Saharnaz Nejat
School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Prevalence of Home Smoking Bans and its Determinants in Families with Infants
Background Exposure to cigarette smoke has numerous health risks for infants and children. Home smoking ban is a simple way to reduce the detrimental impacts of cigarette smoke. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking bans in homes as well as associated factors in families with infants in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods This study was a population-based cross-secti...
[ 2 ] - همبستگی سلامت معنوی و شادکامی در کارکنان اداری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی سمنان
Background and Objectives: Spiritual health is one of the valuable religious resources of humans, which helps promote mental health. In addition, the role of happiness in mental health and life satisfaction is considered significant. This study aimed to examine the correlation between spiritual health and happiness in staff of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, in 2015. Materials and Met...
[ 3 ] - Psychometric properties of the Urdu version of the World Health Organization\'s quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)
Background: The present study was conducted to translate and validate the World Health Organization’s Quality-of-Life Scale -BREF into local language of Pakistan. Methods: A forward- backward translation procedure was followed to develop the Pakistani version of the questionnaire. Through a multi- stage clustered sampling technique, a sample of individuals aged 1...
[ 4 ] - Worldwide inequality in production of systematic reviews
Background: Investment in science is vital for the development and well-being of societies. This study aims to assess the scientific productivity of countries by quantifying their publication of systematic reviews taking the gross national income per capita (GNIPC) into account. Methods: Medline and ISI Web of Science were searched for systematic reviews published between 1st January 2006 an...
[ 5 ] - Investigation of relationship between social capital and quality of life in female headed families
Background: Although most studies on female-headed families focus on women's access to social support, the associations between social capital and quality of life in these families are unclear in many societies (such as Iran). This study aimed to determine the associations between social capital and quality of life in Iranian female headed families. Methods : This cross-sectional study was ...
[ 6 ] - A 5-year scientometric analysis of research centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Background: Since Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has the oldest and highest number of research centers among all Iranian medical universities, this study was conducted to evaluate scientific output of research centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) using scientometric indices and the affecting factors. Moreover, a number of scientometric indicators we...
[ 7 ] - Different patterns of association between education and wealth with non-fatal myocardial infarction in Tehran, Iran: A population- based case-control study
Background: Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a main cause of death and disability worldwide, whichinvolves a number of genetic, physiopathologic and socio-economic determinants. The aim of thisstudy was to assess the patterns of association between education, wealth and some other risk factorswith non-fatal MI in Tehran population.Methods: Data derived from a second round of large cross-sectional ...
[ 8 ] - People’s trust in health news disseminated by mass media in
Background :People are increasingly interested in health news. As a mass media, the ‘Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’ (IRIB) has the highest number of target audiences. In Iran, some people follow health news via health programs on satellites and other means of communication. However, all of these programs do not live up to the standards of scientific evidence. In this study, we examine...
[ 9 ] - Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported hypertension among Tehran adults in 2011: a population-based study (Urban HEART-2)
Background :Hypertension is an important public-health challenge worldwide. The prevalence of hypertension greatly varies across countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and to determine related factors in a large random sample of Tehran population in 2011. Methods : In this cross sectional study, 69173 individuals aged 25–64 years were s...
[ 10 ] - Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Social Capital Questionnaire in Iran
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of Social Capital Questionnaire (SCQ) developed by Onyx and Bullen (2000) among a sample of medical science students in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran and to compare the factor analysis with findings from two previous studies in Australia and the United States. Methods: Multistage cluster sampling was...
[ 11 ] - Collaboration in research and the influential factors in Golestan University of Medical Sciences research projects (2005-2007): an academic sample from Iran
Background: Number of Iranian articles published in ISI journals has increased significantly in recent years. Despite the quantitative progress, studies performed in Iran represent low collaboration in research therefore, we decided to evaluate collaboration in Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS) research projects. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all GOUMS researc...
