is not only...urban job creation that promotes migration but the stock of job opportunities as well. these stock v ... | 1984 | 12159456 |
| [the recent legal status of induced abortion in turkey]. | population planning code no. 2827 which changed some articles of the turkish criminal code regarding those who practice and arrange induced abortion came into force in 1983. through this code, induced abortion is now permitted within a defined period of time. as a result of this change, new concepts and elements regarding induced abortion have appeared in the law. in this study, the recent legal status of induced abortion in turkey has been examined, and by arguing its position within the con ... | 1984 | 12159457 |
| fertility estimates for turkey according to the 1980 general census of population derived by direct computation and by the brass method. | an analysis of recent trends in fertility in turkey is presented using data from the 1980 census. total fertility rates are derived for turkey and for the 67 provinces by using direct computation and by applying methods of indirect estimation developed by william brass. regional fertility differentials are described, and the differences between the fertility rates obtained using the two methods are discussed. (summary in tur) | 1984 | 12159458 |
| [estimation of age-specific fertility rates based on population censuses]. | the aim of this work is to estimate the age specific fertility rates for inter-census periods by using the data 1970-1975-1980 population census. in order to make an estimate the technique based on the increase in the mean number of children born alive related to each age group is used. the estimated results correspond to the 2 inter-census periods (approximately 1973-78). for this reason the results based on only the fertility data of population census and the surveys held by hips in 1973-78 ... | 1984 | 12159459 |
| homogeneity in turkish fertility survey: implications for cluster size derived from homogeneity in basic survey variables. | "this study examines several error statistics derived from the computed variance in basic survey variables of the turkish fertility survey (1978). these are standard error, design factor, design effect and rate of homogeneity. [the] results are presented for the total sample as well as for subclasses. [it is demonstrated that] previous knowledge about the homogeneity and cluster size of main survey variables [will help] to design better surveys in the future. this process can be further exte ... | 1984 | 12159460 |
| four countries liberalize abortion laws. | in the last 14 months abortion laws were liberalized in spain, portugal, and greece, after socialist governments were elected, and in turkey, after the military government adopted a vigorous population policy. in the past, all abortions in spain and portugal were illegal, but now abortion is permitted in cases of rape and severe fetal defects and if the life of the mother is endangered. in greece, abortions were previously legal if the health of the mother was endangered or if fetal defects we ... | 1984 | 12266276 |
| media, migrants and marginalization: the situation in the federal republic of germany. | 1984 | 12312925 | |
| turkish migration and workforce participation in sydney, australia. | 1984 | 12313000 | |
| the workday routines of turkish women in federal republic of germany: results of a pilot study. | despite international economic crises which have pushed many immigrants out of employment, jobs that are insecure, unstable and poorly paid have become increasingly available, particularly to immigrant women, whose legal and economic insecurity forces them to accept such jobs. this is the case of turkish women in west germany. even within these jobs, immigrant women are exchangeable and transferable. for women, the already narrow spectrum of available employment opportunity has become even mo ... | 1984 | 12340236 |
| stress and distress in migration: problems and resources of turkish women in denmark. | data collected through interviews with 72 turkish female immigrants to denmark show that migration and the inevitable confrontation with an unfamiliar cultural mileu, create several stress producing situations, which they are unable to cope due to their multiple disadvantage of being poor, uneducated, alien and female. turkish women began arriving in denmark after 1973, in order to join male members of their families, when denmark began experiencing economic recession and rising unemployment. ... | 1984 | 12340241 |
| turkey: pressures on employment, housing, education and health care. | high population growth rates in turkey have exacerbated problems in the areas of employment, education, housing, and medical care. rural unemployment has caused widespread migration to major cities, resulting in a deterioration of living conditions in these centers and increasing the demand for municipal services. since 1940 population increases have consumed most of the rise in national income and hindered economic development. employment opportunities have not kept pace with the excess supp ... | 1985 | 12313939 |
