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- MakaleAçık Erişim2024The correlation between individuals' attitudes toward cancer screening, cancer information overload, and healthy life awareness: a cross-sectional study
Dogan, Melike Demir; Kurt, Seda; Ertin, Berkay
AimsThis study was conducted to determine the correlation between individuals' attitudes toward cancer screenings, cancer information overload, and healthy life awareness.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, data were collected from 343 people through face-to-face interviews using the socio-demographic characteristics form, attitude scale for cancer screenings, cancer information overload scale, and healthy life awareness scale.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 47.79 +/- 11.65 and 61.8% of them were women. Older participants had lower positive attitudes toward cancer screenings and healthy life awareness. Higher education level participants displayed more positive attitudes toward cancer screenings. The higher the level of education and income, the higher the cancer information overload. When their cancer information overload increased, their positive attitudes toward cancer screenings and their healthy life awareness, in turn, decreased. As their healthy life awareness increased, they displayed more positive attitudes toward cancer screening, as well. As the participants' awareness in change, socialization, responsibility, and nutrition subscales of healthy life awareness scale increased, they had more positive attitudes toward cancer screenings.ConclusionConsequently, it was determined that the participants had a high level of positive attitudes toward cancer screenings, a moderate level of cancer information overload, and a high level of healthy life awareness.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2021DETERMINING INDIVIDUALS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES CONCERNING MENENGIC COFFEE AND BITTIM SOAP
Dogan, Melike Demir; Orak, Sukran
This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of individuals concerning menengic coffee and bittim soap. In the study, the data were collected from 152 individuals living in the cities of Siirt and Mardin, between 01 June and 15 September 2021, actively via internet-social media (E-Mail, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, etc.). When the consumption frequency of those who used bittim soap or any other bittim product was evaluated, it was observed that 16.4% of them used it every day. While 67.8% of the participants stated that they drank menengic coffee, 46.7% reported that they knew the health benefits of menengic coffee. While 83.6% of the participants reported that bittim soap was effective in skincare, 81.8% stated that bittim soap was effective in hair growth. All of the participants stated that menengic coffee was effective in dropping blood pressure. In addition, 67% of the participants stated that this coffee was effective in recovering stomach problems, 50.5% as a blood glucose regulator, 46.6% for skincare, 45.6% for reducing respiratory distress, 45.6% as a diuretic, and 42.7% as an antiseptic. When the experiences of the individuals were evaluated, it was determined that bittim soap was effective in skin care and hair growth. Menengic coffee was effective as a blood glucose regulator, a diuretic, and an antiseptic in dropping blood pressure, recovering stomach problems, and reducing respiratory distress.