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Introduction: The first step in any educational programs is determining the educational needs of the target group. Providing adequate information to couples helps them to start their marital life based on a correct basis. The aim of this study was to determine the pre-marriage educational needs of couples who are about to get marry
Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was performed on 250 couples attending in Pre-marriage counseling classes. Available sampling was used in this study. Data were collected by a questionnaire including demographic variables and 47 questions in 7 areas including family planning, congenital diseases, common cancers in men and women, sexual relationships, relationship with spouse and family, and Islamic and legal issues. Data were analyzed using analytical statistics Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation coefficient through SPSS 21
Results: The results show a significant relationship between the need for training and education in women and men [P<0.0001]. There was a significant relationship between age and educational need in the field of congenital diseases, in females [P=0.002] and males [P=0.01]. The most important educational needs were sexual relationship and relationship with spouse and family
Conclusion: It seems that comprehensive information on sexual issues and relationship with spouse and family should be also added to educational content in order to help young couples to have healthier marital life
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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of mortality and disability in the world. Many risk factors are involved in cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, smoking, diabetes, inadequate physical activity, unhealthy diet. The aim of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular diseases risk factors and the relationship between knowledge level and preventive behaviors for cardiovascular diseases among women in Kerman
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 400 women in Kerman. Participants were selected using multistage cluster sampling method. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire and a questionnaire about cardiovascular disease risk factors, knowledge, nutritional behavior, and physical activity. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation, Spearman, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test by SPSS 21
Results: The average age of women was 42.11+/-1.40 years. Daily stress [71.75%] and inadequate physical activity [62.75%] were the most common risk factors among the participants. There was a significant positive relationship between knowledge and nutritional behavior [P<0.0001] and physical activity [P=0.001]. The mean score of knowledge in women who had tested their blood sugar, cholesterol, weight, and blood pressure over the past six months was significantly high
Conclusion: The results showed that there is a relationship between knowledge level and preventive behaviors for cardiovascular diseases; therefore, increasing knowledge level through appropriate interventions may effectively prevent cardiovascular diseases
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Introduction: Oral diseases are the most common diseases in the world, and among them, tooth decay is the most common problem. The aim of this study was to determine the effective factors on oral health-promoting behaviors among elementary school students of Baft based on BASNEF Model in 2015
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 200 elementary school students who were selected using multistage random sampling method. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire including 62 questions consisted of two parts: demographic information and constructs of BASNEF model [attitude, subjective norms, behavioral intention, enabling factors, and behaviors]. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16
Results: Score of oral health-promoting behaviors in 74% of the students was moderate and in 20% of the students was good. Statistically significant relationship was observed between oral health-promoting behaviors of the students and class grades [P=0.004], mother's education [P=0.004], father's education [P=0.034], and father's occupation [P=0.007]. Among the constructs of BASNEF model, enabling factors [beta =0.511] and then behavioral intentions [beta =0.426] were the strongest predicting factors of oral health behavior
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, enabling factors were the most effective constructs of oral health-promoting behaviors; therefore, oral health promoters are recommended to focus on this issue
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Introduction: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease which is nowadays known as a public health problem. Physical activity to maintain healthy bones is an important factor in preventing osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to determine a model for predicting factors influencing physical activity among women for the prevention of osteoporosis according to the Precede Model in Kerman, Iran
Method: This cross-sectional analytical descriptive study was performed on 120 women referred to health centers of Kerman city during 2014. They were selected randomly through multi- stages sampling method. Data were collected using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [IPAQ] and a self-administrated questionnaire according to constructs of the PRECEDE Model [Predisposing Reinforcing, and Enabling Factors] and analyzed by descriptive statistics [measures of central tendency, dispersion, frequency and percent] and analysis statistics [logistic regression, Pearson correlation] using SPSS software version 18
Results: The results showed that the mean age of the participants were 32.44 +/- 6.97 years. 29.2% of women had intense, 5.35% moderate, and 7.66% mild physical activity. The results also indicated that enabling factors was the most predictive factors of physical activity both in raw [P=0.023, OR=1/122] and adjusted models [P=0.041, OR=1/137]
Conclusion: As enabling factors were the most important predictive factor for physical activity, it is recommended that health promotion interventions be planned according to these factors to improve physical activity and prevent osteoporosis among women