Introduction: AIDS is the most serious health problem and the most deadly infectious disease in ‎the present century. Emerging of disease and lack of sufficient awareness about the disease can ‎easily expose the adolescents to the risk of disease. Increased knowledge and change in inaccurate ‎beliefs and behaviors are the best way for prevention of disease. ‎ Objective: This ...

Introduction: Birth weight is one of the main determinators for somatic and mental growth in ‎infants and it is an important symptom of intrauterine growth. Thus recognition of factors that ‎affects the low birth weight and elimination of them is important.‎ Objective: This study was designed to detect the weight gain in pregnancy and its correlation ‎with birth weight of inf...

Introduction: Pain management after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG) is an ‎important nursing care which can result in faster recovery and patient satisfaction. ‎ Objective: The aim of study was to determine post CABG patients’ perception on pain management ‎quality.‎ Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on ‎‏108‏‎ CABG patients, ...

Introduction: Information on knowledge related to HIV/AIDS and HBV is essential in ‎identifying populations most at risk for infection and in better understanding the dynamics of ‎the epidemic. ‎  Objective: Determination of knowledge about HIV and HBV infection in trained and ‎untrained hairdressers in Rasht.‎  Methods: In a cross- sectional study in spring ...

Introduction: Nowadays, emotional reactions such as stress, anxiety and depression are ‎known as inseparable component of modern nursing, which cause problems for nurses and ‎patients. ‎ Objective: This study aims to determine the level of depression, anxiety and stress in nurses in ‎selected educational hospitals affiliated to a chosen university in Tehran city. Methods: ...

Introduction: Working errors are inevitable in every profession including health care professions, ‎but in nursing, it’s of greater importance. ‎ Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine barriers to reporting nursing job errors from ‎nurses’ viewpoint.‎  Methods: In this descriptive study, ‎‏92‏‎ nurses who working in Fatemeh Zahr...

Background: Uterine Leiomyoma is the most common benign pelvic tumors. There are different ‎and controversial reports on its frequency and related risk factors.‎  Objective: This study aims to determine the frequency of uterine fibroids in women who had ‎hysterectomy and surveyed related risk factors in two groups of women with and without fibroids.‎ Methods: This des...

Introduction: Drug addiction as bio – psycho – social phenomena is a sad tragedy which has ‎unpleasant economic, cultural and social out comes. Drug use during pregnancy has various ‎complications for both mother and fetus and involves great economic and health costs.‎  Methods: Present study is a review of literature in reliable scientific sites from ‎‏1...