Background: Health worker motivation has the potential to have a large impact on health system performance, and this depends on some factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting this motivation. Methods: From Winter 2013 to Spring 2014, 1046 employees and physicians (439 males and 607 females) with a mean age of 36 and 37.2 years in men and women, respective...

This study investigates the role of wealth in infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, hereafter (SSA). Using recent data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), we document the differences that exit within urban and between urban and rural residents in Sub-Saharan Africa based on wealth. Our findings lead us to conclude that there is a statistical significant difference both within urban res...

objectives: the object of this research was to investigate the «quality of life» and relation to demographic characteristics in elderly peopel of tehran. methods & materials: the method of this research was a descriptive-correlation. in this research 243 of elder were selected with accessible sampling from people who referred to elder centers, cultural centers, and public parks in deferent dist...

background: support has been gradually acknowledged as a significant factor that exerts a positive influence on hemodialysis patients' lives as well as on the outcome of the disease. the purpose was to explore factors associated with social support of hemodialysis patients. methods: the sample studied consisted of 258 patients undergoing hemodialysis in public hospitals in athens, greece during...

introduction: conflict is inevitable in workplaces and it is very important to manage it in a proper way to minimize the problems that might arise. the aim of this research is surveying the relationship between principals’ demographic characteristics and the choice of conflict management styles. methods: the statistical society included 213 employed principals of shiraz high schools. the data o...