Sakineh Rakhshanderou

Assistant Professor in Health Education and Health Promotion, Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Determinants of Fast Food Consumption among Students of Tehran: Application of Planned Behavior Theory

Background Today, lifestyle changes have led to increasing fast food consumption. Regarding importance of nutrition in adolescence, the present study aimed to identify determinants of fast food consumption using theory of planned behavior among students of guidance schools in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytical) was carried out using self-admin...

[ 2 ] - Effectiveness of Snack-centered Nutrition Education on Promoting Knowledge, Attitude, and Nutritional Behaviors in Elementary Students

Background: Unhealthy nutrition at early years of life causes some diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and bone and joint diseases during adulthood. In other words, many of wrong health behaviors are rooted in childhood experiences. This study was conducted to examine effect of interventional programs on knowledge, attitude and nutritional be...

[ 3 ] - Using Social Network of TELEGRAM for Education on Continued Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding of Children among Mothers: a Successful Experience from Iran

Background: Distanceeducation for mothers with suckling babies can have a high effect and more proponents due to short time of such mothers as well as other problems like bringing infant with themselves. Authors of this research have shared an experience on application of social network of Telegram for educational intervention in field of continued breast feeding and complementary feeding of ch...

[ 4 ] - Some of the Strongest Predisposing Factors on the Behavior of Tooth Brushing among Iranian School Age Children

Background Oral Health is a criterion for general health. Oral diseases have a chronic process as well as multifactorial nature. Predisposing factors are the strongest factors in behavior formation at personal level. The aim of this study was to determine the strongest predisposing factors affecting oral health behavior among Iranian school age children. Materials and Methods This descriptive-a...

[ 5 ] - Related Factors of the Preventing Behaviors of HIV/AIDS among Young People: Applying the Extended Health Belief Model (EHBM)

Background HIV/AIDS is one of the major public health problems and a barrier to the progress of human civilization that is considered as a big concern for people all around the world. Premarital sexual abstinence is introduced as the most effective way to avoid HIV/AIDS. This study aimed to determine associated factors in the preventing behaviors of HIV/AIDS among young people using the Extende...

[ 6 ] - سواد سلامت در زنان مراجعه کننده به مراکز بهداشتی درمانی شهر زنجان: یک مطالعه مقطعی

Background and Objectives: Health literacy includes a collection of skills which enables the individuals to read, hear, analyze and applying these skills in health issues. Using these skills by women improves health and happiness of the family and the community. The aim of this research was determine of health literacy level among women attending to urban health centers of Zanjan city in 2...

[ 7 ] - بررسی تأثیر آموزش به روش بحث گروهی بر آگاهی، نگرش و رفتارهای پیشگیری کننده از فشار خون بالا در زنان 49-20 ساله شهر اسلامشهر

Background: Nowadays, high blood pressure is the most important risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney diseases and education is one of the most effective factors that reduces high blood pressure. This study aimed to determine the effect of education on knowledge, attitude and preventive behaviors of high blood pressure based on group discussion in women 20-49 years old Islamshahr Cit...

[ 8 ] - Availability and Accessibility of Fruit and Vegetable in Home and School for Iranian Students: A Cross-sectional Research in Schools of Tehran, Iran

Background: Availability and accessibilityarereported as the main determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children. The present study was conducted to assess the status of availability and accessibilityto fruit and vegetable at school and home among Iranian adolescents in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess status of fruit and ve...

[ 9 ] - Investigating the Effect of Self-Care on the Nutritional Status of the Elderly by Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Objectives The importance of self-care ability in the elderly to improve their physical and mental health has led to the most direct intervention in this regard to be the assessment of the status of self-care ability and its relationship with nutritional status. This study aims to determine the impact of self-care ability on the nutritional status of the elderly in Tehran City, Iran in 2019. M...