Missed Opportunities in Adolescent Health: An Overview From Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorBabaoğlu, Asya Banu
dc.contributor.authorBabaoğlu, Ülken Tunga
dc.contributor.authorYalcın, Sibel Oymak
dc.contributor.authorTozduman, Büşra
dc.contributor.authorKarakaş, Halide Yeşim
dc.contributor.authorTozun, Mustafa
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:23:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:23:15Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction:Serious health problems and poor health habits persist among adolescents despite access to health information and medical care. The study aimed to determine the status of access to health services, the need for health information, and the preferred sourceof information among adolescentsin Turkey.Method:In this descriptive study, a questionnaire developed by the researchers was applied online to individuals aged 18-25 between September -December 2017. Descriptive statistics were shown with numbers (n) and percentages (%) or mean (m) and standard deviation (± SD). Pearson chi-square and Kruskal Wallis tests were used for data analysis.Results:The mean age of the total 1807 participants was 20.28 (±1.89) and 57% were female. The rate of adolescents whose number of visits to the family physician was accurate to national guidelines was higher among those who had attended publicschools and who lived in a nuclear family. This rate was lower among those who continued high school in the lower developed part of Turkey. Only 12% of the adolescents had undergone a full physical examination and few were questioned about psychosocial aspects. The demand for counselingon health topics about risky behaviorsdiffered according to gender. While school was the main ‘past’ source for information, the family physician was the most ‘preferred’ one.Conclusion:Missed opportunities exist in adolescent health.Adolescent health services should be maintained in a multidisciplinary manner. Especially primary care services and school settings should be strengthened to provide accurate health information to young people.
dc.identifier.doi10.21763/tjfmpc.742560
dc.identifier.endpage597
dc.identifier.issn1307-2048
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage588
dc.identifier.trdizinid428155
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.742560
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/428155
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/15397
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TRD_20250125
dc.subjectHalk ve Çevre Sağlığı
dc.subjectSağlık Politikaları ve Hizmetleri
dc.subjectSağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri
dc.subjectPediatri
dc.subjectHemşirelik
dc.titleMissed Opportunities in Adolescent Health: An Overview From Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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