CONTEXT Social desirability bias is problematic in studies that rely on self-reported sexual behavior data. Where gender norms create different expectations about socially acceptable behavior, males and females face distinct pressures in reporting certain outcomes, which can distort assessments of risk for HIV and STIs. METHODS In 2009, relationship and sexual behavior data were collected fro...

this study was a qualitative research which was done by a case study approach. the samples were chosen from rural development experts of hamedan province during a snowball sampling process. the data were collected by the semistructured interviews. the data collection was done by faceto- face interviews, after the interview questions guide was determined. the theoretical saturation was attained ...

background: dental carries is a common disease during childhood. parents are directly responsible for the dental health of their and can play important role in preventing oral diseases in children. the aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude of mothers on oral health preschool children. methods: a cross - sectional study was conducted in isfahan health centers. 253 mothers of pre...

breast cancer is the most common cancer occurring among women. the mortality rate of breast cancer can be reduced by regular breast cancer screening program. this study was carried out to identify the knowledge and practice of women about breast cancer screening in zahedan, southeast of iran. in this cross- sectional study, 384 women were selected as an improbability sample of women referring t...

In using language, people not only exchange information, but also navigate their social world - for example, they can express themselves indirectly to avoid losing face. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study, we investigated the neural correlates of interpreting face-saving indirect replies, in a situation where participants only overheard the replies as part of a conversation bet...

OBJECTIVE Studies identifying risks and evaluating interventions for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections often rely on self-reported measures of sensitive behaviours. Such self-reports can be subject to social desirability bias. Concerns over the accuracy of these measures have prompted efforts to improve the level of privacy and anonymity of the intervi...

this survey has been conducted to indicate the positive effects of implementing neonates continuous care patterns on their physical health as well as early diagnosis and decrease of complications in 6 weeks after delivery. this quasi-experimental study has been conducted on 118 mothers and their neonates in one maternity hospital in iran. neonates were assigned in control and experimental group...

objective of this study was determining of the hamadanian young couples about family size, sex ratio and birth order of their asked children. the population of this study was the young men and women that were imminent of marriage, refereed to marriage offices as well as hygienic and therapeutic centres in hamadan city. this was a cross sectional descriptive study and has been done by using ques...

BACKGROUND A domain-specific physical activity questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ) was developed in the framework of the second wave of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS). This article presents the EHIS-PAQ and describes its development and evaluation processes. METHODS Research institutes from Belgium, Estonia and Germany participated in the Improvement of the EHIS (ImpEHIS) Grant project issu...