Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on the improvement of colorectal cancer screening intention among average‑risk individuals referring to Asadabad city clinics

. Mina Maheri; . Fatemeh Darabi; . Saeede Khalili; . Marziyeh Hesari

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men and the fourthmost common cancer in women in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effectof ... Read More

The effect of educational intervention on health-promoting lifestyle: Intervention mapping approach

. Mahnaz Solhi; . Farbod Ebadi Fard Azar; . Jamileh Abolghasemi; . Mina Maheri; . Seyed Fahim Irandoost; . Saeede Khalili

Volume 10, Issue 8 , August 2020, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: The health-promoting lifestyle by empowering individuals will increase control overtheir health, improve quality of life, and prevent diseases. The purpose of the present ... Read More

Health literacy and its associated demographic factors in 18–65‑year‑old, literate adults in Bardaskan, Iran

. Hamid Joveini; . Alireza Rohban; . Parisa Askarian; . Mina Maheri; . Masoumeh Hashemian

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 1-8

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AIMS: Improvement of general health literacy is one of the ways to achieve the desired publichealth condition. To this end, the first step is to determine the health literacy level ... Read More AIMS: Improvement of general health literacy is one of the ways to achieve the desired publichealth condition. To this end, the first step is to determine the health literacy level and its associateddemographic factors in individuals.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This study was a cross‑sectional, descriptive‑analytic survey conductedon 700 adults (age range: 18–65 years) in Bardaskan, Iran. The required samples were selectedvia random cluster sampling method.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The demographic questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographicinformation. The Health Literacy for Iranian Adults questionnaire was used to determine the level ofhealth literacy in participants.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 20 throughdescriptive and inferential statistics. Results were considered statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05.RESULTS: A total of 700 participants with a mean (standard deviation) age of 31.25 (9.32) yearsparticipated in this study. The primary sources of health information were physicians and healthstaff (50.9%) followed by the Internet (19.7%). The health literacy level of 18.1% of the participantswas inadequate, 27.7% was marginal, 39.4% was adequate, and 14.7% was excellent. The meanoverall scores of health literacy and its subscales were within the adequate range (66.1–84.0). Therelationships of health literacy level with age, education, marital status, occupational status, andhistory of disease were statistically significant (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: It seems necessary to design and implement a variety of educational programs toimprove the general health literacy of the citizens of Bardaskan. Educational programs need to focuson groups with higher priority such as elderly people, individuals with lower educational levels, widows/widowers and divorced/separated individuals, unemployed and retired individuals, homemakers, andindividuals with a history of disease.

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Author = . Mina Maheri

The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on the improvement of colorectal cancer screening intention among average‑risk individuals referring to Asadabad city clinics

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The effect of educational intervention on health-promoting lifestyle: Intervention mapping approach

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Health literacy and its associated demographic factors in 18–65‑year‑old, literate adults in Bardaskan, Iran

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