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T Aghamolaei, F Zare, A Ghanbarnejad, K Haji-Alizadeh,
Volume 1, Issue 1 (10-2014)
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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
A Alimorad , A Madani , Z Radafshar , F Zarei,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (4-2015)
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Introduction: Recognizing tooth health condition in each region is essential in order to take prevention measures. Dental exam is the most effective way of determining tooth health condition. The aim of this study was to determine decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT( indices and their related factors in 7-12 year old students in the city of Bandar Abbas in 2014.
Methods: In this descriptive - analytical cross sectional study a total of 768 school children (384 girls and 384 boys) were randomly selected from schools. Pupils were examined clinically for dental caries according to world health organization criteria (DMFT) and dental caries prevalence. Dental examinations of students were done under artificial light, using explorer, glove, mask, flash light and dental mirrors and results were recorded in world health organization standard form. Data was analyzed by SPSS 20 Software and Chi- Square tests. The differentiations with P<0/05 were significant.
Results: Dental caries prevalence "overall" was 65.2, in permanent dentition. The mean DMFT index was 1.61 in girls and 1.98 in boys. The mean DMFT index (total) was 1.8. Comparing means of DMFT index showed significant differences between the gender (P=0.009) and age (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Dental caries prevalence among 7-12 years-old school children in Bandar Abbas is higher than the global standard of WHO. The current study has identified a very high prevalence of caries among school children with male gender status. Therefore, improving the existing dental services and performing early oral education, prevention and treatment programs for school children seems to be necessary in the future.
S. M. Mousavi Bazaz, A. Madani, S. M. Mousavi Bazaz, F. Zaree, E. Abbasi Khaddar ,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (10-2015)
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Introduction: Psychiatric disorders are prevalent and debilitating to all individuals, including children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their socio-demographic factors among high school students in the Bashagard district, Iran, in 2014.
Methods: A descriptive-analytical design (cross-sectional study) was conducted to investigate 313 high school students who were selected through a multi-stage cluster, stratified and simple sampling method. Data collection was performed suing the SCL-90 and the data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics such as frequency, percentage, chi-square and t-test.
Results: A total of 313 students with mean age of 16.33±1.26 years were assessed. The finding showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the total sample was 51.11, and in girl 85.24, and in boy 17.1%, respectively. The most common disorder, paranoid disorder and the lowest incidence was phobic anxiety among high school students. Most psychological disorders was significantly related to gender except in the phobic disorders and psychosis. Educational level of students had significant relationships with interpersonal sensitivity, depression and paranoid disorders. Geographical status of students had significant relationships with prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggression, and psychosis. None of the psychiatric disorders was not significant with factors such as father’s occupation, mother's occupation, father's education, mother's education, family size and family economic status. (0.05
Conclusion: Findings of this study showed that the prevalence of psychological disorders in the Bashagard compared to other research conducted within and outside the country are moderate. However, the need for policies to reduce the burden of mental health in adolescence stage in the future, and providing ways out of this problem remains
F. Zare, M. Khademian, M. Bahjati Ardakani, M. Zare, R. Parvizi, A. Bagharaat,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (10-2015)
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Introduction: Job stress can result from people’s perceptions of an imbalance between job demands and their abilities to cope those demands. Stress can affect individuals and lead to job dissatisfaction. This study was conducted to assess job stress and the relationship between job satisfaction and different dimensions of job stress among refinery control room workers in a refinery located in the south of Iran.
Method: In this descriptive-analytical research all 100 workers of an oil refinery control rooms were studied. Job stress and job satisfaction was measured using standard questionnaires provided by national institute of mental health (NIMH) and Robbins respectively. After collecting, data were analyzed using SPSS ver.16 software. In this regard Pearson correlation test was used to determine the probable relationship between different dimensions of stress and job satisfaction.
Results: In this study 62.08 percent of workers were categorized as having high level of stress. In job satisfaction case, 9.2, 27.6, 28.7, 16.1 and 18.4 of workers were classified as totally dissatisfied, dissatisfied, not satisfied nor dissatisfied, satisfied, and totally satisfied respectively. Pearson correlation test revealed a negative significant correlation between job satisfaction and all studied dimensions of job stress (p= 0.01).
Conclusion: As job satisfaction is related to different dimensions of job stress, job satisfaction of control room workers can be increased through improvement of different dimensions of job stress including interpersonal relationships, physical conditions of work and job interest.
