objective: the goal of the present study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its relationship to other risk taking behaviors, perceived familial support and religiosity among college students in tabriz, iran . method: in this study, 1837 randomly selected students participated and completed a self-administered questionnaire inquiring demographic characteristics, risk taking be...

the marked shift in the patterns of drug use in iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. this study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (pwid) in tehran, iran. nine hundred and four pwid were recruited from treatment and harm reduction facilities, as well as drug user hangouts in public areas in tehran. participan...

school is the first social institution which affects adolescents' lives, and it determines their opportunities, life quality and behavior. thus, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between students' bonds with their school and multiple health risk behaviors amongst high school students in kerman city, iran.in this cross-sectional study, high school students of all levels par...

epidemiological studies and clinical findings have shown an association between trauma and dissociation; dissociative experiences are also more prevalent among select populations such as substance dependent individuals and criminal offenders. in the present non-systematic review, we explored the association between trauma, dissociation, and high-risk behaviors. we aimed to find if the presence ...

objective: the purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of project respect in reducing sexual risk behaviors of male to female transgender patients. methods: in an interventional, quasi-experimental and case-control study, 30 transgenderpatients (male to female) with high-risk sexual behaviors were selected and divided into two experimental and control groups. transgender...

Background & aim: AIDS is one of the major public health challenges all over the world. Perceived risk is a significant predictor of high-risk behaviors related to AIDS. Women constitute more than half of the HIV patients, and the rate of female sex workers with AIDS is more than the rest of female population. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate AIDS risk perception and its related f...

Background: Socially damaged women population is reportedly at higher risk for STIs than the general population. The objective of this study was to explore the cause of unprotected sexual relationship among socially damaged women. Materials and Methods: Qualitative method was utilized to determine family's role in HIV/AIDS/STD risk behaviors. Between February to May 2013 two focus groups a...

A phone survey of 504 teen (age 16-20) and 409 adult (age 25-45) drivers in the US state of Alabama was conducted to examine the relationships among risk perception, positive affect and risky driving. Male drivers reported engaging in risky driving behaviors more frequently than female drivers and teen drivers reported engaging in risky driving behaviors more frequently than adult drivers. Posi...