objective: this study aimed to determine prevalence and predisposing factors of personality disorders among infertile in comparison to fertile women. materials and methods:  by a descriptive- analytic study in vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, 300 women entered the research.  eysenck personality (epq) and structured researcher questionnaires were applied for all patients. demograp...

BACKGROUND Religion and Ethnicity are the two most important factors that shape the behavioral pattern especially health seeking behaviors of the people of Nigeria. This study seeks to examine the mediatory effects of the linkage between ethnicity and religion with selected socio-demographic variables on the current use of contraception (CUC) among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. METHOD...

objective: spouse abuse is a major worldwide health concern and includes a wide range of emotional, physical and sexual maltreatments. the objective of present study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of spouse abuse among women who were registered with health centers in the city of sari. methods: we distributed two specifically designed questionnaires among one thousand women who...

background: traditional cigarette advertising has existed in the us for over 200 years. studies suggest that advertising has an impact on the initiation and maintenance of smoking behaviors. in recent years, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) emerged on the market as an alternative to the traditional tobacco cigarette. the purpose of this study was to describe advertisements in popular us mag...

the prophet struggled a lot to promote the social position and status of women in the society. among the famous women of early islam, who took their model from islamic teachings was umma habibah. detached from her economic and family relations, she joined the circle of muslims and had a great impact at the early islam. she was raised in islamic teachings and took an important place in the early...

   Physical self-concept or perception of physical self is one of the main factors and properties of perception of one’s identity, especially of the youth which has recently been the center of attention of experts in different branches of humanities and social sciences. In fact, perception of body can be considered one of the most important factors that inevitably influence many of our social r...