| preliminary community-based study of neurological disorders in suburban izmir, turkey. | | 1998 | 9890809 |
| effect of race on kidney transplant survival in non-european recipients. | | 1999 | 10083122 |
| visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis (report of 2 cases). | leishmaniasis is an endemic, sporadic infection in many parts of the world. turkey is geographically unique in linking asia and europe. of special interest is leishmaniasis, as various forms of this disease have long been reported in the surrounding regions. visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in the western and southeastern parts of turkey, respectively. here, we report a cutaneous and a visceral leishmaniasis case, to draw attention to the increase in the incidence of leishmaniasi ... | 1999 | 10084013 |
| the orthopaedic aspects of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. | five cases of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (med) were treated from 1985-1996 at the orthopaedics and trauma department of ssk izmir educational hospital. four patients were female and one was male. the pedigrees of the first two female patients had the same features of inter-related marriages. the patients have been followed up for 5.5-11 years (average of 7.5 years). surgical operations were mostly required in the lower limbs. problems in the hips required adductor myotomy, the soutter procedu ... | 1998 | 10093815 |
| primary health care in turkey: a passing fashion? | the alma-ata declaration has long been regarded as a watershed in the health policy arena. the global goal of the world health organization, 'health for all by the year 2000' through primary health care, has attracted many countries both in the developed and the developing world and commitments to this end have been made at every level. however, albeit this consensus on the paper, a common and explicit definition of the concept has not been reached yet. this paper aims at discussing various defi ... | 1997 | 10173403 |
| rubella seroprevalence in an unvaccinated population in izmir: recommendations for rubella vaccination in turkey. | the european advisory group on the expanded program on immunization of who has recommended that by 2010 or earlier congenital rubella should be well-controlled or eliminated in all countries in europe. debate on the introduction of rubella vaccine into national immunization schedules continues to occur, and data on rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in turkey are insufficient. | 1999 | 10440431 |
| knowledge on lactational amenorrhoea and contraception in kocaeli, turkey. | to determine the knowledge of women about lactational amenorrhoea and contraceptive properties of breastfeeding. | 1999 | 10520366 |
| gene mapping in isolated populations: new roles for old friends? | population isolates are increasingly being used in attempts to map genes underlying complex diseases. to further explore the utility of isolates for this purpose, we explore linkage disequilibrium patterns in polymorphisms from two regions (vwf and nf1) in three isolated populations from finland. at the nf1 locus, the finnish populations have greater pairwise disequilibrium than populations from africa, asia, or northern europe. however, populations from 'new finland' and 'old finland' do not di ... | 2000 | 10545758 |
| determination of iodide amounts in urine and water by isotope dilution analysis. | urinary iodide and iodine in drinking water were determined in 318 healthy children aged 0 to 18 yr living in izmir and environmental rural and urban areas in the western part of turkey. the method is based on substochiometric isotope dilution analysis. iodide was precipitated by substoichiometric amounts of agno3. iodide-131 was used as a tracer. electrophoresis was performed to separate ag131i from excess 131i-. the ag131i zone was cut off the electrophoresis paper and counted with a nai(tl) s ... | 1999 | 10676522 |
| vitamin a deficiency in healthy children aged 6-59 months in izmir province of turkey. | vitamin a deficiency even at subclinical levels is associated with increased childhood mortality. there have been few studies related to vitamin a status of children in turkey. the aim of this study was to assess vitamin a status of children aged 6-59 months in izmir, turkey, and to evaluate the relationship of these levels with nutritional status. one hundred and sixty children were selected for the study using the cluster sampling method. serum retinol levels were measured by high-performance ... | 2000 | 10703036 |
| effect of socioeconomic status on the blood pressure in children living in a developing country. | lower socioeconomic status has been reported to favor higher blood pressure both during childhood and adulthood, because obesity is more prevalent among this population. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of socioeconomic status on blood pressure and prevalence of obesity among children living in a developing country. | 2000 | 10703232 |
| mumps seroprevalence in an unvaccinated population in izmir, turkey. | | 2000 | 10772294 |
