purpose nutrition is an important component of any physical fitness program. the main dietary goal for active individuals is to obtain adequate nutrition to optimize health fitness and to increase sports performance. the present study aims to assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice among the selected athletes. methods athletes from five different private colleges situated in salem...

conclusions the findings of this study support concern about inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding chronic pain management. we believe that further education and practical training will be needed for adequate pain management. background pain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient’s daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. studi...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Poor oral health is known as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth. Few studies have evaluated the knowledge and behaviors of healthcare professionals about oral health during pregnancy and the possible role of periodontal diseases in adverse pregnancy outcomes. The present study aimed ...

abstract background : hypertension is one of the most crucial health problems and most common chronic disease in developed and underdeveloped countries, which is called silent killer. usually diagnosis happens suddenly. despite this fact that is a preventable and treatable condition but without treatment it leads to serious and life threatening complications (such as heart, kidney and brain des...

abstract background: solid waste generated by human activities. today, solid waste has changed a ‎lot‏ ‏with changing lifestyles. the main aim of this study ‎was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and behavior of students in ‎shiraz university of medical sciences about the recycling of solid ‎waste. methods: this analytical -descriptive cross- sectional study was ‎done on 383 students of shira...

introduction: today, breast cancer is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidty and also the leading health concern of the world. methods: this research was a descriptive study entitled knowledge, attitude and practice regarding prevention of breast cancer in working women of chaloos city. the sample size of study included 612 women working in governmental centers. the instrument ...

background: self medication is one of the commonest actions in the world. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of students in universities of isfahan toward self medication. materials and methods: in this descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study, 600 students of universities in isfahan were selected. since there are 3 public universities in isfah...

background: the most common types of medical error are medication errors (mes) which defined as any preventable event that may be caused by an inappropriate medication usage and lead to an adverse drug reaction (adr) event in patients. in recent years, different approaches have been proposed to reduce mes, one of which is reporting adrs. the present study was designed to assess the knowledge, a...

Background: The Background of this study was to assess (KABP) regarding HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending PPTCT program before and after counseling at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. Materials and Methods: It was an intervention longitudinal study. Data was collected by interviewing 600 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic during May 2006 to May 2007 using a pre-test and post-tested q...

background: in the field of education, a great deal of quality improvement is remained to be achieved. assessment of educational courses appears to be necessary jor quality improvement in all curriculums, therefore studies for assessment of educational outcomes and impacts are of high priority. in a dentistry faculty, the mouth and dental health acre among dentistry students can be considered a...