2023 Problems Faced by Women Earthquake Survivors in Kahramanmaraş

NCT06357325 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E-74555795-050.01.04-52290
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the opinions of earthquake victims about the problems affecting women's health physically and psychosocially after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake. Method: The study was designed in a qualitative type (semi-structured). The population of the study consisted of women affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş-Pazarcık earthquake. 15 women were interviewed.

Conditions

Psychosocial Problem; Nurse-Patient Relations; Disaster; Personality; Gender

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Personal Information Form

  The first part of the form consists of personal information (age, occupation, marital status, number of children, spouse's occupation, educational status, income status). The second part consists of questions about changes experienced after the earthquake (loss of first-degree relatives, change in income status, living in a house/tent/container).

  10 minutes

• A semi-structured interview form

  A semi-structured interview form, developed by the researcher through literature review, was used as a data collection tool. The third part consists of open-ended questions on opinions about life after the earthquake (changes in life in general; moving, changing jobs, etc.; problems of being a woman; hygiene, etc.). Study questions: * What are the demographic changes experienced by women after the earthquake? * What are the physical problems experienced by women after the earthquake? * What are the psychological/spiritual problems experienced by women after the earthquake? * What are the needs and difficulties of women after the earthquake? * What are the difficulties experienced by women in social life after the earthquake?

  30 minutes

• consists of questions about changes experienced after the earthquake

  The second part consists of questions about changes experienced after the earthquake (loss of first-degree relatives, change in income status, living in a house/tent/container). The interview form consists of 18 questions, the last 5 of which are open questions.

  10 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Experimental group

The study was designed as a qualitative (semi-structured) study. The population of the study consisted of women affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş-Pazarcık fault line centred earthquake. The sample consisted of women aged 18 years and older who lived in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Adana provinces during and after the earthquake and who agreed to participate in the study. Data collection method: Participants were recruited using snowball sampling. The study plan was given to the people living in the earthquake zone who were reached by the researcher. Then the participants were reached by informing each other about the study. Interviews with the participants were conducted by telephone interviews to avoid spatial, temporal and transport constraints. The study "themes" were formed according to the responses to the pre-structured open-ended questions.

Other: a qualitative study.

Interventions

a qualitative study. OTHER

Before the interview process began, an interview form was created in accordance with the study design. In the study, care was taken to use open-ended general questions that would allow the participant to provide detailed information on the subject and did not require short answers such as short and clear questions, multiple choice questions, and yes-no questions. For the analysis and reporting phase, an introduction was made in the form of a conversation with the participant before starting the interview, and then the interview was started if the participant was available. During the transcription phase, the questions were asked during the interview in such a way as to allow the participant to express themselves in detail without any direction or comment. The interview was conducted individually by calling each woman by telephone. During the interview, the researcher transcribed the interviewee's sentences exactly as she expressed them.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Our study aims to examine the problems experienced by women after the earthquake
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The sample consisted of women aged 18 years and older who lived in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Adana provinces during and after the earthquake and who agreed to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Being over
• years of age,
• being mentally healthy,
• speaking Turkish,
• being in the earthquake zone during the earthquake. -

You may not qualify if:

• Refusing to participate in the study
• Having a language barrier to communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maltepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ozeninam

Istanbul, Maltepe, 34857, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 10 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst.Prof.Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2024
• First Posted: April 10, 2024
• Study Start: June 22, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: April 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)