background: primary health care physicians (phcps) are the first in the clinic to detect and help victims of intimate partner violence (ipv). therefore, their attitude and practice toward domestic violence (dv) are important to manage this problem. the aim of current study was to compare the behavior and attitude of phcps about dv versus other health risk factors in tehran, iran.   methods : a ...

BACKGROUND Sedentary life style and consequent obesity prevail in both developed and developing nations; gender- and age-independently. Physical inactivity in a population in a life style transition-like Saudi Arabia-causes metabolic syndrome with its immediate and long-term complications. Healthcare workers are in a better position for role modeling and counseling of appropriate health behavio...

BACKGROUND Primary health care physicians (PHCPs) are the first in the clinic to detect and help victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, their attitude and practice toward domestic violence (DV) are important to manage this problem. The aim of current study was to compare the behavior and attitude of PHCPs about DV versus other health risk factors in Tehran, Iran. METHODS A con...

  Background: Primary health care physicians (PHCPs) are the first in the clinic to detect and help victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, their attitude and practice toward domestic violence (DV) are important to manage this problem. The aim of current study was to compare the behavior and attitude of PHCPs about DV versus other health risk factors in Tehran, Iran.   Methods : ...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

This study aimed to understand the offer of mental health care at Background: the primary care level, collecting the views of psychologists, primary health care providers (PHCPs), and patients, with a focus on health services in which patients attend regularly and who present a higher prevalence of mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted in antenatal care, tuberculosis, Methods: HIV...

INTRODUCTION Primary healthcare practitioners (PHCPs) can contribute to the control of cancer by promoting healthy lifestyles to patients. Given the scarcity of data in the Middle East on this subject, we sought to determine, through a cross-sectional survey, the status of healthy lifestyle promotion by PHCPs (physicians, nurses, midwives, nurse aids) in Jordan. METHODS Building on published ...