Comparison of environmental health status in primary schools in different districts of Isfahan city in 2008-2009

Introduction. Students spend at least 20% of their time in schools. Training, educating and the personality of these students depends on appropriate educational methods, proper physical space, and also favorable mental environment. Students are considered as a major human resources of any society and dealing with their health and promoting educational environment health is in fact a kind of investment for future. In this study we examined the status of environmental health status in primary school of different districts of Isfahan. Materials and methods. This study was a descriptive-analytical study. The number of studied samples was 77 schools in Isfahan which were selected by regular randomized method. The tool used to gather data was a environmental health inquiry form for school environments, and consisted of two parts: the first part included common school specifications and the second part involved items dealing with desirability of various parts of schools.The above forms were filled out in 3 months by specialists in public health, evaluating the schools and interviewing the principals. Then, they were analyzed and a comparison was made between the results from various districts. Results. 76.6% of schools complied with the standards and 80.5% of classrooms were in desired conditions. Regarding the standards for building and classrooms, there was no significant difference between various districts. Hygiene services (water closets and basin) and drinking water were at desired level and there was no significant difference between various districts in this regard, however the district 1 was in undesired condition. Regarding collecting and disposing of rubbishes and trashes, 79% of schools were in desired condition and 49% of them had hygienic tuck-shops according to standards, but there was no significant difference between various districts. Conclusion. The study showed that the status of environment health is at desired level in primary schools in Isfahan, but the health of tuck-shops should improve in schools and it needs more attention and interest from authorities of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health and dedicating proper budgets to solve their health problems

Attitude towards and use of ecstasy in medical university interns? based on HBM

Using a self-reported questionnaire, 130 Yazd Medical University students were surveyed about their knowledge towards ecstasy and their use of ecstasy based on Health Belief Model. The age range was 18-31 years. Approximately, 23% of students had seen an ecstasy tablet, 6 (4.6%) had used ecstasy (2 female and 4 male), 4 of them lived in a dormitory and 2 were tenants. The levels of knowledge, perceived barrier and perceived benefit of students who had used ecstasy were lower than those who hadn?t used ecstasy. There was a significant difference between the knowledge, perceived barrier and perceived benefit of samples and use of ecstasy (p inf. 0.008, p inf. 0.003 and p inf. 0.13, respectively). Approximately, 74% of the students were eager to know more about ecstasy and its effects. Finally, the students were asked to select one or more item from a list of six which they considered the best way for providing young people with accurate information, and the responses (as percentages) for each source were as follows: discussion with parents: 1.5%; television programs: 64.6%; radio programs: 1.5%; talk at university: 12.3%; friends: 12.3%; newspapers/magazine articles: 7.7%. The data revealed that the knowledge of participants about ecstasy was low (mean = 27.69 ± 3.53 out of 48).The mean grade score of knowledge of males was more than females. A survey in Kerman (Iran) showed that the knowledge of general practitioners about ecstasy was lower than 50% and the knowledge of males was more than females

The Role of the Family Atmosphere in Relation to Public Health through High school Female Students in the City of Yazd

Introduction: The role of the family atmosphere in relation to public health of high school female students in Yazd. Family as a social system is with basic needs, like: Self-esteem, physical security, belonging and intimacy, dependency, responsibility, need to be motivated and approved by others, pointed out the need for happiness, success, and spiritual needs. Every family situation is unique and emotional space and office procedures and practices are different. If people, especially parents, knew the effect of family atmosphere and their performance on health and prosperity of children , they will try to balance and support their children. Therefore, we decided to study the relationship between public health and family atmosphere of students . Methods:This study is a descriptive survey method. The data was collected by the General Health Questionnaire( GHQ 28) and family atmosphere questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16 and descriptive analytic test. Results: The results showed that all students of different scale of public health (physical symptoms scale, scale of anxiety, social functioning scale and a scale of depression) were slightly mild. The results showed there was negative significant difference(P<0.001) between all of the Structures Inventory family atmosphere and scales of GHQ28With the exception of the structure, openness to others. Conclusion: The results of this study and comparison with other studies is good guide for education and training of children and students and Parents can use them to improve the health of their children

