Introduction:Regarding special physiological conditions of pregnant women, training the rules of oral and dental care are required to be more emphasized. Most of health problems are associated with human behavior and, therefore, the theories of behavior can help with prevention of oral and dental health problems. The present study was conducted to determine predictors of oral and dental care ...

Introduction: Drug abuse and addiction is expanding and is not restricted to a specific social class and age in Iran. Students as a talented and chosen group and are community creators in country. Therefore detection of related factors on the prevention of drug abuse in these people is necessary. One of the most effective and comprehensive explanation of the relationship between attitudes and b...

Introduction: Depression disorder with a widespread incidence of about 10-25% for women and 10-12% for men over the lifetime has been known as a mental cold since many years ago. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of collective dialectical behavioral therapy on depression and perceived stress in female students. Methods: This research was a semi-experimental design wit...

Background:Diabetes mellitus is regarded as a major health problem due to its complications that these,nonetheless could be prevented or delayed with changes and modifications in the patients’ behavior and dietby understanding their beliefs..The objective of this study was to explore the utility of the Theory of PlannedBehavior (TPB)and complications of diabetes perceived risk to find...

Background and purpose: Unhealthy lifestyle causes health risks among adolescents and also increases risk of chronic diseases morbidity and mortality later in life. Needs assessment based on theory is a basis for planning in health promotion behaviors. The present study aimed to assess educational program to promote students’ lifestyle using the theory of planned behavior. Materials and method...