Showing 6 results for Zinat Motlagh
Kiyarash Zinat Motlagh, Mehdi Jahangiri, Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Farzad Jalilian,
Volume 8, Issue 7 (2-2013)
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Background: Iran is one of the countries with the highest rate of deaths due to accidents in the world. Motorcyclists are one of the most vulnerable groups in Iran that 42% of road accidents are attributed to them. The objective of this study was to determine the factors affecting the use of helmets among motorcyclists in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 randomly selected motorcyclists between 15 to 60 years old in Shiraz, Iran. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Findings: Only 11.2% of the participants reported that they always use their helmet. Most of the participants (62.5%) declared that they do not use helmet mostly because it is not comfortable. There was a significant relation between using helmet with jobs and education (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Using motorcycle helmet was low in the studied population. To increase the prevalence of helmet use, it is necessary to focus not only on police enforcement but also initiatives to make helmets more convenient.
Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Toraj Ahmadi-Jouibari, Farzad Jalilian, Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh, Abbas Aghaei, Kambiz Karimzadeh Shirazi,
Volume 9, Issue 3 (6-2013)
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Background: Aggressive behavior in adolescence can be expressed as a predictor for crime, substance abuse, depression and academic failure. This study was performed with the aim to determine the prevalence and factors associated with aggression among adolescents. Methods: The present study was a cross sectional research that was performed among adolescents of Yasuj, Iran in 2010. Subjects were selected by random sampling method from the city__AWT_QUOTE__s main squares. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including two parts: demographic and Boss and Perry aggression questionnaire, which was completed by self-report of the participants. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 18. Findings: Prevalence of aggression was 32.2 percent. Drug abuse, alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, drug abuse in friends, and parental divorce had a statistically significant relationship with the incidence of aggressive in adolescents (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Prevalence of aggression was 32.2 percent. Drug abuse, alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, drug abuse in friends, and parental divorce had a statistically significant relationship with the incidence of aggressive in adolescents (P < 0.05).
Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Gholamreza Sharifirad, Farzad Jalilian, Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh, Abbas Aghaei, Toraj Ahmadi-Jouibari,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (7-2013)
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Background: Nutritional education is a necessity in diabetic patients to better control of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational programs to promote nutritional knowledge in type II diabetes patients using the health belief model (HBM). Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study which was performed among type II diabetic patients referred to rural health centers in Gachsaran, Iran. Thus, after obtaining permission from officials of the health center in Gachsaran city and coordination with rural health centers, two centers as the intervention group and two centers as the control group were randomly selected, and then for study enrollment, 140 of the patients (70 patients in control group and 70 patients in intervention group) were selected in simple random sampling method among the patients; intervention group received the intended educations and were taken final assessment after 3 months of educational intervention in both groups. Findings: The results showed a statistical significant difference after the implementation of educational programs in the intervention group in the mean knowledge scores, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits and perceived self-efficacy and decreased perceived barriers (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The results demonstrated usefulness of implementing educational programs among intervention group concerning the promotion of nutritional knowledge.
Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini, Gholamreza Sharifirad, Touraj Ahmadi Jouybari, Abbas Aghaei, Mari Ataee, Naser Hatamzadeh,
Volume 9, Issue 14 (2-2014)
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Background: The Retention rates are important factors in methadone maintenance treatment. This study was performed with aims to determine the attitude and subjective norms in Methadone Treatment Maintenance among Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad’s province addict who referred addiction treatment centers. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study that done among men’s addicted who are receiving methadone maintenance therapy referred to addiction treatment centers. Sampling was in systematic proportional method among addiction treatment centers in each of the cities. Questioner by referred to addiction centers selected men’s addicted in randomly. Data were analyzed by SPSS-21. Findings: Mean age of participants was 33.58±8.94 with range 16 to 53 years. Among attitude structure’s questions respectively, reduce of harm reduction drugs on health, better communicate with people around and reduce the cost of living, and among subjective norms structure’s questions, family approved and number of friends involved in methadone treatment had achieved the highest score average. Conclusions: It seems, increase in beliefs such as harm reduction, reduce the cost of living and improve relationships and effect of family and friends support can be effective for retention on methadone maintenance therapy among addicts.
Ali Afsar, Said Bashirian, Jalal Poorolaja, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hazavehei, Elaheh Vatan Nawaz, Fazel Zinat Motlagh,
Volume 9, Issue 14 (2-2014)
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Background: One of the major challenges in current methadone maintenance treatment retention rates in the treatment and prevention of relapse addiction. The aim of this study was determine the factors influencing relapse based on health belief model. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 patients on methadone maintenance treatment referred to addiction clinic in Hamadan, which was randomly selected with the proportional to size among addiction clinic for participation in this study. A questionnaire designed by health belief model and demographic variable and data were completed by interviews and self-report. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 using chi-square, and logistic regression statistical tests. Findings: Almost 48.2% of the participants had history of relapse at last one. Temptation, peer pressures, depression and low dose of methadone were most reason for relapse. The best predictors for relapse were perceived benefit, perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy. Conclusion: According to the results, it seems HBM can be used in training programs to prevent of relapse.
Morteza Haghighi, Kiyarash Zinat Motlagh, Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Mohammadhosein Taghdisi,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (3-2015)
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Background: Improving patient safety is a priority of the International common. Patient safety is a critical component to the quality of health care. The aim of this study was to assess patient safety culture among employees of health care providers, hospitals in Tehran. Methods: The survey was a cross-sectional study was done in 2010. Data were collected from all the staff groups in hospitals (n=348). A standard questionnaire from York University is used to evaluate staff Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture. This study used SPSS 16.0 to perform the statistical analysis. Findings: Results of this study showed those employees' perceptions of patient safety culture in the medium (68/8 percent) are present. A significant association between hospital type, age, level of education, occupation, and work experience, there was a culture of patient safety (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Improving patients__AWT_QUOTE__ safety culture should be a priority among hospital administrators. Meanwhile, Healthcare staff should be encouraged to report errors without fear of punishment action.
