The study was conducted to assess the psychological resilience and stress symptoms in health care workers following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake.

The study was completed with a sample size of 313 health care workers who experienced the earthquake and was carried out in a descriptive and correlational design. The Sociodemographic Data Form, Brief Psychological Resilience Scale (BPRS), and Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale-5 (TSSS-5) were used.

The study found that 39.6% of health care workers were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, 41.2% of participants considered leaving their jobs after the earthquake, and 79.9% reported a decrease in job motivation (slight or a lot). It was determined that there was a negative correlation between the participants’ BPRS scores and TSSS-5 scores (r:-0.523, P = 0.00).

In accordance with the findings of our study, it can be posited that traumatic stress symptoms diminished as the level of psychological resilience increased in health care workers who experienced the earthquake.

This study aims to explore the association between Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and people’s willingness to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

This survey was conducted in November 2020. 1461 participants (convenient sampling method) completed the online questionnaire. HRQoL was assessed using the 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) which included Physical and Mental Component Summary (PCS and MCS). The relationship between HRQoL and the willingness of COVID-19 vaccination was assessed by multivariate logistic regression.

25.67% of respondents intended to be vaccinated immediately, 61.05% hesitated, and 13.28% refused. The mean score of PCS was 51.27 ± 6.30 and MCS was 47.72 ± 9.26. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed the correlation between HRQoL and the willingness of vaccination (Ρ<0.05). Based on Z-score standardization, for 1 standard deviation (SD) increase in PCS, the odds ratio (OR) was 0.854 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.753-0.969) for hesitant vaccination vs. immediate vaccination. For 1 SD increase in MCS, the OR was 0.810 (95% CI: 0.677-0.970) for reluctant vaccination (refusal of COVID-19 vaccination) vs immediate vaccination, and the OR was 0.808 (95% CI: 0.710-0.919) for hesitant vaccination vs immediate vaccination.

People with better HRQoL preferred to receive the COVID-19 vaccine immediately.

Power outages can lead to food-borne and water-borne illness risks for consumers if proper protective measures are not taken at home. The purpose of this study was to understand the behaviors of Canadians related to food and water safety preparedness at home during power outages and floods.

A qualitative descriptive study was conducted, consisting of 6 virtual focus groups, each with 8 people, in July 2023. Participants were selected from geographically dispersed locations in Ontario, Canada that had experienced power outages due to weather events. Thematic analysis was conducted to generate key themes.

Four themes were generated related to participants’ food and water safety preparedness: 1) trusted information sources and lived experiences; 2) support and resources; 3) factors beyond one’s control; and 4) differences in psychosocial determinants.

Effective risk communication targeting misconceptions, incentivization programs, and community resilience planning may help prevent or reduce enteric illness risks during such emergencies.

Syrian refugee women face numerous obstacles that impact their reproductive health. The aim is to assess prevalence and predictors of miscarriage and induced abortion among Syrian refugee women in Türkiye.

This study is a cross-sectional analysis based on data from 1886 Syrian refugee women aged 15-49 who have a history of marriage, obtained from the 2018 Türkiye Demographic and Health Survey – Syrian Migrant Sample. Univariate Chi-square, independent t-test, and multivariate logistic regression were performed to determine predictors of abortion and miscarriage.

Among ever married Syrian refugee women, 27.3% (n = 514) experienced at least 1 miscarriage, 5% (n = 95) reported having at least 1 abortion. Mean maternal age was predicted with miscarriage and induced abortion (OR = 1.06 [CI: 1.04-1.08; P < 0.001] and OR = 1.08 [CI: 1.04-1.12; P < 0.001] respectively). Women in the southern/eastern region of Türkiye experienced 4.24 times (95% CI = 1.50-12.02; P < 0.01) more abortions than in the western/central region. Women who are related to their spouses had an abortion 1.91 times (95% CI = 1.06-3.43; P < 0.05) more frequently than non-related couples.

The rate of miscarriages and induced abortions is high among Syrian refugee women in Türkiye. Regional differences, maternal age, and marriage between relatives have been identified as important variables that need to be taken into consideration. Interventions concentrating on those elements by the bodies concerned may thereby lessen the burden and effects of abortion and miscarriage.