Introduction and aims: Screening can play a major role in reducing deaths associated with cancer. Breast selfexamination (BSE) is a cheap, non-complicated and non-invasive method for breast cancer screening. This study aimed to examine the effects of an educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on BSE behavior in women referred to health centers in Fasa, Iran. Methods: Thi...

Both preclinical and clinical investigations suggest that Notch signalling is critical for the development of many cancers and for their response to chemotherapy. We previously showed that Notch inhibition abrogates stromal-induced chemoresistance in lymphoid neoplasms. However, the role of Notch in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its contribution to the crosstalk between leukemia cells and bo...

background : urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common infections in women; due to the changes occur in the body during pregnancy, it is more likely to develop urinary tract infection and it has a great deal of importance because of its potential complications on mother and the fetus. this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about urinary tract infections ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is biodegradable in landfills under anaerobic conditions. The evolution of the hydro-biochemical-mechanical (HBM) processes during degradation investigated first through experiments and subsequently modelling. Three well-characterised MSW specimens from US landfill sites with significantly different compositions ranging ‘waste-rich’ to ‘soil-rich’ were degraded large...

PURPOSE Hypertension is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and has a direct relationship with aging. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of education based on the health belief model (HBM) on the adoption of hypertension-controlling behaviors in the elderly. METHODS The present quasiexperimental study was conducted on 100 hypertensive elderly perso...

Women with a family history of breast cancer (N=833) completed questionnaires that assessed the main constructs of the health belief model (HBM), self-efficacy, behavioral intention and past behavior in relation to breast self-examination (BSE). Regression analyses revealed that intentions to perform BSE were predicted by perceived benefits, perceived emotional barriers, perceived skill barrier...

Early detection through whole-body Skin Self-Examination (wbSSE) may decrease mortality from melanoma. Using the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) or Health Belief Model (HBM) we aimed to assess determinants of uptake of wbSSE in 410 men 50 years of older who participated in the control group of a randomized trial. Overall, the HAPA was a significantly better predictor of wbSSE compared to ...

background: although the need for theory-based designs, evidencesexploringexercisingeffects during pregnancy is limited by non-theoretical and cross-sectional assessments. this study aimed to prospect­ively examine women’s exercise behavior from their second to third pregnancy trimester using the health belief model (hbm).   material and methods: this was a randomized controlled trial in which ...

BACKGROUND The positive effects of physical activities during pregnancy are totally recognized but due to lack of knowledge and negative aspect toward it, physical activities decrease throughout the pregnancy period. To find the appropriate model to enhance physical activity during pregnancy, the education that are focused on health belief constructs about physical activity during pregnancy, we...