background and objectives: admission to university is considered an opportunity to learn more and mentally grow further. at the same time, it is considered a stressor by some students and causes maladaptive reactions in them. this study was conducted to investigate the association between social adjustment and spiritual health in university students. methods: two hundred and fifty students were...

health education in schools is one of the most effective ways of promoting health in a society. studies have shown the effectiveness of health interventions aimed at improving students' knowledge, attitude, and behaviors about health issues. the aim of this study was to evaluate health issues in primary school textbooks in iran.in school year 2010-2011, the contents of all primary school textbo...

background: oral contraceptive pills effectiveness is lower in actual use than in clinical trials. the views of a group of married iranian women were sought as a step toward improving the enhanced use of contraceptive pills. methods: two focus groups of current pill users (n=13) and two focus groups of women not currently taking the pills (n=14) were held. leaders trained facilitators; themes w...

aims: the oral health is one of the most of public health problems and women with pregnancy have high risk for dental caries and need more attention. the purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a health education intervention based on the health belief model (hbm) on oral health behavior in pregnant women. methods: this is a quasi-experimental study carried out on 130 pregnant ...

background: statistics of alcohol use iran was investigated in the beginning of 2010 in mental, social health and addiction department of ministry of health. the findings showed that the alcohol use, especially in young people, is notable. hence a strategic plan or a policy document in alcohol use was needed to explain the main vision also provide countrywide strategies for all related domains ...

health reform is the outcome of dispersed policy initiatives in different sectors, at different levels and across time. policy work which can drive coherent health reform needs to operate across the governance structures as well as the institutions that comprise healthcare systems. building policy capacity to support health reform calls for clarity regarding the nature of such policy work and t...

background informal payments for health care, which are common in many countries, can have negative effects on health care access, equity and health status as they lead people to forgo or delay seeking care, or to sell assets to pay for care. many countries are putting reforms in place with the aim of reducing informal payments. in order to be successful, such policies should be informed by the...

background & aim: prenatal care is a key strategy for achieving public health goals, primary healthcare objectives, and the millennium development goals. the aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the use of prenatal care services in order to design suitable interventions and promote the use of these services. methods:in this systematic quantitative literature review, stud...

conclusions: focusing on successful aging and adopting hpbs can prevent and decrease aging problems which in turn decreases the financial burden and related costs. this is especially important for the policy and decision makers of the health systems. results: the mean age of the participants in this study was 65.9 ± 3.6 (range 60-73). results showed a statistically significant difference betwee...

conclusions due to positive effect of healthy lifestyle on health promotion of individuals, it would be better for the government to provide comprehensive programs and policies in the society to enhance awareness of people about positive effects of health-oriented lifestyle on life and also provide required conditions to have a healthy lifestyle. islamic republic of iran considers all aspects o...