BACKGROUND Women's responses to partner violence are influenced by a complex constellation of factors including: psychological attachment to the partner; context of the abuse; and structural factors, all of which shape available options for women outside of the relationship. OBJECTIVE To describe women's responses to physical partner violence; and to understand the role of women's economic re...

introdouction: oral and dental health is viewed as one of the most important domains of public health, which is of over riding importance among mothers who, with regard to their role in maintaining their health and their children’s health, are considered one of the vulnerable groups. materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional study in which 110 pregnant mothers referring to 15 health trea...

conclusions according to the results, interventions based on socioecological model can positively affect women’s physical activity. results the results indicated insignificant differences between the two groups in terms of perceived social, physical, and political support and also with regard to level of physical activity before intervention. however after the intervention and according to inde...

background women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers ...

to estimate the prevalence and analyze factors associated with both public and private health services utilization in women population in a western district of iran.a cross-sectional study with 1200 individuals aged 18-49 years carried out in different districts of sanandaj city, western iran, in 2012. the main outcome variable was use of health service in the previous 12 months. the in-depende...

Women who are verbally abused by their intimate male partners suffer serious mental health consequences and often experience physical violence in their relationship. Despite the importance of studying verbal abuse, no previous research has investigated the specific content of the insults men use to derogate their partners. We present the development and initial validation of a new measure desig...

To provide differential effectiveness on length of stay at a shelter and receipt versus non-receipt of a protection order (PO), and outcomes of violence, functioning, and resiliency, in 300 abused women (150 first-time users of a shelter and 150 first-time applicants for a PO) who participate in a 7-year study with outcomes measured every 4 months. Four months after a shelter stay or applicatio...

background and objective: a healthy lifestyle is one of the basic health promotion strategies. several factors are involved in shaping health promotion behaviors. the internal barriers are the opinion and feelings that surround the individual and are the reasons that complicate the change of behavior. the aim of this study was to identify internal motivations and barriers effective on the healt...

background: reproductive health is an important health topic. there are many challenges in reproductive health and it is necessary to train experts to manage them. the aim of this study was to define the tasks of master of science (msc) graduates in reproductive health through comprehensive needs assessment to establish the course. materials and methods: the study comprised of three steps. in t...

background: the aim of the study was to compare the effects of 'face-to-face education' and 'educational movies' on  'knowledge' and 'practice' of women of child-bearing-age, in terms of health-care during pregnancy and during infancy in a suburban region near tehran city, iran.   methods: in this quasi-experimental study, the sample included 873 married women. questionnaires for knowledge and ...