Introduction: Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death among adolescents 15 to 19 years of age and is the third leading cause of death among adolescents aged 15 – 24 years in the World. Adolescent suicide has become an issue of increasing concern over the past twenty five years. Objectives: To assess the knowledge & attitude of adolescents towards suicide, to find out relationship...

the main purpose of this research was to investigate farmer’s attitude towards privatization of agricultural extension in shirgah district , mazandaran province. the statistical population consisted of 15300 farmers who inhabited as residents in 54 villages. using stratified proportional random sampling, 150 farmers (through cochran formula) were selected. the study revealed that 84% of farmers...

background & aim: cesarean section (cs) rates have been increasing steadily, worldwide. the knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards natural childbirth and cs are important factors in selecting a mode of delivery. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery and nursing students towards different modes of delivery. methods:in this descriptive,...

Consumer resistance is a key barrier to the diffusion of genetically modified foods (GMFs). Several studies have shown that consumers in general have a negative attitude toward GMFs. Through analysis of a survey conducted in Israel, we find consumer attitudes toward GMFs to be context specific, differing based on the available alternatives. Consumers responded positively to genetically modified...

BACKGROUND Sexual function and its subsequent satisfaction are among the most important aspects of women's life. However, this instinct could be influenced by some factors such as diseases, drug using, aging, and hormonal and physiologic changes associated with menopause, and sexual behavior. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence rates of sexual dysfunction, and relat...

this descriptive study investigates medical students' attitudes toward psychiatric wards. the study was completed at two psychiatric hospitals of shaheed navab safavi, and shaheed ismaily, as well as the psychiatric ward of shaheed rahnamoon hospital. medical students at two level of internship and stagery participated in the study. they completed questionnaires containing general informat...

Objective: The present study aims to investigate the effect of emotions (negative and positive affects) and gender on the activity of different brain regions and their relationship with personality traits of extraversion, introversion, neuroticism, and stability. Methods: The study participants were 33 right-handed volunteer undergraduate students (17 males and 16 females). Our stimuli were tw...

BACKGROUND Migrant populations are at high risk of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Studies of HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and practices among fishermen in developing countries have shown gaps in knowledge and fear of contagion with ambivalent attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and inconsistent universal precautions adherence. The aim of thi...