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  1. Article ; Online: Evaluation of stillbirths and infant mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study.

    Ozdemir, Sule / Oruç, Muhammet Ali

    Postgraduate medicine

    2022  Volume 134, Issue 5, Page(s) 524–532

    Abstract: Objective: The maternal-child health services remain an important indicator to look at how different countries have handled the pandemic. This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child healthcare use and ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The maternal-child health services remain an important indicator to look at how different countries have handled the pandemic. This study aims to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child healthcare use and evaluate data on stillbirths and infant mortality.
    Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, a retrospective analysis was performed on 293 stillbirths and 324 infant deaths, which occurred in Samsun Province of Turkey between 1 March 2018 and 1 March 2021. The study period was examined in three groups as pre-pandemic period 1 (1 March 2018-28 February 2019), pre-pandemic period 2 (1 March 2019-29 February 2020) and pandemic period (1 March 2020-28 February2021).
    Results: The study found that the share of difficulties in delivering health-care services to the families (may be due to reasons such as difficulty in accessing health services for those living in rural areas, disruption of the referral chain) in stillbirths and infant deaths has decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years (
    Conclusions: In our study, it was determined that the variables of stillbirth and infant mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic period, and maternal and child health services in primary care and hospitals continued to provide services in a similar way to the pre-pandemic period. Compared to pre-pandemic periods during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was found that while the number of stillbirths was similar, there was a significant decrease in infant mortality.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Death ; Infant Mortality ; Pandemics ; Pregnancy ; Retrospective Studies ; Stillbirth/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410138-8
    ISSN 1941-9260 ; 0032-5481
    ISSN (online) 1941-9260
    ISSN 0032-5481
    DOI 10.1080/00325481.2022.2074065
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  2. Article: Knowledge and Attitude of Healthcare Professionals Towards Ozone Therapy.

    Yazicioglu, Bahadir / Oruc, Muhammet Ali / Emin Goktepe, Muhammet / Ozturk, Onur

    Alternative therapies in health and medicine

    2023  Volume 29, Issue 7, Page(s) 238–241

    Abstract: In medicine, ozone therapy is used in many instances. This study aims to understand the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals towards ozone therapy. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a comprehensive hospital between November 2020 and ...

    Abstract In medicine, ozone therapy is used in many instances. This study aims to understand the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals towards ozone therapy. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a comprehensive hospital between November 2020 and January 2021. In addition to evaluating the sociodemographic characteristics of the healthcare professionals, we performed evaluations through a data collection form that we prepared based on the literature. A total of 544 people were included in the study. We found ozone therapy to be the fifth-most frequently heard (72.2%) and experienced (2%) application among traditional and complementary medical applications. Of the participants, 20.8% (n = 113) correctly answered the questions regarding the methods of application of ozone therapy. We found that the most common route of administration was intravenous administration, with a rate of 56.5% (n = 307). The number of correct answers received for the questions regarding ozone therapy was related to professional experience, sex, and occupation (P = .035, P < .001, and P < .001, respectively). We determined that the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals towards ozone therapy are not satisfactory.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Health Personnel ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Ozone/therapeutic use ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Chemical Substances Ozone (66H7ZZK23N)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1225073-9
    ISSN 1078-6791
    ISSN 1078-6791
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  3. Article ; Online: Attitudes of health care professionals towards COVID-19 vaccine - a sequence from Turkey.

    Oruç, Muhammet Ali / Öztürk, Onur

    Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 10, Page(s) 3377–3383

    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare professionals toward the COVID -19 vaccine, which has been introduced to healthcare professionals at the beginning of 2021 and give information to them on the disease and vaccine. This ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare professionals toward the COVID -19 vaccine, which has been introduced to healthcare professionals at the beginning of 2021 and give information to them on the disease and vaccine. This cross-sectional analytical study has been performed by conducting an online survey to the healthcare professionals who work at the healthcare institutions in the province of Samsun in Turkey between December 2020 and January 2021. In addition to sixteen questions about the demographic characteristics, the "Attitudes towards the COVID -19 vaccine" scale has been used. MANOVA test and Spearman rho correlation coefficient were used in analytical examinations. A total of 1426 healthcare professional have been reached. 64.3% of participants were female, 44.1% were nurse/midwife and 66.6% were public employees. Regarding the questions in the sub-dimension of positive attitude, the rate of response of "I agree/I strongly agree" was between 40.6% and 54.6%. Positive attitude mean values differ according to gender, age, institution, presence of children, smoking status, being a relative who died due to COVID -19, and profession (respectively
    MeSH term(s) Attitude ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Turkey ; Vaccination ; Vaccines
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines ; Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2664176-8
    ISSN 2164-554X ; 2164-5515
    ISSN (online) 2164-554X
    ISSN 2164-5515
    DOI 10.1080/21645515.2021.1928462
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  4. Article ; Online: Premarital hemoglobinopathy screening program results of a province in the Black Sea region of Turkey: three years' experience.