| high prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase production among klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated at a university hospital in turkey. | beta-lactam susceptibility and beta-lactamase patterns of a random sample of 44 klebsiella pneumoniae strains that had been isolated from nosocomial infections at dokuz eylül university hospital in izmir, were investigated. all strains were amoxycillin resistant but in the presence of clavulanic acid 26 became sensitive. similarly 39 of the strains were resistant to ceftazidime and cefotaxime; clavulanic acid restored sensitivity to ceftazidime in 28 and to cefotaxime in 25 of these resistant st ... | 2000 | 10789554 |
| insecticide resistance in anopheles sacharovi favre in southern turkey. | we report the resistance to 12 insecticides of specimens of anopheles sacharovi, both in laboratory cultures and those collected in the malarious areas of adana, adiyaman, antalya, aydin, and muğla in southern turkey. mortality was higher 24 h after exposure than immediately after exposure but was unaffected by temperature (24 degrees c or 29 degrees c) or the position of the test kit (horizontal or vertical). in adana, adiyaman and antalya, a. sacharovi was susceptible only to malathion and pir ... | 2000 | 10859863 |
| intrauterine device use and some issues related to sexually transmitted disease screening and occurrence. | the objective of this study was to compare sexually transmitted disease (std) occurrence and std complaints in women using intrauterine device (iud) with women who are not using any modern contraceptive method in a family planning setting in trabzon, turkey. a great majority of all women in both groups were housewives and all indicated their husbands as the first and only lifetime sexual partner. the iud user group (n = 211) did not differ significantly from the nonuser group (n = 155) in terms ... | 2000 | 10958878 |
| determinants of contraceptive use and method choice in turkey. | in this study, the determinants of contraceptive use and method choice are examined based on various variables, classified as individual, cultural, fertility and contextual. the data used came from the 1993 turkish demographic and health survey. the main finding is that there exists a positive association between the educational level of both spouses and the use of contraceptive methods in turkey. after all individual, cultural, fertility and contextual variables are controlled, a woman's educat ... | 2000 | 10979227 |
| the global status of schistosomiasis and its control. | schistosomiasis is being successfully controlled in many countries but remains a major public health problem, with an estimated 200 million people infected, mostly in africa. few countries in this region have undertaken successful and sustainable control programmes. the construction of water schemes to meet the power and agricultural requirements for development have lead to increasing transmission, especially of schistosoma mansoni. increasing population and movement have contributed to increas ... | 2000 | 10996119 |
| water-pipe smoking and pulmonary functions. | water-pipe smoking is a type of smoking habit, widely encountered in turkey and arabic and middle east countries. however there is limited data about the effects of water-pipe smoking. the aim of this study is to investigate this habit with regard to the duration and amount of smoking and to analyse its characteristics and effects on pulmonary function by the correlation of the results with those of cigarette smokers and non-smokers. all cafés in izmir city were visited for this purpose. a total ... | 2000 | 11001082 |
| horizontal transmission of hbv infection among students in turkey. | in this study, the hbsag carrier state and the role of horizontal transmission were investigated among primary and high school students in southeastern anatolia where hbsag seropositivity is remarkably high. in total, 350 students from primary school first grade, 350 students from fifth grade, 400 students from high school eleventh grade and 400 healthy adults as a control group were studied. in all cases hbsag and anti-hbs were screened by elisa. hbsag positivity was 2.4% in first grade, 6.1% i ... | 2000 | 11035467 |
| factors of patient satisfaction/dissatisfaction in a dental faculty outpatient clinic in turkey. | being service providers, dental professionals should satisfy their consumers/dental patients. this study investigates satisfaction with dental care among the patients of a dental faculty outpatient clinic of a major university in izmir, turkey. | 2000 | 11106019 |
| incidence of os japonicum in anatolian dry skulls and plain cranium radiographs of modern anatolian population. | the zygoma may sometimes be divided into two parts by either a horizontal or a vertical suture. such a bipartite bone has been given the name of os japonicum as it has been mostly observed in japanese. | 2000 | 11110153 |
| overcoming barriers to hepatitis b immunisation by a dedicated hepatitis b immunisation service. | to determine the effectiveness of a selective hospital based hepatitis b immunisation programme and the barriers to be overcome in obtaining a successful outcome. | 2001 | 11159283 |
| incidence in izmir in 1993-1994: first results from izmir cancer registry. | a population-based cancer registry, covering the province of izmir (population 2.7 million, 1993-1994) in western turkey was established in 1992. results for 1993-1994 are presented. overall cancer incidence was higher in males than in females (age-standardised rates 157.5 and 94.0 per 100000, respectively), as in previous non-population-based series. the principal cancers in males were tobacco-related - lung (age-standardised incidence rate (asr) 61.6), bladder (asr 11.0) and larynx (asr 10.6), ... | 2001 | 11165134 |
