Vahid Ghavami

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Assessment of Construct Validity Faculty Members’ Evaluation Questionnaire by Students in Health School of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Background: From the students’ viewpoint the evaluation of teachers is one of the most important tasks of faculty evaluation aiming to strengthen the abilities, modify teachers’ weaknesses, and improve the quality of teaching system. The present study aimed to determine the suitable structure to evaluate faculty members by the students’ questionnaire, at the Health School of Ma...

[ 2 ] - Preventive Behaviors of Malta Fever in Country Women: A Family-Based Empowerment Model

Aims: Brucellosis (Malta fever) is one of the most common zoonosis diseases. The role of the family in preventive behaviors against brucellosis is important, so this study was conducted to determine the relationship between preventative behaviors of brucellosis and family-based empowerment models in women in families with brucellosis patients in Iran. Instrument & Methods: 200 people participa...

[ 3 ] - Nurses' Preparedness for Disasters in a Crisis-stricken Country: A case study in Afghanistan in 2020

Introduction: Nurses play an important role in the hospital's affective response to accidents and disasters.  Assessing nurses' preparedness is the starting point for planning to improve and increase nurses' preparedness for disasters.  Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the preparedness of nurses of the 650-bed district hospital in Herat, Afghanistan in the face of disasters in 2020. ...

[ 4 ] - The Effect of Peer Education Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on the Improvement of Behaviors Related to Oral Health in Primary School Students in Rural Areas of Torbat-e Jam

Introduction: Healthy mouth and teeth are one of the main criteria for measuring people’s health in the community. Health education is one of the best ways to ensure people’s health in the community. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of peer education on improving oral health behaviors based on behavior theory that was planned in primary school students in rural areas of Torba...

[ 5 ] - A Comparative Study of Healthy Lifestyle of Iranian and Iraqi Elderly and Its Predictors

Objectives Lifestyle is influenced by differences in societies and changes in culture, social and environmental conditions, hence this study was conducted to determine and compare healthy lifestyle and its predictors in the elderly living in Iran and Iraq. Methods & Materials This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 800 elderly people over 60 years old who were referred to health cen...

[ 6 ] - The Impact of Health Education on Coronavirus Disease Preventive Behaviours in Oil Industry Workers: An Application of Health Belief Model

Background: Recently, the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 is a new emerging universal challenge in the infectious epidemic diseases management. Even today with the vaccine accessibility, the most efficient intervention is behaviour-based intervention and with the emergence of new diverse, it remains significant. The goal of present study was to promote preventive behaviours during the coro...