Background/Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between climate change worry and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnant women. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 367 pregnant women. Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form,” the “Climate Change Worry Scale (CCWS),” and the “Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21).” Spearman rho and Kruskal–Wallis-H Test were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean total score for the CCWS was 20.22 ± 8.20. Significant differences in the scores for the CCWS were found for the levels of education, economic income, stated concern regarding climate change, and perceived effects of climate change for their location (p < 0.05). Significant positive correlations also became apparent between the overall scores and subscale scores for the CCWS and the DASS-21 (p < 0.001). Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings of this study indicate that climate change concern is significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress among pregnant women.

This study, it was aimed to determine the effect of the childbirth perceptions of mothers on fear of birth in their single daughters. This cross-sectional study was conducted via social media (Facebook, Instagram) between 03.01.2022 and 31.01.2022 using a web-based questionnaire. The study was completed with 794 voluntary participants (397 mothers, 397 daughters). While collecting the data, a Personal Information Form, the Childbirth Fear – Prior to Pregnancy Scale (CF-PPS), and the Perception of Traumatic Childbirth Scale (PTCS) were used. When the mean CF-PPS score of the daughters was compared according to the PTCS levels of the mothers, it was found that the difference between the mean CF-PPS scores of the girls according to the PTCS levels of the mothers was statistically significant (p <0.05). It was determined that the mean scores of mothers aged 45 years and younger were higher than those aged 46 and over, mothers with the highest PTCS mean score were those with a history of abortion, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). In addition, in the correlation analysis, it was determined that as the PTCS score of the mothers increased, the scores of their daughters increased in the CF-PPS, and there was a positive and weak significant relationship between PTCS and CF-PPS. It is thought that the PTCS levels of the mothers during their pregnancy have a positive relationship with the fear of childbirth in single daughters, therefore it has an effective role in transferring the fear of childbirth from mothers to their daughters.

Midwifery education involves not only the acquisition of clinical knowledge and technical skills but also the development of professional values, attitudes

Background/Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of a Health Belief Model–based education program implemented in Family Health Centers on women’s cervical cancer knowledge and their attitudes and beliefs toward HPV vaccination. Methods: This quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group study was conducted between March and May 2026 at the Tuşba Training Family Health Center in Van, eastern Türkiye. The study included 150 women aged 18–49 years who had adolescent daughters aged 10–18 years. Data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, the Cervical Cancer Knowledge Scale, and the Carolina HPV Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Scale. The intervention group received a structured education program based on the Health Belief Model focusing on cervical cancer, HPV infection, and HPV vaccination. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, independent samples t-tests, paired samples t-tests, and mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Results: Following the educational intervention, cervical cancer knowledge scores increased from 2.13 ± 0.79 to 7.24 ± 0.84 in the intervention group, whereas no significant change was observed in the control group (p < 0.001). Total CHIAS scores increased from 24.32 ± 5.30 to 41.23 ± 2.51, accompanied by significant improvements in HPV vaccination attitudes and beliefs (p < 0.001). Significant Group × Time interaction effects were observed for cervical cancer knowledge, total CHIAS scores, and all CHIAS subdimensions (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The findings indicated that the Health Belief Model–based education program was associated with improved knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV and with more favorable attitudes and beliefs toward HPV vaccination. Structured educational programs implemented in primary healthcare settings may support the promotion of preventive health behaviors.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the impact of genital hygiene training on genital hygiene practices and self-care agency levels in women with a history of vulvovaginal candidiasis who lived in rural locations. Methods: The participants of this randomized controlled study were women who had a history of vulvovaginal candidiasis during the previous year and were registered with family health centers in two rural communities in eastern Türkiye. There were 114 women in the sample, including 57 in the intervention group and 57 in the control group. Training on genital hygiene behaviors was given to the women in the intervention group. Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in terms of self-care agency levels and genital hygiene behaviors between the women in the intervention group and the control group (p>0.05). After the first month following the training, the self-care agency levels of the participants in the intervention group increased significantly compared to the control group (94.71±8.08, 83.84±9.52, respectively;). Additionally, the appropriate genital hygiene behaviors mean score of the participants in the intervention group was significantly higher than those in the control group (141.36±15.88, 132.29±20.15, respectively;) (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that genital hygiene behavior training can be a useful strategy for promoting genital hygiene behaviors and self-care agency among women of reproductive age with a history of vulvovaginal candidiasis who live in remote locations.