Background: Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men after lung cancer. Prevention of death from prostate cancer by increasing knowledge and attitude is possible. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of men pensioners in Ahvaz city towards prevention of prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 1000 pens...

Background: It is essential to keep the reproductive organs and surrounding areas hygienic during menstruation to prevent health issues. Inadequate menstrual self-care knowledge, poor attitudes, and behavior among female adolescents can lead to increased morbidity and other complications among them, such as reproductive tract infections. Aim: This study a...

Background Awareness of pharmacists about counterfeit drugs is necessary for health improvement in community. The purpose of the present study is to assess the knowledge and measure the professional attitude and practice of Iranian pharmacist about counterfeit drugs. In August 2008, a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study was performed in a national sample of 794 pharmacists who particip...

Background Awareness of pharmacists about counterfeit drugs is necessary for health improvement in community. The purpose of the present study is to assess the knowledge and measure the professional attitude and practice of Iranian pharmacist about counterfeit drugs. In August 2008, a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study was performed in a national sample of 794 pharmacists who particip...

Background: Since breast milk is one of the ways of transferring toxic elements from the body, breast milk infection in any form can have adverse effects on the development of the baby. This study aims to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding mothers about heavy metals transferred by breast milk. Method: In this interventional study, 100 women...

abstractthe present study aimed to evaluate pharmacy practice regarding dietary supplements in tehran (i.r. iran). so, the factors affecting on pharmacists' practice including their knowledge, attitude, and some underlying factors were evaluated. this is an observational knowledge; attitude and practice (kap) study. the unit of analysis include community pharmacies located in tehran. the d...

background: improper nutritional knowledge is one of the most important causes of nutritional problems, which can affect practice and cause more complications. the aim of this study was to assess the association between nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of iranian households with socioeconomic status (ses).   methods: the study population was 14,136 households (57 clusters of 8...

background and aims. temporomandibular disorders (tmd) account for the most common orofacial pains rising from musculoskeletal origin. the aim of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes and practice of dental practitioners regarding tmd in tehran, iran. materials and methods. a questionnaire, containing 29 questions on etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatmen...