Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Health education and health promotion in Iran: past, present and future
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The advancement of science and technology changed the existing understanding of disease and health and the approach of specialists, therefore, the health sciences have undergone important adaptive changes that are referred to as health science revolutions.
In the developed countries, this shift first took the form of a superstitious approach to disease to the medical approach (the first public health revolution), and then to the psychological approach (the second public health revolution).The purpose of this study is to investigate these changes in Iran
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Attitude And Reaction to Health Warning Message Of Cigarette Packaging On Smokeres
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Ali
Asadian
Department of Public Health, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Teamur
Aghamolaei
Department of Public Health, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Abdul hussian
madani
Department of Public Health, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Amin
Ghanbarnejad
Department of Public Health, Health School, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Background: One of the principal methods for informing
tobacco consumers about the risks of smoking is the warning
message on each cigarette package. The purpose of this study
was to determine the attitudes and reactions of smokers to
warning labels cigarette packages.
Material And Methods: This cross-sectional was conducted
on 300 smokers residing in Bandar Abbas in 2013.Subjects
were randomly selected from 10 urban districts. Data collection
tools included demographic characteristics, attitudes and
reaction of smokers. The collected data was analyzed by
SPSS software 19 and descriptive and inferential test .
Results: The mean age of smokers was 36/8 years with a
standard deviation of 9/9 and range varied from 18 to 70 years.
The mean history of smoking was 13/6 years and average
number of cigarettes smoked daily was 13/3. Respectively
terms of education, most of smokers (41/3 percent) had a
high school diploma. Descriptive statistic revealed 2 percent
poor, 44 percent moderate and 54 percent of smokers had
good attitude towards health message .44 percent of smokers
had good reaction ( notice, talk about messages, reminders,
disgust, fear ) to health warning message. Chi-square test
showed a significant relationship (p<0/05) between smokers,
reaction to health messages and their attitude. Smokers have
a good attitude to messages, their attention was drawn to the
message, when smoking messages were remembered and
talked about the messages and Messages leading to fear and
hate them.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it is suggested to
strengthen features such as attention, awareness, remember
effects of smoking, thinking about the effects of smoking,
raising concern, fear and hate in health warning message on
cigarette packages that response to the message and will be
followed to reduce smoking.
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Influence of Family Function about Youth Dependence to Synthetic Drugs
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Mehdi
Mirzaei Alavijeh
Mostafa
Nasirzadeh
Department of Health, Isfahan University of Medical, Isfahan, Iran.
Ahmad Ali
Eslami
Department of Health, Isfahan University of Medical, Isfahan, Iran.
GHolamreza
Sharifirad
Department of Health, Isfahan University of Medical, Isfahan, Iran.
Akbar
Hasanzadeh
Department of Health, Isfahan University of Medical, Isfahan, Iran.
Background: drug abuse considered as a social phenomenon at present and health problems. Increasing rate of dependence drugs can be investigated in relationships among family and person. The present study was performed with aim to determine influence of family function about youth dependence synthetic drugs based on Mc Master Model of Family Function. Methods: This research was a Cross sectional study that performed among two groups youth of Esfahan city include 183 dependent and 207 non dependent drugs. Data collections were fourteen demographic questions and Family Assessment Device (FAD) standard questionnaire. Data were analyzed by spss-18 with descriptive and analytic statistics such as ANOVA and independent t-test. Results: All domains of family functioning in dependent communication, roles, affectivegroup included responsiveness, affective involvement, behavior control and general functioning was more inappropriate significantly. In dependent group, inappropriate foundations of life, low level of their education and parents, lower living standards, father and brother addicted and high the prevalence of drug use among friends were significantly more than nondependent group. Highest substance abused in depends group was methamphetamine. Conclusion: Family functioning in the two groups was different. So we can suggest Family functioning had role in young people tendency to synthetic drugs.
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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The effect of education about prevention of addiction through health belief model (HBM) on knowledge and perceptions of high school students in Saveh
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Mahnaz
Solhi
Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mitra
Abolfathi
School of health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Background and aim: Given the increased of prevalence
and be used to beginning of Cigarette and other drug in high
school students, and the role of knowledge and attitude of
people on their behaviors, this research is performed with the
aim of studying The effect of education about prevention of
addiction through health belief model (HBM) on knowledge
and perceptions of high school students in Saveh.
Materials and methods: This quasi experimental study that
was before and after test, from ten high schools, 387 students
selected through application of randomized cluster sampling
methods. Health Belief Model used in education.
Subjects are evaluated in two stages primary test before
application of educational program, and secondary test after
educational program implemented by questionnaire which
included the identification, knowledge and attitude questions.
The statistical analysis carried on paired t-test, χ Square,
ANOVA and Pearson correlation co-efficient.
Results: Comparisons of between mean of knowledge, attitude
scores of students indicated significance deference before and
after educational program implemented (P<0.0001).There was
positive correlation between knowledge and total perceptions
scores before and after education (r=.31, r= .37, p<.0001).
