Background: Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly important public health issue. When discussing the source of this problem, the training of intern doctors is highly important. Objectives: This study aimed to measure the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of intern doctors about antibiotic treatment and to determine the situation on the subject. Materials and Methods: A 34-question questionnaire was prepared for the study, and volunteers were administered the questionnaire face-to-face or via a Google survey form on a mobile WatsApp application. Prospectively, 221 volunteer physicians participated in the survey, which was conducted between March 15-22, 2024. Results: Of the study participants, 118 (53.4%) were male, and 103 (46.6%) were female. The mean age (mean+SD) was 24 (24.46+1.83). Although a high percentage of respondents responded that their general antibiotic knowledge was correct, this percentage was low for the questions about antibiotic usage. The responses regarding the relationship between incorrect usage and resistance were generally correct. However, the underlying resistance mechanisms are not fully understood. The importance of resistance is not well known. This was supported by the fact that antibiotics should be started in every case of fever. Another false perception was that antibiotic treatment should be discontinued immediately when the patient’s clinical condition is relieved and the remaining antibiotics should be stored and reused. There was a significant but weak positive correlation between age and antibiotic knowledge and between age and resistance awareness (p=0.002 and p=0.007, respectively). A significant difference was also found between the attitude and perception scores according to gender (p=0.002). There was a significant (p=0.003) but moderate positive correlation between antibiotic knowledge and resistance awareness and a significant (p<0.001) but weak positive correlation between antibiotic knowledge and attitude and perception scores. Conclusion: Increasing the level of knowledge of intern doctors about general antibiotic usage and resistance will increase resistance awareness and correct false attitudes and perceptions.

Background: Human papillomavirus is a pathogen that can cause genital warts and malignancies both in males and females. Material and method: The study was conducted as a descriptive, cross-sectional survey between June 20-30, 2023. A questionnaire was developed by reviewing similar studies to evaluate the sociodemographic structure, knowledge about HPV, knowledge about vaccination and attitude towards vaccination. Results: A total of 322 volunteers completed the questionnaire. Participants mostly gived true answers to the questions about human papillomavirus, while they gived falso answers to the questions about vaccination at a high rate. In addition, the overall Human papillomavirus knowledge score of vaccinated participants or participants willing to be vaccinated was significantly higher than that of unvaccinated participants and participants unwilling to be vaccinated (p<0.05). There was a significant and moderately strong relationship between Human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge level and willingness (Phi = 0.26, p = 2.94e-06), while there was a significant but low strenghth relationship between vaccination status (Phi = 0.17, p = 1.86e-03). It was determined that medical position, age, alcohol use and regular physical activity were more likely to negatively affect the Human papillomavirus knowledge levels of assistant health care workers. Vaccine unwillingness was also high in 27-40 age group. Conclusion: Human papillomavirus knowledge, medical position, number of sexual partners, social habits, view about vaccination, cost, religious and cultural values directly affect the rate of human papillomavirus vaccination and willingness to be vaccinated.