CUMHURİYET DÖNEMİ’NDE SAĞLIK MÜCADELESİNİN BULAŞICI HASTALIKLARA VE TOPLUM SAĞLIĞINA YANSIMASI: KARS İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
THE REFLECTION OF HEALTH STRUGGLE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD: THE CASE OF KARS PROVINCE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyze the infectious diseases that occurred in Kars province during the Republican period. In particular, the study examines the dynamics of the spread of syphilis, malaria, typhus and smallpox and chronologically evaluates the effects of these diseases on the health situation in the region. It also analyzes public expenditures and health investments in relation to the course of these diseases. The study aims to identify the years of increase and decrease of these diseases in Kars and to examine the effects of the related health policies. The study provides important insights into how health policies were implemented at the local level in Republican Turkey. This analysis based on the case of Kars can constitute a meaningful source for both regional health management and nationwide health reforms. Which utilizes document analysis, one of the historical research methods, has benefited from the Republican Archives, periodicals, copyrighted and analyzed works. While the archives mostly contain official correspondence, newspapers contain news and columns on infectious diseases. Newspapers constituted an important source group for the period as they contained some information other than official documents. In addition, in line with the data obtained, it is discussed in which years these diseases were seen more intensively in Kars, in which years they were seen at a lower rate, and the reasons for these changes.

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