Abdolhosen Madani, Temor Aghamolaei, Mohammad Madani, Faeghe Zarei,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (12-2015)
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Introduction: Smoking is one of the global health challenges and a risk factor for death in developed and developing countries.The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of smoking and factors affecting attitude and behavior towards smoking among high school students in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Methods: A descriptive-analytical design (cross-sectional study) was conducted to investigate 2029 high school students who were selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected using the researcher made questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics such as frequency, percentage, Chi-square and t-test.
Results: The mean age of students was 16±1.34years. In total, 23.2% of the subjects reported that they had never smoked in their lifetime and 8.56% of them reported smoking in the past 30 days as regular smokers. The multivariate analysis by logistic regression shows that smoking by mother (OR= 20.3 and 28.8 for male and female student respectfully), father (OR= 2.52 and 2.43 for male and female student respectively), a close friend of smoker (OR= 4.3 and 7.0 for male and female student respectively) and a smoker at home (OR= 3.5 and 2.2 for male and female student respectively) are associated with smoking. Smoking in adolescents was not significantly associated with factors such as father’s occupation, mother’s occupation, father’s education, mother’s education, family size and family economic status.
Conclusion: Although, smoking among high school students in Bandar Abbas, compared with other researches inside and outside the country remains a relatively mild, however, issues such as having more friends, feeling the charm, smoking mother and father, a friend of smoker and the smoker in the home are main significant factors related to smoking. Therefore, effective smoking prevention programs should focus on strengthening life skills, internal communication, and external factors such as family members, teachers, and school counselors.
Hossein Farshidi, Sharam Zare, Bahram Zayghami, Elham Boushehri,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (5-2016)
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Introduction: High blood pressure is an important health problem in developing countries. It is the one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure) and stroke. This study was designed to determine prevalence and distribution of the hypertension in Bandar Abbas population who aged higher than 18 years.
Methods: In this cross –sectional study 2078 subjects (1397 women , 681 men) were selected through a cluster randomized sampling procedure and their data including age, BMI , marriage status, and hypertension family history were collected. In addition, blood pressure was determined in two arms after 10 minutes of rest. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, ANOVA, covariance analysis, and correlation tests with 95% confidence intervals.
Results: A total of %21 of subjects were hypertensive (BP> 140/90 mm Hg). Systolic blood pressure was positively correlated to age but diastolic blood pressure had no significant changes in ages upper than 64 yr. Mean of blood pressure in men was upper than women. Marriage status (age was controlled) and positive family history in two sex had significant effect on blood pressure.
Conclusion: Identification of high blood pressure risk factors is important and can help health policy makers to find high risk groups, increase the screening efficiency, and establish preventive measures. In addition, periodic blood pressure measurement in high risk groups seems to be necessary.
Hosen Farshidi, Teamur Aghamolaei, Mosa Soleimani Ahmadi, Mohammad Madani, Faeghe Zarei, Abdol Hosen Madani ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (7-2016)
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Smoking is a major cause of preventable death in the world. Out of every 10 deaths worldwide occur in adults, one is caused by smoking. This study examines the epidemiology of cigaratte smoking in the population over 15 years old in Hormozgan province, Iran, 2014. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate 1506 subjects over 15 years old who were selected through a multi stage cluster and systematic random sampling method. Data were collected using a researcher made questionnaire that its validity and reliability was determined before being sent to subjects. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics such as frequency, percentage, Chi-square and odds ratio. Results: The overall prevalence of current cigarette smoking in total sample was 19.5%, in males 27.8% and in females 10.7%. In terms of gender, the difference in cigarette smoking was statistically significant (p= 0.001). Prevalence of cigarette smoking in rural and urban areas was significantly different (p= 0.002), as it was 24.1% in rural and 17.6% in urban areas. There was a significant difference between prevalence of cigarette smoking in age groups (p = 0.015). This rate increased with age. Educational level was significantly associated with the prevalence of cigarette smoking (p=0.001). Illiterate and people with lower education were smoking more than others (75.5%). There were significant relationship between different occupations and smoking (p = 0.001). A statistical association between smoking and the living location was seen (p = 0.002) with odds ratio equal to 0.6 and 95% confidence interval equal to 0.5-0.8. (OR=0.6; 95% CI=0.5-0.8) There was a relationship between gender and smoking, (OR = 3.2; 95% CI = 2.4-4.3). The males had three times more chance to become smoker. Conclusion: The prevalence of cigarette smoking in Hormozgan province is high, particularly in the rural population. A need for policy making and planning towards prevention and reduction of smoking in the province is seen. However, further studies to determine the most appropriate and effective strategies to deal with this issue seems necessary.
