Cilt 03, Sayı 1 (2013)

Prevalence of workplace violence against health staff in Malatya

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Prevalence of workplace violence against health staff in Malatya Sönmez, Mehtap; Karaoğlu, Leyla; Egri, Mücahit; Genç, Metin Fikret; Günes, Gülsen; Pehlivan, Erkan This study was performed to determine the prevalence of physical, psychological and sexual violence against health staff working at health care institutions and the associated factors in Malatya, Turkey. Participants were randomly chosen by stratified sampling method according to profession. Data were collected via the questionnaires adapted by the violence survey form prepared by WHO. 588 health staff gave back the form after they answered the questions. The coverage rate was 90.5%. Overall workplace violence prevalence in the last year was 67.2%. The most prevalent violence type was mobbing (60.4%). It was followed by physical violence (23.1%), and sexual violence (1.2%). Regarding professions, physicians were exposed to physical violence, psychological violence more than the others (p<0.05). The most frequently reported perpetrators in overall violence were patients’ relatives (58.7%) and patients themselves (20%). Of the health staff who experienced violence only 24% reported the attacks to the related legal authorities. The research has shown that workplace violence against health staff is a common problem in Malatya. However, reporting of violence or seeking formal help for violence is not common. Further studies should be conducted to more closely to examine the problem.

On strongly deferred Cesaro summability and deferred statistical convergence of the sequences

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On strongly deferred Cesaro summability and deferred statistical convergence of the sequences Yılmaztürk, Müjde; Küçükaslan, Mehmet

Identification of dipteran species of forensic entomology importance in summer season in Edirne

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Identification of dipteran species of forensic entomology importance in summer season in Edirne Çoban, Erhan; Beyarslan, Ahmet This study, performed in order to determine the dipteran species of forensic entomology importance at high temperatures, was carried out from 20 May to 12 September, 2008, and the obtained data belongs to Callihoridae and Sarcophagidae families including the important insect species of Diptera. Pig carrions and bovine viscera were put in iron cages in Balkan Campus of Trakya University to monitor and identify the dipteran species attracted. Observations and sampling were performed twice a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Collected specimens were identified and Calliphora vicina, C. vomitoria, Chrysomya albiceps, Lucilia coeruleiviridis, L. cuprina, L. sericata and Pollenia angustigena from Calliphoridae and Sarcophaga africa from Sarcophagidae were determined. L. coeruleiviridis, L. cuprina and P. angustigena are first records for Turkish Diptera fauna

The antimicrobial activity of Physalis peruviana L.

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The antimicrobial activity of Physalis peruviana L. Göztoka, Ferda; Zengin, Fikriye In this study, the antimicrobial activity of P. peruviana was investigated. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated according to the microdilution method by using B. megaterium, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. vulgaris, E. aeregenes, C. albicans, C. globrata, C. tropicalis, Trichophyton sp. and Epidermaphyton sp. In the end of experimental studies, the fruit extract of P. peruviana was inhibited the growth of microorganisms used in the test at different ration. MIC values of fruit was determined as 128- 1054-µg/ml.