There were significant relationships between knowledge and
parents’ literacy (p<.01, p<.02), fathers’ job (p<.01) and kind
of high school (p<.0001. Also there were significant differences
between perceived barriers and mothers’ literacy (P<.02),
family history of addiction (p<.01) and between perceived
benefits and kind of high school (p<.01) and between perceived
sensitivity (P< .04) and between perceived sever and kind of
high school (p<.02).
Conclusion: health education through health belief model
with the aim drug abuse prevention have a positive effect on
knowledge, perceptions of people, and in primary prevention
of drug abuse, it is a cost-efficient strategy. This study is
considered as beginning of a more research this area.
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Prevalence and Pattern of Drug Abuse among Prisoners in Kermanshah City
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Farzad
Jalilian
Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of medical sciences.
Mahdi
irzaei Alavijeh
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd.
Mohmmad Reza
Amoei
Applied Research Bureau of the Police of Kermanshah
Fazel
Zinat Motlagh
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences.
Naser
Hatamzadeh
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Hamid
Allahverdipour
Department, School of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Background: Addiction is one of the fundamental problems
in society that led to the loss of the national capital and the
most disruptive of order and security in society. The aim
of the present study was to determine the prevalence and
patterns of drug use among prisoners.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study among 615
prisoners associated with murder, robbery and dispute in
Kermanshah city. Data were collected using a questionnaire
and analyzed by use of statistical software SPSS-21.
Results: 39.4 percent reported a history of drug use before
prison. Opium (33.2%) and crystal (27.1%) was the most
used drug among prisoners. 9.3 % had a history of injection
addiction. Onset age of drug use was 9 -34 years old with
14.36± 4.97.
Conclusion: The low age of drug abuse and the prevalence
of intravenous drug addiction among offenders can be as
a warning for responsible in this regard, implementation
prevention programs to risky behavior and harm reduction
among high-risk groups can follow useful results.
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Effect of nutritional education based on HBM model on anemia in Golestan girl guidance school students
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Morteza
.Mansourian
public Health department, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
Zaienab
shafieyan
Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
Mostafa
Qorbani
public health department, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
Hadi
Rahimzadeh Bazraki
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Abdorrahman
Charkazi
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Hamid
Asayesh
Paramedical School, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
Babak
Rastgari mehr
Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Aziz
Rezapoor
research center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Ira
Background: Iron deficiency is one of the most important
cause of anemia, the aim of this study was designed to
investigate the effect of health education based on HBM
model on knowledge, attitude and practice of Gorgan
guidance school students about anemia.
Methods: A quasi experimental study was performed on
400 students of grade three in guidance school of Gorgan
which were selected via cluster and simple random sampling
method. Subjects divided into intervention and control
groups. Data collection was performed by a questionnaire
include 51 questions based on health belief model in
prevention of anemia. Analysis was performed by SPSS
software and T test and chi- square tests. A p-value less than
0.05 were considered as significant.
Results: The difference between knowledge and attitude
and practice about anemia before intervention was not
statistically significant but after intervention knowledge,
attitude and practice of intervention group and control group
was significantly deferent. (P <0.05). The findings show that
the mean score of all dimensions (except perceived benefit
and barriers) of HBM model in intervention group increase
after educational intervention compare by control group.
Conclusion: This study finding show that education based
on HBM model can affect on students knowledge and
attitude toward anemia. Therefore we suggest implementing
an educational plan for student in large scale about anemia
based on HBM model.
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Fathers’ Behavioral Intention and Behavior in Prevention of Children Tendency toward Addictive Drugs
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Mehdi
Mirzaei
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd, Yazd, Iran
S.Saeid
Mazloomy
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd, Yazd, Iran
S.Mojtaba
Yassini
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd, Yazd, Iran
Mohsen
Askarshahi
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd, Yazd, Iran
Farzad
Jalilian
Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of medical sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Fazel
Zinat Motlagh
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
Naser
Hatamzadeh
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Background: Primary prevention is the efficient method to
prevent of incidence and increased prevalence of addiction
in the society. This study performed with aimed to determine
the role of fathers’ behavioral intention and behavior about
prevention of children tendency toward addictive drugs.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study. The
research community was Yazd fathers in a sample of 180
that were selected in multistage random sampling method.
Data collection tool was a questionnaire in three parts, seven
demographic questions, behavioral intention five items and
nine questions in behavior that completed in self-report.
Data were analyzed by use SPSS-18 by independent T-test,
ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression at
α=0.05.
Results: Points higher were acquired in intention structure
tendency to behave since next six months and in behavior,
talk to children correctly and reasonably and friendly
relationships. In intention 64.04 and behavior 68.11
percent of the maximum score that available to acquisition
was acquired. Behaviors fathers with bachelor education
(p<0.001) and without a history of addiction in friends and
family (p=0.004), and intention divorced fathers (p=0.014)
were higher. Significant correlation existed between two
structures and behavioral intention predicted 17.9 percent
the variance of behavior (p<0.001, r=0.423**).
Conclusion: According to the prediction behavioral intention
about performing preventive behaviors, recommended to
develop and implement education programs, items how talk
correctly and reasonably and friendly relationships with
children to be more attention and education
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Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
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