effectiveness of education using the health belief model in preventing osteoporosis among female students

This study was conducted to determine the impact of education using the Health Belief Model on preventing osteoporosis among female students. This interventional study [quasi-experimental] was performed on 45 female students aged 15-16 years old who resided in a town near Tehran. The females participated in a three-week educational programme based on the Health Belief Model. The data collection instrument was a validated and reliable questionnaire in five sections: demographics, knowledge, Health Belief Model constructs, physical activity and consumption of foods containing calcium. The mean scores of students knowledge were significantly different before and after the educational intervention [P < 0.05].The mean scores of some Health Belief Model structures changed significantly after the intervention [P < 0.05]. Also post-intervention, physical activity increased [P = 0.041] but calcium intake did not. The use of an educational intervention on osteoporosis seems to improve knowledge and health beliefs and may positively impact physical activity-related behaviour

[ relationship between early admission in labor and the occurrence of obstetrical complications]

We evaluated the effect of the timing of admission in labor on the occurrence of obstetrical complications. The study involved a comparison between 460 low-risk nulliparous women who were admitted on labor unit in latent phase with 329 parturients admitted in the active phase with singleton pregnancy, intact membranes, and low risk as determined by their physicians according to the protocols of prenatal care. There were more cesarean deliveries in the latent phase than in the active phase [64/5% vs24/3% P < 0/0001] .The main reasons for cesarean delivery in the latent phase and active phase were dystocia and fetal distress. The rate of dystocia in the latent phase was greater than in the active phase. [32/6% vs 24/3% P=0/0048]. The oxytocin dose was greater in the latent phase than in the active phase [1/1 +/- 0/7 vs 0/18 +/- 0/1]. Our results show that more cesarean operations are performed in women admitted during the latent phase of labor