Commentary on “Workplace Violence against Medical Students in Shiraz, Iran”

Workplace violence and abuse against nurses in hospitals in iran.

PURPOSE The rising rate of violence and abuse in health care centers has become a major problem for nurses. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the prevalence of assaults during nurses' careers in the Islamic Republic of Iran. METHODS Self-report questionnaires were filled out by 1,317 nurses. RESULTS Verbal abuse was experienced by 87.4% of the population during a 6-mo...

Epidemiology of Substance Use among Dentistry Students (Shiraz-Iran)

Objective: Substance use among university students is a mental health concern. The aim of the current study was to assess prevalence and motivations for substance use in a sample of dentistry students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all (236) dentistry students. Data was collected using a confidential multiple-choice questio...

Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women in Iran

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between preterm birth and domestic violence against pregnant women in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 600 women who were hospitalized for giving birth in one of hospitals affiliated to Tehran Medical Science University in Iran, between September 9, 2010 and December 30, 2010. This study was approved by the Resea...

Violence Against Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service Personnel in Guilan Province, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

workplace violence in medical specialty training setting in iran: a cross sectional study

background: workplace violence has become an issue of increasing concern. residents are often the first physician that patients will meet them. objectives: we conducted this study to evaluate workplace violence against medical residents in iran. materials and methods: in a cross sectional questionnaire based study we asked 1107 medical residents about violence exposure during past 12 months. re...