objective: the goal of the present study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its relationship to other risk taking behaviors, perceived familial support and religiosity among college students in tabriz, iran . method: in this study, 1837 randomly selected students participated and completed a self-administered questionnaire inquiring demographic characteristics, risk taking be...

background: hookah smoking has increased worldwide especially among youth and young adults and has been identified as an emerging threat to public health. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of hookah use and related factors in a sample of iranian college students. methods: this study took place in tabriz (northwest of iran) in april and may 2011. the randomly selected ...

A significant number of prisoners experience mental health problems, and adequate social support is one way that facilitates better mental health. Yet, by being incarcerated, social support, particularly family support, is likely to be strained or even negative. In this study, we examine whether familial support--either positive or negative--in-prison and after release affects mental health out...

familial defective apolipoprotein (apo) b 100 (fdb) causes early-onset coronary heart diseases (chd). it is produced by r3500q mutation of the apob gene resulting in decreased binding of ldl to ldl receptor. we screened the apo b gene for r3500q mutation in 130 hypercholesterolemic patients, among whom 30 patients met criteria of familial hypercholesterolemia (fh). the prevalence of r3500q alle...

AIM A research had been conducted upon the correlations between selected parameters of social networks of 64 patients ill with schizophrenia who were diagnosed according to DSM-III, and the aims of treatment such as: motivation to receive treatment, insight, compliance in taking medication, satisfaction with treatment, and treatment outcomes in the area of clinical and social functioning as wel...

BACKGROUND Parent-report and child perception of familial support for weight-related behaviors may not be congruent. This research explores whether parent-report or child perception is more strongly associated with child-reported physical activity and television (TV) use. METHODS Elementary school children (n = 73) participating in Ready. Set. ACTION!, a theater-based obesity prevention pilot...