Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The challenges of strategic management of the wastage produced due to earthquake in Kermanshah and Varzaghan-Ahar: A qualitative study

. Sadegh Kazemi; . Mehdi Mokhtari; . Aliakbar Vaezi; . Ibrahim Salmani; . Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush; . Abbas Ali Dehghani Tafti; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani

Volume 12, Issue 11 , December 2022, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: Strategic management of the wastage produced due to earthquakes has facedmany challenges over the recent decade. Thus, the present study seeks to identify and explain thechallenges ... Read More

Determiners of fast‑food consumption in Iranian university students: Application of prototype/willingness model

. Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad,; . Mahmood Mahbobirad; . Mohammad Asadpour; . Ali Akbar Vaezi; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Hassan Zareei Mahmoodabadi

Volume 10, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Today, marked by advanced scientific approach, urbanism, and changing life style,there is an ever‑growing rate of fast‑food consumption, which has significantly affected ... Read More

A questionnaire on factors affecting the precaution adoption process model for cervical cancer – Psychometric properties

. Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad,; . Ali Asadian; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Minoo Rajaei

Volume 10, Issue 10 , October 2020, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: Implementing a cervical cancer prevention program requires an exploration ofcertain behaviors concerning this disease. This study is aimed to evaluate the psychometrics ... Read More BACKGROUND: Implementing a cervical cancer prevention program requires an exploration ofcertain behaviors concerning this disease. This study is aimed to evaluate the psychometrics of aquestionnaire that enquired about the factors involved in Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM)for cervical cancer among suburban women in Bandar Abbas, south of Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The primary draft of the questionnaire was developed with a reviewof the related literature on cervical cancer and the constructs affecting PAPM, with 68 items. Theface validity, content validity ratio (CVR), and content validity index (CVI) of the questionnairewere approved by a panel of 10 experts. The internal consistency and test‑retest reliability of thequestionnaire were estimated too. Field testing sample included 300 women recruited from a women’shealthcare center in suburban areas of Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran. Exploratory factor analysiswas used to evaluate validity, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was estimated for reliability.RESULTS: After the face validation, 11 items were eliminated. Once CVR was estimated, two itemswere discarded. The remaining items had a CVR >0.79. All had a CVI >0.79. Six items were eliminatedin the factor analysis. The final questionnaire included 49 items organized in 8 factors includingawareness, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers,social norms, fear, and self‑efficacy. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation indicatedeight main components that explained 56.25% of the variance. Reliability assessment showed agood internal consistency for all subscales and the Cronbach’s alpha score ranged between 0.82and 0.90. The test‑retest reliability showed that the correlation coefficients (between 0.81 and 0.89)were significant at the 0.01 level for all sub‑scales.CONCLUSIONS: The final questionnaire was a new instrument comprised the effective constructsof PAPM and had a high reliability and validity. Thus, this questionnaire is recommended to be usedto explore and enhance preventive behaviors of cervical cancer.

Evaluating perceived threat of skin cancer and preventive measures in South Iranian sailors: A qualitative study

. Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad,; . Ahmad Sotoudeh; . Ali Akbar Vaezi; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Mohammad Taqhi Noorbala

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Sailors are exposed to sunlight as their job requires and are, in the long run, moreprone to different types of skin cancer. This study aimed to explore sailors’ experience ... Read More

Evaluation of students’ mental and social health promotion educational programs: A systematic review

. Najmeh Baghian; . Ali Akbari Sari; . Mohsen Shati; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Batoul Ahmadi

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 8-11

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INTRODUCTION: Various programs are implemented internationally to promote the mental and socialhealth of the students in schools. This study systematically reviewed and categorized ... Read More

Risks threatening the health of people participating in mass gatherings: A systematic review

. Asghar Tavan; . Abbasali Dehghani Tafti; . Mohmmadhasan Ehrampoush; . Mohammad Reza Vafaei Nasab; . Hossein Tavangar; . Hossein Fallahzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 10 , October 2019, , Pages 1-11

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CONTEXT: Mass gatherings (MGs) are established for different religious, social, political, cultural,and sport motivations. Many risks threaten the participants` health in MGs for different ... Read More

Predictors of mammography based on Health Belief Model in Khorramabad women

. Zahra Khazir; . Mohammad Ali Morrowati Sharifabad1; . Ali Akbar Vaezi; . Behnaz Enjezab; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Fatemeh Yari

