Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
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Predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption among female high school students based on PRECEDE model
5
14
FA
Hashem
Heshmati
Heshmati.hashem@yahoo.com
Y
Nasser
Behnampour
N
Elham
Homaei
N
Samane
Khajavi
N
Background: Adolescence is a period of life that life style is formed and stabilized while nutritional status of adolescents toward fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) isn’t in desirable level. This study aimed to determine Predictors of FVC among female high school students based on PRECEDE model.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that was done among 400 female high school students in Gochan that were selected by using two stage sampling method. Data was collected by using a self report, reliable and valid questionnaire. Descriptive (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and analytical statistics (linear regression analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and one way ANOVA) were used for exploring the data.
Results: The mean age of the students was16.11±1.076. Reinforcing factors(β=0.282 P<0.0001), enabling factors(β=0.207 P<0.0001) and knowledge(β=0.117 P<0.0001) were predictor factors for FVC. The mean score of knowledge was 70.13±16.08, mean score of attitude 77.73±11.14, mean score of enabling factors 50.93±18.02, mean score of reinforcing factors 72.75±15.42 and mean score of behavior was 61.66±15.66. There was a significant positive correlation between PRECEDE model constructs and behavior.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that Reinforcing factors, enabling factors, and knowledge were the most important predictor factor, respectively. Knowledge, attitude and reinforcing factors status are in a desirable level. Enabling factors and behavior status is in moderate level. According to positive correlation between PRECEDE model constructs and behavior, we recommended appropriate intervention, especially educational intervention with particular emphasis on PRECEDE model constructs, especially reinforcing factors as the most important behavior predictor in related FVC.
PERECEDE model, Fruit, Vegetable, female students, predictors
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
Study of lifestyle based on the Pender\'s Health Promotion model among students of Islamic Azad University
15
28
FA
maryam
hosseinnejad
Ialamic Azad University Branch,kerman
maryam.hosseininejad@gmail.com
Y
Mozgan
klantarzadeh
Ialamic Azad University Branch,kerman
mozhgank53@yahoo.com
N
Background and Aim:Many effects of health- threaten factors among adults are avoidable if unhealthy behaviors are identified and changed at an early stage. The aim of this study was to investigate the health promoting lifestyle based on the Pender's model among students of Islamic Azad University, Kerman.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 520 students selected by multi-stage sampling method The data was gathered by a questionnaire consisting of two sections include demographic characteristics and health promoting lifestyle profile II that composed of two main categories and six subscale. The health promotion behaviors category includes responsibility for health, physical activity, dietary habits subscales and the psychological health category includes stress management, interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth subscales. This questionnaire has been used extensively in health-promotion research and was reported to have sufficient validity and reliability In the present study, for the reliability of the questionnaire Cronbach's alpha 90/0 was obtained .
Results: The mean score for health promoting lifestyle of students was139/84 ±20/3. The highest mean in the subscales was 27/71 ±5.24 for spiritual growth and the lowest was 18/19 ±5.43 for physical activity.The promoting health behavioral and psychosocial health among students who smoking; narcotic abuse or history of uses them had significantly lower than others (p <0/05).
Conclusion: According to the results it is seem to be necessary, providing health education and health promotion programs, with an emphasis on competent health promotion lifestyle.
Health Promoting lifestyle , university students
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
Identification of Behavior patterns related to lifestyle in Gorgan university students
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36
FA
morteza
mansourian
mansourian55@yahoo.com
N
AZIZ
REZAPOOR
azizrezapoor@yahoo.com
N
HADI
RAHIMZADE
hadi.rahimzade@yahoo.com
N
ZAINAB
SHAFIEYAN
zar.shafieyan@yahoo.cm
N
ABDOLRAHMAN
CHARKAZI
acharkazi@yahoo.com
N
HAMID
ASAYESH
hamid.asayesh@yahoo.com
N
MOSTAFA
QORBANI
mqorbani1379@yahoo.com
Y
Background & Objective: person lifestyle is determined with behavior patterns and affects individual and social health. The aim of this study was Identification of lifestyle in Gorgan universities students in 2008.
