Educational need assessment of infertile women admitted to yazd reproductive sciences institute

The purpose of this study was to assess the educational need of infertile women admitted to Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted in Yazd, Iran. The statistical population included 200 infertile women who were selected through convenience sampling method. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire with statistical validity and reliability. Data were collected through interviews and self-reports and then analyzed using SPSS v.16 along with descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The mean awareness scores of factors related to infertility, sexual satisfaction and nutritional needs were 4.36, 4.03, and 5.02, respectively. There was a significant relationship between awareness of infertility factors and variables such as level of education, spouse’s level of education and place of residence. Moreover, there was a non-significant relationship between awareness of infertility factors and variables such as age, spouse’s age, profession, spouse’s profession, number of referrals to the institute, and insurance type. There was also a significant relationship between awareness of nutritional needs and profession; whereas a non-significant relationship was seen between the specified awareness and variables such as age, spouse’s age, spouse’s profession, level of education, spouse’s level of education, number of referrals to the institute, place of residence and insurance type. Conclusion: Since the studied participants exhibited limited awareness of related factors to infertility, it appears that developing a proper training program to raise awareness of infertility followed by its implementation and evaluation is necessary

Irrigation with municipal wastewater as a suitable solution for safflower cultivation in arid regions

In order to study the effect of different manure and chemical fertilizer levels on qualitative and quantitative characteristics of safflower in the condition of irrigation with municipal wastewater, an experiment was conducted as split plot basis of randomized complete design in Lakhshah region locate in Zahedan city, Iran. The treatments were comprised of two levels of irrigation, W1= Well water and W2= Treated wastewater, in main plots and sub plots consisted of F1: control (without consumption of manure and chemical fertilizer), F2: Recommended manure, F3: Half of recommended manure and chemical fertilizer (N, P and K), and F4: Recommended chemical fertilizer (N, P and K). The results showed that Treatment of treated wastewater had a positive and significant influence on all yield components, and the most influence was shown on 1000 seed weight. Also, irrigation with wastewater significantly increases the dry and fresh yield and grain yield of safflower than ordinary water. Among the fertilizer treatments, complete treatment of chemical fertilizer N, P and K had the greatest effect on increase of yield and grain yield components. In this experiment, water treatment hadn’t significant effect on accumulation of Cr, pb, Fe and Mn in safflower grain, and soil. While, fertilizer treatment had only a significant influence on the accumulation of Fe and Mn in safflower grain, but between these treatments wasn’t saw any significant difference on the accumulation of Cr and pb. In general, the results of this experiment showed that irrigation with wastewater and application of complete fertilizer with manure is recommended

The Predictors of Health Literacy in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory

Background & Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. The present study aimed to determine the predictors of health literacy in patients with COPD in Shahrekord, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 70 patients with COPD in Hajar and Kashani hospitals in Shahrekord in 2019. The patients were selected via convenience sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on the social cognitive theory and health literacy standard questionnaire (HELIA). Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 18 using regression analysis and Pearsonchr('39')s correlation-coefficient. Results: The mean score of health literacy was 43.17±24.78, while the mean scores of knowledge, skills, perceive self-efficacy, and reinforcement were 28.14±9.78, 56.84±15.31, 32.60±14.02, and 63.06±21.97, respectively. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that skills (P=0.006) and perceived self-efficacy (P=0.011) could predict health literacy in the patients with COPD. Conclusion: According to the results, skills and perceived self-efficacy based on the social cognitive theory could be an appropriate framework for designing training interventions in order to improve the health literacy of patients with COPD. Keywords: Health Literacy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Social Cognitive Theory, Perceived Self-efficacy, Skill

Quality of Life of Elderly Living in Nursing Homes in Shahrekord

Background & Aim: Increasing elderly population has led to increased attention to the concepts of health and quality of life in the past decades. The present study aimed to determine The Relationship of Socioeconomic Factors and quality of life among elderly living in nursing homes in Shahrekord. Materials & Methods: The present research was a descriptive-analytical study which was conducted on 254 elderly of living in nursing homes in Shahrekord. The participants were selected using Convenience sampling. The required data were collected through a two-part questionnaire (demographic variables, LEIPAD questionnaire) and then statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests (Pearson correlation and ANOVA analysis) in SPSS-18. Results: The age of 43.3% of the elderly was 60-70 years. Based on the results, the mean score of quality of life for men was 64.25±17.05 and women 46.23±17.64. There is a direct and significant relationship between the mean score of quality of life and sex and economic status (p=0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that the elderly had a medium of quality of life. it is necessary to have a approach to help elder people to advance and maintain public health and quality of life. Keywords: Socioeconomic Factors, Quality of Life, Elder Peopl

Assessment of the Effect of Nutrition Education Based on BASNEF Model on Decreasing Blood Lipid Profile

Background and aims: Dyslipidemia is one of the major causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, it can be prevented and controlled via observing and adherence to a diet. This study aimed at determining the effect of nutrition education based on BASNEF model on decreasing blood lipid profile. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 150 people with a high blood lipid profile who referred to Shahrekord laboratories in 2020. The samples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In order to measure blood lipids such as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC), 15 mL of venous blood samples were collected after 12 hours fasting before the intervention and again 2 months after the intervention. The intervention group received nutrition education based on BASNEF model, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic variables. TG levels in the intervention group decreased significantly after the intervention (P 0.05). Conclusion: The significant decrease in blood lipids after a short period indicates the effect of nutrition education based on BASNEF model and adherence to proper diet on controlling blood lipids. Therefore, recommending people to adhere to a proper diet can help raise people’s nutritional awareness and reduce blood lipids. Keywords: Nutrition Education BASNEF model Blood lipid profil

