Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Adolescent brushing and its association with parents’ socio-economic status

. Hashem Hashmati; . Abdurrahman Charkazi; . Hossein Shahnazi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-1

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An examination of the effect of health promotion plan in high school students’ on knowledge and performance on peers suffering from asthma in high schools of district 3 in Esfahan, 2010

. Zaynab Hemate; . Zohre Ghazavi; . Mazeyh Hasanpor; . Ramin Iranpor; . Masoome Alidosti

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Background: Asthma is the most prevalent disease during childhood, known as the most importantreason for children’s disability adolescences truancies, thanks to their hospitalization ... Read More

Exploring practice of Isfahan University of Medical Science students regarding using ecstasy based on health belief model in 2011

. Asiyeh Pirzadeh; . Kamal Mirkarimi; . Aziz Kamran; . Zohre Fathian

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Ecstasy consumption has increased 70% worldwide, and its use is currentlyoutweighed heroin and cocaine. Conducted survey found that students more than othergroups used ... Read More

Relationship between health literacy, health status, and healthy behaviors among older adults in Isfahan, Iran

. Seyed Homamodin Javadzade; . Gholamreza Sharifirad; . Fatemeh Radjati; . Firoozeh Mostafavi; . Mahnoosh Reisi; . Akbar Hasanzade

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-7

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Background: Health literacy is a measure of an individual’s ability to read, comprehend, and act onmedical instructions. Limited health literacy can reduce the adults’ ability ... Read More Background: Health literacy is a measure of an individual’s ability to read, comprehend, and act onmedical instructions. Limited health literacy can reduce the adults’ ability to comprehend and usebasic health-related materials, such as prescription, food labels, health education pamphlets, articles,appointment slips, and health insurance plans, which can affect their ability to take appropriate andtimely health care action. Nowadays, low health literacy is considered a worldwide health threat. So,the purpose of this study was to assess health literacy level in older adults and to investigate therelationships between health literacy and health status, health care utilization, and health preventivebehaviors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 354 older adults was conductedin Isfahan. The method of sampling was clustering. Health literacy was measured using the Test ofFunctional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA). Data were collected using home interviewing. Healthstatus was measured based on self-rated general health. Health care utilization was measuredbased on self-reported outpatient clinic visits, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations, andhealth preventive behaviors were measured based on self-reported preventive health servicesuse. Results: Approximately 79.6% of adults were found to have inadequate health literacy. Theytended to be older, had fewer years of schooling, lower household income, and were females.Inadequate health literacy was associated with poorer general health (P < 0.001). Health literacylevel was negatively associated with outpatient visits (P = 0.003) and hospitalization (P = 0.01).No significant association was found between health literacy level and emergency room utilization.Self-reported lack of PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) test (P < 0.001) and fecal occult blood test(FOBT; P = 0.003) was higher among individuals with inadequate health literacy than those withadequate health literacy. No significant association was found between health literacy level andmammogram in the last 2 years. Conclusion: Low health literacy is more prevalent in older adults.It indicates the importance of health literacy issue in health promotion. So, with simple educationalmaterials and effective interventions for low health literacy group, we can improve health promotionin the society and mitigate the adverse health effects of low health literacy.

Assessment of gamma-dose rate in city of Kermanshah

. Mohamad Bagher Tavakoli; . Ehsan Kodamoradi; . Zahra Shaneh

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Environmental natural radiation measurement is of great importance and interestespecially for human health. The induction of genetic disorder and cancer appears to be ... Read More

Fruit and vegetable intake, body mass index and waist circumference among young female students in Isfahan

. Reihaneh Seyed Ghalaeh; . Zahra Gholi; . Sahar Saraf Bank; . Leila Azadbakht

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-5

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AbstractBackground: Obesity is growing rapidly in our country. Nutrition is an important issue of obesity.The aim of this study was to determine the association between fruit and vegetable ... Read More

Study of the relationship between socioeconomic status and controlling diabetes among patients admitted to specialized clinic of Dr. Gharazi hospital in Isfahan-2011

. Mahmoud Keyvanara; . Seyed Mohsen Hosseini; . Parirokh Emami

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that have been considered by policy makers.Diabetes causes premature mortality, disability and sometimes irreversible problems. ... Read More

A comparative study on the Earthquake Information Management Systems (EIMS) in India, Afghanistan and Iran

. Sima Ajami

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-7

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ABSTRACTContext: Damages and loss of life sustained during an earthquake results from falling structuresand flying glass and objects. To address these and other problems, new information ... Read More

The comparative analysis of satisfaction rate among the public universities talented students with education and all the services provided to them

. Shaghayegh Nikneshan; . Nikoo Yamani; . Azam Moghadam; . Ahmadreza Nasr

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-7

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Introduction: Universities provide different facilities for talented students. The aim of this researchwas to comparatively examine the rate of satisfaction among the talented students ... Read More

Impacts of outsourcing in educational hospitals in Iran: A study on Isfahan University of Medical Sciences-2010

. Saeed Karimi; . Zahra Agharahimi; . Maryam Yaghoubi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-5

