the progress made in the field of information technology has increasingly encouraged social researchers to conduct social studies. researchers employ technology acceptance model (tam, davis, 1984, 1985.2000) to analyze the mechanism and the use it and the social factors affecting it. the attitude towards the computer is one of the variables of tam. the purpose of the present paper is to study t...

AIM To assess attitudes of students and their parents toward basic life support (BLS) training in primary schools, along with their perceptions of students' fears toward applying and training BLS. METHODS In October 2011, a specifically designed, voluntary and anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 7th and 8th grade students and to their parents in two primary schools in Split, Croatia. C...

BACKGROUND To date, mental health professionals' attitudes toward posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared to other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or depression, have rarely been studied. OBJECTIVE We assessed mental health professionals' attitudes toward patients with PTSD compared to patients suffering from depression. METHOD Case vignettes of a patient with either PTSD...

BACKGROUND Vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) due to their special conditions and poor knowledge about these diseases in the society. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the vulnerable women's self-care needs in knowledge, attitude and practice concerning STD. METHODS This is a cross-sectional-descriptive study conducted in 2014. The data collection ...

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...

in this paper, the factors affecting the attitude of youth toward immigration have been examined, using a survey method and questionnaire. the sample under study consisted of 892 young people from shiraz. the theoretical framework of the research was based on the theories of giddens, bayen, izen, and lee’s theory of immigration and the experimental method of research was designed based on their...

BACKGROUND Given the importance of high-quality healthy food for humans, contamination control is the most important concern for healthy staff. AIM To determine the attitudes of students at Islamic Azad University (Tehran Medical Branch) toward food safety. METHODS This cross-sectional and analytic-descriptive study was conducted on 326 students of Azad University of Medical Sciences in 201...

BACKGROUND Healthcare professionals have a crucial role in organ donation and transplantation processes. Their attitude toward organ donation can affect public opinion and the donation decision made by deceased donors' relatives. The objectives of the study were to analyze the attitude of medical and nursing personnel toward deceased organ donation in two hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an...