| evidence for the existence of the paf acetylhydrolase mutation (val279phe) in non-japanese populations: a preliminary study in turkey, azerbaijan, and kyrgyzstan. | deficiency of plasma platelet-activating factor (paf) acetylhydrolase resulting from a missense mutation (val279phe) in exon 9 of the gene has been described exclusively in the japanese population with a very high frequency. this study describes the distribution of the mutation in turkey and two other turkic nations, kyrgyzstan in central asia and azerbaijan bordering the caspian sea. among 358 unrelated healthy subjects studied from turkish population, only 3 had the mutation in heterozygous st ... | 2001 | 11248283 |
| child abuse in turkey: an experience in overcoming denial and a description of 50 cases. | to share the experiences of the first clinical multidisciplinary child abuse and neglect (can) team in turkey with international child abuse community. | 2001 | 11330925 |
| science education. creationism takes root where europe, asia meet. | | 2001 | 11360976 |
| dna diversity and population admixture in anatolia. | the turkic language was introduced in anatolia at the start of this millennium, by nomadic turkmen groups from central asia. whether that cultural transition also had significant population-genetics consequences is not fully understood. three nuclear microsatellite loci, the hypervariable region i of the mitochondrial genome, six microsatellite loci of the y chromosome, and one alu insertion (yap) were amplified and typed in 118 individuals from four populations of anatolia. for each locus, the ... | 2001 | 11385601 |
| ornaments of the earliest upper paleolithic: new insights from the levant. | two sites located on the northern levantine coast, uçağizli cave (turkey) and ksar 'akil (lebanon) have yielded numerous marine shell beads in association with early upper paleolithic stone tools. accelerator mass spectrometry (ams) radiocarbon dates indicate ages between 39,000 and 41,000 radiocarbon years (roughly 41,000-43,000 calendar years) for the oldest ornament-bearing levels in uçağizli cave. based on stratigraphic evidence, the earliest shell beads from ksar 'akil may be even older. th ... | 2001 | 11390976 |
| immunity to diphtheria in izmir, turkey. | in order to assess immunity to diphtheria in izmir, turkey, a total of 743 persons 1-70 years of age were selected with cluster sampling. the information on socio-demographic characteristics, vaccination status and diphtheria history was gathered for each participant. diphtheria antitoxin levels were measured qualitatively by using micro-enzyme immune assay. of studied population, 79.1% had fully protective antitoxin levels (> or = 0.1 iu/ml). diphtheria protection rates showed a gradual age-rel ... | 2000 | 11421473 |
| seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori in a pediatric population. | helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is one of the common bacterial infections in humans. in this study, seroprevalence of h. pylori infection in a pediatric population in izmir and its relationship with different variables were investigated. two hundred twenty-six children (115 boys, 111 girls, age range: 1-18) were tested for anti-h. pylori igg. socioeconomic conditions, living area (urban or rural), and number of people living in the same house were noted for each subject. h. pylori antibodies wer ... | 2001 | 11432490 |
| newborn pku screening in turkey: at present and organization for future. | at present, pkenylketonuria screening is a national child health program in turkey which is carried out collaboratively by the ministry of health and three university children's hospitals in ankara, istanbul and izmir. since 1986 the number of cities included in the screening program has gradually increased, now and it covers all the metropolises the country. a total of 383 babies were found with persistent hyperphenylalaninemia (1:4,172) among 1,605,582 babies screened by the guthrie test at th ... | 2001 | 11432505 |
| measles seroprevalence in izmir with special emphasis on measles vaccination policy for turkey. | measles outbreaks seem to occur every 2- to 3-year intervals in turkey. however, sero-epidemiological studies are limited. knowing the prevalence of measles susceptibility as measured either by serologic markers of immunity or surveys of vaccination coverage is an important tool to assess the risk for measles outbreaks. | 2001 | 11472583 |
| [a brief history of the development of turkish pharmacognosy]. | 1839-1909: the foundation period: the education of pharmacy through the apprenticeship system ended up as a "pharmacology branch" of the "military medical school" which was founded in 1839 in istanbul during the ottoman empire. a "civil pharmacology branch" was founded in 1867. the education of pharmacognosy, called "matiere medicale" and "mufredat-i tip" too, was started during this period. 1909 (1913)-1945: the institutionalization period; the education of pharmacognosy as it is understood tod ... | 1998 | 11624177 |
