Background & aim: Male involvement is evidently an effective strategy for enhancing maternal health outcomes. Although childbirth has traditionally targeted women, the key roles of men in decision-making and financial support cannot be ignored. This study aimed to analyze women’s perception of men in birth preparedness in Migori County, Kenya. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 32...

background: nursing is naturally a stressful job. stress in nurses can cause depression, isolation from patients, absence and decrease in their qualification. this study aimed to determine the causes of job stress in nurses of kashan, iran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 189 nurses from kashan hospitals of different wards were studied. the information collection tool was ...

Guided by an integrative model of top–down and bottom–up influences on financial satisfaction, this study examines gender differences in the predictors satisfaction Taiwan. Using 2016 wave panel family dynamics (PSFD), extent to which (trait positive negative affect) (demographic, financial, social support) factors predicted were explored within three Taiwanese contexts: all adults (n = 3593), ...

In the Social Security Amendments of 1977, Congress called for a study to examine ways to eliminate dependency as a factor in determining entitlement to spouse's benefits under the social security program as well as proposals to bring about the equal treatment of men and women. The report of the study undertaken in response to that change explores two options for making broad-scale changes--ear...

BACKGROUND High rates of substance abuse among young American Indian (AI) fathers pose multigenerational challenges for AI families and communities. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe substance use patterns among young AI fathers and examine the intersection of substance use with men's fatherhood roles and responsibilities. METHODS As part of a home-visiting intervention ...

A subunit antigenoid vaccine, Ac NFU1 (S-) MRC 5, was used in patients who had had a clinical episode of herpes genitalis. The rate of recurrence was compared with that in unvaccinated patients to determine the efficacy of vaccination in preventing recurrence and spread of the virus in the community. Seven of 22 (31%) vaccinated patients had eight recurrences after the initial clinical episode;...

the objective of present article is to discuss women’s image as presented in computer games and their ascribed roles by meta-analysis of research findings. play and games are mechanism for learning society’s norms and values in the process of socialization. electronic games are the innovation of 70’s and reached its highest diffusion rate in the mid. 80s. from sociological perspective these gam...

Managing boundaries between roles is critical for healthy functioning and performance. However, little research has examined how working students manage their study work. The current combined boundary management future-self constructs to examine the salience of undergraduate students’ future-selves influence this on roles. Using a mixed-methods approach, interview questionnaire data from 20 in ...