Sakineh Dadipoor, Azin Alavi, Faeghe Zarei, Ali Safari-Moradabadi,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (7-2016)
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Introduction: A key personal and social problem affecting couples' life (particularly women) and their familial functioning is infertility. It can also cause mental stress and disorders. The present research aimed to investigate the mental health of infertile women in Bandar Abbas City. Methods: This was conducted on 100 infertile women in Bandar Abbas who were selected based on simple random sampling method. The data gathering instrument was the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. The data were later analyzed using one-way ANOVA as well as independent sample t-test. Significance level was P<0/05. Results: A significant negative correlation was found between the duration of infertilityr and physical indications, social malfunctioning, depression, and total general health subscales. Similarly, income and occupation were significantly correlated with depression and social functioning. Conclusion: According to the findings, duration of infertility, education, income, occupation, and background diseases can affect infertile women's mental health and can intensify social and mental aspects of infertility. Key words: Infertility, Mental Health, Infertile Women
Fatemeh Zare, Teamur Aghamolaei, Marzieh Khademian, , Mahdi Zare,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (10-2016)
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Introduction: Job stress can be defined as a psychological state which results from an imbalance between job demands and human capabilities as well as the inability of a person to overcome the job demands. Genetics and environment are two factors affecting the level of job stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between CYP1A1 gene polymorphism and job stress in workers of a jetty in the south of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study enrolled all 170 employees of Bandar Abbas Shahid Bahonar jetty. The US Institute of Mental Health job stress questionnaire was used to determine the job stress level. The questionnaire contained 58 questions including 3 dimensions as interpersonal (26 items), physical conditions (22 items) and job interest (10 questions). Each question is scored from 1 to 5. Based on this questionnaire the stress levels categorized as lower stress, normal stress and high stress. Another questionnaire was used to measure the job satisfaction. Job satisfaction questionnaire contained 36 questions and the options of the questionnaire were scored from 1 to 6. The questionnaire examined the various dimensions of job satisfaction including salary, promotion, supervision, benefits, rewards, working conditions, colleagues, nature of work and communication. To determine genetic polymorphisms of CYP1A1, DRD4 and 5-HTT blood samples were taken from each of the subjects. Then, genomic DNA was extracted from white blood cells and genetic polymorphisms were determined by PCR technique. Results: The distribution of employees on different levels of job stress showed that in all dimensions, most of workers had high level of job stress. In addition, in total, 76.8 percent of the all studied workers had high level of job stress. Since using the available methods and instruments in this study the polymorphism of 5_HTT and DRD4 genes were not determined, the polymorphism of CYP1A1 gene and its relationship with job stress was considered. According to the results no significant difference between the mean stress scores of two different morphs of CYP1A1 gene was observed. Conclusion: The results of this study did not show a relationship between genetic factors and the level of job stress. On the contrary, this study showed that environmental factors such as working conditions and communication are factors that can be considered as predictors of job stress level. Accordingly, it is recommended to consider non-genetic factors such as communication and salary to reduce the job stress level.
Motahareh Safi, Shahrzad Noori, Sepideh Zare, Mohsen Azad,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (10-2016)
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Introduction: Islamic life style adopts a positive approach to human life and is concerned with Islamic instructions and deals with all aspects of human life. On the other hand, happiness is a goal pursued in all human communities, but it differs across individuals and cultures. Therefore, the present research aimed to investigate the correlation between happiness and Islamic life style in the students of Bandar Abbas University of medical sciences in 2015.
Methods: The present descriptive-analytical research was conducted on 110 students affiliated with the nursing, midwifery and paramedical faculties of Bandar Abbas University. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire developed by the researchers. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was checked and confirmed through the test-retest method. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS ver.16.
Results: The average age of the participants was 42.21±8.2years. Pearson's correlation test revealed a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and Islamic life style (P<0.001, r=0.412). Similarly, a statistically significant correlation was found between sex and Islamic life style (P=0.033).