Material & Method: This study was cross - sectional study that 800 students of Gorgan University of Medical Science, Agriculture sciences and natural resource, Payam E Nor and Azad university were selected via systematic sampling. The data collection were using by a questionnaire that includes demographic questions and lifestyle questionnaire.After the data collection analysis performed by SPSS 16 software and Chi square test. A P- value less than 0.05 considered as statistically significant.
Results: The mean age was 22.43, 22/1 % were married, 65.5 % were native of Golestan, BMI mean was 24.1% and 21.8 % have smoke almost and sometimes, lifestyle score was categorized in 4 groups, 24.1% had weak, 29.6% moderate, 22.9% good and 23.4 % excellent lifestyle. The relation between lifestyle and gender, degree of education, family income, father educational level, mother job, being native of Golestan and university were significant (p-value <0.05). The lifestyle status of medical science students were better than other groups and female students had better lifestyle compare to male students.
Conclusion: This results shows that more than half of the students have weak and moderate lifestyle status, that needs to planning for changing students behaviors and lifestyle status, particularly in physical activity, nutrition and stress management.
lifestyle, university student, physical activity
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
The effects of health education program on knowledge and attitudes of people suffering from hypertention
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44
FA
Nahid
Jalilian
nahidjalilian@modares.ac.ir
Y
Sedigheh Sadat
Tavafian
N
Teamur
Aghamolaei
N
Samira
Ahmadi
N
Introduction: There are substantial evidences that unhealthy behaviors regarding hypertension disease could result in consequences of the disease and increased mortality rate. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of health education program to improve knowledge and attitudes of patients regarding due self cares.
Material and method: This is a before and after interventional trial that was undertaken among hypertension patients who referred to health centers in south Tehran, Iran. Totally, 60 eligible patients were randomly selected for them a designed educational program was accomplished. Then knowledge, attitudes of participants regarding hypertension was assessed before and after intervention through a self administered questionnaire.
Results: The results of this study showed mean scores of knowledge and attitudes were significantly improved after intervention (67.6±18.8 vs 92.0 ± 5.4 for knowledge and 55.3 ± 15.4 vs 87.8 ± 8.6 for attitude) (all P value< 0.0001).
Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the designed educational program is an effective intervention and could play an important role in improving knowledge and attitudes of hypertension disease.
Knowledge, Attitudes, Hypertension disease, Health education.
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
Effect of Peer Education on safety Behaviors among Workers of renovation of structures and machines shop in Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery Company.
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56
FA
Sedigheh
Aghamolaei
Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
teaghamolaei@gmail.com
Y
Teamur
Rahmani
Research Center for Health Promotion, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
bookandhealth@yahoo.com
N
Mahdi
Zare
Research Center for Health Promotion, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
mzare56@gmail.com
N
Amin
Ghanbarnejad
Research Center for Health Promotion, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Amin Ghanbarnejad
N
Background: An approach to control and prevent the occupational accidents is to make the workers aware of safe work practices and occupational hazards. This study aims to investigate the impact of peer education on safe behaviors among workers of renovation of structures and machines shop in Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery Company. Methods: In this interventional study, all 36 workers of Renovation of structures and machines shop of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery Company were enrolled. Data were collected using demographic, knowledge, attitude, and behavior questionnaires. Questionnaires were completed at three stages including before the intervention and two and three months after the intervention. Behavior check lists were also completed before and three months after the educational intervention. Data were analyzed by paired t-test and repeated measures test using SPSS19 software. Results: The mean of knowledge scores before the intervention, two, and three months after the intervention were 33/5±6/83, 36/93±7/35, and 37/35±7/22 respectively. Significant increases in knowledge scores, two and three months after the intervention was observed (P<0/001). The mean of attitude scores before the intervention, two and three months after the intervention were 151/63±15/6, 153/5±13/58, and158/52±12/67, respectively. A significant increase was observed in attitude mean score three month after the intervention (P<0/01). A significant increase was observed in the mean of behavior scores three months after the educational intervention (6/83±2/75 vs. 8/27±1/74 P<0/001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that educational interventions using peers has been effective in promoting the workers safe practices. Therefore, peer education is recommended as an approach for promotion of safe work practices in the workplaces.
