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The status and predictors of hypertension preventive nutritional behaviors in adolescents based on the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior
Background: Malnutrition is an important factor affecting hypertensive incidence. Since the unhealthiest
nutritional behaviors are rooted in childhood attitudes and experiences, applying educational interventions to
these age groups will be most useful in the formation of preventive nutritional behaviors.
Objective: To determine the predictive power of the TPB on hypertension in junior high-school students.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 junior high-school students in Kashmar, Iran
in academic year commencing 2-13-2014, selected through random sampling. The participants completed a
researcher-made questionnaire consisting of a demographic information form and a section to evaluate the
constructs of the TPB. The data collected were analyzed in SPSS-16 using the correlation Wilcoxon statistics test,
the one-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results: The mean age of the students was 13.51. A total of 47% of the students had snacked on potato chips and
cheese puffs, 45% had eaten high-fat foods and 51.2% had eaten cookies and chocolates within the past week.
The variable of behavioral intention predicted 32% of the variations in preventive nutritional behaviors by itself.
The Pearson product-moment correlation analysis found that hypertension preventive nutritional behaviors were
significantly correlated with attitude (p<0.001, r=0.38), perceived behavioral control (p<0.001, r=0.38), and
behavioral intention. Moreover, significant correlations were observed between subjective norms and attitude
(p<0.028, r=0.173), perceived behavioral control and attitude (p<0.003, r=0.231), behavioral intention and
attitude (p<0.001, r=0.370), behavioral intention and subjective norms (p<0.030, r=0.171) and between
behavioral intention and perceived behavioral control (p<0.001, r=0.484).
Conclusion: The examined students revealed an adequate adherence to preventive nutritional behaviors.
Nutrition education interventions should be developed based on variables such as behavioral intention and its
determinants, i.e. attitude, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms
Cystic hygroma: anesthetic considerations and review
Cystic hygroma (CH) in the cervical region presents as a challenge to the anesthetist. The anaesthetic difficulties are usually associated with CH because of tumor extension into the mouth, airway management, thoracic extension, hemorrhage, involvement of pretracheal region, Post operative respiratory obstruction and coexisting anomalies (Down syndromes, Turner syndromes and congenital cardiac defects). Disorders of the CH relevant to anaesthesia and intensive care medicine are discussed in this review
Tracheo-innominate artery fistula as a late
(Received 22 February, 2009 ; Accepted 17 June, 2009)AbstractTracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF) is a rare, life threatening and catastrophic complication, which may occur 7 to 14 days after surgery. The Incidence Rate of TIF is 0.1-1% and survival rate of patient is 14.3%. Herein, we describe TIF in a patient 50 days post tracheotomy, based on our research, it appears that our case is the first finding with the latest onset of TIF after tracheotomy, which now has been improved by early diagnosis and surgical treatment.J Mazand Univ Med Sci 2009; 19(70): 81-84 (Persian