    Ozdemır, Sule / Oruc, Muhammet Ali / Yazıcıoglu, Bahadır / Turkan, Sibel

    Postgraduate medicine

    2024  Volume 135, Issue 8, Page(s) 818–823

    Abstract: Objectives: Hemoglobinopathies are a global public health problem with high mortality and morbidity and very expensive treatment. Disease can be reduced and prevented with hemoglobinopathy screening tests. It is possible to identify carriers with the ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Hemoglobinopathies are a global public health problem with high mortality and morbidity and very expensive treatment. Disease can be reduced and prevented with hemoglobinopathy screening tests. It is possible to identify carriers with the hemoglobinopathy screening program applied in many countries of the world and in Turkey. This study aims to evaluate the results of the national premarital hemoglobinopathy screening program carried out in primary healthcare institutions.
    Methods: The research is of epidemiological and cross-sectional type. Electrophoresis results examined within the scope of the premarital hemoglobinopathy screening program in Samsun between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2021 were evaluated retrospectively. Age, gender, year of screening, and hemoglobinopathy screening results were obtained from the records. In the statistical analysis of the data,
    Results: The median age of 52,338 people screened under the hemoglobinopathy screening program was 29.0 (16.0-86.0) years. About 54.1% (
    Conclusions: This study presents the results of the national hemoglobinopathy screening program in Northern Turkey and the β-thal and the abnormal HbS rates were found to be low. The data obtained will be useful in monitoring hemoglobinopathy disorders and evaluating the current program's effectiveness in the future. It will allow decision-makers to implement policy changes and prioritize new programs.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; beta-Thalassemia ; Black Sea ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Hemoglobinopathies/diagnosis ; Hemoglobinopathies/epidemiology ; Hemoglobinopathies/prevention & control ; Premarital Examinations ; Prevalence ; Retrospective Studies ; Turkey/epidemiology ; Adolescent ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410138-8
    ISSN 1941-9260 ; 0032-5481
    ISSN (online) 1941-9260
    ISSN 0032-5481
    DOI 10.1080/00325481.2023.2285726
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  5. Article ; Online: Results from a cervical cancer screening program in Samsun, Turkey.

    Arslan, Hatice Nilden / Oruc, Muhammet Ali

    BMC women's health

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 331

    Abstract: Background: Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. This study aimed to share the results of the national cervical cancer screening program performed in primary health care institutions in Samsun between 2015 and 2019.: Methods: Women aged 30-65 ... ...

    Abstract Background: Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. This study aimed to share the results of the national cervical cancer screening program performed in primary health care institutions in Samsun between 2015 and 2019.
    Methods: Women aged 30-65 years who were screened for cervical cancer in screening centers of Samsun between January 01, 2015, and December 31, 2019, were included in this descriptive study. The data were obtained from the automation program of the "National Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Laboratory Application" used by the Provincial Directorate of Health Cancer Unit through filtering the completion time of the tests, and all results were evaluated without sampling. Thus, data were presented using descriptive statistics.
    Results: The mean age of 89,302 women included in the cervical cancer screening program was 45.9 ± 9.0 years. Of the samples obtained from the participants, 1.0% were determined as insufficient material, 94.1% as HPV-negative, and 4.9% as HPV-positive. The most common HPV genotypes were 16, 51, 31, and 52. Of the 4337 HPV-positive women, 74.7% of the pap smear results were negative (including infection, 36.5%), and the most common premalignant lesions were atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in 7.1% and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in 6.9%. HPV 16/18 was also observed in 31.7% of HPV-positive women. Seven hundred ninety-five women were referred to a specialist physician for further examination and treatment within the scope of the screening algorithm.
    Conclusion: Detecting HPV-positivity by reaching more women within the national cervical cancer screening program's scope is vital in fighting against this disease. The effectiveness of cancer screening programs should be increased by ensuring community participation through awareness activities.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Early Detection of Cancer/methods ; Female ; Human papillomavirus 16/isolation & purification ; Human papillomavirus 18/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; National Health Programs ; Papanicolaou Test ; Papillomaviridae/genetics ; Papillomaviridae/isolation & purification ; Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Papillomavirus Infections/virology ; Program Evaluation ; Turkey ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control ; Vaginal Smears
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050444-5
    ISSN 1472-6874 ; 1472-6874
    ISSN (online) 1472-6874
    ISSN 1472-6874
    DOI 10.1186/s12905-022-01916-6
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  6. Article ; Online: Characteristics of tuberculosis-related deaths and risk factors: a retrospective cohort study in Samsun province of Turkey.