Fatigue situation in tile industries workers

Background and aims  &nbsp;Fatigue is one of factors to cause Disorders and many of diseases. Fatigue to fatigue can due to increase the occupational accidents. The chronic fatigue can cause the decrease of National production. Because of above reasons we decided to survey the fatigue of workers of tile factories in yazd city.   Methods   This Cross-sectional study was carried out in spring and summer of 1383, among the workers of factories in yazd city.The number of cases was 380 person that were selected by  random cluster sampling method. Data were analyzed by SPSS and EP12 program and used the c 2   test.   Results   The cases were 78.9% male and 12.1% female.About 47% of workers all of the day were fatigue. about 30.7% some of the time days were fatigue. only the fatigue 22.3% of workers was less. There was not any worker with no fatigue. The due of fatigue of 50% of workers was  cammulative trauma disorders (CTD). The 99% of workers believed that the best way for reducing  and controlling the fatigue is short time rests in a day, showering with the cold water, drinking the  cold liquids and having tea and coffee.   Conclusion   The results of many studies that were carried out in Iran and out of Iran about the fatigue are same as the result of current study

Evaluate the Effectivness of Training the Styles of STress Coping in Reducing Anxiety and Stress Cpping in Reducing Anxiety and Stress of Neyriz Female Students

Introduction:Stress and anxiety are an integral part of the human nature&nbsp; and In addition to the positive effects it can have adverse effects on one's life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coping program to reducing the level of anxiety, stress of the students. Method:In this study, 280 students were enrolled and divided into two groups: case and control. Data collection tools were two questionnaires, included: PSS(14 questions for stress) and COTAL(anxiety) &nbsp;after collecting the information, data statically analysis with SPSS21 software. Results:Of all respondents 139(40.5%) were male and 204(59.5%) were female. The age of 27.1% were under 24years, 28.4% between 25-35 years, and 17.5% between 36-45 and others, over 46 years. The mean of anxiety before and after teaching was: 35.17&plusmn;10.02 and 26.98 &plusmn; 11.02 and for stress was 29.13&plusmn;7.39 and 25.67 &plusmn; 10.86. Stress and anxiety decreased significantly after training(p=0.00) Conclusion: According to the results, we can say: Learning coping strategy with stress and anxiety can reduce them and have positive impact on the mental health of students

Caesarean Section, Vaginal Delivery and Post Natal Depression

&quot;nBackground: Depression is a kind of sorrow that decreases the level of juiciness. Most studies have maintained that psy&amp;shy;chological risk factors have the most profound effect on the development of postnatal depression (PND). We compared the postnatal depression among the women with elective caesarean and vaginal delivery.&amp;nbsp;&quot;nMethods: This cross- sectional study was carried out on 120 women 1-4 months after their delivery. Samples were divided in two groups (60 mothers with caesarean and 60 with vaginal delivery).The samples were selected by cluster sampling in Health Center of Yazd City, Yazd Province. To assess the level of depression, we handed the Beck De-pression Inventory (BDI) to participants. For data analysis, qui- square, ANOVA and descriptive statistic were used.&quot;nResults: The mean grade scores of depression of women with caesarean delivery was 17.16 (SD=11.57) and for women with vaginal delivery was 11.05 (SD=9.41).The major depression in women with caesarean was twice the women with vaginal de&amp;shy;livery (16.7 via 8.3). There was significant difference between mode of delivery and depression of participants (P=0.02).Ten&amp;shy;dency of sexuality in women with caesarean was lower than women with vaginal delivery.&quot;nConclusion: Although the prevalence of PND symptoms seems to be the same across the cultures, risk factors differ sig&amp;shy;nificantly. This study identified caesarean delivery as a certain risk factor for increasing prevalence of depression in post&amp;shy;natal delivery. This factor must be taken into consideration when planning intervention and preventive strategies for these women