The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 114 - 120 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 İndeks Tarihi: 04-12-2020
The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey
Öz: Aim: This study aims to identify the frequency of the most commonly seen health complaints and their relations with the socio-demographiccharacteristics of households in Turkey.Materials and Methods: The Turkey Health Survey research was conducted as a cross-sectional study by The Turkish Statistical Institute. Withinthe scope of the research, the health status history of a total of 3.921 children aged 7-14 was examined to identify the following factors: Genderand age of the children, some sociodemographic characteristics of their households, health complaints in the previous 6 months and treatmentstatus at health-care facilities for these children aged 7-14 years.Results: The findings showed that of the 3.921 children who participated in this research, 50.8% were male, 34.4% had at least one healthcomplaint, and 88.0% of the children with health complaints were treated. The most commonly seen health complaints in the children in theprevious 6 months were oral and dental-related health complaints (25.8%), eye-related health complaints (14.6%) and infectious diseases(9.8%). According to the results of a logistic regression, the higher the number of people living in the household, the presence of a personwho defines their health status as poor and the presence of an individual with chronic disease in the household affect the presence of healthcomplaints in children negatively.Conclusion: It was found that the health status of children can be affected in families with chronic disease or poor health, and it is suggestedthat research on child health should be investigated extensively in such families.
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| APA | Çalışkan C, DÖNMEZ H, arberk o, BİÇER KÜÇÜK B, KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H, Ozcebe H (2020). The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. , 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| Chicago | Çalışkan Cüneyt,DÖNMEZ HATİCE,arberk orhan koray,BİÇER KÜÇÜK Burcu,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ Hande,Ozcebe Hilal The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. (2020): 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| MLA | Çalışkan Cüneyt,DÖNMEZ HATİCE,arberk orhan koray,BİÇER KÜÇÜK Burcu,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ Hande,Ozcebe Hilal The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. , 2020, ss.114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| AMA | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. . 2020; 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| Vancouver | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. . 2020; 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| IEEE | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H "The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey." , ss.114 - 120, 2020. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| ISNAD | Çalışkan, Cüneyt vd. "The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey". (2020), 114-120. https://doi.org/10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| APA | Çalışkan C, DÖNMEZ H, arberk o, BİÇER KÜÇÜK B, KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H, Ozcebe H (2020). The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. The Journal of Pediatric Research, 7(2), 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| Chicago | Çalışkan Cüneyt,DÖNMEZ HATİCE,arberk orhan koray,BİÇER KÜÇÜK Burcu,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ Hande,Ozcebe Hilal The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. The Journal of Pediatric Research 7, no.2 (2020): 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| MLA | Çalışkan Cüneyt,DÖNMEZ HATİCE,arberk orhan koray,BİÇER KÜÇÜK Burcu,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ Hande,Ozcebe Hilal The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. The Journal of Pediatric Research, vol.7, no.2, 2020, ss.114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| AMA | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. The Journal of Pediatric Research. 2020; 7(2): 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| Vancouver | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey. The Journal of Pediatric Research. 2020; 7(2): 114 - 120. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| IEEE | Çalışkan C,DÖNMEZ H,arberk o,BİÇER KÜÇÜK B,KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H,Ozcebe H "The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey." The Journal of Pediatric Research, 7, ss.114 - 120, 2020. 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
| ISNAD | Çalışkan, Cüneyt vd. "The Health Complaints of School Age Children in Turkey". The Journal of Pediatric Research 7/2 (2020), 114-120. https://doi.org/10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.87360 |