    Oruç, Muhammet Ali / Ozdemir, Sule / Oztomurcuk, Derya

    Postgraduate medicine

    2022  Volume 134, Issue 2, Page(s) 217–223

    Abstract: Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top ten leading causes of death worldwide despite effective therapy. The present study aims to examine the characteristics of TB-related deaths in Samsun Province and to determine the risk factors.: ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top ten leading causes of death worldwide despite effective therapy. The present study aims to examine the characteristics of TB-related deaths in Samsun Province and to determine the risk factors.
    Methods: In this retrospective registry-based cohort study, the medical records of patients registered with Samsun Tuberculosis Control Dispensary between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The Cox proportional-hazards model was used to determine the factors associated with the risk of death in patients with TB.
    Results: The treatment outcomes of a total of 382 patients were reviewed. It was found that the treatment was successful in 346 patients (90.6%), and 31 patients (8.1%) died before or during TB therapy. The median survival time of patients who died during the therapy was 1.86 months (95% CI = 0.07-5.17 months), and more than 50% (13/25) of the deaths occurred in the first two months of the treatment. Age above 70 years (HR 15.06 (3.33-67.95)), male gender (HR 2.74 (1.02-7.33)), pulmonary TB (HR 2.92 (1.002-8.52)), multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (HR 1.69 (1.22-12.75)), and a delay in the treatment of more than ten days (HR 2.71 (1.22-6.04)) were identified as risk factors associated with mortality in TB patients (p < 0.05).
    Conclusion: The majority of deaths in our cohort occurred within the first two months after starting the treatment. Advanced age, male sex, a new diagnosis of TB, pulmonary TB, MDR-TB, and a treatment delay of more than ten days after diagnosis increased the risk for mortality during antituberculosis treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Cohort Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Tuberculosis/drug therapy ; Tuberculosis/epidemiology ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/drug therapy ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/epidemiology ; Turkey/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410138-8
    ISSN 1941-9260 ; 0032-5481
    ISSN (online) 1941-9260
    ISSN 0032-5481
    DOI 10.1080/00325481.2022.2029106
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  7. Article ; Online: Knowledge levels of physicians in samsun about Patients' rights

    Muhammet Ali Oruc / Bahadir Yazicioglu / Mucahit Oruc

    Medicine Science, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 233-

    2022  Volume 8

    Abstract: The patient-physician relationship is an issue that includes mutual rights in medical ethics. Patient rights is one of the sub-topics of human rights that has defined and developed in the last century. In this study, it was aimed to measure the knowledge ...

    Abstract The patient-physician relationship is an issue that includes mutual rights in medical ethics. Patient rights is one of the sub-topics of human rights that has defined and developed in the last century. In this study, it was aimed to measure the knowledge level of physicians in Samsun province about patient rights. The study is a descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study with a prospective survey prepared by literature review to measure the knowledge level of physicians about patient rights in Samsun. The data measurement tool includes questions measuring demographic data and knowledge level and was filled with face-to-face interviews with physicians who agreed to participate in the study. SPSS package program was used in the analysis of the data. The study was conducted with 287 physicians. 49.5% of the participants in the study reported that they received training on patient rights. It has been observed that general practitioners are more knowledgeable about patient rights. Physicians at the highest rate (98.3%) stated that In health institutions, it is necessary to provide all kinds of hygienic conditions befitting human dignity, and to eliminate noise and all other disturbing factors. The medical and social benefits expected from medical research may be prioritized over the life and bodily integrity of the volunteer who consents to the research was the most negatively reported situation (13.6%). Physicians working in Samsun have a high level of awareness and perception of patient rights. Female doctors are more sensitive than male doctors in approaching patients within the framework of the principles of justice and equity, protecting privacy in case of death and hiding the diagnosis of the disease according to the psychological structure of the patient. [Med-Science 2022; 11(1.000): 233-8]
    Keywords patients rights ; health care surveys ; health care seeking behavior ; Medicine ; R ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 170
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Society of TURAZ AKADEMI
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: The effect of VR headsets used during burn dressing in children on satisfaction and anxiety level of their parents.

