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Even though there is growing evidence that exposure to bisphenols can cause metabolic, reproductive, and cardiovascular problems, little is known about these environmental toxins by medical professionals. One major obstacle to efficient risk assessment, patient counseling, and occupational safety implementation in clinical settings is the lack of awareness among frontline healthcare workers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The healthcare professionals at Gaziantep University \u015eahinbey Research and Training Hospital participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study from April 15 to September 15, 2024. 397 healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, midwives, and health technicians, participated in standardized in-person interviews using a validated 13-item bisphenol knowledge assessment questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25.0 software and included descriptive statistics, independent samples <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-tests, one-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, Spearman correlation analysis, and CHAID decision tree analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A critically low level of awareness was indicated by the fact that only 23.7% of participants reported having previously encountered bisphenols. With a mean knowledge score of 3.90\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.48 out of 13 possible points, 82.6% of healthcare professionals were classified as having inadequate knowledge (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). A significant difference in knowledge was observed based on professional title (physicians scored the highest, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.015), marital status (married vs. single: 4.26\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.57 vs. 3.39\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.30, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.014), and professional experience (6\u201310\u202fyears vs. 0\u20135\u202fyears: 4.29\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.48 vs. 3.30\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.15, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.049). A positive correlation was observed between age and knowledge levels (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.133, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.008).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The vast majority of Turkish healthcare professionals do not fully comprehend the sources of exposure, the health risks, or the precautions that should be taken about bisphenols, according to this study. These findings indicate that comprehensive educational interventions and policy reforms are urgently required to enhance environmental health literacy in healthcare settings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1627745","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]],"date-time":"2025-09-12T05:35:18Z","timestamp":1757655318000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Assessment of bisphenol-related knowledge and awareness among healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional analysis from T\u00fcrkiye"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ekrem","family":"Aslan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bet\u00fcl","family":"Kaplan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.1007\/1-59745-107-X_10","article-title":"Epidemiologic evidence on the relationship between environmental endocrine disruptors and male reproductive and developmental health","volume-title":"Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: From basic research to clinical practice","author":"Hauser","year":"2007"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"96","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2605.2005.00636.x","article-title":"Adverse effects of environmental antiandrogens and androgens on reproductive development in mammals","volume":"29","author":"Earl Gray","year":"2006","journal-title":"Int J Androl"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"179","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev.publhealth.012809.103714","article-title":"Plastics and health risks","volume":"31","author":"Halden","year":"2010","journal-title":"Annu Rev Public Health"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2012.03.021","article-title":"Bisphenol a exposure, effects, and policy: a wildlife perspective","volume":"104","author":"Flint","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Environ Manag"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1503","DOI":"10.1111\/1541-4337.12388","article-title":"Bisphenol a: food exposure and impact on human health","volume":"17","author":"Almeida","year":"2018","journal-title":"Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1429","DOI":"10.1016\/S0043-1354(01)00367-0","article-title":"Occurrence of phthalates and bisphenol a and F in the environment","volume":"36","author":"Fromme","year":"2002","journal-title":"Water Res"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"4235","DOI":"10.2174\/0929867328666211206111835","article-title":"Perinatal exposure to bisphenol a and developmental programming of the cardiovascular changes in the offspring","volume":"29","author":"Sirasanagandla","year":"2022","journal-title":"Curr Med Chem"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"643","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp.1408989","article-title":"Bisphenol S and F: a systematic review and comparison of the hormonal activity of bisphenol a substitutes","volume":"123","author":"Rochester","year":"2015","journal-title":"Environ Health Perspect"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"378","DOI":"10.1210\/er.2011-1050","article-title":"Hormones and endocrine-disrupting chemicals: low-dose effects and nonmonotonic dose responses","volume":"33","author":"Vandenberg","year":"2012","journal-title":"Endocr Rev"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"352","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp.1205826","article-title":"Bisphenol S disrupts estradiol-induced nongenomic signaling in a rat pituitary cell line: effects on cell functions","volume":"121","author":"Vi\u00f1as","year":"2013","journal-title":"Environ Health Perspect"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"174","DOI":"10.1016\/j.neuro.2015.06.002","article-title":"Bisphenol a: human exposure and neurobehavioral effects","volume":"49","author":"Mustieles","year":"2015","journal-title":"Neurotoxicology"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"199","DOI":"10.1016\/j.reprotox.2007.06.004","article-title":"In vivo effects of bisphenol a in laboratory rodent studies","volume":"24","author":"Richter","year":"2007","journal-title":"Reprod Toxicol"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"6523","DOI":"10.1021\/acsomega.8b00824","article-title":"Exposure to bisphenol a, bisphenol F, and bisphenol S in U.S. adults and children: the National Health and nutrition examination survey 2013\u20132014. 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