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One of the fundamental ways to health promotion is training the hygiene. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of education on the level of knowledge attitudes and practice of female students in Bandar Abbas city regarding the menstrual hygiene. This study was semi-experimental as type before and after. The number of sample was 400 female students on high school in Bandar Abbas city, that they collected by cluster sampling and two methods of training peer education and booklet compare with each other. Information was caught by questionnaire that to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of students. At the first of study accomplished pretest, then after training plans accomplished the post test. [3 months later]. Finally information analysis was performed with software as spss12. The results of this study indicated that there was significant difference between the mean score in knowledge, attitude and practice before and after training in two groups. The effect of peer education on this item was more than the other methods that caused to increase in knowledge and attitudes level in samples [p=0.000]. But despite increasing in mean score of practice there was no change in practice level and training with booklet just increased the level of knowledge. Therefore, it can be concluded that health education is effective on knowledge, attitudes and practice of students but health education providers would be able to come up with appropriate methods to empower and educate young girls to adopt necessary life skills
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Humans , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Menstruation , Hygiene , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Background: chronic dialysis patients often fail to produce protective antibodies to hepatitis B virus surface antigen after vaccination towards hepatitis B virus [HBV]. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of GM-CSF as adjuvant to hepatitis B vaccine in patients with ESRD
Materials and Methods: 41 consecutive patients with chronic renal failure [CRF], commenced on dialysis, were stratified to receive either 40 mg HBV vaccine at 0, 1, 2 and 6 months [group A, n = 19] or 3 mg kg-1 GM-CSF on day 1 followed by the vaccination schedule described above [group B, n = 22]. All patients were negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg], antibodies to hepatitis C virus [anti-HCV] and human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] serology. Titres of antibody to HBsAg [HBsAb] were quantitatively assayed, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA], at 1, and 7 months from the first dose of vaccination
Results: only 42.1% of the patients in group A developed protective antibody levels [mean HBsAb: 24.8 IU l-1] after first month and 63.2% of responders developed protective antibody levels [HBsAb >10 IU l-1] only after the senventh dose of vaccination. In contrast, 72.7% of patients in group B developed protective levels of HBsAb at the end of first month [mean HBsAb: 41.8 IU l-1] [P < 0.05]. 72.7% of the responders were protected after third dose of vaccination [P = 0.374]. No serious adverse effects of GM-CSF were observed in group B
Conclusion: our study showed improved seroprotection rates with HBV vaccine after GM-CSF administration
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Background: One of the most controversial issues in obstetrical practice is how to provide essential calories and fluids for women in labor, and because most of the parturients, when admitted in labor ward, are N.P.O with seemingly inadequate doses of intravenous fluids, researcher decided to find an inexpensive way compatible with physiological situation of mothers to provide adequate fluids during this time
Purpose: This single-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine the effects of increased intravenous fluid on the course of labor in nulliparous women referring to Shariati Hospital in Bandar Abbas in 2003
Methods: Three doses of intravenous fluids [60, 120 and 240 ml/hr] were infused in labor to compare the Apgar scores of newborns with the kind of delivery in these three groups. In this study, all of the nulliparous women with selected specifications took part. Available sampling method was used to select 35 persons in each group [totally, 105 persons]. Each group randomly received I.V fluids 60, 120, and 240ml/hr. Data were collected by observation and a demographic questionnaire, a checklist of observation, a ruler, and an infant scale
Results: Findings showed that there was no difference between Apgar scores in the three groups. The type of delivery was also similar. By using odds-ratio test, the possibility of Cesarean section in 60 ml-per-hour group was found to be 6 times greater than the two other groups, but this finding was not uiasnot conclusive
Conclusion: Difference between the amounts of infused fluid during labor has no effect on outcome of labor. It seems that the 240 ml-per-hour dose can be used safely for the mother and her baby during delivery