Conclusion: This study showed that Islamic life style can enhance the happiness. The findings of this study emphasize on the need for conducting educational programs and workshops regarding the effect of Islamic life style on happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, and mental health.
Ehsanollah Habibi, Behnam Haghshenas, Mansour Zare, Sahel Khakkar,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (12-2016)
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Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders is one of the causes of occupational injuries and work-related disabilities in developing countries. This study performed in a manufacturing company to determine the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in different organs of the body using two posture assessment methods including NERPA and QEC. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 87 workers of a manufacturing company. In order to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in different body organs Nordic questionnaire was used. To determine the risk of musculoskeletal disorders QEC and NERPA methods were used. Level of statistical significance considered to be P< 0.050. Descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test, and correlation coefficient were used to analyze data. Results: Based on the results of Nordic questionnaire, higher prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders observed in the lumbar (32/18 %), knee (20/68%), and legs (14/94%) and CNC Operator had the highest musculoskeletal disorders. The results of Assessing the level of risk using QEC showed that the most prevalent risk level was "high risk" level (51/72%) and the results of the NERPA method also revealed that the most frequent risk level was "high risk " level (33.33%). Conclusion: The results showed that the Nordic questionnaire findings were more consistent with the QEC than NERPA method results. Also, according to findings and considering that QEC and NERPA respect various factors such as body postures, the force required, muscle activity, and workstations design, these two methods are suitable for study of the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in the manufacturing industries.
Mehdi Zare, Teamur Aghamolaei, Sakineh Dadipoor, Ali Safari Moradabadi, Fatemeh Alsadat Hosaini,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (5-2017)
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Introduction: Poor safety culture accounts for the majority of occupational accidents which occur as a result of unsafe behaviors. However, establishing safety culture without job satisfaction is doomed to fail. The present research aimed to investigate the relationship between safety Culture and job Satisfaction in employees of a company in Bandar Abbas Shahid Rajaee port.
Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2016 on 126 workers of a company in Shahid Rajaee Port who were enrolled into the study through the census method. The data collection instruments were valid and reliable safety culture and job satisfaction questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and Pearson correlation coefficient test.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 37.58 years. Results show that there is a statistically significant correlation between safety culture and job satisfaction (r=0.424, P-value˂0.001). Among the safety culture dimensions, teaching and learning (r=0.419, P-value˂0.001) and responsibility (r=0.410, P-value˂0.001) had the highest correlations with the job satisfaction. The results also showed that the job nature had the highest correlation with safety culture (r=0.636, P-value˂.001).
Conclusion: Managers active and effective participation in creating job motivation, consistent and supportive supervision, creating job promotion opportunities, fair payment rise, and emphasis on the staff’s feeling of responsibility, and holding educational classes will promote job satisfaction and safety performance and behaviors.
Abdoul Hossain Mdani, Teamur Aghamolaei, Seyyed Hossein Davoodi, Sheva Madani, Parasto Safa, Faeghe Zaree,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (5-2017)
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Introduction: Considering the unconventional increase in the abuse of anabolic steroidsin men, especially in young athletes, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anabolic astroids abuse and awareness of its side effects among male athletes.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted on 277 men from 20 body building clubs in Bandar. To collect the data, a self care questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and chi-squared test.
Results: The results showed that all of the subjects had the history of at least one kind of anabolic consumption, and 32% of them were currently consuming. The most commonly used anabolic steroids were diyanabol (25.2%), dorabolin and testestron (13.0%), stanazol (12.2%), anadrol, and oksinandral (8.9 %). The main reasons for using these drugs were the beauty of the body (43.5%), body strength (18.3%), and achieving the championship (16.8 percent). The most common side effects related to using the anabolic steroids were breast enlargement (48.9%), liver symptoms (48.6%), psychological disorders (38.8%), akne (37.7%), heart diseases (33.3%), sexual problems (31.9%), and urinary problems (23.6%). There was a significant relationship between age and anabolic steroids abuse (P-Value = 0.04).
Conclusion: The findings of this indicated that anabolic steroids abuse has increased and become a public health concern and the level of awareness of it, is not satisfactory and this requires the development of educational programs by health care and sport professionals.
Faeghe Zaree, Fateme Karimi, Shokrollah Mohseni, Shiva Mdani, Sakineh Dadipoor, Abdoul Hossain Mdani,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (11-2017)
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Introduction: Health literacy refers to the ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic information and services needed for proper Health decision making. Considering the importance of mothers' health literacy in their own health and their children health, this study desinged to determine the health literacy of pregnant women and some related factors in pregnant women referred to Minab health centers in 2016.
Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was performed on 430 pregnant women referred to the health centers of Minab city. Data were collected using adult functional health literacy questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and frequency index, frequency percentage index, and chi squared test.
Results: In this study, the mean age of the subjects was 27±6.3 years. Health literacy of 58.9% of the mothers was at satisfactory level and 17.37% were in the borderline. According to the findings of this study, there was a significant relationship between the health literacy and the number of children, the place of residence, and family income. But there was no significant statistical relationship between the health literacy and educational level of mothers.
Conclusion: In general, the results of this study showed that the level of health literacy of the studied women was in borderline. Therefore, the country health system, should provide the pregnant women who have an inadequate and borderline health literacy simple and understandable visual and oral education as well as written educational materials which can be in the form of posters, pamphlets, and brochures.
Nahid Moradi, Tahereh Zarei, Saham Shamsi, Fahime Bahreyni,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (9-2018)
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Introduction: The water which is prepared for specific uses and has lost its quality is called wastewater. Wastewater of hospitals and health centers contains different pathogens that reveals the necessity of attention to this pollution sources. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from hospital wastewater treatment plant.
Methods: In this descriptive study (in 2015), the samples of wastewater were collected from the hospital aeration ponds in different seasons. Samples were transferred to the laboratory under standard conditions. The bacteria count were performed by multiple tube test and were reported according to MPN (Most Probable Number) method. Microbial identification tests were performed according to conventional methods. The investigation of antibiotic resistance was performed using Kirby– Bauer standard technique according to method of Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute 2014 (CLSI). Data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: In this study, a total of 20 samples were collected in different seasons. Despite more cases of isolated coliforms, the count of enterococci was higher than that of the coliforms.The highest resistance to ceftazidim (100%) and trimethoprim (85%) was observed in Enterococcus and Coliforms, respectively.
The highestsusceptibility to meropenem, imipenem, gentamycin, and ceftazidim (100%) was observed in Pseudomonas. Also, in the spring and autumn, the antibiotic resistance was higher than in the other seasons.
Conclusion: It is necessary to pay attention to the sources of contamination in order to prevent increasing the burden of contamination of highly resistant bacteria. In addition, it is necessary to conduct a national survey to determine phenotypic and genotypic resistance patterns of bacteria in Iran.
Key Words: Antibiotic Resistance, Coliform, Enterococcus, Waste Water.
Fatemeh Noroozian, Ali Ramezankhani, Faeghe Zarei, Abdoulhossain Madani,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (12-2018)
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Introduction: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder that occurs more often in the elderly, and its obvious characteristic is the reduction of bone strength which poses the person at the risk of fracture. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on knowledge and practice of high school girls in Bandar Abbas regarding osteoporosis.
Methods: A semi-experimental study was conducted on a sample of 419 high school students in Bandar Abbas, Iran, wich were selected using a randomized cluster sampling and assigned to intervention and control groups. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Data were entered into SPSS version 19 software and analyzed using descriptive statistics and T-test and paired T-test.
Results: The differtence between the mean scores of knowledge and practice in intervention and control groups was not significant before the educational intervention. In the intervention group, the mean score of knowledge and practice increased significantly (p-value= 0.001) after the intervention. The mean of the practice score of the intervention group increased significantly from 22.2 in the pre-intervention to 29.79 in the post-intervention stage (p-value = 0.028).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the administered educational intervention has been effective in promoting the level of knowledge and practice of high school female students towards osteoporosis. Therefore, planning and implementation of this educational model in the target population can be effective for prevention of the diseases at an advanced age.
Faeghe Zaree, Babak Kheirkhah ,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (12-2018)
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Introduction: Herpes simplex virus is a very common cause of sexually transmitted diseases and can cause serious harmful effects in neonates infected in prenatal stage. The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 herpes viruses in pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia in Bandar Abbas using Multiplex PCR.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional conducted on 110 pregnant women referred to laboratory of Shahid Mohammadi Hospital in Bandar Abbas. In this study, 5 ml of blood from each pregnant women was taken and transferred to the lab for microbiological testing. After DNA extraction, replication was performed using PCR method. Variables such as age, pregnancy status, and so on were recorded. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation).
