Showing 7 results for Nasiri
Mohtasham Ghafari, Sanaz Nasiri Isfahani, Sakineh Rakhshandero, Gholamreza Sharifirad,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (4-2013)
Abstract
Because of risks and uncertainties associated with research and medical interventions, ethical considerations are often necessary for medical research. Unfortunately, these ethical considerations have not been addressed extensively in the field of health education and health promotion. In Iran, sources and texts related to ethics and health education/health promotion are very limited. Therefore, we hoped the present paper would be a small step toward filling a corner of this great gap. This paper is a review of literature and resources related to ethics in the health education/health promotion profession. In the first part of this article, generalities about ethics, and approaches and theories of the origin and emergence of morality are given. Then, in another part of this paper, the Persian version of the ethical codes for the health education/health promotion profession (6 sections and 47 articles), which has been approved by the coalition of national health education organizations (CNHEO), has been presented for the first time. In general, one of the main responsibilities of health educators is to help individuals make wise decisions related to their health. Health educators in their professional practices encounter a range of difficult and uncertain situations. On the other hand, health educators act as a role model for others. The authors of this paper recommend specialized and practical training on ethical issues in health education for professionals, researchers, students, and other activists in the field of health education and health promotion.
Amir Nasiri, Fatemeh Rakhshani, Alireza Ansari Moghadam, Mohammad Hadi Abbasi,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (5-2013)
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Background: Malaria is one of the three important diseases in the world. 65% of malaria cases in Iran are reported from Sistan and Baluchestan province. The physicians are the head of health services in rural and urban areas in Iran and have essential role in malaria control. This study evaluated an educational package to increase cognitive and behavioral skills of physician about malaria control. Methods: A pre and post-interventional study was conducted in 2009 in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. An open-ended questionnaire including 62 questions and the checklists for measuring 13 behavioral skills were developed to assess cognitive skills. Four booklets were designed about different subjects related to malaria control and some films and PowerPoint about the required skills. Thirty physicians participated from four districts of the province. Findings: Results of this study showed that cognitive skills were increased from 28 ± 13.8 in pre-interventional phase to 74.8 ± 15.4 significantly in post-interventional phase (P < 0001). The behavioral skills were enhanced from 30.5 ± 10.3 in pre-interventional phase to 51.6±11.3 significantly in post-interventional phase (P < 0001). Conclusion: The results showed that an educational package was a simple and economic way for building capacity among physicians who have essential role in malaria elimination program in malaria areas.
Farahnaz Khajehnasiri, Seyed Bagher Mortazavi, Abdolamir Allameh, Shahin Akhondzadeh,
Volume 9, Issue 5 (8-2013)
Abstract
Background: In oil refinery plants, shift working is inevitable. Shift work is associated with depression; therefore this prospective study was carried out in Tehran Shahid Tondguyan Oil Refinery in order to determine the prevalence of depression in shift workers and to assess the effects of associated factors with depression among shift workers. In the present study, the shifting work system was a rotational 8-hour schedule. Methods: Depression status was determined by 21-item Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and independent variable were collected by self-report general questionnaire. The study inclusive criteria were to be a shift worker, at least one year shift work experience, and giving written consent to participate in the study. Thus, of 355 shift workers, 307 were enrolled in the research. Exclusive criteria included lack of giving written consent to participate in the study. Findings: Among 307 shift workers, the mean and standard deviation (SD) of age were 34.49 ± 10.40 and the mean depression scores were 9.25 ± 6.97. More than 40% of the participants were identified positive for depression disorder in the screening (depression scores equal to or more than 10). The results showed that there was a statistically inverse significant association between the mean depression score and mean of age (P < 0.001) and results of this study showed that depression scores mean were significantly different between different physical activity groups (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The findings of our study showed although the main risk factor associated with prevalence of depression is the work itself in the shift-working system, there are also other risk factors, such as physical activity.
