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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.

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Introduction: Road accident is one of the main leading causes of mortality and disability in the world. The purpose of this study was to predict the driving behaviors of truck drivers based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in Bandar Abbas.
 Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 240 truck drivers in Bandar Abbas terminal in June 2013. The data were collected by a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and a questionnaire based on the TPB constructs. Multiple regression and correlation analyses were used to predict safety driving behaviors base on theory of planning behavior
 Results: The mean age of drivers was 38.3 (SD=9.8) years and the mean experience of driving was 13.8 (SD=9). Multiple regression analyses revealed that attitude and perceived behavioral control could predict the intention for safe driving behavior (R2=0.21, F=14, p<0/001). Drivers who had more positive attitude and more perceive behavior control were more likely to have intention toward driving safety. Furthermore, behavioral intention and perceive behavioral control predicted safety driving behaviors (R2=0. 14, F=27, p<0.001). The drivers who had more intention and more perceived behavioral control were more likely to drive safety.
 Conclusion: Based on the results, the attitude and perceived behavioral control predicted the safety behavior therefor it is suggested to design programs for improving attitude and perceived behavioral control of truck drivers

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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.

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Background and objective: Hypertension is constantly increasing in different societies. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of educational intervention based on PRECEDE – PROCEED model on the lifestyle changes among hypertension patients in rural health centers of the Jahrom county. Methods: In this experimental study, 40 patients were in the intervention group and 40 patients in the control group. Educational intervention was designed based on PRECEDE – PROCEED model and implemented on the intervention group. The instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire including questions on demographic characteristics and PRECEDE - PROCEED constructs. Data were gathered before and 2 months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using independent sample t-test, paired sample t-test and chi-square test using SPSS19 software. Results: After the intervention, the intervention group than the control group scores of predisposing factors (knowledge and attitudes), reinforcing factors and enabling factors increased significantly among intervention group (p <0.05). The significant increase in levels of physical activity with dietary intervention group improved significantly compared to the control group (p <0.05). Conclusion: The training based on PRECEDE - PROCEED model increases predisposing factors (knowledge and attitudes), enabling and reinforcing factors in patients with hypertension and lifestyle changes especially in increasing physical activity and improving diet is effective.

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Background and objective: In recent decades there has been a growing increase in the consumption of fast-foods. As a result of over-consumption of these high-calorie and fatty foods and the unbalance between the received and consumed energy, the chance of affliction with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in individuals has rised. The present research sought to determine the effective factors related to the consumption of fast-foods in Bandar Abbas in 2013.

 Methods: The present research was descriptive/analytic and of a cross-sectional type. Research population was comprised of 600 fast-food consumers. The samples were selected using a combination of cluster sampling and convenient sampling. The instrument used for gathering data was a researcher-made questionnaire (RMQ) to measure the reasons for people’s tendency toward consuming fast-foods. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability was established in the pilot study. SPSS16 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics (mean, SD, frequency and percentage) as well as analytical statistics (ANOVA and Chi-squared test) were used. Significance level was set at <0.05.

 Results: 52% of subjects were male and 303 (50.5%) of them preferred pizza among fast-foods. Fast-food consumption was most prevalent among individuals below 25 years of age. Subjects with university degrees consumed fast-food more than others.

 Conclusion: Consuming fast-foods was more prevalent among youngster and those with academic degrees. Place of residence, education and employment could be involved in the recurrent consumption of fast foods.
 Paper Type: Research Article

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Background and Objective: One of the ways to achieve healthy communities is training adolescents in healthy behaviors. This study was conducted to assess the impact of peer education approach to health promoting behaviors in Bastak junior high school students.
Methods: The study population was junior high school students in Bastak county, Hormozgan. In this semi-experimental study 201 students were placed in the intervention group and 157 students in the control group. The data were collected through The Adolescent Health Promotion Scale. The questionnaire measures health promoting behaviors in six areas, including nutrition, social protection, health personal responsibility, valuation of health, exercise and stress management. Intervention was performed through peer education. Data were collected before and two months after the intervention and analyzed by using SPSS19 and independent and paired t-test.
 Results: Health promoting behaviours scores showed a significant increase in the intervention group except health valuation area compared with pre-training (p<0.001) while the control group showed a significant decrease in average behavioral in all domains (p<0.05). After the intervention, students’ health promoting behaviors in all six areas including nutrition, social protection, health personal responsibility, valuing health, exercise and stress management in the intervention group were statistically significant compared with control group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: This study showed that peer education approach can be effective in changing the behavior of young adults towards healthy behaviors.
Paper Type: Research Article.