Habib Shareinia, Forough Rafii, Payam Sarraf, Mahnaz Seyedalshohahadaee. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Social Development & Health Promotion Research Centre, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran; Professor, Center for Nursing Care Research, Medical surgical Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran Universityof Medical Sciences,...

1. Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran 2. Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran 3. Dept. of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Reproductive Studies and Women...

abstract present study aims to identify influential dimensions affecting level of entrepreneurs' decision maker cognitive complexity with regard to the importance of cognition and its complex pattern on the process of entrepreneurial decision making. qualitative stage of this mix method research was conducted at early stage by formation of a focus group consisted of superior entrepreneurs in 20...

background: current evidence consistently confirm inequalities in health status among socioeconomic groups, gender, ethnicity, geographical area and other social determinants of health (sdh), which adversely influence health of the population. sdh refer to a wide range of factors not limited to social component, but also involve economic, cultural, educational, political or environmental proble...

EVIDENCE UTILIZATION IN HEALTH POLICY MAKING BASED ON THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR Mohammad Hasan Imani Nasab, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Masoud Salehi, Hesam Seyedin, Reza Majdzadeh. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Knowledge Utilization Research Center, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, ...

BACKGROUND As social health is a condition-driven, dynamic and fluid concept, it seems necessary to construct and obtain a national and relevant concept of it for every society. Providing an empirical back up for Iran's concept of social health was the aim of the present study. METHODS This study is an ecologic study in which available data for 30 provinces of Iran in 2007 were analyzed. In o...

Ecotourism in protected areas facilitates responsible travel to natural places that conserve the environment, deliver economic benefits local communities, and offer interpretation education visitors. Proper planning sufficient monitoring of ecotourism sustainability indicators is needed manage visitor activities areas. Therefore, identifying major impacts mitigating them early stages developmen...

OBJECTIVES We examined differences between China and India in key health and socioeconomic indicators, including life expectancy, infant and child mortality, non-communicable disease mortality from cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and diabetes, Human Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, material living conditions, and health expenditure. METHODS Data on health and social indicato...