conclusions teaching effective coping skills by psychological consultants in suicide attempted people, especially for women and people with low educational level, is important materials and methods this is a analytical cross-sectional study. participants consisted of 50 suicide-attempted people admitted to shiraz faghihi hospital. instruments for data collections were a demographic checklist an...

background: improper nutritional knowledge is one of the most important causes of nutritional problems, which can affect practice and cause more complications. the aim of this study was to assess the association between nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of iranian households with socioeconomic status (ses).   methods: the study population was 14,136 households (57 clusters of 8...

conclusions this study indicated that the use of this model in the children’s nutritional status can result in positive outcomes, and this model can make interventions more effective in this regard. objectives this study aimed to apply authoritative parenting style model in children’s nutritional status. methods this research was a cross-sectional study conducted on 1000 parents selected by ran...

the aim of present research was to study the relation between demographic characteristics (age, sex, and family economical status) and the rate of prevalence of depression in high school students at ray city. 388 subjects (166 boys and 222 girls) were selected through stratified random sampling method. the age range of these students was between 14 to 18 years. research data was gathered throug...

background: status epilepticus (se) is one of the most common neurological emergencies with high mortality and morbidity. this study aims to determine the most common causes and outcomes of se in adult patients from fars province in southern iran. materials and methods: 134 patients with se (either convulsive or non-convulsive), admitted to namazi hospital, were enrolled from january 2006 to fe...

conclusions marital status may affect mets risk z score differently in both genders. results in comparison to participants who were married, no significant changes in mets risk z score was found in single participants. employed females in the transition to married group had significant increase in mets risk z score than single employed females. no significant changes in mets risk z score were o...

background: osteoporosis is one of the most common metabolic bone diseases. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a prevention program based on health belief model on osteoporosis among women. methods: in this quasi-case study, 120 patients (60 cases and 60 control), registered under the health centers in fasa city, fars province, iran were selected in 2014. a questionnaire...

nutritional status during adolescence plays an important role in human lifecycle. the aim of this study was nutritional status and dietary intake among adolescent girls. in a cross sectional study, using two stage cluster sampling 256 adolescent girls were randomly selected from 8 semnan secondary schools. weight and height were measured and body mass index (bmi) was calculated. in adolescents,...

comparing dietary pattern and related socio-economic factors among adolescent girls in the north and south of tehran, the capital of iran. this cross-sectional and analytical study 210 adolescent girls, aged 14-17 years, from high schools in the north district of tehran (n=105; high socio-economic level) and the south district (n=105; low socio-economic level) were selected by the two-step, clu...

objective status epilepticus (se) has been described as a series of major motor seizure without recovery of consciousness between seizures. se is a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment. in this article we shall conclude history, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, the best management as well as the prognosis of the condition.