| [an article on the turkish history of medicine by the central asian writers]. | the researchers studying seljuq, begliq and ottoman periods of turkish history extending into central asia had many difficulties in reaching archival sources until the disintegration of the soviet union. following the end of the iron curtain period, formal and cultural relations between turkic republics of the region with turkey enabled researchers to establish sincere and close professional and individual relations, too. in this essay a.h. bayat presents heartily his translation of an uzbek tex ... | 1995 | 11625067 |
| traces of medical activity in ephesus. | ephesus was an important city of asia minor, existing as an exchange point between egypt and the greek-roman world. as it was the birthplace of famous physicians and situated between kos-knidos and pergamon, it is surprising that no medical buildings have been clearly identified in this area. in the upper old hellenistic city, two pillars include, on the southern face, a youth with a goat and hermes, respectively. on the internal faces, reliefs of tripods, an omphalos, a mortar and a twined snak ... | 1989 | 11640093 |
| malaria in the who european region (1971-1999). | the number of autochthonous reported cases of malaria fell from 90 506 to 37 170 between 1996 and 1999 in the who european region. there has been, however, an eight-fold increase in imported cases since the 1970s: 1500 cases were reported in 1972, 13 000 cases in 1999. france, germany, italy, and the united kingdom are the west european countries with the largest numbers of cases. | 2001 | 11679685 |
| [thoracic trauma: analysis of 987 cases]. | in izmir chest diseases and thoracic surgery training hospital, department of 1st thoracic surgery, between 1988 and 1998, 987 patients who were treated for their chest trauma were retrospectively reviewed in regard to their age, sex, cause of trauma, associated organ injuries, treatment modality, complication rate and mortality. in 710 (72%) cases of chest injuries were related to blunt trauma and 277 (28%) patients sustained penetrating trauma. 402 (41%) patients underwent tube thoracostomy on ... | 2001 | 11705078 |
| [traumatic intra-abdominal major vascular injuries]. | the records of 47 patients who underwent surgery with traumatic intraabdominal vascular injury at 2. and 3. surgical clinics of izmir atatürk training and research hospital between january 1990 and december 1999 were studied. the aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic factors affecting the mortality. hemoglobin (p < 0.05), hematocrit (p < 0.05), glasgow coma score (p = 0.01), blood pressure (p < 0.05), revised trauma score (p = 0.01), prehospital time (p = 0.01) and associated organ ... | 2001 | 11705172 |
| richness of colchic vegetation: comparison between refugia of south-western and east asia. | the colchis is one of the species-rich refugia and a centre of biological diversity in western eurasia. we analysed patterns of richness, endemism and invasions in relation to taxonomy (family membership), life form, certain habitats in the colchis, and compared them to patterns found for japan. | 2001 | 11801200 |
| varicella seroprevalence in a random sample of the turkish population. | chicken pox highly contagious and common throughout the world, is an infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (vzv). this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of vzv in a population under age 30 and to identify the relationship of vzv seroprevalence and several characteristics of the study subjects in nine provinces of turkey. the sampling method of 30 clusters recommended for field studies was used for selecting subjects of a pre-determined number in the rural and urba ... | 2002 | 11818162 |
| distribution of the m129v polymorphism of the prion protein gene in a turkish population suggests a high risk for creutzfeldt-jakob disease. | a polymorphism (m129v) at codon 129 of the prion protein gene (prnp) results in either a methionine residue (met) or a valine residue (val) and is known to determine susceptibility for the development of sporadic or acquired creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd). the distributions of m129v genotypes and alleles in various general populations have been reported and there are clear differences between western europeans and east asians. we analysed the coding sequence of the prnp gene in 100 healthy turk ... | 2001 | 11840201 |
| environmental geochemistry and pollution studies of aliaga metal industry district. | the aliaga metal industry district located 50 km northwest of izmir city, in turkey, includes many metal factories. the geology of the area is represented by mesozoic flysch deposits and cenozoic volcano sedimentary rocks. tectonic elements are ne-sw and nw-se trending faults and a w-nw trending fault direction that is important for water supply. rock, soil, stream sediment, and water samples taken at various distances from the industrial area were analyzed for fe, ti, mn, cr, pb, cu, ni, zn, an ... | 2002 | 11868663 |
