individual and social variety factors effect on risky behaviors that could note the domestic factors such as parenting style and individual features such as the ability to say no to youth and teens. the purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between parental bonding and self assertiveness with behavior at risk in students of shahid chamran university of ahvaz. it selected ...

cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the driving force behind the discrepancy in life expectancy between indigenous and nonindigenous groups in many countries. preceding cvd many indigenous groups exhibit a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors, including overweight-obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. in turn, modifiable lifestyle risk factors contribute to the developmen...

background: this paper aims to examine the reproductive health and behaviors which might expose young people at risks of stis/hiv and potential correlates of such behaviors among female college students in tehran. methods: this paper focuses on the study conducted on a sample of 1743 female undergraduate students in four multidisciplinary universities in tehran during 2005-2006 using a two-stag...

background: high-risk unsafe behaviors (hrubs) have been known as the main cause of occupational accidents. considering the financial and societal costs of accidents and the limitations of available resources, there is an urgent need for managing unsafe behaviors at workplaces. the aim of the present study was to find strategies for decreasing the rate of hrubs using an integrated approach of s...

Background & aim: AIDS is one of the major public health challenges all over the world. Perceived risk is a significant predictor of high-risk behaviors related to AIDS. Women constitute more than half of the HIV patients, and the rate of female sex workers with AIDS is more than the rest of female population. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate AIDS risk perception and its related f...

the original biophysical profile is time consuming and costly. this study was performed to compare diagnostic value of the original fetal biophysical profile to the modified biophysical profile. patients were selected from high risk pregnancies referred for fetal assessment and were randomly assigned to two groups. the measures of outcomes were perinatal mortality, cesarean section for abnormal...

background & aim:  the most important risk factor for one’s sexual health is high-risk sexual behavior. implementation of educational programs has been considered as one of the most crucial interventions in the prevention and treatment of these behaviors. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of an educational program on the knowledge and attitude of female sex workers toward prev...

conclusions our study revealed that patients with the diagnosis of breast cancer have greater bpe in comparison with control group. the results may be indicative for higher probability of developing breast cancer in patients with higher bpe. therefore, ce-mri could be a useful tool for breast cancer risk assessment. objectives background parenchymal enhancement (bpe) on contrast-enhanced magnet...