Ali Ramezankhani
Public Health Dept., Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
[ 1 ] - Knowledge and perceptions of obesity prevention and reducing sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among high school girl students in Shahrekord
Background and aims: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. One of the key lifestyle behaviors that helps prevent obesity and being overweight among children and adolescents is to avoid drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) or to take, at most, one serving per day. The present study intended to evaluate knowledge and perceptions of...
[ 2 ] - Association between perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectations and outcome evaluation and fruit and vegetables consumption in adolescent girls
Unfortunately just a few number of children and adolescents use sufficient amounts of fruit and vegetables. This study aimed to investigate the association between fruit and vegetables consumption and perceived self-efficacy, outcome expectations and outcome evaluation in adolescent girls in Shahrekord city.This is a descriptive analytic study conducted on 308 high school girls (first grade) wh...
[ 3 ] - Some of the Strongest Predisposing Factors on the Behavior of Tooth Brushing among Iranian School Age Children
Background Oral Health is a criterion for general health. Oral diseases have a chronic process as well as multifactorial nature. Predisposing factors are the strongest factors in behavior formation at personal level. The aim of this study was to determine the strongest predisposing factors affecting oral health behavior among Iranian school age children. Materials and Methods This descriptive-a...
[ 4 ] - The Educational Intervention on People’s Behavior in terms of the Microbial Contaminations of Mobile Phones and the Possible Adverse Effects of their Beam
Background: Mobile phone is one of the most important necessary tools in today’s life which can threaten people’s health in some conditions. The present study was carried out to compare the effect of educational intervention by short message and pamphlet on the behavior of steel factory staff in Ardakan, Yazd province, Iran.Materials and Methods: The present study was experimentally carried out...
[ 5 ] - Investigation of the Knowledge and Skill of Proper Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables among Shahrekord Adolescent Girls
Background: The life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. Since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. Knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. This study aimed to investigate the Knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables...
[ 6 ] - Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls and their Perceptions of Obesity Prevention in Shahr-e Kord, Iran
Background: Regular physical activity (PA) has positive effects on physical, psychological and social health in the individual and the community. Reduced PA is a major global problem that is increasing in prevalence every day. The present study aimed to determine the status of PA among adolescent girls and their perceptions of obesity prevention. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-a...
[ 7 ] - بررسی سواد سلامت و عوامل مؤثر بر آن در دانشجویان خوابگاهی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی تهران
Background and Objectives: Health literacy represents the cognitive and social skills, which are used to determine the motivation and ability of individuals to acquire access and understand the methods to use the information in order to maintain and improve the health. This study aimed to assess the level of health literacy in students and identify the factors influencing it in the 2015-2016 ac...
[ 8 ] - بررسی رفتارهای تغذیه ای سالمندان مراجعه کننده به مراکز بهداشتی درمانی شهر ایلام
Background and Objectives: As the elderly population increases, aging diseases are also increasing. Nutritional status is the major determinants in the prevention of chronic diseases of old age. The aim of this study was to determine nutritional behaviors of the elderly in Ilam city, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 200 subjects aged over 60 years with a m...
[ 9 ] - طراحی و روانسنجی ابزار ارزیابی وضعیت نظارت حمایتی از دیدگاه کارکنان و ناظران مراکز بهداشتی
Background and Objectives: The World Health Organization emphasizes the important role of supportive supervision in improving effectiveness of health service delivery. There is no specific tool to assess the supervision status generally and supportive supervision specifically in primary health care system in Iran. This study aimed to develop and do the psychometric of a tool to assess supportiv...
[ 10 ] - بررسی تعیین‌کننده‌های فعالیت بدنی در محیط کار: مرور نظام‌مند
Background: Physical activity in the workplace has significant effects on different aspects of employee’s health. It can be effective in increasing the productivity and decreasing staff’s absents and turn-over. Physical activity is affected by multiple factors. The purpose of current research is systematic review of individual, environmental and organizational determinants of physic...
[ 11 ] - کاربرد نظریه رفتار برنامه ریز ی شده برای پیش بینی رفتارهای بهداشتی دوران بلوغ در دانش آموزان دختر متوسطه سال اول دبیرستان شهر خمیر در سال تحصیلی 95-94
Background and Objectives: Conducted extensive research in the field of knowledge, Type of attitude and behavior on Puberty health and efforts to promote it, In fact, investment to achieve personal and social health. The purpose of this study was to predict the puberty health behaviour in female secondary school students based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in Khamir city. Mater...
[ 12 ] - The need of design a tool to measure smoking literacy for Iranian society
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[ 13 ] - Health literacy and preventive behaviors
Health literacy (HL) is defined as the capacity of a person to acquire, interpret, and understand basic information and health services that is necessary for proper decision making. Some researchers believe that HL is a stronger predictor of health as compared to variables such as age, sex, income, employment status, education level, and race [1]. HL can be an effective factor in increasing hea...