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Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been ... Read More Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been outsourcedin educational hospitals in Isfahan and to investigate managers’ view about the impact ofOutsourcing. Design/Methodology/Approach: A descriptive-survey study carried out in 2010.Our samples consisted of 100 educational hospital and treatment deputy senior managers ofIsfahan University of Medical Sciences and 53 usable questionnaires were received. Surveyinstrument main points were the extent to which educational hospital outsource services and theimpact of Outsourcing. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire have been verified. Data areanalyzed with SPSS18 software. Findings: The results for medical-diagnostics services showedphysiotherapy, radiology, and ultrasound that have the highest rate (33%) of being outsourced.Between logistic and administrative activities, housekeeping, and facility engineering maintenanceservices are the highest rate of outsourced (100%) and green space, CSR, laundry, and medicalrecords are the lowest rate of outsourced (16%). In managers’ view, in relation to advantagesof outsourcing, pay more attention to internal and external customers in private sector (57.2%)was the highest. In relation to disadvantages of outsourcing, costs increase for the patients(45.6%) was the highest. In relation to barriers of outsourcing, forgetting the goal of outsourcing(efficiency) (60.6%) was the highest. Conclusion: Finally, managers’ views about outsourcingin health services organizations were rather acceptable, but in their views, there are barriers inimplementation of outsourcing and they are focused on removing the barriers before outsourcing.Fundamental infrastructure developments as making competing market, promoting of cultures,education, modifying the management attitude and approach, and establishing incentive policiesare emphasized for successful implementation of outsourcing.

Determination of rate of customer focus in educational programs at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences1 based on students’ viewpoints

. Assadollah Shams; . Mohammad Hosein Yarmohammadian; . Hadi Hayati Abbarik

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-6

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Background: Today, the challenges of quality improvement and customer focus as well as systemsdevelopment are important and inevitable matters in higher education institutes. There ... Read More Background: Today, the challenges of quality improvement and customer focus as well as systemsdevelopment are important and inevitable matters in higher education institutes. There are somehighly competitive challenges among educational institutes, including accountability to social needs,increasing costs of education, diversity in educational methods and centers and their consequentincreasing competition, and the need for adaptation of new information and knowledge to focuson students as the main customers. Hence, the purpose of this study was to determine the rateof costumer focus based on Isfahan University of Medical Sciences students’ viewpoints and tosuggest solutions to improve this rate. Materials and Methods: This was a cross‑sectional studycarried out in 2011. The statistical population included all the students of seven faculties of IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences. According to statistical formulae, the sample size consisted of384 subjects. Data collection tools included researcher‑made questionnaire whose reliability wasfound to be 87% by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Finally, using the SPSS statistical software andstatistical methods of independent t‑test and one‑way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Likert scalebased data were analyzed. Results: The mean of overall score for customer focus (student‑centered)of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences was 46.54. Finally, there was a relation between themean of overall score for customer focus and gender, educational levels, and students’ faculties.Researcher suggest more investigation between Medical University and others. Conclusion: It isa difference between medical sciences universities and others regarding the customer focus area,since students’ gender must be considered as an effective factor in giving healthcare services quality.In order to improve the customer focus, it is essential to take facilities, field of study, faculties, andsyllabus into consideration.

Evaluating health literacy of Kerman Medical University, School of Public Health students about recycling solid waste

. Majid Hashemi; . Narges Khanjani; . Maryam Saber; . Narges Kargar Fard

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Background: The increasing trend in waste production and its improper disposal in the environmenthave led to mismanagement of national resources and hazards to the natural environment.Therefore, ... Read More

Smoking behaviors in Iranian male students: An application of transtheoretical model

. Abdurrahman Charkazi; . Hossein Shahnazi; . Araz Berdi Ghourchaei; . Kamal Mirkarimi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-5

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Objective: To investigate selected constructs of the transtheoretical model (TTM)of behavior change regarding smoking behavior among Iranian male students.Materials and Methods: A convenience ... Read More

Safety education and control: A tool to measure the safety locus of control

. Maryam Amidi Mazaheri; . Alireza Hidarnia; . Fazlollah Ghofranipour

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, Pages 1-4

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Background: Effective safety education can prevent many occupational accidents. To educatethe public about safety effectively, determinants of safe behavior must be addressed. Personalityconstructs ... Read More Background: Effective safety education can prevent many occupational accidents. To educatethe public about safety effectively, determinants of safe behavior must be addressed. Personalityconstructs are among the most important determinants of safe behavior. One of the personalityconstructs that has been studied recently in relation to accidents is locus of control. The mainaim of this study was designing, validating, and determining the reliability of safety locus ofcontrol scale. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross‑sectional study. The“forward–backward” procedure was applied to translate safety locus of control scale (Jonesand Becker 1985) from English to Persian. To determine the scientific validity of the scale , facevalidity and content validity by expert judgments were used. Internal consistency was determinedusing Cronbach’s α‑coefficient. Questionnaires were distributed to a group of 400 workers fromdifferent parts of Isfahan Steel Company. Finally, 317 workers completed the questionnaires.Exploratory factor analysis was performed with software SPSS13, and confirmatory factoranalysis was performed with software LISREL8.8. Results: The exploratory factor analysisresults revealed that the three components of the items can be extracted from the scale includinginternal control (4 questions), environmental and equipment control (4 questions), and chanceand fate (4 questions). Confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation resultsindicated that the data had good fit with three‑component scale and fit indices were acceptable:c2∕df=3.96, df=41, c2=120.59, RMSIA=0.080, 95% Confidence Interval=0.64–0.097, CFI=0.96,GFI=0.94, AGFI=0.89. The internal control components and equipment and environmentalcontrol were negatively correlated with each other (P≤0.05, r=−0.41). Also, a weak correlationbetween chance and fate and environmental and equipment control was seen (P≤0.05, r=0.31).Conclusion: In most studies, designing a scale and determining its validity and reliability iscostly and time consuming. The available reliable and valid scale leads to reduced costs andaccelerated research. In other words, duplication will be avoided. The scale obtained in this studycan be used in safety and industrial psychology research.

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