Kuaförler Çocuk Sağlığı İçin Bir Tehdit Midir?

Year 2025, Issue: 26, 676 - 685, 31.08.2025

Hasret Yağmur Sevinç Akın , Elif Demir , Zeliha Demir Giden , Ramazan Giden

https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1621828

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, kuaför salonu çalışanlarının sağlık okuryazarlığının çocukların sağlığını etkileyen faktörlere yaklaşımları üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir.
Yöntem: Bu kesitsel tanımlayıcı çalışma, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 200 kuaför salonu çalışanı ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından literatür doğrultusunda hazırlanan “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Kuaför salonu çalışanlarının %74'ü “hamile kadınlar” üzerinde işlem yaptıklarını bildirmiştir. %39,5'i ise işlem sırasında sadece “anne” için koruyucu ekipman kullandıklarını belirtmiştir. Ayrıca, %91,5'i “emziren anneler” üzerinde işlem yaptıklarını bildirmiştir. %77,5'i ise “koruyucu ekipman” kullanmadıklarını ifade etmiştir. Çalışanların %72,5'i kozmetik ürünlerin yenidoğanları olumsuz etkilemediğini düşünmektedir. Araştırmaya katılan kuaför salonu çalışanlarının “Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması 41,90±5,41 olarak bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Araştırma, kuaför salonu çalışanlarının sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinin düşük olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Kuaför salonu çalışanlarının sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyini artırmak için eğitimler düzenlenmeli, eğitici videolar, posterler, broşürler ve kamu spotları hazırlanmalıdır.

Keywords

Kuaför , çocuk , çocuk sağlığı

Are Hairdressers a Threat to Children's Health?

Abstract

Aim: In this study, the impact of hair salon employees' health literacy on their approach to factors affecting children's health has been examined.
Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 200 hair salon employees who agreed to participate in the research. The research data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the Health Literacy Scale, both prepared by the researchers based on the literature.
Results: Seventy-four percent of hair salon employees reported that they performed procedures on “pregnant women”. 39.5% stated that they only used protective equipment for the “mother” during the procedure. In addition, 91.5% reported that they performed procedures on “breastfeeding mothers”. 77.5% stated that they did not use “protective equipment”. 72.5% of the employees believed that cosmetic products did not negatively affect newborns. The average total score of the Health Literacy Scale for the hair salon employees participating in the study was found to be 41.90 ± 5.41.
Conclusion: Our research found that hair salon employees have a low level of health literacy. To increase the health literacy level of hair salon employees, training sessions should be conducted, and educational videos, posters, brochures, and public service announcements should be prepared.

Keywords

Hairdresser , child , child health

Ethical Statement

This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine (Ethics Committee No: 12.02.2024-01.30) Turkey within which the study was undertaken and that it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki.

Thanks

The authors would like to thank all of the hair salon employees for their voluntarily participations.

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