Selection of Person of the Year from Public Health Perspective: Promotion of Mass Clusters of Copycat Self-immolation

Evaluating the frequency of Self-Immolation and its Relationship with Social and Demographic Status of the Patients Referring to Ghotboddin E Shirazi during the Years 2006 and 2011

 Background & Objective: Suicide is the act of injuring oneself in order to destruct one’s life. One of the worst ways to attempt suicide, especially in eastern countries, is self- burning. This study aimed to show the frequency of self- burning and its relationship with social and demographic status.  Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all medical records of patients who ...

Werther's syndrome: copycat self-immolation in Israel with a call for responsible media response.

Effective Factors of the Healthy Nutritional Behavior Based on the Application of Social Cognitive Theory among 13-15-Year-Old Students

Background: There is a rapid spurt in non-communicable diseases because of some significant changes in nutrition patterns around the globe. Controlling the main risk factors, namely lack of physical activity and smoking, might decrease more than 50% of the deaths and disabilities caused by these factors. This study aimed to investigate the effective factors of healthy food behavior based on the...

Child abuse or self-immolation? A case report

Background: Non-accidental burns may not be detected unless a complete history of the accident and a detailed physical examination is obtained. Self-inflicted burns are a regular source of admission to burn units. Case presentation: An 11 year old boy with multiple localized burn injuries was brought to the emergency department of burn hospital by his mother. The lesions were in diff...

Do Maternal Oral Health-Related Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Influence Oral Hygiene Behavior of their Children?

Background This study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of Tabriz, Iran.  Data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...