this study sets out to examine of the effectiveness of family therapy based bowen emotion system on love styles and intimacy among counseling applicant women, sanandaj city. the design of the study is as  quasi-experimental and pre test and post test conducted on the control group. the data population includes all of counseling applicant women of sanandaj city, one of the provinces of kurdistan...

PURPOSE Obesity is a serious health threat, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and those who are uninsured, yet little is known about the implementation of nutrition or exercise counseling or the combination of both among these groups. Trends in counseling by race/ethnicity and types of insurance were examined. METHODS Trend analyses were conducted with the California Health Intervie...

BACKGROUND Young women in Malawi face many challenges in accessing family planning (FP), including distance to the health facility and partner disapproval. Our primary objective was to assess if training HSAs in couples counseling would increase modern FP uptake among young women. METHODS In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 30 HSAs from Lilongwe, Malawi received training in FP. The H...

BACKGROUND The National HIV/AIDS Strategy proposes to scale-up post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Intensive risk reduction and adherence counseling appear to be effective but are resource intensive. Identifying simpler interventions that maximize the HIV prevention potential of PEP is critical. METHODS A randomized noninferiority study comparing 2 (standard) or 5 (enhanced) risk reduction couns...

BACKGROUND Many countries including China are facing a serious opiate dependence problem. Anti-drug work effectiveness was affected by the high relapse rate all over the world. This study aims to analyze the factors influencing heroin addict relapse, and to provide evidence for generating relapse prevention strategies. METHODS A community-based follow-up study was conducted in China between O...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy among females. Family history is a key risk factor for breast cancer. Breast cancer screening practices are vital in patients with family history of breast cancer. Telephone counseling and education may be appropriate for improved breast cancer screening. This study was done to determine family caregiver patients' knowledge of risk ...