Marziyeh Mahboobi, Maryam Nasirian,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (3-2017)
Abstract
Background: Asking about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) symptoms through face-to-face interviews (FTFI) or self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) is one way to indirectly estimate the prevalence of STIs in the general population. The aim of the present study was to investigate self-report bias of STIs symptoms via FTFI in comparison with SAQ.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. Using a multi-stage sampling method, 496 were selected from among women living in Kerman. From among the participants, 248 filled out a standardized questionnaire containing 12 questions about experience of STIs symptoms at the time of the study (current) and the preceding six months (recent). Moreover, the rests of the subjects (n = 248) answered those questions through FTTI. Descriptive analysis, logistic regression, and odds ratio (OR) were used to analyze data considering the significance level of 5%.Findings: OR of self-reporting of current STIs symptoms in FTFI was 23% less than SAQ (P = 0.001), while OR of self-reporting of recent STIs symptoms by FTFI was 26% more than SAQ (P = 0.001). This trend persisted after adjusting confounders’ effects. Educational level had more contribution in increasing OR of self-reporting in SAQ compared to FTFI (OR = 1.34).Conclusion: It seems that FTFI does not always cause bias in self-reporting of STIs symptoms; it depends on the time of experience of STIs (current or recent). However, in interpreting the results, a greater consideration of the weakness of both FTFI and SAQ which may be biased in reporting is recommended.
Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Sajjad Saadat, Armita Rezazadeh Kalashami, Paria Nasiri, Maedeh Sarlati,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (1-2021)
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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common and debilitating neurological diseases at the young age. Previous studies have suggested that nutrition as an environmental factor plays an important role in the development of the disease and its relapse. Therefore, this study aimed to identify inappropriate diet in patients with MS with relapses in the past year.
Methods: This study was conducted in a qualitative paradigm with a phenomenological approach in 2019. 15 patients with MS and 5 specialists from Rasht City, Iran, participated in the study. Participants were selected by purposeful sampling method with maximum diversity, and the unstructured interviews were done to the point of theoretical saturation. Data were analyzed using Attride-Stirling thematic analysis approach.
Findings: From the total interviews, three global themes were identified: 1- eating behaviors, 2- self-regulation in eating behaviors, and 3- malnutrition. Organizing themes for eating behaviors included “eating ready meals and inappropriate cooking”, for self-regulation in eating behaviors included “temptation, purpose, and meal management”, and for the malnutrition included “insufficiencies and excesses”.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the diet of people with MS with a history of relapsing, in the field of nutritional behaviors, self-regulation, and malnutrition has some deficiencies that the patients and specialists’ perceptions have an effective role in relapse of the disease. Accordingly, it seems that further research and development of educational interventions to improve the diet of these people is necessary.
Najmeh Akbari, Rasoul Asheghi , Maryam Nasirian,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (4-2021)
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Background: Infectious diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), have affected human societies today, and no cure has yet been found. The disease is caused by a virus that infects the immune system. Our goal is to establish a relationship between mathematics and the impact of the virus on the immune system.
Methods: In this study, several mathematical models have been studied and their relationship with the function of the HIV virus has been investigated. In these models, the contamination of immune cells, virus proliferation, production of infected cells, and the role of cellular and humoral immune systems in reducing cell proliferation have been considered.
Findings: Studies show that the process of infection of immune cells and macrophages with the virus and even treatment to control the disease can also be mathematically illustrated. After writing the mathematical model and analyzing the model in manual and computer forms, one could find important parameters in reducing or increasing the speed of this disease and controlling it, in addition to reducing the spread of the disease and delaying the deaths.
Conclusion: In order to better analyze this disease, all the effective factors in the model can be introduced and expressed as a broad mathematical model, but with the increase of these factors, it will be much more difficult to analyze them. However, by assuming some factors of the model to be constant, it will be easier. The purpose of this article is to simplify the process and mathematical modeling of AIDS and its general understanding for those interested in modeling.
Ebrahim Aghaei-Brojeni, Fatemeh Rezaei-Nade, Maryam Nasirian,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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Background: The coronavirus was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which quickly spread worldwide and became one of the main health crises. With the spread of coronavirus, health personnel in all parts of the world were faced with a sudden change in care roles, which caused them anxiety. The purpose of this research was to investigate the anxiety caused by coronavirus and its relationship with the job performance of health personnel during the coronavirus pandemic.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted by cluster sampling method on 730 health personnel in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran, in 2021. The data were collected using Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Paterson's job performance questionnaire. In order to check the correlation between anxiety score and job performance, the correlation coefficient and linear regression were used as well as multiple regression. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation (SD) of anxiety and job performance score was 11.44 ± 31.08 and 7.41 ± 54.33, respectively. As the anxiety score increased, the job performance of healthcare workers decreased significantly. However, it was not significant after controlling the confounder variables.
Conclusion: Considering the negative impact of anxiety caused by coronavirus on the job performance of health personnel, it seems necessary to have an appropriate plan to reduce the anxiety of health personnel during the epidemic of infectious diseases in order to increase their job performance.
