Introduction: Unwanted pregnancy is one of the most important problems, facing married couples. This type of pregnancy has a negative impact on maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between unwanted pregnancy (based on the couples’ opinions) and infants’ nutrition in patients admitted to medical centers of Mashhad in years 2009-2010. Metho...

the access to health information for all people is the fundamental goal of the world health organization (who). it comes tr ue when both health professionals and patients as beneficiaries have access to health information. medical librarians play an important role in facilitating access to health information, and this role should be in the context and framework of scientific principles. the pri...

introduction: telemedicine is defined as the ability to provide interactive health care by modern technologies and telecommunications which require related infrastructure and technologies. the aim of this study was to assess infrastructures of telemedicine at health centers, hospitals and clinics affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences. method: this is a cross-sectional study conduc...

conclusions although the majority of women had pcc records and received advice from healthcare professionals to carry out pchbs, most of them did not adhere to the pchb guideline recommendations. it is therefore suggested that strategies should be adopted to establish pcc services in the healthcare system and encourage clients to adhere to the pchb guideline recommended by the ministry of healt...

During the past twenty years, rapid strides have been made in the advancement of preventive medicine and community health work. With this development has come an increasing recognition of the value of bringing public health work close to the people. Several state and local health departments, in cooperation with medical societies and non-official health and welfare agencies, are giving serious ...

BACKGROUND This study explores the level of Occupational Stress and main sources of occupational and personal stress among Rural Health Workers (RHW) of the health network of Mashhad district. METHODS The first part of the Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI) (called the Occupational Roles Questionnaire (ORQ)) was used to measure the Rural Health Workers occupational stress (N=172). A number o...