companies must publish financial reports on time. when market information is more important and this information is used to shape more effective decision-making. although most companies, financial reports required by the authorities at intervals determined speak but at the same time, it can be claimed that the delay in publishing the financial reports of a company to another company, the differ...

introduction: hospitals are responsible to respond to legitimate demands for health information release while protecting the confidentiality of patient health records. this study investigated and compared laws and policies of health information disclosure for legal authorities in iran and some selected countries. methods: this descriptive-comparative study included health information disclosure...

Self-disclosure is an important facet of social networking site (SNS) usage. To use the service, SNS users share a variety of personal information. However, to date, only a few studies examined individuals’ self-disclosure on SNS. Among these studies, they are predominantly concerned with the amount of self-disclosure. While prior research pointed out self-disclosure is a multi-dimensional cons...

background: the number of aids patients is increasing worldwide including iran. patients' risky behaviors play an important role in this arising trend. assessing the perception and behaviors may facilitate for clarifying and planning to reduce the incidence of the risky behaviors. this study aimed to investigate the perception and the behaviors of the hiv/aids patients.   methods: this qualitat...

PURPOSE This study examines global social networks-including friendship, support, and acquaintance networks-of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS Utilizing data from a large community-based study, we employ multiple regression analyses to examine correlates of social network size and diversity. RESULTS Controlling for background characteristics, ...

Disclosure of HIV status has been the focus of three decades of research, which have revealed its complex relations to many behaviors involved in HIV prevention and treatment, and exposed its central role in managing the HIV epidemic. The causes and consequences of disclosure acts have recently been the subject of several theoretical models. Although it is acknowledged that individual disclosur...

Adolescents of parents infected with HIV/AIDS (HIV-affected adolescents) were recruited from August 1993 to March 1995 to examine their depression as a function of their social support. Adolescent depression and the size, frequency of contact, satisfaction, negative role model influence, and positive social support were examined. Adolescent depression was associated with higher parent depressio...

In Cameroon, high proportions of sexual risk practices have been documented among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). The criminalization and social rejection of same-sex relationships emphasize the importance of researching sexual orientation disclosure. A greater understanding of factors associated with disclosure could help public health actors better respond to basic needs of MSM, including he...