| cancer risks in first-generation immigrants to sweden. | we used the nationwide swedish family-cancer database to analyse cancer risks in 613,000 adult immigrants to sweden. all the immigrants had become parents in sweden and their median age at immigration was 24 years for men and 22 years for women. we calculated standardized incidence ratios (sirs) and 95% confidence intervals (cis) for 18 cancer sites using native swedes as a reference. data were also available from compatriot marriages. all cancer was decreased by 5% and 8% for immigrant men and ... | 2002 | 11979437 |
| cancer risks in childhood and adolescence among the offspring of immigrants to sweden. | we used the nation-wide swedish family-cancer database to analyse the risk of nervous system tumours, leukaemia and non-hodgkin's lymphoma in age groups 0-4 and 0-19 years among swedish-born offspring of immigrants. the study included 850 000 individuals with an immigrant background, including european, asian and american parents. we calculated standardised incidence ratios for the above three malignancies using swedish offspring as a reference. subjects were grouped by region or by selected cou ... | 2002 | 11986773 |
| polytetrafluoroethylene bars in stabilizing the reconstructed sternum for pectus excavatum operations in children. | nine children with severe pectus excavatum deformity were operated on in the department of pediatric surgery, thoracic unit, ege university faculty of medicine, izmir, turkey. there were four boys and five girls, and the mean age at operation was 6.3 years. a modified ravitch technique was performed by using two polytetrafluoroethylene bars placed retrosternally for fixation and stabilization of the reconstituted anterior chest wall. the bars were removed 6 months after the operation. results we ... | 2002 | 12087231 |
| prevalence, distribution, and host range of peste des petits ruminants virus, turkey. | peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv, genus morbillivirus), which causes a severe disease in sheep and goats, has only recently been officially declared to be present in turkey. we carried out a study to determine the prevalence, distribution, and host range of pprv in turkey. a total of 1,607 animals, reared in 18 different locations, were monitored for the presence of antibodies to pprv and the related virus of large ruminants, rinderpest virus (rpv). only two farms had animals that were fre ... | 2002 | 12095439 |
| seasonal affective disorder in eight groups in turkey: a cross-national perspective. | previous estimates of the prevalence of seasonal affective disorder (sad) in community-based samples generally originated from western countries. we report prevalence rates in eight groups from four latitudes in turkey. | 2002 | 12113922 |
| a multicenter, case control study of risk factors for low tibial speed of sound among residents of urban areas in turkey. | risk factors which have been associated with low bone mass are multifactorial and represent regional differences between and within countries. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible risk factors of low tibial speed of sound (tsos), which determines cortical bone status among residents of urban regions in ankara, izmir, and istanbul, in turkey, and also to compare groups of different socioeconomic status (ses). a total of 1,026 subjects (63% women and 53% of low socioeconomic stat ... | 2002 | 12120907 |
| [the incidence of usher's syndrome and its clinical types]. | we investigated the incidence and types of usher's syndrome in normal, hearing handicapped, and visually handicapped individuals. | 2002 | 12122620 |
| [genetic sensorineural hearing loss in childhood]. | this study aimed to determine the severity, age of presentation, and genetic etiology in hearing handicapped children. | 2002 | 12122638 |
| the absorption of low income groups in ankara. | | 1981 | 12143626 |
| [the population of turkey in 1994: dynamics, perspectives, and tensions]. | "there were over 60 million inhabitants in turkey in 1994, which should consequently be viewed as one of the major population clusters in the mediterranean area. the average population growth is still quite high--2.08% for 1994--but it is unevenly distributed: on the one hand, the population is increasing mostly in the larger istanbul area, in all the other coastal urban areas and in the south-eastern parts of turkey, when, on the other one, it is stagnant in many [areas] and decreasing in centr ... | 1995 | 12156745 |
| [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 |
| [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 matter of planning the family. | turkey's population is expected to grow to 91 million by 2025, an increase of 50% over the current size, while istanbul's population of 10 million is growing by 4.5% annually. of the 2 million pregnancies annually in turkey, 560,000 end in miscarriage and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. condoms, oral contraceptive pills, and abortions in turkey are, however, provided to clients free of charge. the story is briefly told of a 36-year-old turkish woman who, after hav ... | 1996 | 12158131 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [neonatal tetanus mortality: using the survey technique as a different approach to the selection of a survey region for turkey]. | trends in neonatal mortality and morbidity from tetanus are examined for turkey, with a focus on the type of field surveys used to determine the prevalence of the disease. recommendations for survey sites in turkey are also offered. (summary in eng) | 1988 | 12159418 |