    Kilic, Ummuhan / Büyük Tural, Esra / Oruc, Muhammet Ali / Aydın Avci, Ilknur

    Journal of pediatric nursing

    2024  Volume 75, Page(s) e152–e158

    Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of virtual reality used during burn dressing in children on the satisfaction and anxiety levels of their parents.: Methods: The study, which was designed as a prospective randomized ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of virtual reality used during burn dressing in children on the satisfaction and anxiety levels of their parents.
    Methods: The study, which was designed as a prospective randomized controlled trial, was carried out with the parents of children aged 5-10 years who visited the only burns unit of a hospital in the northern region of Turkiye between 5 July 2021 and 1 April 2022 for dressing. There were a total of 52 participants in the study, 26 in the control and 26 in the intervention group.
    Results: The mean age of the children was 7.31 ± 1.81 years in the intervention group and 7.08 ± 1.72 in the control group. After the dressing was applied to the children, the mean anxiety score of the parents of the children was found to be 0.09 ± 0.28 in the intervention group and 0.64 ± 0.53 in the control group. The mean nursing care satisfaction score of the parents in the intervention group was found to be 4.70 ± 0.50 while it was 2.80 ± 0.26 in the control group.
    Conclusions: In the study, while the anxiety levels of the ones in the intervention group decreased after the dressing, their satisfaction levels with nursing care were found higher than the control group.
    Practice implications: Nursing interventions that would reduce the pain and anxiety experienced by children during medical procedures are also effective in reducing the anxiety of parents, and therefore, they should be included in distraction efforts with their children.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Prospective Studies ; Anxiety/prevention & control ; Burns/therapy ; Bandages ; Virtual Reality ; Parents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632731-x
    ISSN 1532-8449 ; 0882-5963
    ISSN (online) 1532-8449
    ISSN 0882-5963
    DOI 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.01.006
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  9. Article ; Online: Evaluation of the reasons for the non‑COVID‑19 status: A socio‑demographic analysis.

    Öztürk, Onur / Domaç, Alaıddın / Ceylan, Șuayıp / Ayraler, Arzu / Tapur, Mehmet Akif / Oruç, Muhammet Ali

    Medicine international

    2023  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 3

    Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the reasons behind the fact that some individuals did not contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), considering certain socio-demographic data. The present cross-sectional study was conducted at a state hospital ... ...

    Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate the reasons behind the fact that some individuals did not contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), considering certain socio-demographic data. The present cross-sectional study was conducted at a state hospital between February 1, 2022 and March 1, 2022. The study group consisted of individuals who never had COVID-19, and the control group consisted of individuals who did not know at the time of the study whether they had COVID-19. A data collection form consisting of 29 questions created based on a literature review was used. A total of 2,958 subjects (study group, 669; control group, 2,289) were included; of these, 53.1% were females and 46.9% were males. It was found that housewives (P<0.001), individuals with secondary school and lower education levels (P=0.02), those residing in rural areas (P=0.003), those who received a combination vaccine (P<0.001), those with chronic diseases (P=0.016), those who consumed more fruits (P=0.001), those who used N95 masks (P=0.002), those with pets (P<0.001) and those who did not follow the news regarding COVID-19 (P=0.016) had a higher probability of not contracting COVID-19. On the whole, the present study observed that socio-demographic factors affected the non-COVID-19 status.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2754-1304
    ISSN (online) 2754-1304
    DOI 10.3892/mi.2023.127
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  10. Article ; Online: Investigation of the disease process and drug combinations in patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 using favipiravir.

    Oruç, Muhammet Ali / Öz, Hatice / Öztürk, Onur

    International journal of clinical practice

    2021  Volume 75, Issue 7, Page(s) e14167

    Abstract: Aims: It is aimed to investigate the disease processes and drug combinations in patients who received favipiravir treatment.: Methods: This cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective study included all patients aged ≥18 years (n = 502) who were ... ...

    Abstract Aims: It is aimed to investigate the disease processes and drug combinations in patients who received favipiravir treatment.
    Methods: This cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective study included all patients aged ≥18 years (n = 502) who were hospitalised in Samsun, Turkey, for COVID-19 and were given favipiravir from the date between 25 March 2020 and 3 June 2020.
    Results: In total, 58.6% (n = 294) of the patients were male and 24.5% (n = 123) were between the ages of 71 and 80 years. During the first case process, the mortality rate was 19.9%, whereas the rate of those who were discharged as is/followed up at home for 14 days was 37.3%. During the second case process, the mortality rate was 6.2%, and the rate of those who was discharged as is/followed up at home for 14 days was 65.6%. The mean length of hospital stay was 10.61 ± 8.17 days for the first and 7.97 ± 4.16 days for the second hospitalisation; this difference was significant. Mortality risk of those who used Tocilizumab or vitamin C beside Favipiravir was higher than those who did not. The length of hospital stay was higher in patients using tocilizumab than in those who did not (P < .001).
    Conclusion: Administration of favipiravir later in the course of the disease makes it difficult to achieve the true efficacy expected from the drug and also makes it difficult for other combination drugs to contribute to survival. Favipiravir may also be effective in case of recurrence.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Amides ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; COVID-19 ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Drug Combinations ; Humans ; Male ; Pyrazines ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Treatment Outcome ; Turkey
    Chemical Substances Amides ; Antiviral Agents ; Drug Combinations ; Pyrazines ; favipiravir (EW5GL2X7E0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-29
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1386246-7
    ISSN 1742-1241 ; 1368-5031
    ISSN (online) 1742-1241
    ISSN 1368-5031
    DOI 10.1111/ijcp.14167
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