Katayon Bakhtiar

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad,Iran

[ 1 ] - DMFT and OHIS Indexs in the Pregnant Mothers: An Explanation Based on the Health Belief Model

Introduction: Oral and dental health is one of the most important parts of public health. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing oral and dental health among the pregnant mothers referring to urban health centers in Khorramabad, Iran, based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in 2016. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 340 pregnant mothers living in Khorramabad, Iran...

[ 2 ] - Prediction of unwanted pregnancies using logistic regression, probit regression and discriminant analysis

  Background: Unwanted pregnancy not intended by at least one of the parents has undesirable consequences for the family and the society. In the present study, three classification models were used and compared to predict unwanted pregnancies in an urban population.   Methods : In this cross-sectional study, 887 pregnant mothers referring to health centers in Khorramabad, Iran, in 2012 were ...

[ 3 ] - A comparison of life quality and public health after natural and cesarean delivery in women referred to khorramabad health centers in 2009-2011

Background : The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life and public health after natural and cesarean delivery in women referred to Khorramabad health centers in 2009-2011. Materials and Methods: In this cohort study all pregnant women referred to health centers in Khorramabad were studied. 380 persons participated in the study selected using purposive sampling method. Data collect...

[ 4 ] - بررسی میزان ماستیت بالینی و تحت بالینی بر اساس خصوصیات شیمیایی و فیزیکی شیر مادر

Mastitis is one of the most common inflammatory conditions of breast that may occur in 10% of the breastfeeding mothers. This complication can cause chemical and physical changes in breast milk and may lead to the discontinuation of breastfeeding and weight loss and growth retardation of infant. This study aims at determination of clinical and subclinical mastitis based on chemical and physical...

[ 5 ] - Effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on psychological factors of AIDS preventive behaviors in addicts

AIDS is a problem threatening public health throughout the world, especially developing countries. Injecting drug users are most at risk of HIV infection and account for 68.15% of all suffering cases in Iran. This study investigated the effect of health intervention on the AIDS preventive behaviors among addicts based on HBM. This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest design. ...