evaluation of the factors affecting students’ academic failure in urmia university of medical sciences in 1390   rahimi b [1] , kazemi n [2] , mohammadpour y [3] , rahmatnejad l [4] , jabbari n [5] *      received: 1 jul , 2013 accepted: 3 sep , 2013      abstract   background & aims : academic failure of the students in higher education is one of the major problems. this study aims to examine ...

abstract aims: increasing of the population and development of urban areas, has led to solid waste generation increasing which is one of the problems and difficulties that put human and environmental health in danger. the aim of present study was to determine the knowledge and attitude level of kashan university of medical sciences’ students about solid waste recycling. instrument & methods: th...

background: emotional intelligence (ei) has recently been considered as one of the necessary elements for success and achievement in medical fields. the present study was conducted in iran to compare the ei in medical and non-medical students adjusted for the other relevant factors. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from october 2011 to january 2012 on 872 students of medicine, ...

Patient safety is a new and challenging discipline in the Iranian health care industry. Among the challenges for patient safety improvement, education of medical and paramedical students is intimidating. The present study was designed to assess students' perceptions of patient safety, and their knowledge and attitudes to patient safety education. This cross-sectional analytical study was conduc...

Background: Depression is characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding enjoyable activities. It very important to identify the factors predisposing depression among paramedical students. The main objective this study was assess prevalence associated with Methods: A cross-sectional done all 208 students studying MES using predesigned questionnair...

The Survey of Educational Status and Some Related Factors in Students Paramedical Faculty Gonabad University Medical Sciences

Aim. To assess the dental anxiety level among dental, medical, and pharmacy students of MAHSA University, Malaysia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 1500 undergraduate students of MAHSA University. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to measure dental anxiety among the study population. The responses were assessed by 5-point likert s...

Awareness of organ transplant is very low in the general population. Even though the media, the local government, NGOs, hospitals, doctors and paramedical staff are consistent in their effort to bring much more widespread and effective willingness and sense of responsibility in common people regarding organ donation, they have not been able to reach the expected level. Even millions of students...