In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of respiratory health symptoms among high school students attending schools at industrial, urban and rural areas in a Turkish city. Three schools located in different zones of the city having different pollution characteristics were chosen based on the pollutant distribution maps using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software. A cross-sectional survey was performed among 667 high school students in the schools. Outdoor and indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ozone (O₃) concentrations were also measured by passive samplers in the same schools to investigate possible routes of exposure. Chronic pulmonary disease (OR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.11–1.99; p = 0.008), tightness in the chest (OR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.22–2.02; p = 0.001), morning cough (OR = 1.81 95%CI: 1.19–2.75; p = 0.006) were higher among students in the industrial zone where nitrogen dioxide and ozone levels were also highest. There were no indoor sources of nitrogen dioxide and ozone exists in the schools except for the dining hall. As a conclusion, this study has noticed that air pollution and respiratory health problems among high school students are high in industrial zones and the use of passive samplers combined with GIS is an effective tool that may be used by public health researchers to identify pollutant zones and persons at risk.

The aim of the study is to reach objective results about the ergonomic risks of nurses’ working postures not only by using questionnaires but also by using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) methods, which are risk assessment methods used in engineering fields. This study is a cross-sectional study. First of all, 383 nurses were evaluated with a survey. 91.4% of the nurses were women and 6.5% were men. Average age (female: 38.20; male: 31.5), average weight (female: 65.60 kg; male: 81.50 kg), average height (female: 162.7 cm; male: 176.80 cm) and average body mass index (female: 24.80; male: 26) were calculated. In the hospital, which we grouped into in the hospital, which we divided into eight workstations, the REBA and RULA scores of the three nurses working at each workstation were calculated and the average REBA and RULA scores of the workstations were determined. The percentage of those who experienced musculoskeletal pain in the last 1 year at each workstation and the mean REBA–RULA scores were as follows; ward (92%; 6.92–5.69), operating room (98%; 10–7), emergency department (100%; 6.08–5.33), outpatient clinic (75%; 5.5–5.16), intensive care (94%; 6.21–5.57), administrative affairs (94%; 5–5), laboratory (95%; 5.80–5.2) and interventional procedure (92%; 6.4–5.4). In these stations, the highest scores were seen in the operating room. In the questionnaire, 92.46% of the nurses reported having complaints in at least one part of the musculoskeletal system in the last year. The hospital weighted mean score was REBA 6.86 and RULA 5.71. When REBA and RULA measurements were evaluated, it was determined that the risk in the departments where the nurses worked was generally at the medium risk level. REBA and RULA scores indicate that ergonomic changes and adjustments should be made. For this determination, the risks of working postures should be determined with quantitative methods.

Objective: This study has aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Mental Health Literacy in Healthcare Students (MHLS-HS). Method: The study sample comprises 275 students at Istanbul Medical Faculty between the ages of 18 and 27. Data were collected using the MHLS-HS, the Beliefs about Mental Illness Scale (BMI), and the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMS). For language adaptation, translation, back translation, expert comments, and a trial application were conducted. Validity was determined using the content validity index and confirmatory factor analysis, while reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha analysis and the test-retest method. Results: The content validity index of the scale was found to be 0.99 and the item loads were found to be 0.38-0.94 according to confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.79 for the whole scale and between 0.60-0.89 for the five sub-dimensions. In equivalent criterion validity, it was determined that BMI had a weak negative correlation (r=-0.391, p

Bu çalışma acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının çalışma duruşlarının kas iskelet sistemi ana eklemleri üzerinde oluşturduğu postüral yükleri ve işle ilgili KİS yaralanma riskini analiz etmeye odaklanmıştır. Postüral analizde; OWAS, RULA ve REBA gözlem yöntemleri kullanılmış ve analiz sonuçlarına göre üç yöntem karşılaştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni, İstanbul 112 acil sağlık hizmetleri istasyonlarında görevli Acil Tıp Teknisyenleri/Teknikerleridir. Postüral analiz sonuçlarına göre referans alınan çalışma duruşlarının REBA ve RULA yöntemlerine göre risk seviyesi ‘Çok Yüksek’ düzeydedir. OWAS analizine göre ise çalışma duruşlarının eylem seviyesi kararsız bir dağılım göstermiştir. REBA ve RULA yöntemi ile analiz edilen çalışma duruşlarında postüral stres gövde-boyun-bacak bölgelerinde daha belirgindir. OWAS'ın boyun bükülmesi, omuz yüksekliği, üst kol, alt kol ve bilek açılarına duyarsız kaldığı görülmüştür. Bulgular, üç yöntemden REBA’nın bu çalışmanın koşulları altında postüral stresi tahmin etmek için en iyi analiz aracı olabileceği sonucuna götürmüştür.

Background: We aimed to determine the factors affecting the nutritional attitudes of female hospital workers toward their children between 9 months and 6 years of age during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Background: We aimed to determine the factors affecting the nutritional attitudes of female hospital workers toward their children between 9 months and 6 years of age during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the excess mortality risk associated with ambient SO₂ exposure in Hakkari province for the year 2023.Method: Daily SO2 concentration data for 2023 were obtained from the National Air Quality Monitoring Network. Mortality data were sourced from the Turkish Statistical Institute. The analysis utilized the WHO AirQ+ version 2.2 software, employing a short-term risk ratio (RR) of 1.0059 for a 10 µg/m³ increase in the 24-hour average SO2 concentration to estimate the short-term attributable mortality burden.Results: In 2023, the WHO 24-hour air quality guideline (40 µg/m³) was exceeded on 71 days. The AirQ+ model estimated that the short-term attributable proportion of mortality was 9.46% (95% CI: 7.46 - 11.27) for all natural-cause mortality in Hakkari due to SO2 exposure. This burden corresponds to approximately 62 (95% CI: 49 - 73) attributable deaths annually.Conclusion: The findings indicate that high SO2 pollution in Hakkari, driven by residential heating and topographical entrapment, is associated with a significant mortality burden. Specifically, the 'double burden' of extreme cold stress and peak pollution levels in winter creates a high-risk window for vulnerable populations. Urgent interventions, including a transition to cleaner energy sources and improved insulation strategies, are required to mitigate this public health crisis.