conclusions the study findings suggest that mothers' knowledge and practice in the use of antibiotics is moderate, and lower parental education may lead to unnecessary antibiotic consumption and resistance. objectives the objective of this study was to study the knowledge and behavior of mothers about antibiotic use in children under six years old with urti. methods ninty-seven mothers with chi...

background : the systematic application of pap test helps early diagnosis and effective treatment of cervical cancer. this study was conducted to assess the effect of education on health beliefs and practice of women eligible for pap test using health belief model (hbm). methods : this quasi-experimental study was conducted in hamadan city, the west of iran, in 2010 using before-after design. i...

background: the most common complication of hospitalization in intensive care units (icus) is infections caused by health care. although sepsis results in a small percentage of infections, it has a high mortality rate. intensive care nurses play a critical role in the prevention, early detection, and beginning of therapeutic interventions in patients with sepsis. this study aimed to review the ...

background: solvents, which are widely used in industry, are able to dissolve another substance for creating a solution. solvents have various effects on human health based on their type and chemical composition. methods: this was a cross-sectional study to investigate the harmful effects of solvents on wood painters in yazd city. to achieve information, a census questionnaire was prepared and ...

results 89.9 % of dentists managed to support their patients in their efforts to stop smoking, though only 39% believed in their own capacity to assist with tobacco use cessation. dentists reported that 35.4% of their patients aged 40+ had undergone screening for oral cancer during their first visit, whereas 11.6% received regular check-up on a periodic basis. those prone to cancer constituted ...

background: improvement of medical education is necessary for meeting health care demands. participation of private practice physicians in ambulatory care training is an effective method for enhancing medical students' skills. purpose: this study was undertaken to determine clinical professors' views about participation of physicians with private office in ambulatory care training. methods: par...

background: regarding prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as primary hypertension, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular diseases that sedentary is responsible for them health policy makers plan to encourage people to do more physical activity. in this study, knowledge, attitude and practice towards physical activity and its related factors of college students living on campus in shahid beh...

conclusions nursing students did not experience effective clinical learning. having expert instructors and supportive communication are important factors in creating a clinical learning environment. background clinical training is an integral part of nursing education; however, some studies have shown that it is not always efficient. objectives this study aimed to find out the factors that can ...

aim: breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. this comparative study was designed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical and non-medical female students concerning breast self-examination (bse) in two different universities in shiraz, iran. it also examined the relationship between the students' knowledge, attitude, practice and type of academic ed...

iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world. it is estimated as many as 4-5 billion people , 66-68% of the world population may be iron deficient and also two billion people, over 30% , anemic, mainly due to iron deficiency. thus, the aim of this study was educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice on baneh girl students about iron deficiency a...