| [average number of living children of the members of parliament]. | "this study compares the average number of living children of the members of the parliament [in turkey] with the average number of living children of the general public as found in the 1988 population and health survey. the findings indicate that the average number of living children of the members of the parliament [is] substantially lower than that of the general public. under the light of these findings the members of the parliament are invited not to refrain from speeches promoting family ... | 1989 | 12159419 |
| [some health indicators in etimesgut health training and research area (ankara, turkey, 1967-1988)]. | the author examines health indicators such as neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality for the period 1967-1988 at the etimesgut health training and research area, turkey. the purpose of the study is to evaluate health care services. (summary in eng) | 1990 | 12159420 |
| [ethnic structure in turkey as implied by the analysis of census data on mother tongue]. | the authors examine data on language from population censuses conducted in turkey from 1927 until 1971. "the main objective of this paper is to draw some implications about the ethnic structure of turkish citizens to the extent permitted by the available 'mother tongue' data. turkish is the most commonly used language followed by kurdish and arabic. census data carry evidence of differential mortality (as well as fertility) on growth rates of different sub-groups in turkey. the paper sets 'rea ... | 1992 | 12159421 |
| some social aspects of turkish marital unions and their relationship with early age mortality. | "in this study, data from the 1988 turkish population and health survey are used to describe some social aspects of turkish marital unions. the social attributes in [the] questionnaire [include] the legal standing of the union, consanguinity, decision making in the formation of the union and payment of bridesmoney." in the second part of the study, the authors look at the relationship between aspects of marriage in turkey and mortality among children of those marriages. (summary in tur) | 1992 | 12159422 |
| family planning practices of migrant farm-workers: a methodological approach. | "this is a methodological study concerning the family planning practices of the migrant farm-workers in the dogankent region [of turkey]. the workers were given health services and education about family planning methods during off-work hours. out of the 3,022 subjects starting the study, 304 of whom were already benefiting from some kind of (traditional or modern) family planning methods: 1,393 ended up...with using effective methods...." (summary in tur) | 1992 | 12159423 |
| [the demographic structure and fertility levels of the population in the new and old slum areas of a "gecekondu" settlement in antalya province center]. | "the demographic structure and fertility level of the population in two slum areas [in turkey's antalya province]...were investigated with a cross-sectional study in 1989. it was found that the distribution of population by age groups differed and especially the fertility measurements were high in the new area in relation to various social and demographic characteristics. in order to facilitate and accelerate the transition period of slum communities, it is necessary to provide health educatio ... | 1992 | 12159424 |
| [suicide in turkey]. | "this paper mainly deals with the socio-demographic characteristics and sex differentials of persons [committing] suicide [in turkey] on the basis of the 1990 suicide statistics.... causes of suicide and suicide methods are also [discussed].... there is a strong relationship between socio-demographic factors, such as urbanization, aging and household patterns and suicide rates." the impact of sex roles and socialization is considered. (summary in eng) | 1993 | 12159425 |
| clustering of provinces according to socio-economic variables. | this study is concerned with the identification of provinces in turkey with similar characteristics. the author suggests that "it is possible to form groups of observations in terms of the differences of values of a set of variables and order them according to their relative positions. in this study, using 45 variables derived from 1985 general census, 18 provinces with first degree priority in development were clustered.... provinces with high priority could be displayed more explicitly and ef ... | 1993 | 12159426 |
| [sex ratios in turkey]. | "the article [provides] examples of error in the censuses and surveys and questions the reliability of age specific sex ratios in the 1990 census of turkey...[and derives] sex ratio at birth from census and survey results as well as from hospital records. finally the 1990 population is reconstructed by surviving birth cohorts [from] 1900 until 1990 using historical trends of birth rates and cohort, age and time specific survival rates using the east family of coale-demeny model life tables." (s ... | 1993 | 12159427 |
