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    Preconception Risk Factors and Preconception Care Practices in a Hospital Based Turkish Sample
    (MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2021-07-09) CAN GÜRKAN, ÖZLEM; Gurkan, Ozlem Can; Abbasoglu, Done
    Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the preconception risk factors that may adversely affect pregnancy outcomes, and preconception care practices. Methods: A descriptive study was completed with 359 women. The data were collected with a questionnaire that was drawn up by the researchers. Results: Findings demonstrated that preconception risk factors were advanced age (20.6%), smoking (23.1%), existence of a chronic illness (23.6%) and being overweight (26.7%). Applied to a health institution to receive preconception care was 12.3 %. The most common preconception care practices were the use of folic acid (45.4%) and applying to the doctor for reorganization of the treatment for chronic illness (41.2%). Conclusion: The data showed that women had preconceptional risk factors and did not receive adequate preconceptional care. Women need to be provided with awareness on preconception risk factors. Policies should be developed to increase the frequency of women receiving preconception care.
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    The Influence of Intimate Partner Violence on Pregnancy Symptoms
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2020) CAN GÜRKAN, ÖZLEM; Gurkan, Ozlem Can; Eksi, Zubeyde; Deniz, Derya; Circir, Hasan
    The current literature contains few studies conducted on the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on pregnancy symptoms. Does being subjected to IPV during pregnancy increase the incidence of pregnancy-related symptoms? The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of IPV on pregnancy-related symptoms. The study was conducted as comparative, descriptive, and cross-sectional research with a total of 370 participants. Data were collected using the Domestic Violence Against Women Screening Form, the Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory (PSI), and a descriptive questionnaire. The types of IPV the women in the study had experienced during pregnancy were, in order of frequency, verbal abuse (31.1 %; n = 115), economic abuse (25.9 %; n = 96), physical violence (8.4 %; n = 31), and sexual abuse (5.9%; n = 22). The PSI scores for the pregnant women subjected to physical violence related to gastrointestinal system symptoms (p < .05), cardiovascular system symptoms (p < .05), mental health symptoms (p = 0), neurological system symptoms (p < .05), urinary system symptoms (p < .01), and tiredness or fatigue (p = 0); their total PSI scores (p = 0) were significantly higher statistically than those of women who did not experience physical violence during pregnancy. The scores of the pregnant women subjected to sexual abuse related to mental health symptoms (p < .05), and their total PSI scores (p < .05) were significantly higher than those of women who did not experience sexual abuse. The scores of the pregnant women subjected to economic abuse related to tiredness or fatigue (p < .01) and their mental health symptom scores (p < .05) were significantly higher than those of women who did not experience economic abuse. Our results showed that women subjected to IPV during pregnancy experienced a higher incidence of pregnancy symptoms.
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    The effect of a peer education program on combating violence against women: A randomized controlled study
    (CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, 2017) CAN GÜRKAN, ÖZLEM; Gurkan, Ozlern C.; Komurcu, Nuran
    Background: Student nurses in Turkey need to be exposed to appropriate undergraduate training if they are to acquire the required knowledge, attitudes and skills that will help them to fight the issue of violence against women (VAW). Objectives: The aim of this research study was to assess the effect of a peer education program about combating VAW on the knowledge, attitudes and skills of nursing students. Design: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Settings: The participants in the intervention group received peer education on combating VAW. Participants: 136 nursing students (intervention group: n = 63, control group: n = 73) were included in the study. Results: Participants in both the intervention and control groups were assessed at pre-training and at two months post-training. Pre-training and post-training knowledge and attitudes were significantly different in the intervention group (p < 0.001). Moreover, the intervention group displayed a statistically significant difference in their ability to explain the correct interventions in a case study about VAW (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results indicate that peer education should be used as a part of undergraduate nursing education on VAW.