A public health perspective on "the ethics of asking and not asking about abuse".

Are We Asking All the Right Questions About Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Reactions to Research Participation in Studies of Sensitive Topics

Most discussions of the ethics of self-report research on abuse and interpersonal violence focus on the risks of asking participants about their experiences. An important element of the cost-benefit analysis--the costs of not asking about child abuse--has largely been ignored. Furthermore, little research has been conducted on the costs and benefits of child abuse research, leaving researchers ...

A Critical Study on Commentators' Viewpoints about Prophet's Asking Forgiveness from Sins in the Verse 55 of Surah Al-Ghafir

The verse 55 of Surah Al-Ghafir is among the verses being considered to be in challenge with the infallibility of the last Prophet. In this verse, it has been ordered to the God’s Messenger to ask forgiveness for his sins. Suggesting a commentary of this verse, some commentators have attempted to declare that the Prophet is innocent but all of them were not successful equally. Reporting and cri...

Diffusion of Innovation in Mental Health Policy Adoption: What Should We Ask about the Quality of Policy and the Role of Stakeholders in this Process?; Comment on “Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy”

In his recent study, Gordon Shen analyses a pertinent question facing the global mental health research and practice community today; that of how and why mental health policy is or is not adopted by national governments. This study identifies becoming a World Health Organization (WHO) member nation, and being in regional proximity to countries which have adopted a mental health policy as suppor...

A Study of the Beliefs of Female Students in Pakdasht City about Obese People and the Related Factors

Background: The present study was conducted to investigate the beliefs of girl students in Pakdasht city about obese people and the factors related to it. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 350 grade-seven students in Pakdasht city. The data collection tool was a BAOP questionnaire, including demographic information and eight five-choice questions on the beliefs about obesity...