| sampling errors for some selected variables of 1993 survey: an alternative output. | "sampling errors were calculated for some variables which are either not included or the base is defined differently in the main report of [the] demographic and health survey 1993, turkey. the list of variables and their base population in this study were also given." (summary in tur) | 1994 | 12159428 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| an evaluation on the relation between birth spacing and infant mortality in turkey. | the authors study the effects of birth spacing on infant mortality in turkey, focusing on the effects of the previous birth interval on neonatal, post-neonatal, and infant death rates for subsequent births. rural and urban differences in birth intervals and infant mortality are illustrated. for purposes of comparison, death rates by long or short intervals for selected other countries are presented. it is found that children born after a birth interval of less than two years are at twice the r ... | 1987 | 12159438 |
| estimation of adult male mortality in turkey by the widowhood method. | "in this paper, the [widowhood] method is applied to turkish data to estimate adult male mortality. first, the method and its assumptions are briefly discussed. secondly, the data source and its major characteristics are described and the method is applied; the resulting mortality measures estimated with the method are compared with findings from other sources, and the reliability of the results, the applicability of the method to the turkish case, and possible biases risked with the applicati ... | 1989 | 12159439 |
| consanguinity in turkey in 1988. | the incidence of consanguineous marriage in turkey is examined, with a focus on the impact of selected background variables. data from the 1988 fertility and health survey conducted by hacettepe university are analyzed, and the results are compared with those from the 1983 survey in an attempt to determine how the rapid social change in the country during that period has affected the rate of consanguineous marriage. factors considered include regional distribution, size of settlement place, bi ... | 1989 | 12159440 |
| [estimation of the population structure of the etimesgut health district in the year 2025]. | the author forecasts the population of the etimesgut health district in turkey for the year 2025 under certain assumptions. "according to these basic assumptions [the] crude birth rate will decrease to 14 per thousand and [the] crude death rate will increase to 9.47 per thousand within 35 years.... according to these results, the population pyramids of the etimesgut health district were drawn for different years. as it will be seen, the population structure will not be like today's developed c ... | 1989 | 12159441 |
| [women's behavior and knowledge concerning family planning in the region of the park health center]. | 1390 women aged 15-44 were surveyed between february-june 1988 in the vicinity of the park health education center by the ankara university school of medicine, department of public health. within this sample, the survey focused on the knowledge, attitude and behavior of the 1082 married women, regarding birth control. birth control pills, iuds, and condoms were classified as effective modern birth control methods. other less effective traditional methods were classified as ineffective. analy ... | 1989 | 12159442 |
| [marriage rates and their life table analysis in turkey]. | the author examines turkey's marriage rate, using life table data for the period 1975-1990. consideration is given to gender and age differentials, remarriage, and length of time spent in an unmarried state. (summary in eng) | 1992 | 12159443 |
| the turkish immigrant households and families in melbourne, australia. | "the purpose of this paper is to study some basic structures of the turkish immigrant households and families in melbourne, australia. data for the paper were obtained from a survey of the turkish population of melbourne which the author carried out in 1987.... an exploratory analysis of household structure of the sampled migrants not only offered a basis to develop a typology of turkish migrant families but also became the initial step in discussing some aspects of the parents' concern for thei ... | 1993 | 12159444 |
| [is adolescent fertility a problem in turkey?]. | the population of turkey was about 50 million in 1985, and the 15-19 age group was 5.5 million, 10.7% of the total population. almost half of this 5.5 million were females, the mean age at first marriage was 18.2 years and 15.6% of this group were married. the fertility rate of the 15-19 age group was 64.1 per thousand. these figures show that early marriage and early pregnancy are the main problems. the prenatal care in adolescent pregnancies which present high risks for the mother and the ... | 1993 | 12159445 |
| 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 |
| computer aided field editing in the dhs context: the turkey experiment. | "in this study two types of field editing used during the turkey demographic and health survey are compared. these two types of editing are computer aided field editing and manual editing. it is known that manual editing by field editors is a tedious job in which errors especially on skip questions can be missed; however, with the aid of computers field editors could quickly find all occasions on which an interviewer incorrectly followed a skip instruction. at the end of the experiment it has be ... | 1994 | 12159447 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |