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Turan, Numan; Tekin, Isil – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
The present research emphasizes the role of learning in response changes to infection threats and suggests a new instrument. This preliminary study aims to develop a brief tool (SITS: Sensitivity to Infection Threats Scale) that measures individuals' health sensitivity to infection threats. The present research utilized the Brief Symptom…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Responses, Disease Control, Health Behavior
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Gülpinar Aslan; Deniz Didem Savci Magol; Ayse Berivan Savci Bakan – Health Education Journal, 2024
Background: The most effective approach to food allergy management is to avoid consuming the specific allergens that trigger an allergic reaction. It is crucial to make school environments prepared for the potential of food allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which is a rare but documented outcome. The high prevalence of anaphylactic…
Descriptors: Food, Allergy, Self Efficacy, Disease Control
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Mugaloglu, Ebru Zeynep; Kaymaz, Zeynep; Misir, Muhammet Emin; Laçin-Simsek, Canan – Science & Education, 2022
The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has cast a light on the question of why trust in scientists is important. This mixed-method study aimed to explore the study participants' trust in scientists about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It also aimed to reveal which key sources of information participants followed about the pandemic. Participants'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
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Duban, Nil; Sen, Fatma Gül – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2021
More than 1.5 billion students and young people worldwide have been affected by school and university closings due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With the closure of schools due to the COVID19 pandemic in Turkey, a free distance education system was launched by the Ministry of Education on 23 March 2020 with a national level television and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 13-16, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Nursing Students
Koksal, Leyla; Subasi, Feryal; Luleci, Emel; Hey, William – Online Submission, 2012
This study was retrospective in design and the purpose was to review health information related to PA (physical activity) in articles of Turkish newspapers. The search covered newspaper articles printed between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2004 in all Turkish newspapers that are accessible via the electronic newspaper database. Four daily…
Descriptors: Exercise, Muscular Strength, Health Promotion, Physical Activities
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Balogun, Joseph; Abiona, Titilayo; Lukobo-Durrell, Mainza; Adefuye, Adedeji; Amosun, Seyi; Frantz, Jose; Yakut, Yavuz – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: This comparative study evaluated the readability and test-retest reliability of a questionnaire designed to assess the attitudes, beliefs behaviours and sources of information about HIV/AIDS among young adults recruited from universities in the United States of America (USA), Turkey and South Africa. Design/Setting: The instrument was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Test Reliability, Difficulty Level, Young Adults
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Aras, Sahbal; Semin, Semih; Gunay, Turkan; Orcin, Esmahan; Ozan, Sema – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: The risk of sexually transmitted diseases is high but opportunities of sexual education for adolescents are limited in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate sexual attitudes and behaviors and to determine the predictors of sexual initiation among adolescents. Methods: A questionnaire designed by the researchers was administered…
Descriptors: Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Ozakinci, Gozde; Weinman, John A. – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2006
The assumptions of two social cognition models, the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and the Health Belief Model (Rosenstock, 1974) are examined in 2 samples of Turkish university students: sexually active and sexually inactive. For sexually inactive participants, perceived benefits of condom use and self-efficacy beliefs regarding condom…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Promotion, Self Efficacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases