Background and Aim: Puberty as a stage of life is an important developmental process. Teen girls have numerous health care needs and their specific issues should be considered. This study mainly aimed to determine the impact of education based on health belief model on promotion of physical puberty health among female teenagers who were residents in welfare boarding centers in Tehran city. Mat...

Background: Teenage girls are one of the high-risk groups for vitamin D deficiency. This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on the health belief model on the use of vitamin D supplements among female high school students.   Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 140 girl high school students (n=70 in each group) in Mashhad in the academic year 2015-201...

Background and Aim: Diabetic foot complication and its amputation is one of the most physical and emotional disabilities in diabetic patients. Since much of the care of the patients is on their own part and it is not possible for them to be under the medical attention of physicians, nurses and health workers, the best way is to care for their feet at home. The aim of this study was to survey th...

Introduction: Nowadays implementing educational models for identifying reasons of rejecting health issues in the treatment process is increasingly concerned. One of the models which has been a matter of concern in recent years is health belief model. The objective of this study is assessing the structures of this model along with HbA1C in diabetic patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional stu...

Background and Objectives: Injuries constitute a major health problem throughout the world. School injuries are among the main injuries in young and school-aged children. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational program based on the Health Belief Model for the prevention of school injuries among junior high school students in Famenin.  Materials and Metho...

Introduction: The Adolescents need healthy nutrition education more than any other groups. In present study, the effect of Health Belief Model education on nutrition behavior of secondary boy students was investigated.   Methods: This pre and post test semi-experimental study with two groups was carried out on 120 boys of secondary schools in Hamadan. A randomized cluster sampling method and ...

Background and Objective: Diabetes is a chronic disease capable of causing serious complications affecting the circulatory and nervous systems, kidneys, eyes, and feet, and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Given the enormous economic and social burdens of diabetes, screening is performed in health care service centers.. This study was conducted to determine the eff...