background osteoporosis is one of the consequences of chronic diseases such as nephrotic syndrome in adolescents, especially in those undergoing glucocorticoid therapies. the present study aimed to determine and compare the effect of education by peers and health personnel on the prevention of osteoporosis in the adolescents with nephrotic syndrome. methods the present quasi-experimental study ...

  Currently the control policy of malaria is based on the patient,s treatment,killing of the larvae and application of insecticides, whereas the important factors such as knowledge , attitude and health behaviour have been mostly ignored. This study was carried out to determine. Knowledge, attitude and health behaviour of 517 women in rural areas of Kahnujian city. The subjects were selected b...

background and aims: the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. one of the key lifestyle behaviors that helps prevent obesity and being overweight among children and adolescents is to avoid drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) or to take, at most, one serving per day. the present study intended to evaluate knowledge and perceptions of high school girl...

patients and methods the study adopts a quasi-experimental research design. a total of 102 mothers of children presenting with febrile seizure and admitted to a teaching hospital in iran were equally assigned to three groups: group i received no intervention (control group), group ii received a febrile seizure information pamphlet, and group iii received the febrile seizure information pamphlet...

background: undoubtedly proper nutrition has a great role in the prevention of many diseases, especially osteoporosis, and in increasing intellectual and physical efficiency. considering the importance of nutrition education for school age children, this study was performed to determine the effect of health education based on health belief model on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the se...

effect of health education program on knowledge and   attitude of khoy health workers about prevention   and control of diabetes     r. zakariaee [1] , a. aineri [2] , a. didarlou [3] , a. khorami [4]     abstract:   history & objective: diabetes, is a worldwide problem that has dangerous effects on people, families and communities health. thus, in the present study, we have evaluated effect of...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: All primary care providers contribute to oral health promotion of the community, especially when they are more frequently visited by individuals compared to dentists. The aim of the present study was to assess midwifery students’ knowledge on and attitude toward oral health promotion of pregnant women and its relationship with the students’ own oral health status and their b...