background: the fourth survey of the surveillance system named ‘‘childhood and adolescence surveillance and prevention of adult non-communicable disease’’ (caspian–iv study), was conducted among a national representative sample of iranian students. this paper describes the methods and early findings of this survey.  methods: this nationwide school-based study was conducted in 31 provinces of ir...

background: the current study estimated the national prevalence rate of intimate partner violence against women (ipvaw) in nepal. besides, the individual level, empowerment level, family and societal level factors were assessed to relate with the victims of ipavw in nepal. methods: nationally representative sample of 4210 women of reproductive age (15-49 yr) were included in the study. househol...

background : the aim of this study was to describe the coverage for cervical cancer screening among the visitors of a food exhibition in brussels, belgium and to describe the factors that affect their participation in the screening programs. methods : the participants aged between 25 and 64 years were recruited during a food exhibition at the brussels exhibition centre from 6 until 21 october 2...

background: needle stick accidents  are a serious health  risk  for blood-borne infections among health-care workers(hcws). objective: to determine the frequency of needle stick injuries (nsis)  among hcws. material & methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in  behesti hospital  of kashan from september 2012 to march 2013. data were collected using  a questionnaire. result: needle stick ...

background & aims of the study: the sharp injuries (sis) are a percutaneous piercing wound caused by a sharp instrument. needle sticks and sharp injuries (nssis) can increase the incidence of cases of hepatitis b, c and hiv. the purpose of this study was to investigation of the relative frequency of nssis in healthcare workers (hcws) in ahvaz, iran (razi hospital) over 3-year period (2011–2013)...

behavior refers to the actions made by organisms in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. lots of types of behavior exist such as conscious or unconscious, voluntary or involuntary and overt or covert. childhood has a remarkable role on formation of human behavior in his later life which already has been pro...

introduction: the old age is one of the vulnerable classes of people in every society. the most important issue concerning the improvement of health and quality of life of the old age deals with preservation of a high degree of their independence in physical activities and continuation of an active life. the present research aimed at comparing the effect of two types of physical activity in wat...

introduction: timeliness has been considered as a key domain in quality of emergency department (ed) care and delay in care providing is influential determinants of patient’s outcomes. the present study, aimed to evaluate the determinants of prolonged ed length of stay (los). methods: in this cross-sectional study, using adopted version of the latest form for external evaluation and accreditati...