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    Determination of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Adults At and Over the Age of 18 On Vaccines and Vaccination
    (Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi, 2019) Uyar, Mehmet; Yildirim, Elif Nur; Sahin, Tahir Kemal
    Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adults aged 18 years and older about vaccines and vaccination and to establish vaccine hesitancy and vaccine rejection rates in the population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in five primary care clinics in Meram, Konya. The sample size of the study was 130. Between 10 and 31 October 2018, 134 subjects aged 18 and over who applied to the primary care clinics for any reason were included into the study. For the research, a data collection form consisting of 23 questions was developed by the researchers. The data collection form was applied to the participants by face-to-face interview method. Data entry, statistical analysis and report writing were done with computer. In summarizing numerical data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were used, and in summarizing categorical data, frequencies and percentages were used. Results: 52.2% of the participants were females, 59% were married and 35.1% were high school graduates. 79.9% of the volunteers knew at least one vaccine-protected disease, 44.8% of them knew at least one vaccine in the vaccination chart and 16.4% of them knew at least one vaccine not included in the vaccination chart. 93.9% of the participants thought that vaccination is necessary. 65.3% of the participants learned about vaccines from health care workers. There was no one who refused all vaccinations among the people involved in the research. We found that 9% of the study group had vaccine hesitancy. 84% of the respondents stated that they would like to vaccinate themselves and their children if the vaccine was produced in our country. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that the participants had a positive attitude about vaccines and vaccination. No vaccine rejection was observed in our study group, but it was found that there was a 9% vaccine hesitation. There was a high-level support in the participants for the production and use of native Turkish vaccines.
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    Evaluation of Testicular Self-examination Technique and Testis Cancer Knowledge Levels of Final-year Medical Students
    (Galenos Yayincilik, 2019) Uyar, Mehmet; Yildirim, Elif Nur; Sahin, Tahir Kemal
    Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of knowledge regarding testicular self-examination (TSE) in final-year medical students and determine the TSE performance rate among male students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with final-year students in the Meram Medical Faculty of Necmettin Erbakan University in the 2015-2016 academic year. The target population of the study was 233 people and all 202 people who agreed to participate in the survey were included. A data collection form consisting of 29 questions was prepared for the study and was completed under observation. Questions regarding TSE technique and knowledge of TSE and testicular cancer were scored as 1 point for each correct answer and 0 points for incorrect answers. Scores >= 6 points for TSE technique and >= 10 points for TSE and testicular cancer knowledge were regarded as adequate. Results: The mean age of the participants was 24.12 +/- 1.32 years; 44.1% were women and 89.6% were single. Nearly 25% of the students reported they knew how to perform TSE and 32.1% had performed TSE before. History of cancer in a first-degree relative was reported by 17.4% of the students, but no students had family history of testicular cancer. Fifty-three of the students who claimed to know how to perform TSE, only 34% (n=18) scored at least 6 points in the TSE technique questions. Evaluation of scores in the TSE and testicular cancer knowledge section showed that 21.3% (n=37) scored above the 10 point limit. Conclusion: In our study, it was observed that most of the final-year medical students did not have sufficient information on TSE and testicular cancer, and that TSE rates of male students were low.