background: nutritional education is a necessity in diabetic patients to better control of the disease. the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational programs to promote nutritional knowledge in type ii diabetes patients using the health belief model (hbm). methods: this was a quasi-experimental study which was performed among type ii diabetic patients referred to rura...

BACKGROUND Quality of services, making communications with target groups, and educating them are among the most important success factors in implementation of family planning programs. Provision of public access to contraception and related methods, counseling services, and paying attention to social specification and cultures are important in promotion of service quality. With regard to applic...

BACKGROUND To compare the effectiveness of BASNEF and Classic educational models to improve the assertion skill level of high school boy students. METHODS The 60 high school male students from Shiraz City, Fars Province Iran, were participated in this study. They were randomly divided in two groups (groups A and B). The group A attended in designed educational planning based on BASNEF model a...

background: cervical cancer considered as second most common cancer after breast cancer in the world and 18 percent of total deaths in women are due to cervical cancer. cervical cancer is a preventable disease and early detection of the disease could improve  the quality of its treatment. the pap smear test is an effective screening method for diagnosis of cervical cancer. the aim of present st...

background: stress among diabetic patients is much more as compared to normal individuals. a delayed recognition of stress undoubtedly worsens the prognosis for survival for many diabetic patients. hence, this study was planned to develop an intervention model for the reduction of stress among diabetic patients and to evaluate the developed intervention model in the proposed group. methods: thi...

Introduction: One of the most common problems among women during pregnancy is Urinary Infection (UI). Pregnant women are highly susceptible to UI due to body changes and because of its potential complications on mothers and their fetuses, UI receives particular attention.The current study aimed at investigating the modifiability of behaviour of the pregnant women in the field of urinary infecti...

CHIK is a viral infection transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito which causes an illness with symptoms of severe joint pain, high fever, and rash. The joint pain can continue for months, causing disability and economic strain on families. This study included implementation of a baseline needs assessment, and development, implementation, and evaluation of an experimental community-based educa...