Volume 9, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Health beliefs play an important role in people’s willingness to participate inhealth‑promoting behaviors. Given the role of beliefs in women’s function and ... Read More BACKGROUND: Health beliefs play an important role in people’s willingness to participate inhealth‑promoting behaviors. Given the role of beliefs in women’s function and the importance ofthe benefits of mammogram, and because the predictors of a behavior are a major prerequisite tocodification of an effective prevention program, the present study was conducted with the aim ofpredicting mammography based on Health Belief Model (HBM) in women in Khorramabad.Materials and Methods: In this cross‑sectional study, 262 women referring to health centers inKhorramabad, Lorestan province, in 2018, were selected by randomly sampling. The data collectiontool was a four‑part questionnaire including demographic information, knowledge on breast cancerand mammography, Champion’s Health Belief Model, and Champion’s Self‑Efficacy Questionnairefor Mammography. Validity and reliability of the tool were investigated and confirmed. Data wereanalyzed by version 16 of SPSS software using descriptive statistics, Chi‑squared test, and multiplelogistic regression.RESULTS: The mean (standard deviation) age of the participants was 49.26 (±7.79) years.Seventy‑nine (30.85%) of the 262 participants reported mammography. Constructs’ sensitivity,benefits, barriers, and perceived self‑efficacy were significantly different in terms of performingmammography (P < 0.05). Participants with a history of breast cancer (odds ratio [OR] = 11.18, 95%confidence interval [CI] = [3.73–33.46]) had lower perceived barriers (OR = 3.54, 95% CI= [1.77–7.09]),were more likely to undergo mammography than women with no family history of breast cancer, andhad moderate‑to‑high perceived barriers (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that health managers are required to pay moreattention to training and promoting screening methods. Understanding the barriers to mammography inwomen by managers can help design and implement effective programs that enhance mammographyin women.

Predictive factors for preventing hookah smoking and health promotion among young people based on the protection motivation theory

. Reza Sadeghi; . Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad; . Hossein Fallahzadeh; . Mohsen Rezaeian; . Reza Bidaki; . Narges Khanjani

Volume 9, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Smoking hookahs is one of the most preventable risk factors for non communicablediseases. It is also considered as the gateway to youth addiction. Planning and training ... Read More

Self‑efficacy and perceived barriers of pregnant women regarding exposure to second‑hand smoke at home

. Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad,; . Zohreh Karimiankakolaki; . Ashraf Kazemi; . Hossein Fallahzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The inability of women to demand from their husbands, for not smoking,has been reported as a factor in exposure to cigarette smoke. This study aimed to investigate ... Read More BACKGROUND AND AIM: The inability of women to demand from their husbands, for not smoking,has been reported as a factor in exposure to cigarette smoke. This study aimed to investigate theperceived barriers and self‑efficacy of pregnant women regarding second‑hand smoke (SHS) at home.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross‑sectional study, and the sample size was 255pregnant women who visited the health‑care centers in Isfahan, Iran, from July 2018 to September2018, and were selected randomly and voluntarily. A questionnaire was designed to collect thedata about the exposure to smoke, perceived barriers, and self‑efficacy. The data were analyzedusing descriptive statistics (mean score and standard deviation), inferential statistics (nonparametricMann–Whitney and Kendall test), and Spearman’s correlation and regression.RESULTS: The mean score of self‑efficacy in the exposure group was lower than that the othergroup (P = 0.000). The mean score of perceived barrier was not a significant difference (P = 0.449).Personal perceived barriers are the most important predictor of self‑efficacy of pregnant womenin exposure to SHS (95% confidence interval: 0.013–0.262) (P = 0.030). Kendall test comparingitems within the group and Mann–Whitney test comparing the two groups showed that personalfactors such as “Unaware of the dangers of SHS and protective measures” for notexposed womenand environmental factor “the lack of ban smoking law at home” for exposed women are consideredthe most important barriers (P = 0.000). “Not being together a husband” (P = 0.293) and “going toanother place when smoking a husband” (P = 0.000) are the highest self‑efficacy items.CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to develop training programs to increase self‑efficacy to avoidexposure to SHS and for both pregnant women and their husbands. It is also necessary to educateand inform about SHS and protective measures against it and to set up “smoking ban law” at homein our country to protect pregnant women.

Examining social‑cognitive predictors of parenting skills among mothers with preschool and early elementary school‑aged children

. Saiideh Norouzi; . Mohammad Hossein Baghiani Moghaddam; . Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad; . Ali Norouzi; . Ali Reza Jafari; . Hossein Fallahzadeh

Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-9

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Context: Identification of parenting skills determinants among mothers is an ongoing fieldof research. Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the social cognitive predictors ofparenting ... Read More

The efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in Iranian population: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

. Mehdi Tazhibi; . Abdollah Hajivandi; . Arefeh Dehghani Tafti; . Hossein Fallahzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 1-8

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Introduction: Hepatitis B infection is an important health problem all over the world, andaccording to the studies, Iran is a country with intermediate prevalence, so vaccination is ... Read More

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The challenges of strategic management of the wastage produced due to earthquake in Kermanshah and Varzaghan-Ahar: A qualitative study

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Determiners of fast‑food consumption in Iranian university students: Application of prototype/willingness model

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A questionnaire on factors affecting the precaution adoption process model for cervical cancer – Psychometric properties

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Evaluating perceived threat of skin cancer and preventive measures in South Iranian sailors: A qualitative study

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Evaluation of students’ mental and social health promotion educational programs: A systematic review

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Risks threatening the health of people participating in mass gatherings: A systematic review

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Predictors of mammography based on Health Belief Model in Khorramabad women

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Predictive factors for preventing hookah smoking and health promotion among young people based on the protection motivation theory

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Self‑efficacy and perceived barriers of pregnant women regarding exposure to second‑hand smoke at home

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Examining social‑cognitive predictors of parenting skills among mothers with preschool and early elementary school‑aged children

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The efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in Iranian population: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

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