aims: using the best assessment methods is an important factor in educational development of health students. modified essay questions and multiple choice questions are two prevalent methods of assessing the students. the aim of this study was to compare two methods of modified essay questions and multiple choice questions in occupational health engineering and work laws courses. materials & me...

introduction: many training programs have been conducted, aiming to encourage women to perform breast self-examination for early detection of breast cancer. this study aimed to review studies performed on efficacy of educational interventions to correct women’s behavior in breast self-examination. method : through systematic search of medline and isi web of science databanks to retrieve title...

abstract background: breast cancer as a most common organ cancer in women is the first cause of death among women with 40-45 years old. the only way to control this disease is early detection that it can be treated in about 90% of women with breast cancer. the best way for early detection of breast cancer is screening, and the best accessible way is breast self examination (bse). considering th...

background: breast and testicular cancers affect a substantial and increasing proportion of the global population. self-examination encourages early detection and treatment of these cancers, which positively impacts on patient quality of life and survival. methods: the present study investigated the role of body esteem in breast and testicular self-examination. men ( n = 60) and women ( n = 90)...

background: improvement of attitudes toward breast cancer positively affects the screening behaviors of women. imagery has been shown to have a positive impact on the screening behaviors of women. aim: this study aimed to investigate the effects of breast cancer screening training based on the systematic comprehensive health education and promotion (shep) model on the attitudes and breast self-...

background: breast cancer has been considered as a major health problem in females, because of its high incidence in recent years. due to the role of breast self-examination (bse) in early diagnosis and prevention of morbidity and mortality rate of breast cancer, promoting student knowledge, capabilities and attitude are required in this regard. this study was conducted to evaluation bse educat...

Introduction: Health tourism refers to travel for the use of services that improve or promote the physical or psychological health of an individual in a location apart from their place of residence lasting over 24 hours. Health tourism provides a sizeable share of revenues derived from the health sector in some countries. The high potential for health tourism in Iran, especiall...