introduction: crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a zoonosis disease. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of educational intervention on practice improvement of employees in healthcare centers and meat distribution centers of ilam province in relation to crimean congo hemorrhagic fever. materials and methods: participants in present quasi-experimental study were 200 employees ...

results the five determinants of cost, inconvenience, fear, organization, and patient-dentist relationship were determined as barriers to access to dental services among which the cost and patient-dentist relationship were identified as the first and last priorities with the coordinates (1.4 and 1.4) and (1.25 and -0.65), respectively. conclusions high cost of dental care has led to not referri...

health care wastes, which produce in most hospitals, laboratories and clinics, causes spread of dangerous and contagious diseases and are a serious threat to human health and the environment due to contamination and the losses caused by the lack of health care waste management. now days there are 4 common technologies for the disposal of hospital waste which is taken into consideration by the m...

under the table or informal payments in several middle and low income countries is a serious impediment to health care reform. these payments are effectively a form of systemic corruption. this report shows the efforts of a patient who seek health care for his ankle while being requested to pay under the table in hospital and private clinic. the data were collected by interview and surveying pa...

conclusions with regard to the current challenges in iran’s health system, using risk-adjusted capitation as a primary healthcare payment system can lead to useful changes in the health system’s features. however, future research should focus on the development of the risk-adjusted capitation model. background when a country’s health system is faced with fundamental flaws that require the redes...

background psychological violence is the most common form of workplace violence that can affect professional performance and job satisfaction of health care workers. although several studies have been conducted in iran, but there is no consensus regarding current status of such violence. objectives this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological violence among healthcare workers...

objectives: a public health course has an important role in theundergraduate education of pharmacy and dentistry in termsof emphasizing preventive care. the purpose of this study is toevaluate the views of pharmacy and dentistry students on a publichealth course and preventive health care.methods: 173 students enrolled at ege university, facultiesof pharmacy and dentistry completed a swot (stre...

abstract background: the world health organization emphasizes on integration of sexual health into primary health care services, educating people and health care workers about sexuality, and promoting optimal sexual health. despite the high prevalence of sexual problems, these problems are poorly managed in primary health care services. this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and feas...

background: non-communicable diseases (ncds) and psychological hazards are increasingly observed in industries, necessitating the need to strengthen industrial health systems to control the same. district level data on level of functioning of industrial health systems and services with special focus on systems available for mental health care is lacking in india. this information is vital to pl...