Identifıcation of Healthy Life Style Behaviors and Emotional States of Syrian Woman Refugees

Yılmaz, Mualla | Yaman, Zeliha | Temel, Gülhan

Introduction and purpose: Syrian refugee women are one of the risk groups in the field of health. The purpose of this study is to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors and mental states of Syrian refugee women with low socio-economic status living outside the camps. Method: The universe of the descriptive study consisted of 120 Syrian refugee women enrolled in the Turkish language course at the Karacaoğlan Public Education Center in the Akdeniz district of Mersin in the spring semester of 2015-2016. The sampling method was not used, and 87 women who attended the course, were literate, could answer the questions in the data collection form, had a cognitive health level and volunteered to participate in the study. Personal Information Form, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II and Brief ...