فهرست مطالب
Social Determinants of Health
Volume:1 Issue: 3, 2015
- تاریخ انتشار: 1395/03/13
- تعداد عناوین: 5
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Pages 97-103BackgroundLow Birth Weight is one of the most important health indicators in the world. It has some known and unknown causes. This study was designed to evaluate the role of behavioral and socioeconomic factors on neonatal birth weight.MethodThis case-control study was conducted on 300 eligible neonates (150 cases and 150 controls) in 2015. The national Pregnancy Care Forms of the neonates that were kept in heath care centers in Kerman was used. The data was analyzed by IBM SPSS version 20 using Students t-test , Chi-square test and Fisher exact-test. The significancy level was set as 0.05.ResultsThe mean of primary care visits during pregnancy was 3.63±1.5 times for cases and 4.74±1.5 times for control groups (p-valueConclusionIdentification the sociobehavioral risk factors of Preterm labor and modifying them to prevent preterm birth is an essential approach for low birth weight prevention. Governments should pay special attention to nutritional status of childhood and adolescence girls to have healthy mothers and babies in the future.Women in childbearing age should be screened and educated about risky behaviors. Pregnancy care and support should delivered for all pregnant women according to the standard methods.Keywords: Low Birth Weight, Risk Factors, Behavior, Preterm labor
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Pages 104-113ObjectivesIn this study, we investigate the family power structure and identity style in delinquent and non-delinquent juveniles in Tehran.MethodsTo accomplish the goal of the study, 80 adolescent delinquents of the Correction and Rehabilitation Centers aged between 15 and 18 were selected with a convenience sampling method and 80 students of secondary school age between 15 and 18 in Tehran by 2014. They answered the instrument of Family Power Structure (Saidian, 2004) and identity style (ISI-6G: White et al, 1998). Data was analyzed between these two groups using the independent t- test, Chi square test and Levenes test.ResultThe findings indicated there is a significant difference between delinquent and non-delinquent juveniles in family power structure and its subscales (pConclusionThese results emphasize thataninappropriate decision-making process pattern in a family has a significant effect on deviant behavior and identity style in adolescents.So, family power structure can be considered in therapeutic interventions (prevention and treatment) for adolescent delinquency.Keywords: parenting, identity, delinquency
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Pages 114-119Introducation: Cancers are the third most common cause of death in Iran. Colorectal cancer is an ideal tumor for screening. Therefore, early diagnosis through screening can reduce its prevalence and mortality. On the other hand, knowledge of practitioners about screening programs has a direct relationship with their performance.MethodsIn a cross-sectional-educational study, knowledge, attitude and practice of practitioners about colorectal cancer screening were evaluated in the target population included 300 interns and graduated practitioners during 93-94 and were reviewed by using Chi2 and ANOVA statistical tests.ResultsFrom 300 physicians surveyed, 17.3 percent knew the age of the screening for colorectal cancer, 73% knew the average-risk and 68% knew the high-risk criteria correctly. 48.3% of respondents recommended FOBT method for population at medium risk and 75% of respondents recommended colonoscopy as a screening method in high-risk populations. Ninety percent of physicians knew the signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer. About half of the practitioners ask their patients about risk factors and advised them to undergo screening. 55.3% of practitioners that had family members who need screening decided to undergo screening and 6.3 percent of them who needs screening decided to perform screening.ConclusionAccording to the growing nature of colorectal cancer in the country, and that is the only cancer can be prevented and the results of this study which show practitioners have little knowledge of appropriate age of screening and screening methods and insufficient attitudes and actions, It is recommended to train general practitioners and family physicians who are the first line of encounter with the patients, are highly recommended.Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, performance, colorectal cancer, medical students
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Pages 120-127BackgroundThe nobility of this study was to interpret the relation of the videogame usage in teenagers behaviors and their performance in schools and distinctive environments.MethodsTotally 508 male and female teenage students were randomly selected from secondary schools of Tehran, the Capital of Iran. The designed questionnaire was completed by students parents at the end of school year. School performance and students behavior and pattern of using videogames were asked. Descriptive statistics, contingency coefficient and chi-squared tests were used for analysis.ResultsAccording to our statistic, almost all the teenagers were interested in video games and 76.8% of students played video games once in a while. Female students whose mothers were more aged used video games quite often than teenagers whose mothers were younger. Male students, whose mothers were housewives and had handheld devices in their room, spend more time playing games. The male students who spend more time in playing video games showed more aggression than the others. In addition, female students who played video games quite often, showed abnormal behavior and strange mental status. Both genders showed high percentage of shouting and overeating, when they spent more time in playing video games.ConclusionPlaying videogames has a significant effect on teenagers behaviors but not on school performance. Social determinants of health also have significant effect on playing videogames.Keywords: Adolescent, Educational Status, Students, Video Games
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Pages 128-130Mothers health and life is constantly exposed to different risks such as the risk of accidents, injuries and poisoning, so some of mothers may lose their health and lives which is understood as social damage. Various studies have found that in vulnerable groups of the society, women at the age of childbearing are the most susceptible group to deliberate suicidal poisoning.Keywords: Medical Toxicology, Maternal Health, Human Development Index, Training