results: the findings of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study are expected to provide unique information about the health concerns of iranian adolescents and their sources of information, which to date have received little attention. conclusions: these data will provide a rich source of information that can be used by intervention programs, health professionals and policy makers in a...

background women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers ...

introduction: information technology might have some potential effects, such as influencing treatment process, rate and easiness of information retrieval, and information availability for making clinical decisions based on conditions and management, educational and research activities on health service systems. recognizing these effects can be concerned as a foundation to strategic planning in ...

BACKGROUND Most Ministries of Health across Africa invest substantial resources in some form of health management information system (HMIS) to coordinate the routine acquisition and compilation of monthly treatment and attendance records from health facilities nationwide. Despite the expense of these systems, poor data coverage means they are rarely, if ever, used to generate reliable evidence ...

background and aims: given the ever-increasing importance and value of information, providing management with a reliable information system, which can facilitate decision making regarding planning, organization and control, is vitally important. this study aimed to analyze and evaluate information needs at statistics and medical records departments of iranian medical universities. the findings ...

background: this study investigated the relationship between people's attitudes towards the safety culture and comparing its perceptions among three levels of refinery personnel: top management, supervisory staff and frontline workers by conducting safety culture survey. methods: a questionnaire comprising general information and 59-safety attitude statement were distributed among 237 workers, ...

background: the existing models of information technology in health sciences have full scope of betterment and extension. the high demand pressures, public expectations, advanced platforms all collectively contribute towards hospital environment, which has to be kept in kind while designing of advanced technological ecosystem for information technology. moreover, for the smooth conduct and oper...

introduction: with increasing production of health information, information technologies have been used for better management and usage of such data. this enormous increase in gathering and storing of information and widespread accessibility also concerns individuals regarding privacy and security of information. this research is concerned with this issue due to decisions on establishing indivi...