A person-list-based family medicine model was introduced in Turkey during health care reforms. This study aimed to explore from primary care workers’ perspectives whether this model could achieve the cardinal functions of primary care and have an integrative position in the health care system.

Aim: In Turkey the training for midwifery has started during 1800s for the first time and currently continues with bachelor and master degree programmes. With the study it has been aimed to do an assesment and introduction of the academical and physical conditions of the midwifery departments in our country. Method: Sample selection has not been done for the descriptive study, but it has been aimed to acquire the whole population. The ethical and legal permissions have been taken to carry out the study. Data has been analyzed by SPSS program. In Turkey the first midwifery department for bachelor degree level has been opened in 1996. Within the 35 out of 46 midwifery departments there are in total 183 instructors. Results: According to the results of the study it has been determined that there are universities in which midwifery bachelor degree education is not going on, and so far 9.461 midwifes have graduated. It has also been found out that 37.5% of the instructors of these departments are midwifes and bachelor degree education for midwifery is being provided mainly by the other instructors from other disciplines. With the second frequency the heads of the departments of midwifery are midwifes. It has been detected that the most frequent problems that the instructors are facing during the working life are the huge number of the students, the inefficiency of the execution areas, and the problems related to academical improvement and promotion. Conclusion and Recommendations: According to the findings obtained in the research, it was determined that the number of academic staff and physical profiles were insufficient in the midwifery departments. The required attempts have to be embarked to determine academic staff and the physical needs of the departments and to prepare action plans towards the needs. Besides it is required to strenghten the structures of midwifery training and education programmes in international scope and to train midwifery academists.

The study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the gender-related determinants and organisational structure of primary health care that shape contraceptive use among disadvantaged women livin...

Son yıllarda, insanlık tarihi kadar eski ve evrensel bir olgu olan göç bazı ülkelerde oldukça artmıştır. 2019 yılında tüm uluslararası göçmenlerin üçte biri sadece on ülkeden göç etmiştir. Suriye 8.2 milyon vatandaşının göç etmesi ile bu on ülke arasında birinci sıradadır. Türkiye, Suriye ile sınır komşuluğu nedeni ile son on yılda Suriye’den en fazla göç alan ülkedir. Ülkemiz, 2011 Suriye krizinden sonra, 3.6 milyon Suriye’den göçmene ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Ülkemizde bulunan 1.651.627 göçmen kadının 820.495’i üreme çağında Suriyeli kadın ve genç kızlardır. Göç olgusunda kadınlar, üreme sağlığı açısından hem göçmen hem de kadın olmanın çifte yükünü taşımaktadırlar. Bu derleme çalışmasında göçmen kadınların başlıca üreme sağlığı sorunlarından; gebelik, doğumla ilgili sorunlar (adölesan gebelik, sağlıksız düşük ve doğumlar, yüksek doğurganlık) ve üreme sağlığı hizmetlerine erişim engelleri literatür incelemesi ile ele alınmıştır.

Professional self-esteem (PSE) is the individual’s judgment of worthiness formed regarding the self-attributions related to the individual’s profession. A well-developed PSE is important for midwives to be successful in their profession, have a strong sense of belonging, and see the profession as important and valuable. This study aims to determine the perception of PSE among midwifery students, explain how their perceptions are formed, and reveal how they perceive the midwifery profession and how the components that make up this perception determine their PSE. Students’ average PSE score was analyzed, and the study was conducted using an explanatory sequential, which is a mixed-method approach, to interpret the results of the questionnaire and comparative analysis in more detail through direct interviews with university midwifery program students in western Turkey. Quantitative data were collected using the Individual Data Collection Form and the Professional Self-Esteem Scale. One-way analysis variance and independent sample t-tests were used to analyze the quantitative data. The students with the highest and lowest scale scores from each class level were interviewed using a Semi-Structured Interview Form. Thematic analysis was applied to analyze the qualitative data. The mean PSES score was 117.51 ± 17.60. The t-test analysis result shows that there was a significant difference between the PSES score and choosing the midwifery department willingly, believing that they could perform the midwifery profession before and after starting the midwifery education (p < 0.05). Three main themes were obtained: the meaning of being a midwife, deciding to become a midwife, and the difficulties of being a midwife. It can be said that the main force behind the students’ belief that the difficulties of the midwifery profession can be overcome is their strong love for the midwifery profession and their internalization of its importance.