[ study of health, cultural and social conditions of the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiary province's, rural population in 2007, Iran]

Identifying the problems and difficulties related to rural areas can be useful and effective in future planning. Since looking into the current situation is the first step in planning economical, social and cultural development, this study was carried out with the aim of investigating aspects of health, cultural and social conditions of the rural population of Chaharmahal va Bakhtiary province. In this descriptive-cross sectional study 1638 family guardians were chosen through simple sampling. Around 90 villages were chosen for this research [the same area in which the Tarhe Hejrat was carried out in the year 2008]. The data was gathered using multi-sectional questionnaires [Cronbach's Alpha 89%] with 47 questions including demographic information, state of education, employment, financial state, family planning, diet, hypertension, smoking and personal hygiene and was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Unemployment in the rural areas was 31.6%. 86% had their own homes, 30% had a personal car and 87% had bathrooms in their homes. 43.22% wished to emigrate. The awareness of problems arising from not paying attention to family planning was 75.74% and the most practiced method was using oral contraceptive pills [45.1%]. The biggest amount of red meat [46.09%], chicken [36.23%] and fish [62.56%] intake was 1 to 5 times a month. The amount of people suffering from hypertension was 26.25%. Knowledge of the side effects of smoking was 91.81% and the average age of smokers was 57.81 +/- 14.51. Families with a child aged fewer than 10 who had been in an accident were 16.65% and males had the most accidents [70%]. The social, cultural and health status of the people living in the country-side in the province is not at its optimal level in certain aspects. Finding the causes however, requires more research

[ effect of life skills face to face meeting on mental health of children of divorce]

Children of divorce are exposed to so many problems such as: psychiatric disorders, failing to have social communication and personality disorders. The purpose of life skill program is to improve psycho-social skills in order to cope and interface with new and routine challenges and circumstances in life. This study was conducted to assess the effects of life skills training on mental health problems of children of divorce. In This interventional study, 60 children of divorce were randomly selected from Shahrekord city and divided into two groups of intervention and control, 30 in each group. After completing the pre-test SDQ questionnaire, the intervention group was trained for life skills with emphasis on the problems of divorce. Again after two months of study the SDQ questionnaires were completed. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, pair t-test and Chi square. In comparison between interventional group and control group, before training, there was not a significant difference between the mean scores of emotional symptoms, conduct disorder, hyperactivity, problems between peers and good social behavior and the total score [P>0.05]. After training the mean of, conduct disorder, peer problem and total score were significantly decreased in the intervention group [P<0.05]. Holding the group and face to face meeting on life skill training with stressing on the children of divorce is an important factor in increasing the mental health of children and their families