Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common problem which is of particular importance because of the serious complications such as kernicterus. Identification of predisposing factors can cause rapid diagnosis and treatment of jaundice. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of jaundice in the perinatal period. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of 170 infants born in 2...

Introduction: Maternal BMI and weight gain during pregnancy plays an important role in the outcome of pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the relationship between mother's BMI before the pregnancy with anthropometric indicators and jaundice in neonates of Gonabad city in 2017. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 327 women referring to community health centers of Gonabad ci...

  Background and aims : Every year many people suffer from numerous injuries in occupational accidents. Determination of factors that can cause the most problems in a process is an important step to improve the situation. Pareto chart can be used to explore issues that can cause most of the problems. The aim of this study is to investigate occupational accidents in Gonabad using Pareto chart.  ...

Introduction: Electronic health literacy is the skill to seek, find, understand and evaluate health information from electronic information sources and utilize this information to determine or resolve specific health problems. This study investigates the level of electronic health literacy in students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive research, 430 student...

Sleep has a key role in the development of adolescents. Sleep is effective not only in physical growth, but also in behavior, emotion, cognition, attention, and school performance of adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the quality of sleep and the prevalence of sleep disorders in adolescents of Gonabad city. The statistical sample consisted of 1153 adolescents study...

  Puberty is most important stage of life with physical and psychological changes. If is not considering issues of puberty girl's health and self-confidence they will be difficulty. Preparation and planning for adolescent girls should be done with mature relationship based on training needs. This study aimed to determine training needs of girls in high school Gonabad puberty health plans based ...

Background: The current study was aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological capital and perfectionism among the high school students of Gonabad city. Methods: This research used the correlation method and the data collection tool was questionnaire. The statistical population consisted ofall-female high school students in Gonabad city. The sample size was calculated through Mo...

Background and Purpose: Defense mechanisms are solutions that people choose to reduce stress. It seems that religion can affect individuals’ functioning and reactions. Thus, we investigated the role of religious orientation in the use of defense mechanisms in medical students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this analytic cross-sectional study, 213 stu...

Introduction: Critical thinking leads to motivation for learning, problem-solving skills, decision making and creativity. This study aims to Comparison of critical thinking and learning styles of researcher and non-researcher students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Methods: In This analytical-cross sectional study, The statistical population were all students of Gonabad Univ...