| [types of rural out-migration in turkey]. | an analysis of changes in migration patterns since world war ii between inner anatolia and eastern anatolia in turkey is presented. four periods are distinguished, the exploratory period until 1950, seasonal migration until 1960, mass migration up to the present, and marriage migration from 1975 to the present. the linkages between previous and potential migrants are noted. (summary in eng) | 1985 | 12314330 |
| hypotheses on the major demographic developments in the recent past in turkey. | the author presents three hypotheses concerning demographic developments in turkey in the twentieth century. the major sources of turkish demographic data are first assessed. the three hypotheses and their empirical foundations are then described, with a focus on changes in population growth, birth and death rates, and migration flows. (summary in fre, ita) | 1985 | 12267541 |
| [knowledge, attitude, and practice of family planning among women aged 15-44 in the yildizeli district of sivas]. | in this report the results and findings obtained in a survey applied in yildizeli district among ever married women aged 15-44 on various aspects of family planning were presented. it was indicated that the socioeconomic, educational, and health levels of people surveyed were rather low (even lower educationally for women) when compared with those throughout turkey. in addition to these, it was found that: 1) in yildizeli, the small family norm was dominant as it is throughout turkey; 2) ever ... | 1985 | 12159461 |
| [a cross-sectional study on abortions]. | by using data from the 1978 turkish fertility survey, main findings on abortion are presented. primarily, a descriptive analysis of abortion is made with selected independent variables. in the 2nd place, women are grouped into 3 categories according to the place of residence where they were reared and lived (urban women, rural-origin women, and rural women). on this basis, abortions are analyzed with the variables of region, achieving the desired number of children, and number of living child ... | 1985 | 12159435 |
| [the demographic and fertility characteristics of women using iuds]. | the demographic and fertility characteristics of iud users in turkey are examined. the data concern 433 individuals, including 174 controls, living in squatter settlements adjoining ankara, and were collected by means of a retrospective questionnaire. it is found that educational level is the key factor affecting the use of modern contraceptive methods (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12159436 |
| [inter-provincial migration in turkey (1950-1980)]. | interprovincial migration in turkey is analyzed for the period 1950-1980 using census data. high levels of out-migration from many provinces are observed, with up to 40 percent of the population leaving the province of birth in some cases. the concentration of population in the major urban regions of istanbul, kocaeli, ankara, and izmir is noted (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12159437 |
| [recent data on the distribution of the greek cypriot population: the census of 1982]. | the results of the 1982 census of cyprus, covering the greek cypriot-controlled part of the island, are presented. the author notes that of the total population of 512,000, 39 percent are refugees from the turkish-controlled part of cyprus. the extent of urbanization in cyprus is described. (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12156749 |
| is withdrawal a handicap for fertility regulation? | the results of a survey concerning coitus interruptus in turkey are presented. the survey concerned approximately 1,000 women aged 15-19 living in four villages and two urban areas in the etimesgut region, located about 25 kilometers from ankara. the results indicate a high level of use of coitus interruptus. the authors discuss strategies for emphasizing the contraceptive failure associated with traditional methods in order to convert users to more effective methods (summary in tur) | 1986 | 12159462 |
| between western europe and the middle east: changing patterns of turkish labour migration. | the authors examine turkish labor migration to western europe prior to 1973 and to the middle east since that date. "the growth, organization and characteristics of these two phases in turkish migration history are compared and contrasted. particular emphasis is paid to the patterns of migrant worker origin and rates of emigration in the two periods. during the period 1961-73 the pattern of migration was dominated by the metropolitan and developed areas of western turkey. the re-direction of ... | 1986 | 12268204 |
