the increase in substance abuse among youths and its complications form one of the most pressing health problems among students as an important and vulnerable group in society. the purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitude of dormitory students of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences  regarding substance abuse in 2013. this is a descriptive-analytic cross sectional...

objective: high prevalence of tobacco consumption in childbearing ages is an important topic of consideration as its ill effects have influences on fertility. worldwide studies have shown that general knowledge on fertility issues is low. aim of the current study was to assess tobacco harm knowledge and attitude in infertile couples referring to the avicenna center. materials and methods: this ...

background considering the increasing spread of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in the middle east, informing about how it can be transmitted and prevented is the primary weapon against its spread. determining the public information regarding hiv/aids and their attitude toward people with aids/hiv can provide basis for appropriate educational program in each community. so, we investigated kn...

introduction: tuberculosis (tb) is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in developing countries and is responsible for about 25% of all preventable deaths. therefore we aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude towards tb among guidance school in rural areas of bandarabbas in 2010. methods and materials: in this cross sectional study our samples were selected using clust...

abstract background and purpose:vector-borne diseases such as malaria and leishmaniasis are still a public health problem in iran. one of the effective ways to prevent of these diseases is to improve the vector control program. we carried out this study for assessment managers of school knowledge, attitude and practice regarding vector control programs. materials and methods:a cross-sectional s...

background and purpose: in education, planning is necessary and inevitable. this study was conducted to identify knowledge and attitude of faculty members of kerman university of medical science about lesson planning. methods: in this cross- sectional study the sample was all of the faculty members of kerman medical university (320 persons). data collected by a researcher-made questionnaire whi...

abstract background: the world health organization announced the acceptable level of cesarean section (cs) as 10-15%. in recent years, the rate of cs has been increasing irregularly. lack of appropriate knowledge and attitude among couples plays a major role in this regard. this study tried to compare the effects of a childbirth training workshop on knowledge, attitude, and delivery method. mat...

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 ...

introduction: there must be a dynamic relation between leadership and people's knowledge. this relationship takes place through motivation and encouraging people attitude for acquiring knowledge. the purpose of this article was to study relation between knowledge management and chairperson's leadership styles at isfahan university medical sciences from faculty point of views. methods: research ...