Results: The mean age of the subjects was 29.19 years. In total, 10 cases had type 1 and 3 had type 2 herpes virus infection. In no case, both types of the virus was detected.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of herpes virus in the subjects was 11.81. Considering the increasing trend of high-risk behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases such as genital herpes in the community, education, rising awareness, and support of pregnant women and the preparation of a clinical and laboratory screening program is recommended for prevention of such diseases.
Hadi Eshaghi Sani, Ahmad Mohebbi, Mehdi Zare, Teamur Aghamolaei, Marzieh Khademian , Moussa Soleimani Ahmadi,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (8-2019)
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Introduction: Job satisfaction is one of the psychosocial factors that may be related to musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and musculoskeletal disorders in Persian Gulf mine and metal industry workers.
Methods: This descriptive– analytical study conducted on 400 workers working in Persian Gulf mine and metal industry. The tools of research were self administerd job satisfaction and musculoskeletal disorders (Nordic) questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software and Logistic Regression test.
Results: The results indicated that there is no significant relationship between the overall scores of job satisfaction and musculoskeletal disorders. But there was a significant relationship between job satisfaction and disorders in Neck, elbows, hips, and thighs (P-Value<0.05).
Conclusion: Since this research showed a relationship between job satisfaction and the prevalence of symptoms of some musculoskeletal disorders, it can be concluded that improvement of some dimensions of job satisfaction including salary, bonus, and job promotion is a good tool to reduce musculoskeletal disorders.
Mohammad Reza Zare, Leila Asadzadeh, Razagh Rahimpour,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2019)
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Introduction: Shift-working is one of the most important problems among the nurses and co-exposure to noise can worsen this problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of shift working and noise exposure on blood pressure of nurses in hospitals in the south of Iran in 2019.
Methods: In this cross sectional and descriptive-analytical study all 350 nurses from three hospitals in the south of Fars province were enrolled and using a researcher made questionnaire necessary data including occupational data, number of day and night shifts per week, demographic characteristics, and nurses' life habits were collected. Noise pressure level, noise frequency analysis at the workstations, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured before and after the work shift. SPSS software version 19 was used to evaluate the relationship between these variables.
Results: The mean noise pressure level in the Nurses' workstations before and after shift work was 51.67 and 69.27 dB, respectively. The highest equivalent noise pressure level was observed for nurses working in the delivery ward (mean: 64.33 dB-A). The average systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the nurses before and after the work shift was 104/ 66 and 109/ 70 mmHg, respectively. The mean and standard deviation of the number of night shifts per week in studied nurses were 1.49 ± 1.29. The results showed that increasing the level of noise and the number of night shifts per week increases the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the nurses (R2 = 0.79 and 0.86, respectively).
Conclusion: Noise emitted from different sources in hospitals and simultaneous shift working aggravates cardiovascular disorders in nurses. Therefore, managerial and engineering interventions are needed to prevent adverse effects of noise and shift working.
Mehdi Zare, Moussa Soleimani Ahmadi, Sima Alian, Elham Hosseini, Marzieh Ghasemi Nejad, Mansoureh Sadeghi, Narjes Shamsaee,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (8-2020)
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Introduction: Providing optimal lighting in the libraries can improve the students' health, alertness, and accuracy and it can also reduce their errors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the illumination and ultraviolet radiation at Hormozgan Medical Sciences University study halls in the winter of 2018.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the natural, artificial, and total illumination was measured at centers of designated stations in all of the eight study halls of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences at the height level of study tables (80cm) by a Lux meter (model: tes 1339). Ultraviolet radiation was also measured by a HAGNER EC1 instrument equipped with UVA sensor at the levels of the study tables. Finally, the data were analyzed by SPSS ver.16 software.
Results: The average of natural and artificial general illumination in respectively 62.5% and 100% of the study halls and in the case of local illumination in respectively 50% and 75% of the study halls were less than the national standard level (300lux). In addition, total illumination levels in all cases were higher than the standard value. The male students’study hall in the health faculty had the highest average of natural and total UV radiation and Paramedical school study hall had the highest average of artificial UV radiation.
Conclusion: In general, the illumination levels in the study halls were not satisfactory and in order to improve the situation, it is necessary to consider the type of lighting sources, installation height, uniform distribution of lighting, and arrangement of the windows and study tables.
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