objective: knowledge and attitude of parents about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is an important factor in management of the disorder in children. this study investigates the parents’ knowledge and attitude towards adhd, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. method: in this cross-sectional descriptive study, the subjects were 150 parents (120 mother and 30 father) ...

purpose: present study is to evaluate the effect of the urinary stone continuing medical education program of gps' knowledge, attitude and performance in real situation. material & method: 80 gps, 19 female and 61 male, 43.2+/-12.5 years old, 14.5 +/-11.9 years after graduation, who work in private practice in tehran, participated in the study. they participated in two-day conference run by lec...

background & aim: cesarean section (cs) rates have been increasing steadily, worldwide. the knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards natural childbirth and cs are important factors in selecting a mode of delivery. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery and nursing students towards different modes of delivery. methods:in this descriptive,...

introduction:today, the growing amount of paper consumption and consequently deforestation and environmental destruction have imposed financial burden on different countries around the world. this study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and performance of yazd health volunteers on cutting down the consumption of paper. methods: this descriptive-cross sectional study was condu...

objective: to compare the knowledge and attitude regarding pubertal changes among pre – adolescent girls before and after the pubertal preparedness program (ppp) in experimental and comparison group. materials and methods: a quasi experimental (non- equivalent comparison group pretest posttest) design was adopted with 104pre-adolescentgirls (52 in each experimental and comparison group) of age ...

background awareness of pharmacists about counterfeit drugs is necessary for health improvement in community. the purpose of the present study is to assess the knowledge and measure the professional attitude and practice of iranian pharmacist about counterfeit drugs. in august 2008, a knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) study was performed in a national sample of 794 pharmacists who particip...

background: in the field of education, a great deal of quality improvement is remained to be achieved. assessment of educational courses appears to be necessary jor quality improvement in all curriculums, therefore studies for assessment of educational outcomes and impacts are of high priority. in a dentistry faculty, the mouth and dental health acre among dentistry students can be considered a...