| the causes of international labor migrations--a demand-determined approach. | the author first studies the reasons why people migrate using a neoclassical approach concerning income differentials. he tests this approach empirically and demonstrates its limits. a demand-determination approach based on human capital theory is then outlined to overcome these limits and to take into account restrictive immigration controls. migration from italy, spain, greece, portugal, and turkey to the european community destination countries is examined. it is concluded that "the deman ... | 1986 | 12268291 |
| the middle east: a new destination for turkish labour migration. | the shifts in migration experienced by turkish emigrants are discussed starting with the large-scale emigration to western europe in the early 1960s. official figures illustrate that since the 1970s the major current has been toward the middle east and north africa, specifically to libya, saudi arabia, and iraq. socioeconomic and political factors influencing turkish migration are discussed. the earlier migrants to western europe and later migrants to the middle east and north africa are comp ... | 1986 | 12314523 |
| different forms, reasons and motivations for return migration of persons who voluntarily decide to return to their countries of origin. | refugees seek asylum in the people's republic of germany with high hopes for economic and social prosperity. those refugees who choose to return to their countries of origin leave with dashed hopes and feeling homesick and out of place; they also feel uncertain, insecure, and despondent when they think of the difficulties awaiting them at home because they have asked for asylum. the people's republic of germany is exploring means to motivate those seeking asylum there to return voluntarily to ... | 1986 | 12314945 |
| different forms, reasons and motivations for return migration of persons who voluntarily decide to return to their countries of origin. | although the 1973 oil crisis did not have the drastic effects on immigration which were originally feared, it did end a period of quasi-liberal immigration policy, establish intense and effective international cooperation on immigration, and arouse great interest in immigration studies and research. this paper analyzes the situations arising as a result of the petroleum shortage and focuses on the conditions relating to the return of emigrants to southern european countries. this new research ... | 1986 | 12314946 |
| diarrheal disease control and family planning: the status of women and community participation. | this article discusses current campaigns for diarrheal disease control and family planning from the perspective of the social and educational status of women in turkey. survey data indicate that infant mortality is highest in regions with highest illiteracy rates; similarly, acceptance of family planning in 1 region was 79% among literate women but only 24% among illiterate women. these findings suggest that the way women cope with their infants and with fertility control is directly related t ... | 1986 | 3739017 |
| ways of combatting the high infant mortality rate in turkey. | turkey's infant mortality rate stood at 95/1000 live births in 1982. a wide range of strategies is needed to address this situation, including better nutrition, immunization, sanitation facilities, safer drinking water, increased motivation for family planning, and improved maternal-child health services. 80% of deliveries take place at home, and 70% of women in a recent survey reported they received no health care services during their last pregnancy. the majority of women are uninformed abo ... | 1986 | 3739018 |
| epidemiology of hepatitis a in children in sweden 1979-1983. | the incidence and transmission of hepatitis a in the swedish child population was investigated for the period 1979-83. 47% (152/323) of the hepatitis a cases in children reported in sweden 1979-83 occurred in children born to parents of foreign extraction. the annual incidence in swedish children was extremely low (2/100,000) during this period, whereas the incidence was between 103 and 20 in children born to immigrants of turkish, yugoslavian, asian or african extraction. a known transmission o ... | 1986 | 3764347 |
| distribution of the adult lactase phenotypes in turkey. | the adult lactase phenotype, lactose absorber or malabsorber, was determined using the lactose tolerance test with breath hydrogen assay in a group of young, healthy, male turks. out of a total of 470 subjects, 135 (28.7%) were lactose absorbers and 335 (71.3%) lactose malabsorbers. the frequency of the 'lactase suppression gene' in this population sample was 0.844 (s.d. 0.012). the frequency of lactase suppression in turkey is intermediate between that in southeast europe and that in agricultur ... | 1986 | 3092418 |
