background : using complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been increased worldwide during last years and women are the greatest users of these methods especially in the pregnancy period. due to lack of adequate information, this study aimed to assess the status of using complementary and alternative medicine by women in the pregnancy period methods: in this cross-sectional study, 599 ...

background: although natural disasters leave thousands of deaths and wounded, one of their most significant outcomes is empowering women as well as taking measures with special attention to women. this study aimed to analyze women’s cooperation and its affective factors in natural disasters and accidents. materials and methods: the study design is cross-sectional and descriptive. the study popu...

background : domestic violence (dv) is a serious problem all over the world which had been extended to boundaries of countries, economical, cultural and racial classes. 10-69 percent of women are exposed to physical, sexual and emotional violence which has numerous physical and emotional consequences. therefore, males' attitude towards women is one of the strongest predicting factors of violenc...

In this paper, we discuss the historical and current perspectives on women in computer science and the recent downward trend of women's participation in this field We then present results from a survey that asked respondents their views on why women's participation in the field of computing is decreasing, what we can do to reverse this trend, and what they predict the future holds for women in ...

The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a vertical version of horizontally oriented three Appraisal of Violent Situation scales that elicit women's subjective appraisals of severity, dangerousness, and controllability of violence. Construct validity of the vertical scale eliciting 64 abused women's perceptions of severity of violence experienced was supported by a l...

our country, iran is one of the countries in the world population it has become a social problem. iran's population growth despite decreased rate in recent years is still relatively high and due to the young population, there is also the possibility of increased population growth in the coming years. this study aimed to assess the reproductive status of working women (in education and training ...