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Yayın Beyond a paycheck: the influence of workforce participation on women’s cancer screening in Turkey(Springer/Plenum Publishers, 2016-12-01) Şen, Celia K Naivar; Lemi, Baruh; Kumkale, Gökçe TarcanThe present study investigates the influence of workforce participation on women’s cancer screening behaviors in Turkey. In cultures with predominantly Muslim populations like Turkey, emphasis is typically placed on a woman’s traditional role as a child bearer. Although the impact of workforce participation on women’s welfare has been studied in various contexts, the relationship between workforce participation and health protective behavior has received scant attention. Using quantitative data from a survey of women aged 40 and above from 33 urban cities in Turkey (N = 483), we examine the influence of workforce participation on breast and cervical cancer screening behaviors. Homemakers were less likely than working/retired women to be up-to-date on screenings. Women with lower income and education screened less; however, workforce participation seemed to have a positive effect on screening among these women. Additionally, working/retired women and homemakers differed from each other in terms of their perceptions regarding their risk of developing cancer (perceived susceptibility). In addition, both perceived susceptibility and women's perceptions regarding their ability to get cancer screening (self-efficacy) were significant predictors of intention to engage in screening in future. In Turkey, homemakers are in a vulnerable position due to lower rates of cancer screening. Furthermore, targeting homemakers for interventions may be easier than trying to identify other low screening groups of women such as those with lower education or income. Interventions raising perceptions of susceptibility to cancer, possibly by targeting neighborhoods during working hours, could be useful in increasing screening rates at risk women.Yayın Gender role attitudes and its determinats for women in Turkey(IJOPEC Publication Limited, 2018-04) Akçinar, Berna; Taşkıran, Gülçin; Geçgin, ErcanThis study aims to investigate the predictors of traditional gender role attitudes using a large representative sample in a traditional patriarchal culture, in Turkey. It is known that social and cultural contexts shape the meaning attributed to gender role attitudes. Although there have been many societal changes, especially with the increasing number of women entering labor force, traditional gender roles are predominant in Turkey. It is important to study the gender role attitudes of women, because these attitudes are relected on many behaviors, such as parenting behaviors, marital relationship, and development of self. The data of the current study were obtained from a study that was funded by KOÇ-KAM and included a nationally representative sample of women in Turkey. The analyses presented here useda sample of 810 women. Women who had a child between the ages of 2-8 and who had a signiicant other living together were eligible for the study. Data were collected through in-home interviews. Demographic information about maternal and child age, marital status, economic status, educational level of mothers and fathers, urban/rural origin, number of kids living in the household, number of years of marriage, work status of the women, and whether anybody else rather than the parents and children living in the same household was collected. The results indicated that maternal working status, higher paternal education, higher socioeconomic status of the family, urban living status, and less number of kids in the household were the predictors of egalitarian gender role attitudes. Moreover, the interaction efect of maternal education and maternal work status indicated that, in case of non-maternal working status, the higher educational status bufered the negative efects of working status. The results were discussed in the light of the cultural background.
