Osteoporosis is a major public health priority in Iran and throughout the world. The prevention of osteoporosis has recently become the ultimate goal of many health professionals. Behavior change is one of the most powerful strategies to prevent osteoporosis. This study aimed to determine the predictive construct of physical preventive behavior of osteoporosis in women aged 30-50 in Khorramabad...

Background and aim Oral health is crucial for high-risk pregnant women in order to preserve their health and the health of their infants. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the impact of training programs on the behavior of pregnant mothers concerning oral health in Khorramabad, Iran. Methods This is an educational experimental study carried out in 2015 on 164 pregnant women referring t...

background and objectives: aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus that can contaminate human and animal foods, including corn, wheat, rice, peanuts, and many other crops resulting in the illness or death of human and animal consumers. the aim of this study was to detect aflatoxin b1, b2, g1, g2 and total aflatoxin  in kashkineh, a traditional irania...

Background: One of the public health challenges in worldwide is diabetes, and adherence to treatment crucial. Adherence can help reduce complications disease. Therefore, this study was performed evaluate status among patients with type 2 diabetes Khorramabad. Materials Methods: In cross-sectional study, 392 men women referred comprehensive centers Khorramabad between May August 2016 were studie...

BACKGROUND Food contamination may occur through production, processing, distribution and preparation. In Iran especially in Khorramabad, 33° 29' 16" North, 48° 21' 21" East, due to kind of nutrition, culture and economic status of people, bread is a part of the main meal and the consumption of bread is high. In this study, the bakery workers were studied for determining of intestinal parasites ...

INTRODUCTION Vertical Transmission of group B streptococcus (GBS) from a vagina colonized mother to her infant upon rupture of membranes (ROM) or after the onset of labor can cause life-threatening infections in newborn. Although intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) can significantly decrease neonatal GBS diseases, this issue has potentiated the emergence of antibiotic resistance strains. O...

Background : The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life and public health after natural and cesarean delivery in women referred to Khorramabad health centers in 2009-2011. Materials and Methods: In this cohort study all pregnant women referred to health centers in Khorramabad were studied. 380 persons participated in the study selected using purposive sampling method. Data collect...

EVIDENCE UTILIZATION IN HEALTH POLICY MAKING BASED ON THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR Mohammad Hasan Imani Nasab, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Masoud Salehi, Hesam Seyedin, Reza Majdzadeh. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Knowledge Utilization Research Center, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, ...