| events leading to the decision to introduce complementary feeding to the breast among a group of mothers in istanbul. | a cross-sectional study carried out among 269 mother-infant pairs in istanbul showed that the majority of infants began receiving regular complements or had been weaned before the age of three months. a prospective study carried out among 24 mothers beginning the last month of pregnancy and continuing until the time when regular complementation was instituted showed that the average duration of exclusive breastfeeding was 58 days. infants began receiving complements on an irregular basis beginni ... | 1986 | 3492020 |
| [the effect of the sex of living children on fertility]. | the effect of sex preferences on fertility in turkey is examined using data from the 1983 turkish fertility survey concerning women who had experienced at least one live birth. the results suggest that sex preference does not have a significant effect on fertility in urban areas; however, rural families still express a desire to have a living son. an attempt is made to measure changes over time in the impact on fertility of such sex preferences (summary in eng) | 1986 | 12159413 |
| turkey: distribution of cities and change over time. | patterns of urbanization in turkey from 1945 to 1975 are examined, with emphasis on the analysis of rank-size patterns. attention is given to changes over time in the national rank-size distribution of cities, the growth rates of new cities, and the rank-size distribution of cities in various regions. "in general, the patterns of distribution of cities in turkey are quite regular when compared with other developing countries. since 1945 the city system has moved to a state more adjusted to th ... | 1986 | 12341342 |
| fertility survey in semi-urban. | these are the results of a kap survey carried out in 1982 and involving 622 married women with children living in the semi-urban area surrounding ankara, turkey. a contraceptive use rate of 64 percent is observed, with withdrawal being the most commonly used method. greater use of more effective methods is noted among younger women. | 1986 | 12280958 |
| regulations concerning the administration and control of womb evacuation and sterilization, 18 december 1983. | this document reprints turkey's 1983 regulations concerning induced abortion and sexual sterilization. the regulations allow abortions to be performed upon request up to the 10th week of gestation unless the procedure would endanger the woman's health. such abortions can be performed in properly equipped clinics, official medical institutions, or private hospitals. abortions can be performed on women after the 10th week if the woman has specified medical conditions. such abortions can be per ... | 1987 | 12346692 |
| [a case study on the fertility and contraceptive practice of urban women]. | "this study analyzes the fertility characteristics and the practise of contraceptive methods among married women aged 15-49 living in izmit [turkey] urban area. while the average pregnancies and the number of living children are lower than the average for overall turkey, the use of contraceptive methods [is] found to be higher. only [one third] of the women exposed use traditional methods. no significant relation is found between education level or number of living [children] and use of contr ... | 1987 | 12159415 |
| the population problem in turkey (as seen from the perspective of a foreign donor). | from the perspective of the un fund for population activities, turkey has a population problem of some magnitude. in 1987 the population reached 50 million, up from 25 million in 1957. consistent with world trends, the population growth rate in turkey declined from 2.5% between 1965-73 to 2.2% between 1973-84; it is expected to further decrease to 2.0% between 1980 and 2000. this is due primarily to a marked decline of the crude birthrate from 41/1000 in 1965 to 30/1000 in 1984. these effect ... | 1987 | 12159416 |
| [consanguineous marriage in turkey and its effects on infant mortality]. | the authors examine the effects of consanguineous marriage on infant mortality in turkey. an attempt is made to distinguish the influence of consanguineous marriage from that of selected regional and socioeconomic factors. it is found that "the differences of the average infant mortality rates between consanguineous and non-consanguineous marriages are parallel to the development differences between the regions as well as the conditions of the house which are thought to signify the socioeconom ... | 1987 | 12159417 |
| hospital practices and doctor's attitudes leading to early introduction of complements to infant diets in istanbul. | infant feeding pattern among 269 mothers living in three socio-economically distinct areas of istanbul was ascertained by a cross-sectional study. in spite of a relatively high prevalence of breastfeeding, mothers displayed a marked tendency toward early introduction of complements. early complementary feeding and weaning was positively associated with the mother's degree of urbanization, educational, and socio-economic status and hospital deliveries. a prospective study carried out among 24 mot ... | 1987 | 3495842 |
| [pediatrics and ethnic minorities. ii. specific problems]. | 1987 | 3587399 |