Background and purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses play an important role in non-pharmacological prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of nurses in ICU about non-pharmacological prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Materials and methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 120 ICU nurses were studied in teac...

Background and Aims: Tooth decay is still one of the most prevalent pediatric diseases. According to the role of general dentists and importance of first dental visit in prevention, the aim of this study was to evaluate dentist’s knowledge and attitude regarding children’s first dental visit in Gorgan, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 140 general practitioners partic...

Introduction & Objective: Thalassaemia is a prevalent disease in Iran. The knowledge of couple about thalassaemia at the stage of marriage has an important role in prevention of that. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge of couple at the stage of Marriage in relation to the thalassaemia in Bahar city, Hamdan province. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study w...

Arthritis is the most common disease among the elderly. Identification of factors affecting the prevention of arthritis prevention behaviors for the design of preventive interventions it is very important. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the prevention of arthritis in middle-aged women using the health belief model. This descriptive-analytic study was performed on 325 wom...