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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Lifestyle of Patients With High Blood Pressure in Rural Areas of Jahrom, Iran Taimur Aghamolaei Fatemeh Sadat Hossaini Hossain Farshidi Abdolhhossain Madani Amin Ghanbarnejad Introduction: Choosing the wrong lifestyle could underlie the occurrence of serious diseases including hypertension which is a crucial threat to health. This study examined the lifestyle of patients with hypertension in rural health centers of Jahrom , Iran. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 78 patients with hypertension who were over 30 years old, in Jahrom in 2013. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire consisted of two parts of demographic characteristics and behavioral questionnaires reflecting the lifestyle of the study population. Data analysis was performed using the statistical software SPSS19. Results: The mean age of participants was 14.23±63.02 ranging from 30 to 70 years. %30.8 were male and %69.2 female. Average years of living with hypertension was 5.8± 8.4. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients were 14.01±128.39 and 10.44±80.96, respectively. The mean BMI of patients was 4.6±24.8. Blood Pressure of %53.75 of patients was above the defined threshold equal to or greater than patients were smokers and %20.5 of them used hookah. %14.1 of the patients had regular physical activity. The most frequent behaviors were following the physician;rsaquos instructions (%61.5) and taking the medicines regularly (%70.5) and the least frequent behaviors were having regular physical activity (%14.1) and avoiding the stress (%17.9). Conclusions:The results of this study indicated poor lifestyle and behaviors particularly avoiding stress and physical activity. Therefore, education and training is necessary for the studied subjects to adopt healthy lifestyle. Lifestyle hypertension Jahrom 2014 10 01 1 9 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-35-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Hygiene status in urban bakeries of Bandar Abbas in 2012 Abdolhhossain Madani Babak Goodarzi Musa Soleimani-Ahmadi Kavoos Dindarlo Vali Alipoor Introduction: Bread, the staple food for most people in the world, especially the Middle East, including Iran has particular importance from nutritional, health, and social points of view. It is critical to pay attention to the hygiene status of production and consumption of bread. This study was done to investigate the hygiene status and consumption of baking soda in the bakeries of Bandar Abbas, Iran, in 2012. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The study population consisted of all types of bakeries in the urban area. To check the status of health and personal hygiene of bakeries, the check list of Iranian Ministry of Health was used. PH in the samples was tested based on the method presented by Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (No. 37). The pH of each specimen was measured in triplicate separately, and the average value was recorded as the pH of bread produced in that bakery.  Results: In terms of health status, %6.4 of bakeries were at good level, %27.9 at moderate and %65.7 at weak level. Totally, %14.2 of bakeries used baking soda in their bread production, mostly with Lavash (%21) and Taftoon(%16) breads.  Conclusion: According to the results of this study, health status, particularly, personal hygiene, was not desirable. Moreover, baking soda consumption was also common in bakeries. Hence, control of health status and avoiding baking soda consumption in the bakeries are necessary. Health status bakeries soda Bandar Abbas 2014 10 01 10 15 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-36-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Reasons for termination of breastfeeding among women referred to Bandar- Abbas health centers F Poorahmad-Garbandi M Salaezade R Etehad Introduction: Exclusive breast feeding is particularly important because it awards health and a lot of nutritional, emotional and psychological benefit to child. The most important reasons for decreasing duration of breastfeeding are social and cultural factors such as education, income and religion. It is therefore important to explore the factors influencing the decision, initiation, and duration of breast feeding, in order to implement effective breastfeeding promotion policies. The present study was conducted to study the barriers to the persistence of breastfeeding for at least 1 year in the Bandar-Abbas city. Method: This study is a descriptive and analytic study. Cluster random sampling technique was used to select 100 mothers who had children less than one year and referred to the medical and health centers. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by t-test and chi-square. Results: Breastfeeding was initiated by %78 of mothers, with %53 and %27 continuing for 6 months and 1 year of age, respectively. The most important cause for terminating breastfeeding was shortage of mother;rsaquos breast milk (%38). The most common reasons for breastfeeding the babies included: benefits for the infant’s health (%56), emotional bonding with the infant (%25), availability (%11), economical reasons (%6), and religious reasons (%3). The method of childbirth in %55 of cases was Caesarian Section and 14.5 percent of them believed that this delivery method was effective in stopping the breastfeeding. There was a significant relationship between time of the first breastfeeding after the childbirth, mother’s occupation, prenatal cares, and mother or child’s illness. The main sources of mother’s knowledge on duration of breastfeeding were relatives (%47), while health center personnel played a minimal role (%9) in this regard. Conclusion: According to findings of this research, social, economical and cultural factors and wrong beliefs for early breastfeeding termination are the main causes of early breast feeding termination. Promotion of mother’s knowledge during pregnancy and after childbirth is the most important factor which can increase the breastfeeding duration. Exclusive breastfeeding Lactation Infant 2014 10 01 16 22 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-37-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Related factors to choose cesarean section among Jiroft pregnant women F Rafati SH Rafati A Madani F Mashayekhi M Pilevarzadeh Introduction: Although caesarean section as a way to save both mother and child has been accepted in an emergency state, but its harmful consequences such as infectious diseases, anesthesia complications, and postpartum depression which could be a threat to the health of the mother, child, family and the community. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with cesarean delivery choice among pregnant women living in the city of Jiroft. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 145 pregnant women attending public and private medical centers in Jiroft. Data collection instrument was a questionnaire designed by the researchers. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed and the reliability was assessed using Cronbach;rsaquos alpha coefficient which was %84. Data were analyzed by SPSS v.19 and Logistic regression test was used (p-value=0.05). Results: The mean age of the study participants’ was 34 ± 4 years and %75 of the women in the study chose cesarean delivery as the best method. Most participants in the study were pregnant for 5 - 7month (%35.25) and experienced the first pregnancy (%44.1). The majority of them (%52.4) reported friends and family as a source of information for choosing cesarean section as the delivery method. The results of logistic regression showed that the location of prenatal care, abortion, economic status, place of birth, family history of cesarean delivery, and previous cesarean were significantly related with choosing cesarean as the delivery method. Conclusion: A high percentage (%75) of participants in this study had chosen cesarean section as the delivery method. Therefore, authorities should consider it as a public health problem. A way to overcome this problem is increasing the awareness of pregnant women of normal delivery benefits through the education. caesarean section pregnancy women 2014 10 01 23 30 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-38-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Relationship of Exercise Benefits/Barriers and self efficacy with stages of change for physical activity in Abu Musa Island employees, Iran T Aghamolaei F Zare A Ghanbarnejad K Haji-Alizadeh Background: Regular physical activity is an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between pros, cons and self-efficacy with stages of change for exercise behavior in employees of Abu Musa Island. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, through cluster sampling,119 employees in of fices on Abu Musa Island were selected. Data of pros, cons and self-efficacy were collected using Physical activity staging, Exercise Benefits/Barriers scale and Exercise self-efficacy scale and were analyzed using the SPSS16. Results: According to the results, %16.8 of employees were in the pre-contemplation stage,%10 in the contemplation stage, %31.1 in preparation stage, %13.4 in action stage and %28.7 in the maintenance stage.There was a significant association between pros and cons and regular physical activity.(p<0.01). Conclusion: In order to change physicala ctivity behavior and achieve the stages of action and maintenance designing and implementation of appropriate training programs about the benefits of exercise and eliminating the barriers is recommended. Key words: Physical activity, Benefits, Barriers, Self efficacy, Transtheoretical model Physical activity Barriers Self efficacy Transtheoretical model 2014 10 01 31 38 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-39-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Prevalence of Musculoskeletal and Cumulative Trauma Disorders in Aluminum Industry A.H Tajvar A Madani M Farahnak A Ghanbarnejhad Introduction: The lack of agreement between job demands and worker capacity and repetitive / restless working may lead to cumulative trauma disorders. These disorders occur during months and years of facing with extra-physical and psychological stressor in work environment. This study was conducted among workers of an aluminum industry in Hormozgan to determine the prevalence of CTDs and MSDs. The result of this study can be used to develop CTD preventive strategies in the workplace towards improving workers health. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study 200 workers from 6 production units of the factory were studied by Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaires (NMQ) and the prevalence of CTDs and MSDs was measured. Data analysis was performed by Spss 15 software and chi- square test. Results: The highest percentage of neck and waist CTDs was found in crane drivers and the highest percentage of wrist/hand and shoulders CTDs respectively were found in welding and Anode production workers. A Significant relationship was found between the CTDs at waist and height and age, weight and work history at 0.05 significance level. In addition, work history and age showed a significant relationship with wrist/hand CTDs. Conclusion: The high prevalence of CTDs in this study with regarding to this point that majority of the studied workers had a short work history indicated that attention to this problem is necessary. Therefore application of control measures to eliminate or reduce exposure of employee to the ergonomics stressors associated with the development of CTD is recommended. Cumulative trauma disorders Musculoskeletal disorders Aluminum industry Ergonomic 2014 10 01 39 45 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-40-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Scorpion species in trackless areas of Aligudarz and Sepiddasht Counties in Luristan Province in 2013 H Mokhayeri S.M. R Taherian M.H Kayedi SH Navidpour A .Chegeni-Sharafi M Saki Introduction: Studies of biology and ecology of scorpions in Iran faces with lots of limitations. These studies have to be started with identifying habitats and species of scorpions in a certain region of the country and should be completed with investigation of their biologic and ecologic characteristics. This study aims at identification and characterization of scorpions species in trackless areas of Luristan. Methods: During this descriptive study in 21 trackless nomads areas of Aligudarz and Sepiddasht the spots were sampled. Temperature, humidity and altitude of the sampling places were recorded. In each place, two hours before sunset and within the first hours of night the scorpions were captured with aid of UV flashlight and infra red glasses. Results: A total of 659 scorpions were captured in two areas located in Aligudars and Sepiddasht all of which belonged to Hemiscorpidae and Butidae families . From Hemiscorpidae family : Hemiscorpius leptorus and from family Butidae : Buthotus saulcyi, Mesobuthus eupus, Androctonus crassicauda, Orthochirus iranus , Buthacus macrocentrus species were diagnosed . Conclusion: Butidae family with 5 species had significant diversity and distribution in the study area. B. saulcyi was the most frequent in the areas. H. leptorus in Sepiddasht made up over 32 percent of the scorpions and it is a hazardous scorpion species. Necessary warning should be given to the residents of the area. Scorpion Species Fauna Luristan 2014 10 01 46 50 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-41-en.pdf
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Journal of Preventive Medicine J Prevent Med 2476-7182 2423-429X 10.52547/jpm 2014 1 1 Clinical manifestation of patients with Acquired Pneumonia admitted in the respiratory ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz M Cheraghi H Tavakol S.M Tabatabaei B Hashemi Introduction: Pneumonia is an infection in the gas exchange units of the lung. This disease is one of the most common causes of admission in the hospital. Regarding the pneumonia, we aimed to evaluate the mean age, sex and incidence of some important clinical manifestation and the duration of the admission in the hospital. Methodology: In this cross sectional cases were selected from patients referring to Imam Khomeini hospital in Ahvaz during 2004-2007 with the diagnosis of the Community Acquired Pneumonia. During this study 365 patients were evaluated. Patients› data such as age, sex, and clinical manifestation were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by statistical software. Results: Mean age of the 365 patients was 60.6 years. Out of them %47.4 were 65 years old. %51.2 were male and %48.8 were female. Most common manifestations were cough (%87.9), dyspnea (%81.4), sputum (%72.9) and fever (%55.6) respectively, and hemoptysis with %24.1 was the least common manifestation. Conclusion: This study showed high prevalence of community acquired pneumonia in the studied population. It also showed that age and sex are effective factors in the presentation of the clinical manifestations of this disease. Community Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Manifestation age sex. 2014 10 01 51 57 http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-42-en.pdf