Nowadays, whistle-blowing is an important mechanism for detecting and preventing fraud. The purpose of the present research is to investigate factors that influence accountants’ intentions of whistle-blowing by integrating the fraud triangle components, as the external environmental factors that determine whistleblowing intention, and the extended theory of planned behavior, as the individual i...

Aims: Doing healthy behaviors and having a healthy lifestyle in students is important. This research was conducted to determine the effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors in first-grade high school students in Rafsanjan city. Materials & Methods: The current study was a randomized control trial conducted on 120...

Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is the most common form of malignant diseases in women. Early diagnosis is effective on its successful treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate breast self-examination and its effective factors based on the theory of planned behavior among women in Kerman, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 300 wom...

Aims: Change of nutritional style of students and their progress toward fast food consumption is one of the health problems in today's world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of education based on the theory of planned behavior on the decrease of fast food consumption in the students of girls' vocational schools in Sanandaj city, Iran. Material & Methods: This semi-experimen...

Background and Aim: Using drugs during pregnancy is one of the most important health concerns Prenatal care is crucial in addicted women and thus educational interventions are required. In the present study, the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on ‘Theory of Planned Behavior’ on prenatal care of addicted women was evaluated. Materials and Methods: This randomize...

Aims: Today, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among students is increasing. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine the factors related with tobacco smoking among students using extended theory of planned behavior. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 360 students of Universities of Malayer city who were selected by stra...

Background and Aim: One of the problems of old age in today's world is sedentary lifestyle and inactivity. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of an educational program based on the theory of planned behavior with the aim of increasing the physical activity of elderly women in Sanandaj. Materials and methods: This interventional-experimental study was performed on elderly women o...