safety training, knowledge, attitude, safe behavior, peer education,workers
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
Regular Physical activity Based on transtheoretical Model among Health and Paramedic Schools of Golestan University of Medical Sciences
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68
FA
Abdurrahman
Charkazi
Public Health Department, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
charkazi@goums.ac.ir
Y
Ladan
Fazli
Public Health Department, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Ladan.fazl91i@yahoo.com
N
Fatemeh
Alizadeh
Public Health Department, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
fa_alizadeh70@yahoo.com
N
Atefeh
Fazelnia
Public Health Department, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
atefehfazelnia@yahoo.com
N
Ghorban mohammad
Koochaki
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
ghkoochaki@yahoo.com
N
Fozieh
Bakhsha
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
bakhaha_fo@yahoo.com
N
Background: Sedentary life is one of the most important risk factors for many diseases and disorders. Trantheoretical Model is one of the behavior study models, considering peoples readiness to behavioral change. The aim of the current study was to investigate regular physical activity based on transtheoretical model among Health and Paramedic Schools of Golestan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: in a cross-sectional analytic design in spring 2013, 403 undergraduate students who recruited through census method. Data gathered using by Marcus et al's, stages of change measure along with Nigg et al's, Decisional Balance, Self- Efficacy, and Processes of Change measures.Gathered data were analyzied through descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-whietny, and logistic regression tests in SPSS software ver.15.
Result:Fourty four point three percent were in precontemplation stage, 5.2% in contemplation,40% in preparation, 3.5% in action, and 7% in maintanenec stage.There was a significant relationship between physical activity stage of change with cons , pros,self-efficacy,expirential and behavioral processes (p<0.05.( Sex varriable (OR=8.234, 95% CI:3.721-18.223( and behavioral processes of change (OR=2.259, 95% CI:1.388-3.676)were the most siginficant predictors of regular physical activity.
Conclussion: The findings revealed that majority of the students especially ,female studentswere in the earlier stages of chang and have sedentary life.Stage-based appropriate interventions is necessity.
Regular Physical Activity, Transtheoretical Model, Stages of Change,Processes Change, Decisional Balance, Self-Efficacy, Students.
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
2345-346X
2345-3265
1
4
2014
1
1
Survey of health and nutritional behaviors among high school students
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80
FA
Shahbazi
H
sh.hasan333@gmail.com
N
Baghianimoghadam
MH
baghianimoghadam@yahoo.com
Y
Khjeh
Z
sh.hasan333@gmail.com
N
Esmaili
A
sh.hasan333@gmail.com
N
Karimi
M
sh.hasan333@gmail.com
N
Olyan
Sh
N
Background: Suitable and various nutrition and healthy behaviors of students is the most basic foundation of health. The aim of this study was survey of health and nutritional behaviors among high school students in Yazd city.
Materials and methods: This was a descriptive (cross-sectional) study. The research sample consisted of 320 high school students in Yazd city who were selected through Stratified Random Sampling. Data collection instrument included two parts of the GSHS questionnaire (health and nutritional behaviors) which was completed by the students and the study data was analyzed via SPSS 16 software.
Results: More than 18 percent of students do not always eat breakfast. More than 48 percent of the students at least once per day consumed from carbonated drinks. More than 64 percent of them consumed fast food at least once during the last seven days. Only 14 percent of students are always washed their hands before eating.
Conclusion: Proper planning and design suitable training programs
for avoid fast foods, poor quality and foods high in fat and salt, seems to be necessary for students.
Eating Behaviors, health behaviors, Student,
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