aim: there is conclusive scientific evidence of the adverse effect of excessive salt consumption on health, particularly on blood pressure, leading to cardiovascular disease (cvd), gastric cancer, osteoporosis, cataracts, kidney stones, diabetes and obesity. we investigated the determinants of salt consumption among the rural women in chabahar (iran) by applying the theory of planned behavior. ...

background : since risk factors of hypertension are formed during adolescent period and regarding that attitudes change occurs more easily in these ages, the present paper aimed to evaluate the impact of education based on the theory of planned behavior in hypertension prevention behaviors in female adolescent students. methods : in this quasi-experimental study, 160 girls of 12-16 yr old (80 i...

background: pedestrian injuries are a significant source of mortality and disability among children and prevention of it requires educational strategies and comprehensive approaches. this study was done to determine the effect of health education based on planned behavior theory (tpb) in promotion of safe behaviors in crossing the road among students, who are in four-grade in the primary school...

background: reduction of physical activity among people is one of the most important problems of society which is resulted from life industrialization. the aim of this study was to survey knowledge and theory of planned behavior constructs inclusive attitude, intention, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control regarding girl student’s physical activity in naein payam noor university in...

background: excessive and uncontrolled television watching by children predisposes them to some risks such as developmental, social and psychological disorders. parents play an important role in nurturing their children and controlling the factors affecting their health. the aim of this study was to determine the impact of health education programs on parents' supervision skills to control thei...

conclusions an intervention based on the theory of planned behavior was effective in improving the foot care in diabetic patients. results the two groups showed no significant difference in terms of demographics or in the mean scores of other variables before the intervention (p > 0.05). after the intervention, a significant increase was observed in the mean scores of attitudes, and foot care p...

background: when people maintain positive attitudes during life, their beliefs orientation will be highly beneficial to their health. in other words, those who have optimistic expectations report better physical health which is the result of their better psychological compatibility. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior...

aims: adolescence is one the most precarious periods of life, concerning the drug abuse. the social cost of the drug abuse and injury among adolescents is extraordinary and requires intervention. the theory of planned behavior (tpb) is perhaps the most influential theory for prediction of social and health behaviors including drug abuse. this study aimed at designing and implementing a curricul...

background : the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (f&v;) in prevention of chronic diseases is known. childhood play an important role in formation of healthy eating habits. the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of education, with application of the theory of planned behavior, on improvement of f&v; consumption. methods : in this quasi-experimental study, 184 fourth, f...