a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:1118:"Male involvement in reproductive issues cannot be denied. However, throughout history, it is paid little attention to the role of men in reproductive health programs. At the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, the importance of men in reproductive health programs was recognized as one of the most important aspects. Since then, the invol...

Background & aim: Male involvement is evidently an effective strategy for enhancing maternal health outcomes. Although childbirth has traditionally targeted women, the key roles of men in decision-making and financial support cannot be ignored. This study aimed to analyze women’s perception of men in birth preparedness in Migori County, Kenya. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 32...

Parent involvement (PI) in school is associated with more positive academic performance and social competence in children. However, there are inadequacies in current measures of PI and a need for a better understanding of predictors of PI. In this study, measures were obtained from a normative sample of 387 children in kindergarten and first grade from high-risk neighborhoods in 4 different sit...

Background: Behcet syndrome is a recurrent inflammatory disorder that frequently involves the ocular system. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ocular involvement in cases of Behcet's disease in Babol, north of Iran. Methods: From April 2003 to December 2009, 100 cases of behcet's disease who were admitted at the Department of Ophthalmology and Internal Medicine of Babo...

Male involvement is crucial to female contraceptive use. This study examined how male knowledge and cultural perceptions of modern female contraceptives influence involvement in contraceptive use. A cross-sectional survey of 389 men from Ayete, Nigeria was used to regress a continuous male involvement score on demographic variables, knowledge of at least one method of modern female contraceptio...

background: behcet syndrome is a recurrent inflammatory disorder that frequently involves the ocular system. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ocular involvement in cases of behcet's disease in babol, north of iran. methods: from april 2003 to december 2009, 100 cases of behcet's disease who were admitted at the department of ophthalmology and internal medici...