[Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and high risk behaviors among women who have referred to a de-addiction center in Kermanshah]

Drug addiction is one of the social health problems at the present century. The high risk sexual behaviors as well as drug abusing are factors of sexually transmitted infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and high risk behaviors among women who have referred to a de-addiction center. In this descriptive study, 76 women who have referred to Niloofar de-addiction center in Kermanshah-Western Iran, were recruited using convenience sampling method. Questionnaire was completed by all subjects and blood sample were taken to determine Hepatitis B, Syphilis, and Herpes simplex virus infection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t- test, Chi-2 and the Fisher exact test. The mean age of women was 35.22 +/- 0.99 year. 51.3% of subjects were illiterate and 48.7% were supported by social welfare system. There were not common needle using and multiple sexual contacts in the subjects. None of the subjects had positive test for hepatitis B and syphilis but HSV antibody was determined in 91.6% of subjects. In this study, high-risk behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases were less than expected. This study was carried out in a state governmental clinic, future studies in different populations of addicted women referred to prison and private sectors are recommended

effect of health - nutrition education on health promotion in resident elderly in Kahrizak in Tehran

Aging is natural course of life which accompanied by changes of metabolism, The exchanges susceptible elderly to malnutrition in researched was do in this back ground about 3-13% of aged population involved to malnutrition that this rate increased to 30-60% in institulized elderly. In this study we assessed the effects of medical care staffs education on nutritional situation of elderly livid in KAHRIZAK charity Foundation in TEHRAN during 4 months. 192 elderly which lived in KCF and equal or older than 65 satisfied in including to this study randomely. [50 males and 142 females] although for inclusion they had not involved to an staged liver and renal disease and had not history of surgery during one month before initiated of study. We checked HB, HCT, LDL, NDL, FBS, CRP, ALB, Although assessed MNA, MMSE, ADL, Norton sore before and after educational intervention. Educational workshop operated for medical and nursing staffs of KCF during 3 days. Clinical and Para clinical assessments did 4 months, again, after that, and collected data entered to EXEL and analyzied by SPSS soft wares. Before educational intervention 35.9% of elderly had very severe or severe malnutrition that after intervention decreased to 18.3% mean of ALB, HB, HCT, LDL, F.B.S increased after intervention and significant [p<0/05]. Nutritional situation correlated to age, mouth and swallowing disorders, poly farmacy, cognitive condition, ADL score in eating and Norton scores significant. Base of this findings is concluded medical and nursing staffs nursinghomes has significant effects on decrease of moderate and Severe malnutrition in elderly. Education in this instated have to continue and not cross over like this study for significant Paraclinical improvements of nutritional indicators