background and aim:in recent years, fast-food consumption has increased significantly among societies which is a consequence of many factors for example lifestyle changes. undoubtedly knowledge and attitude of consumers are factors can influence on fast food consumption by individuals. so, goal of this research is study of knowledge and attitude of medical students about fast food consumption. ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of hepatitis B and C has been reported to be low among respondents in different studies. We conducted a cross-sectional study among international students of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to ascertain their levels of knowledge, attitude and practices regarding hepatitis B and C and its associated factors. METHODS Six hundred and sixty two (662) international students pa...

BACKGROUND Andropause in men refers to the clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advanced age and characterized by a deficiency in serum testosterone levels. With the increase in aging male population and life span in Iran and focus on quality of life, andropause will become a major health issue that needs to be addressed in order to prevent disability. The results of some research ...

The dental profession has a high risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) contamination and can play a crucial role in controlling HBV cross-contamination. In this cross-sectional study we used unique methods to assess Tehran dentists' knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding HBV. Two simulated HBV-positive patients visited 300 general/specialist dentists in their offices and recorded dentists' willi...

The role of properties of attitude-relevant knowledge in attitude- behavior consistency was explored in 3 experiments. In Experiment 1, attitudes based on behaviorally relevant knowledge predicted behavior better than attitudes based on low-relevance knowledge, especially when people had time to deliberate. Relevance, complexity, and amount of knowledge were investigated in Experiment 2. It was...

background: influenza disease is one of the oldest medical problems that can cause severe illness and high mortality rates, worldwide. in flu pandemics, medical and dental students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (kap) is critical to save patientslife.the aim of this study was to determine the score  of kap toward the pandemic h1n1 and their predictor factors among the medical and dental r...

A study to assess the effectiveness of information education communication (IEC) package on knowledge and attitude regarding testicular cancer(TC) and testicular Self examination(TSE) among students in a selected college at Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India. The objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude level regarding TC and TSE before and after IEC package, To find out the effec...