[Cleaniness and hygiene from infancy to adolescence in Karabuk, Safranbolu, Eflani and Eskipazar].
This paper on cleanliness and hygiene from infancy to adolescence is obtained from knowledge collected by means of an interview with women and men informed on the subject. This research is consisted of four main chapters: 1. Environmental and physical hygiene; 2. Baby and child care; 3. Beliefs regarding menstruation; it is commonly called regl - of French origin - in Turkish, which is called "colored" (renkli) days in this area, due to the similarity in the sound of the two words; 4. Beliefs and practices concerning circumcision. This essay deals in washing clothes with usual cleaning agents or using ash alone and ashed water without scrubbing. The practice of hair removal among women and girls is described. Swadding clothes, cradles, pots called havruz and subek for urination of babies in the district, are dealt with in detail. The customs and practices regarding menstruation are described and classified. Before the use of bikini underpants, pads and the menstruation cloth was one of the most important items of a girl's dowry. The techniques used in circumcision in this region were carefuly studied and the beliefs regarding circumcision were put down. This research was completed in fifty one weeks. Various objects obtained during the research have been handed over to the Medical History Museum of Cerrahpasa Medical School.