introduction:  vasectomy is a simple and highly effective contraceptive method. comparing with tubectomy, vasectomy is much less likely to have serious complications, failure and costs. the knowledge and attitude play an important role in approving and using vasectomy. this study was designed and conducted in zahedan high schools in 2002, to investigate the knowledge and attitude of male and fe...

the purpose of this research was to evaluate health workers knowledge about mental disorders and their performance in delivering mental health services as well as examining their attitude towards mental disorders. the study was part of a general and country wide evaluation of the integration of mental health in the phc. in this study, the knowledge, attitude, and performance of 266 health worke...

the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of herbal remedies (hrs) in infertile patients. this was a cross sectional study in a referral infertility care center. three hundred and six outpatients, both women and men, presenting for the first time with complaint of infertility at arash hospital, were recruited. verbal consent for participation was received. a self ad...

Background & aim: Sexual health education is one of the responsibilities of healthcare workers at schools, which can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, substance abuse, sexual violence, and suicidal tendencies. This study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ competence in sexual health education for female adolescents at schools. Met...

health professionals play crucial roles on the self-confidence of nursing mothers and their knowledge of breastfeeding. the aim of this study was a comparison of two different breastfeeding workshops on participants’ knowledge, attitude, practice (kap) and related factors. a cross-sectional study took place in fetal and neonatal research centre (2011- 2012). the intervention composed of two dif...

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...

statement of the problem as hiv/aids transmits through direct contact and via blood (possibly also saliva), the risk of cross-infection in a dental practice has become important. dentists play an important role in detecting and treating oral manifestations of hiv. purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitudes among general dentists working in tehran towards hiv/aids. mat...

background hiv/aids is an infectious disease and the fourth cause of death in the world and.iran and other middle east countries are suffering from it.medical staff, particularly nurses are at risk for bloodborne pathogens especially human immunodeficiency virus.we aimed to investigate educational needs of nurses about hiv/ aids. material and methods in this cross-sectional study, 196 nurses of...

background: computers and internet  play an ever- increasing and important role in medical education.this research was performed to determine the rate of knowledge, attitude, and performance of the students of birjand university of medical science in the case of  computer and internet use. methods:  this descriptive – analytical study was performed on 425 students of birjand university of medic...