[ 12 ] - بررسی نظرات دانشجویان پزشکی در مورد علل انتخاب رشته پزشکی و شناخت از آینده شغلی در دانشکده پزشکی دانشگاه تهران: برخورد دو رویکرد کمی و کیفی
زمینه: به نظر می‌رسد انتخاب رشته پزشکی در بسیاری از داوطلبین تحت تأثیر فشارهای اطرافیان و کمتر از روی شناخت و علاقه به این رشته صورت می‌گیرد. هدف : این مطالعه با هدف تعیین وضعیت پذیرش دانشجوی پزشکی از نظر علل انتخاب رشته پزشکی و نیز شناخت آنان از آینده شغلی پزشکان بوده است. این بررسی با دو رویکرد کیفی و کمی صورت گرفته است تا بتوان نتایج این دو را با هم قیاس کرد. روش کار: بخش کیفی مطالعه شامل دو...
[ 13 ] - پرداخت‌های غیررسمی در ایران: نتایج مطالعه‌ای مقطعی قبل از اجرای طرح تحول نظام سلامت
Informal payments in clinics raise ethical concerns in healthcare delivery. This cross-sectional questioner survey aims to evaluate the prevalence and related factors of informal payment in healthcare system in Iran. The study was carried out in 2013, prior to the implementation of the government' Health System Reform among physicians with different specialties. The questionnaire were distribu...
[ 14 ] - مردم ایران هنگام ارزیابی کیفیت زندگی خود چه عواملی را در نظر دارند؟ یک مطالعه کیفی
Background and Objectives: The main question that arises in ‘Quality of Life’ (QOL) studies is how people assess this phenomenon and what factors affect it. Using these answers, we can better analyze the findings of QOL studies in our country. Methods: In this content analysis, we carried out semi-structured interviews, and applied maximum variation opportunistic sampling in terms of gender,...
[ 15 ] - آیا سلامت خودابراز شاخص مناسبی برای اندازه‌گیری سلامت افراد جامعه است: مطالعه مروری
Background and Objectives : Health is the most common outcome in health research. In addition to the physician’s examinations as the gold standard, there are many questionnaires to assess objective and subjective health. One of the health indicators is the Self-Rated Health (SRH) which can evaluate health through one question. The use of this indicator is very easy and efficient therefore, it...
[ 16 ] - استفاده از کاندوم در افراد مبتلا به عفونت اچ‌آی‌وی و عوامل مؤثر بر آن
دریافت: 1/7/91 پذیرش: 2/4/92 مقدمه: در حال حاضر ارتباط جنسی محافظت نشده با افراد معتاد تزریقی مبتلا به عفونت اچ‌آی‌وی مهم‌ترین منبع ابتلای زنان به این عفونت و در نتیجه انتقال عمودی آن به فرزندانشان می‌باشد. هدف از این مطالعه تعیین عوامل مؤثر بر استفاده مداوم از کاندوم در افراد مبتلا به عفونت اچ‌آی‌وی مراجعه کننده به مراکز مشاوره بیماری‌های رفتاری دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی شهر تهران بود. رو...
[ 17 ] - رفتارهای پرخطر افراد مبتلا به عفونت HIV در مراجعان به مراکز مشاوره بیماری‌های رفتاری دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی شهرتهران
Introduction: Development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) has reduced mortality and increased life expectancy among individuals with HIV infection. Antiretroviral therapy regiments have improved symptoms and quality of life among these patients, whose sexual and reproductive needs, have, therefore, increased as well. In 2010, 20.8% of HIV-infected Iranians acquired the disease throu...
[ 18 ] - Validation and Psychometric Properties of Self-Confidence Questionnaire (PEI)
Background and Objectives: Self-confidence is an individual characteristic in students that enables them to have a positive or realistic view of themselves. The purpose of present study was to evaluate the validity and psychometric properties of the Self-confidence Questionnaire (PEI) Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 students of four medical universities. Validation ...
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