To compare the patient's body imaging under hemodialysis treatment with patients renal transplantation

To compare body image between patients under hemodialysis treatment and renal transplantation. Randomly one hundred fifty patients who had hospitalized in renal units affiliated to Tehran and Iran universities of medicals sciences. The method of data collection was interviewing. An interview from including 2 sections and 38 questions has been arranged. Our study showed that 33.3% of hemodialysis patients have had quite negative body imaging, while only 2.7% patients with renal transplantation had negative image about their body. This difference was statistically significant [P < 0.000]. Nurses as a group that has close contact with these patients should have special attention to pateints psychic health

[Comparing the effect of two teaching methods about HIV/AIDS on the students knowledge and attitude at Islamic Azad University of Lahijan in 2003]

Teaching is a basic strategy in health programs. Concerns on sexually transmitted diseases has dramatically grown in recent years. Teaching can be a proper strategy to prevent these diseases, because these diseases are often acquired through avoidable and changeable behavior. To compare the effect of two educational methods, lecture [using film and pamphlet] and poster, on students' knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS. This research was a quasi-experimental study. The sample consisted of 160 students, chosen using stratified - random sampling and divided into equal groups of lecture and poster. A questionnaire including three sections with 54 questions [demographic information, knowledge and attitude] was completed by the subjects in two stages, before and after teaching. Independent and paired t-test were used to analyze the data. The finding indicated a significant difference between pretest and posttest of knowledge scores in both teaching methods [P<0.0001]. The mean of knowledge scores in lecture group improved from 35.18 to 75.7 and in poster from 35.8 to 48.51. A significant difference was observed between pre and post-test the means of attitude scores for lecture [p<0.0001] and poster [p<0.001]. The mean of attitude scores improved from 17.38 to 27.78 in the lecture group and from 15.36 to 18.68 in the poster group. Comparing the two methods, the results showed a significant difference in knowledge [P<0.0001] and attitude level in two groups [P<0.0001]. Lecture teaching had more effect on improving knowledge and attitude of the students about HIV/AIDS. As a result, the effective and codified educational programs are proved as basic strategies to improve knowledge and attitude of the young about HIV/AIDS in order to prevent this disease