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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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2006

Women

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What Are The Predictors Of Health Services Utilization By Women In A City Center Located In The Eastern Part Of Turkey ?: A Cross Sectional Study, Di̇lek Aslan, Hi̇lal Özcebe, Nazmi̇ Bi̇li̇r, Songül Vai̇zoğlu, Nükhet Subaşi Jan 2006

What Are The Predictors Of Health Services Utilization By Women In A City Center Located In The Eastern Part Of Turkey ?: A Cross Sectional Study, Di̇lek Aslan, Hi̇lal Özcebe, Nazmi̇ Bi̇li̇r, Songül Vai̇zoğlu, Nükhet Subaşi

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study is to evaluate factors influencing utilization of health services by women aged 15 years and older having any health symptoms within the previous 15 days in a city center located in the eastern part of Turkey. In this cross-sectional study, subjects (1,000 households) were sampled from the "city-information-system" based on household satellite photographs of the city. Nine hundred and thirty-five households out of 1,000 were included in the study (response rate: 93.5%), and 1,613 subjects were interviewed. Seven hundred and eighteen women out of 1,613 participants reported at least one health symptom (44.5%), and of …