introduction & objective :without doubt, the largest human society’s misfortune after second world war is aids world conquering . at present , the best way of combat is to prevent the disease . giving knowledge to the health personnels and their understanding about risk factors of the disease can promote health and prevention of disease propagation . therefore this study has been done in order ...

objective: to evaluate reproductive health education which is essential to the prevention of sexual risk behavior and its associated adverse outcomes of unwanted pregnancy, aids and other sexually transmitted disease in adolescents. little is known about youth educational needs about reproductive health in iran. the aim of this study is evaluation of female youth educational needs about reprodu...

background: work-related diseases contribute immensely to the global burden of diseases. better understanding of attitudes of health care workers towards occupational safety and health (osh) is important for planning. objective: to assess the attitude of medical students towards osh around the globe. methods: a questionnaire assessing the attitude towards osh was administered to medical and par...

background: smoking is one of the most common causes of premature.death. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of education using health belief model in the prevention of smoking in high school students of zahedan. methods: in this quasi-experimental study, 380 students selected through randomized cluster sampling method and randomized in two case and control groups. the data col...

the aim of this study was to assess public knowledge about the effects of ramadan fasting on various aspects of health and its association with fasting decision-making. this cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 subjects. the association between fasting and participants’ knowledge and attitudes toward ramadan fasting, anthropometric measurements, physical activity, depression, anxiety, str...

this study have done to assess knowledge 200 girls and boys from 20 schools in 18th districts in south of tehran about individual hygiene. for gathering data use a questionnaire by 30 questions about knowledge of health in different part of body. the results of study show most of subjects have relatively good knowledge about individual hygiene. but their knowledge in some areas is more than oth...

background injuries with sharps are common occupational hazards for healthcare workers. such injuries predispose the staff to dangerous infections such as hepatitis b, c and hiv. objectives the present study was conducted to investigate the behaviors of healthcare workers in kashan healthcare centers after needle sticks and injuries with sharps in 2012. materials and methods a cross-sectional s...

in this comment, i build on shiffman’s call for the global health community to more deeply investigate structural and productive power. i highlight two challenges we must grapple with as social scientists carrying out the types of investigation that shiffman proposes: the politics of  challenging the powerful; and the need to investigate types of expertise that have traditionally been thought o...

oral health as an essential indicator of public health significantly affects public health. adequate knowledge, attitude and practice can effectively prevent many oral diseases. therefore, this study examines students’ knowledge, attitude and practice toward oral health. the study used a descriptive – analytical method and immediate sample available for gathering data. this study included the v...

the prenatal period is the best time for health interventions. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different methods of anticipatory guidance presentation on the change of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding oral healthcare in the mother, infant and toddler.in this quasi-experimental study, 90 pregnant women attended one health center in zahedan, iran; they were ...