Introduction: Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common neonatal problems with high morbidity and mortality and can lead to brain injury or even death in healthy infants. Maternal knowledge, attitude, and practice have a significant impact on the prevention of complications of jaundice. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers living in Jiroft a...

Background: Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, several control measures were taken, such as quarantine, curfews, restrictions on the provision of certain services, and the launch of information campaigns. Success in these actions is strongly influenced by people's obedience to the instructions of the Ministry of Health and the National Corona Headquarters and this is influenced...

:.In the result of first world investigations, it has recommended that most oral and dental disease (over 80%) can be prevented by oral hygiene Instruction and sanitary methods.In our investigation, we have wanted to estimate the rate of knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists in urmieh. Our results exhibited that the rate of dentist's knowledge about sanitary and preventive methods and th...

Background and Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between educational practice of volunteer health workers (VHWs) and preventive behavior of households (HH) under their coverage regarding cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) based on the BASNEF model in Yazd City, Iran Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all the 60 VHWs in the CL-endemic re...

Background and Aim: Food poisoning occurs under circumstances where proper action for protecting foods from microbial contamination and chemical toxins is not taken. In the Iranian society women have an important role in preparing food in the home. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of women living in Yazd, Iran regarding food poisoning. Materia...

Background and Aim: Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the cause of about 18% of all malignancies in females. By breast self-examination (BSE) it is possible to diagnose a breast tumor in the preliminary stages and treat it. Basic changes in the knowledge, attitude and practice of women as regards regular BES and follow-up will lead to considerable success in campaigns agains...

Background and purpose: The success of organ donation process is closely related to the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses toward this issue. Therefore, the nurses involved with this process should be aware of their roles. This study was conducted to determine the effect of training program based on nursing model of dynamism and continuous improvement in seeking assurance and getting ap...

Many studies indicate that the nutritional knowledge and practice of adolescent girls are inadequate. Few surveys were performanced about effect of nutrition education on knowledge, attitude and practice in this vulnerable group. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two nutrition education methods (guidebook and group discussion) on the nutritional knowledge, attitude and prac...