background and objectives: childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem in iran, and there is no evidence for effective prevention strategies to date. the aim of this qualitative study was to identify and prioritise perceived potential interventions by parents and school staff to help inform the development of an obesity prevention intervention for iranian school children. materials...

introduction: crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a zoonosis disease. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of educational intervention on practice improvement of employees in healthcare centers and meat distribution centers of ilam province in relation to crimean congo hemorrhagic fever. materials and methods: participants in present quasi-experimental study were 200 employees ...

conclusions along with adaptation and development process of cpgs, their utilization should also be planned; otherwise spent time and money would be in vain. certainly, imposing above-mentioned interventions with the ultimate goal of sustainable behavior change in health system service providers is beyond the capacity of specific groups or few academic centers. it requires the participation of ...

Background and Objectives Increasing grandparent-grandchild interactions have not been targeted as a potential contributing factor to the recent surge in pediatric poisonings. We hypothesized that in grandparents with a young grandchild, a single educational intervention based on the PROTECT "Up & Away" campaign will improve safe medication knowledge and storage at follow-up from baseline. Me...

Background: Due to the importance of sleep in brain development of infants, this study was designed to compare the effects of environmental and behavioral Interventions on sleep cycle of preterm infants in NICU. Methods: In this prospective crossover clinical trial, 40 preterm infants with fetal age of 32 to 36 weeks hospitalized in NICU were selected. Infants...

background: raising awareness of mothers has an important role to preventing neonatal severe hyperbilirubinemia. we aimed to investigate the role of educational intervention on the knowledge and practice of the mothers with icteric newborns. materials and methods: this study was interventional study with interventional and control group. study population consisted of 384 consecutive parents of ...

background: proper training on how to correctly handle loads is one key point for prevention of low back disorders. this study was conducted with the objectives of assessing manual material lifting activities and comparing two methods of training intervention in a porcelain company.   methods: in this randomized controlled trial which was conducted in a porcelain company, all male employees wit...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) are the most common occupational injuries in dentists. these disorders occur due to the specific characteristics of dentistry occupation such as the use of tools and instruments and awkward posture. the present study aimed at evaluating the effect of multifaceted ergonomic program on reducing musculoskeletal disorders in dentists.   met...

introduction: preventive measures such as training and awareness and prevention skills for personal protection in the musculoskeletal areas are one of the most important strategies in health care systems. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an educational intervention based on health belief model (hbm) on promoting preventive behavior of musculoskeletal problems in female afg...

introduction: newborn hearing screening leads to the early detection of hearing impairment. the aim of screening is to decrease or remove the effect of hearing impairment on development of speech and language by timely diagnosis and effective treatment. a number of risk factors lead to delayed start of decreased hearing ability including: 1. congenital infection with cytomegalovirus  (cmv) viru...