This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the level of knowledge, perception/ attitude, and practices related to HIV among 1,054 freshmen students in four Afghan universities differences between genders. A probability, two stage sampling method was used. Data were collected by a self administered structured questionnaire. SPSS software was used for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential ...

Population surveys concerning 'risk behaviours' thought to be related to the AIDS epidemic are many. Nevertheless, unfocused inquiry into diffuse behaviours in undifferentiated populations is not productive in low-seroprevalence populations, especially when the point is to design some form of intervention that might actually avert further infection. This is because of a failure to distinguish ...

There is a growing awareness amongst Muslims to avoid all items containing non-Halal ingredients. This sentiment has now progressed into the field of various medications too. This was a cross-sectional study using a structured, self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of community pharmacists regarding Halal pharmaceuticals. A total of 473 pharmacists w...

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Introduction: Nurses are always involved with caring for elderly patients. They need to increase their knowledge and skills in the field of aging to provide effective care to elderly patients. Moreover, attitudes of nurses affect the quality of care for elderly people. Some interventions such as education are effective tools for improving nurses' knowledge and attitudes to better understand the...

objectives in this context, the current study aimed to assess the impact of diabetes education to improve knowledge on and attitudes towards diabetes and self-care activities in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). methods the pretest-posttest study recruited 500 newly-diagnosed patients with t2dm by convenience method from 19 healthcare centers of badas. they received a one-hour diab...

objective: the purpose of this study was to identify affecting factors on students’ environmental protection behavior (sipb). methods: statistical population of this research consisted of 1480 students in alborz agricultural technical higher education centers. a stratified random sampling method was used to select 145 student applying cochran's formula. the main tool to collect data was a resea...

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  Background: Use of additives in food industry is of specific importance. Currently, more than 2,500 additives are added to foods to achieve the desired goals or to extend the product’s shelf life. However, application of these substances has raised concerns about the consumers’ health. Since public information on these substances is inadequate, promoting people’s knowledge can play a key rol...