Mostafa Shokoohi
Regional Knowledge Hub, and WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
[ 1 ] - Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program in Prisons from the Perspective of Medical and non-Medical Prison Staff: A Qualitative Study in Iran
Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the HIV epidemics, Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. In this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the MMT program from the perspective of people who were involved with the delivery of prison healthcare in Iran. Me...
[ 2 ] - Inadequate Control of Diabetes and Metabolic Indices among Diabetic Patients: A Population Based Study from the Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk Study (KERCADRS)
Background The goal of diabetes control should be feasible in order to minimize the risk of its adverse events and to reduce its burden and cost on patients. The current study aimed to assess the status of glycemic control in male and female patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in Kerman, Iran. Methods In the present study, 500 T2DM (300 women and 200 men) from the Kerman Coronary Ar...
[ 3 ] - Technical Efficiency of Teaching Hospitals in Iran: The Use of Stochastic Frontier Analysis, 1999–2011
Background Hospitals are highly resource-dependent settings, which spend a large proportion of healthcare financial resources. The analysis of hospital efficiency can provide insight into how scarce resources are used to create health values. This study examines the Technical Efficiency (TE) of 12 teaching hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) between 1999 and 2...
[ 4 ] - How do Students Conceptualize Health and its Risk Factors? A Study among Iranian Schoolchildren
Background To assess the concept of children concerning their health and its risk factors, a group of primary and middle school students were asked to draw a few relevant pictures in order to deeply explore the comprehension of this key group. Methods In this cross-sectional study 1165 students, aged 7-15 years old, selected through random stratified sampling, were asked to draw a number of e...
[ 5 ] - چالش‌های برنامه آموزشی در مقطع کارشناسی رشته مدیریت خدمات بهداشتی درمانی: یک مطالعه کیفی
Introduction: In recent decades, the quality of educational programs has experienced several challenges. Identifying these challenges can help planners in terms of any change, review, or enhancement in the quality of educational programs. This study aimed to survey the challenges of Health Services Management program at the bachelor level. Methods: In this qualitative study, 27 participants (Ac...
[ 6 ] - ویژگی‌های پرستاران تأثیرگذار آموزشی: یک مطالعه کیفی
زمینه و هدف : رهبران فکری یا افراد تأثیرگذار آموزشی افرادی هستند که با تأثیر روی عملکرد سایر همکاران خود به طور ویژه‌ای جهت انتقال دانش و فرایند ترجمان دانش مود توجه قرار گرفته‌اند. آگاهی از ویژگی‌های چنین افرادی جهت شناسایی آن‌ها بسیار کمک کننده است. مطالعات زیادی در حیطه‌های علوم اجتماعی در این زمینه انجام گرفته است، اما در حیطه علوم پزشکی تعداد معدودی مطالعه وجود دارد که بیشتر آن‌ها روی رشته...
[ 7 ] - خودارزیابی پزشکان عمومی فارغ‌التحصیل دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان نسبت به توانایی تشخیص و درمان مشکلات ارتوپدی
زمینه و هدف: ارزیابی توانایی دانش‌آموختگان در تشخیص و درمان بیماران بعد از فارغ‌التحصیلی به عنوان یک اولویت برای آموزش پزشکی شناخته شده است. هدف از این مطالعه، ارزیابی توانایی پزشکان عمومی فارغ‌التحصیل در تشخیص و درمان مشکلات ارتوپدی در دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان بود. روش کار: مطالعه حاضر از نوع گذشته‌نگر بود. پزشکان عمومی فارغ‌التحصیل سال‌های 85-1380 وارد مطالعه شدند. در این مطالعه جهت ارزیابی ت...
[ 8 ] - B12 and Folate Concentrations in Opium Addicts Compared to Healthy Subjects: A Case Control Study from Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk Study
Background: Opium addiction is a global problem which has implicated many societies. Opium addiction and drug abuse is related to harmful consequences which affect life style, biochemical factors, and vitamins values, and also is considered as a risk for heart diseases. Folate and B12 levels are related to homocysteine and studies about their levels in opium addicts are controversial; therefore...
[ 9 ] - Effects of Different Concentrations of Opium on the Secretion of Interleukin-6, Interferon-γ and Transforming Growth Factor Beta Cytokines from Jurkat Cells
Background: The risk of infectious, autoimmune and immunodeficiency diseases and cancers rise in opioid addicts due to changes in innate and acquired immune responses. Three types of opioid receptors (К،δ،μ) are expressed on the surface of lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes. The present study was designed to examine the effects of different concentrations of opium on the secretion of some c...
[ 10 ] - Potential Effect of Opium Consumption on Controlling Diabetes and Some Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients
Background: Due to this belief that opium may have beneficial effects on diabetes or cardiovascular risk factors, the present study aimed to assess the potential and possible effects of opium consumption on diabetes control and some cardiovascular risk factors in diabetic patients. Methods: This study enrolled 374 diabetic subjects from diabetes care centers in Kerman, Iran including opium user...
[ 11 ] - Estimation of the Active Network Size of Kermanian Males
Background: Estimation of the size of hidden and hard-to-reach sub-populations, such as drug-abusers, is a very important but difficult task. Network scale up (NSU) is one of the indirect size estimation techniques, which relies on the frequency of people belonging to a sub-population of interest among the social network of a random sample of the general population. In this study, we estimated ...
[ 12 ] - Characteristics of a Capable University Teacher the Viewpoints of Faculty Members of Health Services Management Department in Iranian Medical Universities
Introduction: As the main pillars of universities, faculty members play an important role in quality of higher education. By identifying desirable characteristics of faculty members, the quality of education and its efficiency can be promoted. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of a capable university teacher from the viewpoints of Health Services Management fac...
[ 13 ] - HIV-Related Stigma Among Healthcare Providers in Different Healthcare Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kerman, Iran
Background Stigmatizing attitudes among healthcare providers are an important barrier to accessing services among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the status and correlates of HIV-related stigma among healthcare providers in Kerman, Iran. M...
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