Sibel Kalaça

TL;DR: Investigating for the first time the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance nationwide in Turkey and the relationships between glucose intolerance and lifestyle and physical risk factors found associations with obesity and hypertension have been confirmed.

TL;DR: The results from one of the largest nationally representative surveys carried out so far show that diabetes has rapidly become a major public health challenge in Turkey and underscore the urgent need for national programs to prevent diabetes, to manage the illness and thus prevent complications.

TL;DR: High levels of anxiety and stress during medical education may have negative effects on students' learning and may also influence students' performance, decision‐making and caring capabilities.

TL;DR: This study investigates the knowledge of general practice patients about their drugs, since the level of knowledge of the patient about the medication is highly associated with the outcome of the therapy.

TL;DR: Full vaccination rates for children aged less than 1 year and less than 5 years were higher in the Umraniye Health District than in Istanbul, however, the EPI aims for any of the vaccines were not met, and differences were observed in vaccination coverage rates between different socio-economic groups.