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Evaluation of Microbiota Awareness Among the Healthcare Professionals in Kars Harakani State Hospital

Volume: 16 Number: 1 January 1, 2025
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Evaluation of Microbiota Awareness Among the Healthcare Professionals in Kars Harakani State Hospital

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate microbiota awareness among the healthcare professionals in Kars Harakani State Hospital by their gender, educational status, marital status, and occupational groups. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between 1-31 December 2023 with the participation of the healthcare professionals (n=329) working at Kars Harakani State Hospital. In the study, a questionnaire form inquiring about sociodemographic characteristics and Microbiota Awareness Scale (MAS) were used. MAS consists of the subfactors of “general information”, “product information”, “chronic disease”, and “probiotic and prebiotic”. Results: Product information, chronic disease, and probiotic and prebiotic subscale scores and MAS total scale scores of females were found to be higher than males. The general information mean score of those with graduate education levels was higher than those with associate degree levels. The product information score of the married participants was determined to be higher than the single participants. The general information mean score of physicians was higher compared to the mean scores of nurses and technicians, while the product information mean score of technicians was lower than the mean scores of physicians, nurses, and midwives. The chronic disease mean score of nurses was higher than that of physicians, and their probiotic and prebiotic mean score and MAS total scale mean score were higher compared to the mean scores of technicians. Conclusion: Microbiota awareness levels among healthcare professionals vary according to their occupational groups.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee permission dated 30.11.2023 and numbered 256 was obtained from Agri Ibrahim Cecen University Scientific Research Ethics Committee in order to carry out the study.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Health (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

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Early Pub Date

December 10, 2024

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

Submission Date

May 13, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 9, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1482901

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA53SD37JK

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Selen H, Tazegül H, Çifçi EE, Kenç M, Çelik B (January 1, 2025) Evaluation of Microbiota Awareness Among the Healthcare Professionals in Kars Harakani State Hospital. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 16 1 50–56.