background: cardiovascular diseases refer to a group of diseases that affect the cardiovascular system principally cardiac diseases, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney and peripheral arterial diseases which are caused by various factors. considering the importance of nutrition education, especially the intake of fruits and vegetables, this study was performed to determine the effect of h...

background: low birth weight (lbw) is considered as an  important outcome of birth and pregnancy, which is associated with long-term consequences and health-care problems. maternal lifestyle and health care during pregnancy are powerful predictors of bw of infants. the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a self-care educational program based on the health belief model (hbm) on red...

objective: oral health is one of the basic components of preschool children's health. young children completely depend on their parents, specially their mothers, to have an appropriate oral health. health belief model shows the relationship between some structures related to personal perceptions, barriers and perceived self-efficiency, and behavior. this study aims to determine the oral he...

conclusions the current study provided evidence for the utility of the belief-based model in the prediction of oral health behaviors. it could be suggested that oral health behavior can be promoted by reducing the perceived barriers and enhancing the students’ knowledge of oral and dental hygiene. background oral and dental health diseases can affect the general health of students. objectives t...

background: breast cancer has been considered as a major health problem in females, because of its high incidence in recent years. due to the role of breast self-examination (bse) in early diagnosis and prevention of morbidity and mortality rate of breast cancer, promoting student knowledge, capabilities and attitude are required in this regard. this study was conducted to evaluation bse educat...

background: osteoporosis is a common metabolic bone disease that causes bone fracture. this study was performed to determine the effect of health belief model in osteoporosis prevention in volunteers of khorramabad in 2011. methods: this quasi-experimental before and after study was conducted among the hundred volunteers, which were stratified randomly into two fifty-member groups of case and c...

hepatitis b (hb) is an infectious disease occurring worldwide which can be transferred by some professions, including hairdressers. health education is an essential component of public health campaign about this disease. the purpose of this study was to test the utility of the health belief model (hbm) in understanding and predicating the intention of hairdressers in prevention of hb in their c...

background maturity and its related sexual and mental changes are one of the most important events in the life of every individual. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of puberty health education based on health belief model on health behaviors and preventive among students boy first secondary school in marivan city in 2015. materials and methods this research is an experiment...

introduction: education is a powerful tool in reducing dental diseases. it is known as an essential part of oral health services. this study evaluated the impact of education on oral health behavior of students based on health belief model. methods: this educational intervention study was carried out on secondary school girls of paveh, iran in 2011. a standard questionnaire was used to collect ...

background: diabetes is a common disease that can lead to metabolic abnormalities and chronic complications. today, the positive role of physical activity and exercise, especially walking in health human society and has been approved in prevention and control many complications including diabetes. today, the positive role of physical activities and exercise , especially hi wal king in the healt...