Browsing by Author "Çarkoğlu, Aslı"
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Biomarkers of Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Waterpipe Tobacco Venue Employees in Istanbul Moscow and Cairo
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Publisher and Date:(Oxford University Press, 2018)Background: Most smoke-free legislation to reduce secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure exempts waterpipe (hookah) smoking venues. Few studies have examined SHS exposure in waterpipe venues and their employees. Methods: We surveyed 276 employees of 46 waterpipe tobacco venues in Istanbul Moscow and Cairo. We interviewed venue managers and employees and collected biological samples from employees to measure exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) hair nicotine saliva cotinine urine cotinine urine 4-(methylnitrosa ...
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Compliance with Smoke-Free Legislation Within Public Buildings: a Cross-Sectional Study in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(World Health Organization, 2016)ObjectiveTo investigate public compliance with legislation to prohibit smoking within public buildings and the extent of tobacco smoking in outdoor areas in Turkey. Methods Using a standardized observation protocol we determined whether smoking occurred and whether ashtrays cigarette butts and/or no-smoking signs were present in a random selection of 884 public venues in 12 cities in Turkey. We visited indoor and outdoor locations in bars/nightclubs cafes government buildings hospitals restaurants ...
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Digital epidemiology: can Google trends give some information about electronic cigarette usage in Turkey?
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Publisher and Date:(European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2018)
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Electronic cigarette and quit smoking quest in Twitter: Preliminary study
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Publisher and Date:(European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2018)Aims: Use of electronic cigarettes has dramatically increased in last few years. Although the sales of e-cigarettes were banned since 2013, they can still be easily purchased via online sales, and its' advertisement is rife in the social media. We aimed to take a closer look at the contents of the shared information about e-cigarettes on one such media outlet, Twitter. Methods: We tracked twitter for 102 days (from 25.09.2017-26.01.2018) searching for Turkish key words “electronic cigarettes”, ...
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Engaging nurses in smoking cessation: Challenges and opportunities in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2018)This paper discusses the training of nurses in smoking cessation as part of routine patient care in Turkey. Formative research was carried out prior to training to identify challenges faced by smokers when trying to quit. Site visits to government hospitals and cessation clinics were conducted to observe health care provider-patient interactions involving behavior change. Four culturally sensitive cessation training workshops for nurses (n=54) were conducted in Istanbul. Following training nurses ...
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Evaluation of Secondhand Smoke Using PM2.5 and Observations in a Random Stratified Sample in Hospitality Venues from 12 Cities
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Publisher and Date:(MDPI, 2019)Background: Turkey passed a law banning smoking in all indoor public places in 2008. In response to the indoor smoking restriction many smokers may have relocated to outdoor areas of venues. The aim of this study was to evaluate air pollution related to SHS exposure in indoor and outdoor areas of hospitality venues in 12 cities in Turkey. Method: In this cross-sectional study we evaluated hospitality venues in 12 cities in Turkey. In each visited venue we evaluated a pre-specified number of study ...
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Factors that influence attitude and enforcement of the smoke-free law in Turkey: a survey of hospitality venue owners and employees
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Publisher and Date:(Bmj Publishing Group, 2017)Introduction In 2009 Turkey extended the smoke-free legislation to hospitality venues. Compliance however remains low in some hospitality venues. We identified characteristics associated with knowledge of health effects that can be prevented by the smoke-free law the attitude towards and enforcement of the law. Methods In 2014 we conducted 400 interviews with hospitality venue owners and employees in 7 cities in Turkey. The venues were identified based on a random sampling strategy in a previous ...
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Factors That Influence Support and Enforcement of the Smoke-Free Law in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Oxford University Press, 2016)
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For whose sake is it anyway? Evaluation of explicit family policies in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Springer New York, 2014)Family policies impact the life of every citizen in a society at a very private level. Their content as well as the processes through which they are formed and altered documents the powers that shape the lives of families at the macrolevel. In this chapter we aim to document the current state as well as the change processes of the family policies in Turkey a country of socioeconomic variety and rapid change. Here we will give precedence to the aspects of family policy that are explicitly linked ...
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Predicting restricted eating in young women friendships: Dyadic effects of body dissatisfaction, perceived social support and friendship quality
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Publisher and Date:(Kadir Has University, 2019)The main purpose of this study was to investigate interpersonal correlates of cognitive restraint eating pattern in young women. The interpersonal correlates were specified as body dissatisfaction, friendship quality and social support specific to dietary intake. Participants were 131 female dyads including same-sex best friends aged from 18 to 25. Dyadic data was modeled via Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Two models were proposed. The first model aimed to examine indirect associations between ...
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Running in İstanbul: Exploring ways to increase running and walking as exercise options for Istanbulites / İstanbul'da koşmak: İstanbulluların koşu ve yürüyüş egzersizlerine katılımlarını arttıracak yolları keşfetmek
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Publisher and Date:(Kadir Has University, 2019)World Health Organization (WHO) stated insufficient physical activity as one of the prominent risk factors causing chronic diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Changes in the life styles have led to insufficient physical activity and in turn, it has created health issues. Thus, physical inactivity has been seen as a public health problem. Although variety of social, environmental and psychological factors influence physical activity frequency, impact of these determinants ...
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Secondhand smoke in waterpipe tobacco venues in Istanbul Moscow and Cairo
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Publisher and Date:(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2019)Objective: The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking has risen in recent decades. Controlled studies suggest that waterpipe secondhand smoke (SHS) contains similar or greater quantities of toxicants than cigarette SHS which causes significant morbidity and mortality. Few studies have examined SHS from waterpipe tobacco in real-world settings. The purpose of this study was to quantify SHS exposure levels and describe the characteristics of waterpipe tobacco venues. Methods: In 2012-2014 we conducted ...
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Smoke-free Turkey: Evaluation of outdoor areas of public places
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Publisher and Date:(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2019)Significance: Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of smoking in outdoor areas of public places in three largest Turkish cities (Istanbul Ankara and Izmir). Method: For this cross-sectional observational study the Turkish Statistical Institute randomly selected 10 sampling points in each city. Around each sampling point fieldworkers visited the closest bars/nightclubs cafes ...
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Waterpipe tobacco smoke: Characterization of toxicants and exposure biomarkers in a cross-sectional study of waterpipe employees
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Publisher and Date:(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2019)Introduction: Few studies have comprehensively characterized toxic chemicals related to waterpipe use and secondhand waterpipe exposure. This cross-sectional study investigated biomarkers of toxicants associated with waterpipe use and passive waterpipe exposure among employees at waterpipe venues. Method: We collected urine specimens from employees in waterpipe venues from Istanbul Turkey and Moscow Russia and identified waterpipe and cigarette smoking status based on self-report. The final sample ...
