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Background: The aim of the study was to determine the unmet need for family planning and its causes in Şanlıurfa. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with women of childbearing age who applied to family health centres in Şanlıurfa city centre and who did not use any family planning method. Cluster sampling method was used in sample selection and each family health centre was taken as a cluster. A pilot study was conducted to calculate the required number of clusters and the required number of clusters was found to be 16 and the study was completed with a total of 313 women. In the evaluation of the data, percentage, mean and standard deviation from descriptive statistics; Chi-square and Mann Whitney-U test from univariate analyses; Logistic Regression model from multivariate analyses were used. Results: In the study, it was determined that 35.5% of the women had unmet need for family planning (2.6% to interrupt their pregnancies, 32.9% because they did not want to get pregnant anymore). The most important factors that increase the unmet need for family planning are speaking Arabic at home 3.5 times, having 2 or more daughters 1.8 times, being 34 years of age or older 1.2 times, and having 30 months or more since the last birth 1.019 times (p<0.05). Conclusions: In the study, it was determined that the level of unmet need for family planning was approximately 3 times higher than the average of Turkey and that socio-demographic and cultural factors affected the unmet need for family planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: The study was conducted to determine upper extremity problems and quality of life in patients with breast cancer who underwent breast surgery and axillary dissection. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was included 64 patients who admitted for outpatient clinic between 01.01.2015-01.01.2016 in university hospital in western of Turkey and previously undergone surgery for breast cancer. The data was collected personal information form, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) the Shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (Q-DASH), Breast Cancer Module Quality of Life Scale (EORTC QLQ-BR23) and Short Form-36 (SF-36). Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive statistics, Chi Ssquare test, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Walles test and the Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: Mean age of the study group was 52.36±12.25 years. It was found that 54.7% of the patients were applied modified radical mastectomy and axillary dissection, and average time passed after surgery 11.27±10.00 months. Affected arm had shoulder pain (53.1%), restrictions on shoulder (51.6%) and lymphedema (21.9%).It was determined that patients were received low scores from SPADI and Q-DASH, and SF-36 physical and mental summary scores of below the average. The EORTC QLQ-BR23 functional status and symptom subscales scores of patients were low. Conclusion: It was seen that patients' quality of life was low, their functional status was poor, and cancer-related symptoms to be less. The working with multidisciplinary team on preoperative and postoperative will help prevent complications and increase the quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The study was conducted to determine only the breastfeeding status of 0-6 month-old infants in Şanlıurfa and the effective factors. Methods: The study is cross-sectional. The population of the study consisted of mothers who had 0-6 month-old infants and resided in the city center of Şanlıurfa. The cluster sampling method was used in the sample selection and the study was completed with total 203 mothers in the environment. The data were collected using the face-to-face interview technique between 15 May - 30 July 2015 by using Data Collection Form and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. A written permission from Harran University Ethics Committee and verbal consent from the participants were obtained for the study. Percentage, mean, and standard deviation from descriptive statistics as well as Chi-square and Mann Whitney-U test from univariate analysis were used to assess the data. The effect of independent variables on breastfeeding was evaluated by the Logistic Regression Model (Enter) method. Results: It was found in the study that out of the mothers, 71.4% had breastfeeding experience, 1.5% had problems with their first breastfeeding, and 57.1% gave supplementary food to their babies other than breast milk after the birth. The rate of only breastfeeding their babies was 37.9% in mothers behavior one-month-old infants and 26.5% in mothers behavior six-month-old infants. The rate of only breastfeeding was determined to be higher in mothers behavior who received help from healthcare professional in the first breastfeeding(p<0.05), did not give any food other than breast milk before first breastfeeding(p<0.001), and had high score of breastfeeding self-efficacy scale(p<0.001). In the logistic regression analysis, the risk of not feeding the babies only with breast milk was 139 times higher in those giving supplementary food other than breast milk before the breastfeeding. Conclusions: According to the results of the study, it was determined that the rates of only breastfeeding was quite low in the sample group and the postpartum training and counselling were only effective in breastfeeding behaviors. In accordance with these results, it is recommended to inform and support the mothers about breastfeeding by the healthcare professional also in the postpartum period starting from the pregnancy, increase their breastfeeding self-efficacy to increase breastfeeding success, and to make necessary training and counselling to prevent giving any supplementary food to the infants other than breast milk in postpartum process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]