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Since, a few study have been done using community education related to cutaneous leishmaniasis [CL] prevention, this study was done to assess the effect of educational program basis on BASNEF Model for promoting Volunteer Health Workers [VHWs] educational practices about CL prevention. In this prospective quasi-experimental study, 60 VHWs who resident in endemic area of CL in Yazd in 2009 were selected through cluster sampling method and randomly divided in two groups [experimental and control group]. Data were collected before and 3 months after educational intervention by using reliable and valid questionnaires and analyzed. The mean score of knowledge and BASNEF Model components such as attitude, behavioral intention, enabling factors and practice as well as subjective norms [family, friends, neighbors, local trusted people, local therapist, local mullah, health workers and physician] increase significantly [p<0.05] 3 months after the intervention program among experimental group comparing to control group. This study was confirmed effectiveness of the training VHWs by using educational program basis on BASNEF model related to CL prevention program
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The aim of the study was to determine the prenatal care behaviors status among pregnant women using by BASNEF model. This Descriptive-Analytical study was carried out on 360 pregnant women in their 28th-42th week of pregnancy, attending health care centers for the study using random sampling selection method. Data-gathering tools consisted of a 2-part questionnaire: demographic variables and one scales for measuring prenatal care based on the BASNEF constructs. Inferential and descriptive statistics via SPSS-16 software was used for data analysis. The subjects reported 92.5, 94.3, 62.7, 73.4 and 90.2% of receivable scores of attitude, subjective norms, behavioral intention, enabling factors and prenatal care behaviors scores, respectively. In liner regression, factors influencing prenatal care behaviors were subjective norms, intention and enabling factors [p< 0.05]. Regarding the results, status of prenatal care behaviors are related meaningfully indicating that pregnant women should be considered as vulnerable group