Accuracy of frozen section in borderline ovarian tumor

Borderline ovarian tumor or low malignant ovarian tumor presents in 10-15% of all ovarian cancers, which usually affects younger women and have favorable prognosis even with conservative surgery, in which fertility can be preserved. Lack of reliable diagnostic tool to indicate the type of malignancy before or at the time of surgery makes the borderline ovarian tumor one of the most controversial topics in gynecology. This might lead to many overtreatment cases with radical surgery or undertreatment with conservative surgery with the higher rate of overtreatment compared to under treatment.In this review article, we extensively searched for all reported data regarding the accuracy of frozen section in borderline ovarian tumor. Reviewing the results of six studies, which specifically considered the accuracy of frozen section in borderline ovarian tumors, revealed an accuracy of 60% with an agreement between final pathology and frozen section results. Overall, 24.5% of under-diagnosed malignant cases interpreted to be benign and 4.9% overdiagnosed cases with benign tumor considered as a malignant. Frozen section is a reliable tool to exclude benign tumor from borderline and malignant but underdiagnosed percentage is higher. There are limitations in this review including the small number of enrolled cases, different time of diagnosis and different investigated countries and the discrepancies between the studied articles in this review

Investigation of predictors of dairy consumption in students of shahr-e kord university of medical sciences: An application of the health belief model

Introduction: Balanced nutrition and the use of dairy products, because of their nutrients, is one of the basic pillars of health and can be effective in increasing educational efficiency. The present study aimed to determine predictors of dairy consumption in students of Shahr-e Kord University of Medical Sciences using the health belief model. Methods: The present research was a descriptive-analytical study which was conducted on 351 students of Shahr-e Kord University of Medical Sciences in 2017. The participants were selected using cluster sampling. The required data were collected through a three-part questionnaire (demographic variables, constructs of the Health Belief Model, and items related to the dairy consumption behavior) and then statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests (Pearson correlation and regression analysis) in SPSS-18. Results: The results showed that 45.9% of male students and only 12.7% of females used dairy products every day (p<0.000). Except for perceived benefits, there was no significant difference between male and female students in the mean score of other constructs (p<0.05). The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that perceived susceptibility in male students and perceived self-efficacy in female students are the main predictors of dairy consumption behavior. Conclusions: Based on the study findings, perceived susceptibility and perceived self-efficacy, as the most important predictors of dairy consumption behavior in university students, should be emphasized in the development of training interventions

Effectiveness of a social cognitive theory-based distance educational intervention on anxiety in families of patients with COVID 19

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of a social cognitive theory-based distance educational intervention on anxiety in families of patients with COVID 19. Methods: This interventional study was conducted on families of patients with COVID-19 in Shahrekord, Iran in 2021. Based on the list received from the health center, 100 adult members from families with Covid-19 patients randomly were selected and assigned to the intervention and the control groups (50 per each group). The intervention group received a distance education framed as the structure of social cognitive theory while the control group received some educational material not related to the study by sending pamphlets, educational materials through the What Sapp group. The data used in the study were collected at three stages, including before the intervention, immediately after, and three months after the intervention. Using SPSS software version 25, the data were analyzed Results: Before the intervention, there were no significant differences between the study groups in terms of the mean scores of the constructs of social cognitive theory and anxiety. However, after the intervention and three months after trainings the mean scores of the constructs of social cognitive theory increased significantly in experimental group. The mean scores of anxiety in the experimental group also decreased significantly three months after trainings. Conclusion: Distance training based on the social cognitive theory was effective in decreasing anxiety in families of patients with Covid-19

Knowledge, skill, and preventive behaviors regarding COVID-19 among the public in Shahrekord of Iran

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a serious and costly problem for communities. Observing health issues and performing preventive behaviors is influenced by their knowledge and skills of people toward COVID-19. Hence, this study investigated the knowledge, skill, and practice of the public of Shahrekord toward COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The present study was performed as a cross sectional. Data were collected using an online questionnaire from 540 Shahrekord residents who were selected via convenience sampling in 2020. Knowledge, skill, and practice toward COVID-19 were assessed using a prevalidated questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS-21 software (one-way analysis of variance, Pearson test, and regression test). RESULTS: In this study, 39.1% were male, and 60.9% were female and 46.3% were 20-25 years. The mean score of knowledge, skill, and preventive behaviors was 75.69 +/- 17.85, 53.87 +/- 27.40, and 59.97 +/- 23.79, respectively. There was a significant direct relationship between knowledge and skill (P = 0.05 and r = 081) so that public with more knowledge had a better skill as well. There was a significant association between age (P = 0.036), education level (P = 0.019) , and job (P = 0.014) with knowledge. In addition, a significant association between job (P = 0.027) and marital status (P = 0.014) with skill was observed. Knowledge, skill, and demographic variables predict 37.6% preventive behavior. CONCLUSION: The majority of the participants had good knowledge, moderate skill, and relatively enough practice. Government and policymakers must consider these knowledge levels, skill, and practices to implement productive interventions for preventing the COVID-19