Research Article

ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 26, 2025
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ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Forensic biological analyses have an important place in the elucidation of crimes. In this context, evaluating the knowledge and awareness levels of forensic biological analyzes can contribute to the development of medical and nursing students' education curricula. This study aims to determine the knowledge levels of Hitit University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing students about forensic biological analysis, DNA analysis, toxicology, microscopic examination and other forensic medicine applications. The data were collected by questionnaire method and the knowledge and interest levels of the students towards forensic biological analysis were statistically analyzed. The findings showed that medical school students had a higher level of knowledge about forensic biological analysis, while nursing students had a relatively lower level of knowledge. This result is due to the fact that the medical school curriculum includes more biological sciences and forensic medicine courses. On the other hand, it was observed that the educational content on forensic biological analysis was limited in the nursing program. The findings of the study reveal that education on forensic biological analysis should be strengthened in both programs. As a result, it was concluded that more comprehensive training on forensic biological analysis should be provided in health professions education and curricula should be reorganized to increase awareness in this field.

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Project Number

This manuscript was produced from the master's thesis.

Ethical Statement

Approval was received from Hitit University noninvasive research ethics committee with the number 2024-04.

Thanks

We would like to thank lecturer Dr. Esma Ebru SENTURK for her contribution to the SPSS analyses.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Forensic Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 26, 2025

Submission Date

July 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 15, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Doğan, Z., Tatar, D., & Veyisoğlu, A. (2025). ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences, 7(3), 136-150. https://doi.org/10.55895/sshs.1732692
AMA
1.Doğan Z, Tatar D, Veyisoğlu A. ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. SSHS. 2025;7(3):136-150. doi:10.55895/sshs.1732692
Chicago
Doğan, Zeynep, Demet Tatar, and Aysel Veyisoğlu. 2025. “ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS”. Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences 7 (3): 136-50. https://doi.org/10.55895/sshs.1732692.
EndNote
Doğan Z, Tatar D, Veyisoğlu A (December 1, 2025) ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences 7 3 136–150.
IEEE
[1]Z. Doğan, D. Tatar, and A. Veyisoğlu, “ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS”, SSHS, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 136–150, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.55895/sshs.1732692.
ISNAD
Doğan, Zeynep - Tatar, Demet - Veyisoğlu, Aysel. “ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS”. Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences 7/3 (December 1, 2025): 136-150. https://doi.org/10.55895/sshs.1732692.
JAMA
1.Doğan Z, Tatar D, Veyisoğlu A. ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. SSHS. 2025;7:136–150.
MLA
Doğan, Zeynep, et al. “ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS”. Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Health Sciences, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 136-50, doi:10.55895/sshs.1732692.
Vancouver
1.Zeynep Doğan, Demet Tatar, Aysel Veyisoğlu. ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF HITIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING FORENSIC BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. SSHS. 2025 Dec. 1;7(3):136-50. doi:10.55895/sshs.1732692

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