[ 14 ] - Health literacy and smoking
Although both population-based and clinical interventions have been successful in lowering rates of smoking in the USA over time, the prevalence of smoking remains considerably higher than the Healthy People 2020 objective of 12% [1]. The latest national study conducted in Iran showed that 25% of the population aged 18- 65 years were smokers and age, education, gender, occupation, and marital s...
[ 15 ] - بررسی عادت مصرف دخانیات در دانشجویان پسر رشته‌های پزشکی و غیرپزشکی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی در سال 1387
Abstract Background: Cigarette smoking and consuming other tobacco products are the behaviors that generally start in adolescence. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence of smoking in male students of Shahid Beheshti University in 2008. Methods: This is a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The questionnaires were designed in accordance with the WHO and IUATLD questionnaire...
[ 16 ] - مقایسه سواد سلامت دانشجویان علوم پزشکی و غیر علوم پزشکی دانشگاه‌های شهید بهشتی در سال تحصیلی 93-92
چکیده سابقه و هدف: سواد سلامت به صورت میزان ظرفیت فرد برای کسب، تفسیر، درک اطلاعات اولیه و خدمات سلامت تعریف شده است که برای تصمیم‌گیری مناسب، لازم می‌باشد. سواد سلامت یک پیامد کلیدی اقدامات آموزش بهداشت است که باید در مفهوم وسیع‌تر ارتقای سلامت قرار گیرد. افراد با سواد سلامت ناکافی، با احتمال کمتری از برنامه‌ی مراقبتی پیشنهادی تبعیت می‌نمایند. تا کنون در خصوص تعیین سواد سلامت دانشجویان و همچنی...
[ 17 ] - بررسی تأثیر آموزش بر اساس الگوی اعتقاد بهداشتی بر رفتارهای محافظت‌کننده از ذرات گرد و غبار در آموزگاران شهر اهواز
سابقه و هدف: پدیدهی گرد و غبار به دلیل ایجاد آثار نامطلوب بر سلامت، یکی از مهمترین نگرانی‌های بهداشتی است. از آنجایی که تغییر رفتار، پایه و اساس پیشگیری از مخاطرات مرتبط با سلامتی است، یکی از الگوهای قابل استفاده در سطح فردی برای تغییر رفتار محافظت کننده، الگوی اعتقاد بهداشتی است. با توجه به نقش تأثیرگذار الگوی اعتقاد بهداشتی در تغییر رفتار، مطالعه‌ی حاضر با هدف تعیین تأثیر آموزش بر اساس الگوی ...
[ 18 ] - تاثیر مداخله آموزشی بر سواد سلامت و اتخاذ رفتارهای پیشگیری کننده از مصرف سیگار در دانشجویان
Background and Objective: Considering the increase in smoking among university students and the effect of health literacy on the adoption of preventive behaviors, this study aimed at determining the effect of educational intervention on health literacy and adoption of smoking preventive behaviors among students. Materials and Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental interventional s...
[ 19 ] - The Factors Determining the Physical Activity of Students: A Systematic Review
Background Physical activity in students in addition to positively affecting their different health aspects is also effective in academic progress and reducing absence from school. Physical activity in students is affected by several factors. The aim of this systematic ...
[ 20 ] - Relationship between Health Literacy Skills and Adoption of Preventive Smoking Behaviors among University Students
Introduction: Health literacy plays a remarkable role in determining the status of people who smoke. In recent years, the smoking rate has been increased among university students. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy skills and adoption of preventive smoking behaviors among university students. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional descrip...
[ 21 ] - Effect of Community-Based Intervention on the Level of Physical Activity among Women in a Suburban Region in Qom City, (Iran)
Background and Objectives: Physical inactivity is one of the four major causes of death worldwide. Various studies have shown that physical activity in women, especially in suburban areas, is more than average, and community-based interventions can improve this situation. The objective of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a community-based intervention to increase physical activ...
[ 22 ] - The Psychometric Properties of Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) in Medical Sciences Students
Background: Despite the existence of numerous tools to measure health literacy, there is no general agreement on this issue. Researchers around the world have been involved in the development of an instrument to measure health literacy. The psychometric properties of the Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) scale have been approved in the general population; however, the validity and reli...
[ 23 ] - An Investigation of the Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients at Dialysis Centers of Tehran (2016)
Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at an increased risk of acquiring the hepatitis B (HB) virus and having lower protective antibody levels as well as shorter durations of seroprotection. This study aims to determine the immune response of HB vaccination in HD patients referring to dialysis centers of the Tehran North Health Network. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was co...
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