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Objective[s]: To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention for reducing Paan consumption among adolescents aged 12-14 years in Chabahr, Iran
Methods: In this study [105] young adolescents were selected through random selection and divided in two groups [experimental and control]. Data were collected in tree stages by a valid questionnaire
Results: After educational intervention means score of knowledge, attitudes, affective belief and behavior in reducing Paan consumption increased significantly in experimental group but not in control group
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that the educational intervention based on affective beliefs was effective in reducing Paan use behavior among adolescents
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Objective [s]: To assess social relationships status oamong Iranians and find out its association with their health condition
Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of a sample of 27,883 general population of Iran aged 18 to 65 years. Social relationships were measured using a single item rated on a 5-point Lkert scale. Self-reported health also was measured by a similar question. Logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the data
Results: Most participants indicated that they had good and very good social relationships. Gender, employment status, and income had significant association with social relationships. Negative assessment of health increased the risk of low social relationships up to 6.58 times and similarly negative assessment of very poor or poor social relationships increased the risk of lower health status up to 5.6 to 7.3 times respectively
Conclusion: The findings suggest that social relationships are associated with social factors such as income, gender and employment. Also social relationship has significant effect on public's health. Perhaps social relationships could be considered as a mediatory factor between social condition and health
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Objective [s]: over 100 million women worldwide are using oral contraceptives pills [OCP] and mood changes were being as the primary reason for OCP discontinuation. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors to mood change in oral contraceptive pills users
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 500 women aged 15-49 years old using low dose [LD] pills attending family planning centers in Ahwaz, Iran in year 2012. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews using an structured questionnaire including items on demographic, self-efficacy and mood change. Both univarate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between OCP use and the independent variables
Results: In all 31% of women [n =153] reported mood change due to OCs use. The results of logistic regression revealed that education [OR =1.80, 95% CI=1.15-2.80, P =0.009], place of living [OR =2.57, 95% CI=1.06-6.20, P =0.03], and self-efficacy [OR =0.87, 95% CI=0.80-0.94, P =0.001] were significant predictors of mood change
Conclusion: The findings indicated that the prevalence of mood changes due to OCP use was relatively high among Iranian women. In addition the findings showed that education on side effects and self-efficacy was important predicting factors for mood changes. Indeed implementing educational programs and increasing self-efficacy among women are recommended
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Objective[s]: To determine the effect comparison of self efficacy[S-E] and perceived behavioral control [PBC] on Theory of Reasoned Action prediction in substance abuse avoidance by path analysis. [By Lisrel software]. Therefore PBC and S-E were added to Theory of Reasoned Action. Then It was compared the model fitness and prediction percentage of intention and behavior by Theory of Reasoned Action and the other it's versions
Methods: Validity and reliability of questionnaires were assessed and data were collected from 433 high school students [15-19 years-sons] on the various components of models. Then it was compared fitness indices and percentage of intention and behavior prediction by path analysis between TRA and other it's developed versions
Results: The results indicated that fitness indices and percentage of intention and behavior prediction by the Theory of Reasoned Action in substance abuse avoidance were become well by PBC and S-E. This effect had a minimum rate in version with PBC and a maximum rate in version with SE. in addition SE was more effective than PBC in this effectiveness especially on intention prediction rate
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated PBC and S-E were increased the Reasoned Action Theory effective in substance abuse avoidance
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Objective [s]: The goal of this study was to translate and to evaluate Psychometrically of Iranian version of 'Health Promoting Life Style Profile 2'
Methods: This methodological survey was conducted in 2011 in 3 health centers in Tehran for estimating the construct validity, content validity and reliability with participating of612people. For the purposes of study, the questionnaire was translated. At first stage of the psychometric evaluation, content validity of the questionnaire was measured by Waltz and Bussel content validity index. In order to the evaluating reliability, for determining the external stability of this instrument, test-retest and inter class correlation coefficient were used and for determining the internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. Construct validity indexes were calculated using confirmatory factor analysis
Results: Findings showed that internal correlation coefficient [Alpha Cronbach] was 0.95 for 'health promotion lifestyle profile 2'. Inter class correlation coefficient for the instrument subscales were between 0.67-0.87. Confirmatory factor analysis to assess the validity of the index, fitted X2 was equal to 2.58, the RMSEA index was equal to 0.05, GFI index equal to 0.83, and CFI index was equal to 0.95, respectively
Conclusion: There is high correlation between the total score of "Health promotion lifestyle profile 2" and its subscale scores
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To assess the effect of a theory based intervention among adolescents in a study on intention of substance abuse avoidance among young adolescents, in Tehran, Iran. Fifty-five high school male students aged between 15 and 19 randomly were allocated into tow study groups: intervention and control group. The intervention group received an educational program based on the developed Reasoned Action Theory in order to examin its effect on beliefs, while the control group didnt receive any programs. The intervention group showed significant improvements in attitude, self efficacy [subjective norms exception] and substance abuse avoidance intention [P<0.001]. A decrease in substance use and cigarette-smoking was reported by students in intervention group. Results of this study indicated that a theory based intervention was effective for substance abuse among adolescents