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Health information‑seeking behavior refers to individuals’ targeted actions to satisfy their health information needs and search for relevant disease‑related information. Nowadays, social media platforms provide a great opportunity for meeting health information needs and delivering preventive education regarding human papillomavirus (HPV). The purpose of this study is the information‑seeking behavior of Iranian young adults (18–28 years old) regarding HPV on social media, a preventive approach to HPV.

The present descriptive‑analytical study was conducted in 2023 among Iranian boys and girls aged 18–28 years. A multistage cluster sampling method was used to select 3840 participants. The data collection tool was Longo’s Health Information‑Seeking Behavior Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS software.

The results showed that Iranian youth aged 18–28 were more inclined to seek information on social media about the transmission routes and preventive measures for HPV. The primary informational need regarding transmission was “I want to know the main route of HPV transmission is through vaginal and anal intercourse?”, and regarding prevention, it was “Can condoms prevent HPV infection?” Additionally, the findings indicated that young individuals sought information about HPV after their first sexual encounter. Most of the information needs of the youth were fulfilled through YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp, mainly in video format. Approximately 85.10% of the youth were satisfied with the information obtained from social media. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship between the health information needs of young adults (18–28 years old) in the area of HPV and personal factors. Gender, age, marital status, education level, history of HPV infection, and engaging is unprotected extramarital sex were identified as significant influential factors on the level of information needs of young individuals, especially regarding HPV preventive measures (P < 0.05).

Health authorities and disease control and prevention centers need to harness the potential of social media in meeting the informational needs of youth and providing education and awareness, especially concerning the transmission and prevention of HPV.

 Today, the use of nanotechnology in medical practice is increasingly growing. One of the practical aspects of nanomedicine is its use in breast cancer. Using text mining techniques, analysis of research in this field will help draw its thematic network and discover the main thematic areas under study.

 This research was conducted using the text mining method in January 2022. The present study population consisted of scientific articles on breast cancer by researchers in the field of nanomedicine that have been published in scientific journals around the world, and their bibliographic information has been indexed in the Medline database. A total of 838 records were recovered in this research. Data analysis was done using VOSviewer software, version 1.6.17.

 Based on the thematic network obtained from the analysis of the titles and abstracts of the studied documents, concepts such as paclitaxel, patient, Michigan Cancer Foundation (MCF), poly, imaging and toxicity are among the most widely used research topics in the field of nanomedicine in breast cancer internationally. The study of the thematic network at different periods shows changes in the concepts related to this field. “MCF,” “poly,” “imaging” and “toxicity” concepts were the most active subject areas in 2019-2021, but “paclitaxel” and “patients” concepts were the most active in 2015-2018.

 The textual analysis clearly shows that nanomedicine in breast cancer has become more of a treatment than a diagnosis, and in the near future, researchers will focus on the fundamental goals of breast cancer treatment and ways to deal with it.

Couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) come across various information needs. This study aimed to identify the health information needs of couples undergoing ART.

The methodology of the present applied study was qualitative and the research method was conventional qualitative content analysis performed with the participation of 25 infertile couples under ART. The study took nine months (July 2020 to March 2021). The samples were objectively screened based on the criteria from the couples referred to the infertility center affiliated to Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (Public) and Ome‑Leila Specialized infertility clinic (Private) in Bandar Abbas (Iran). Data collection was performed by semi‑structured interviews. The typical content analysis method was used in this research. Data analysis was carried out based on coding by the use of MAXQDA a software for qualitative and mixed methods data analysis.

Information needs of couples under ART were categorized into three main categories and ten subcategories: 1) main cause of infertility [feminine or masculine cause, and etiology (nature and origin)], 2) treatment of infertility [identifying ART, treatment success rate, complications and risks (outcomes) of the treatment method, and treatment duration], and 3) healthcare [advice on medication, healthy nutrition (diet), sexual relations, and daily routine].

The results of this study emphasize that the country’s health officials, especially those in charge of the healthcare of infertile couples under ART, must necessarily pay more attention to meeting the needs of this group of people in society.

Education is the only industry in the pandemic era in most countries, even developing countries, has been wholly transferred to the online mode. Although virtual-learning is the best way to continue education during an epidemic, developing countries face challenges. This study aimed to determine the challenges of virtual education in developing countries. The PRISMA guideline was followed in this review, with seven databases searched: Scopus, ISI, ScienceDirect, Emerald, Pubmed, Ovid SP, and Google Scholar. The query "(virtual-learning OR E-Learning OR online learning) AND (challenges))" was used to retrieve records in the fields of title, keywords, and abstract without any date restrictions in order to achieve as many articles on this topic as possible. Then the references of each article were backward-tracked and searched in Google Scholar to identify extra potentially relevant articles. Three hundred and twenty-five records were retrieved from the literature search on January 9, 2021, with 56 retained after removing duplicates. After a detailed screening and selection process, 32 articles were selected. The results showed that the most critical virtual-learning challenges in developing countries were in six Items 1. Technical (Lack of proper telecommunications infrastructure, Lack of necessary electronic standards, hardware and software, reduced information security) 2. Cultural (attitude of second-rate education. 3. Virtual-learning skills (unfamiliarity with the virtual-learning environment, low hardware, and software literacy) 4. Socio-psychiatric factor (fear and anxiety in facing the virtual-learning environment, Distractions) 5. Quality of (education, difficulty in assessing the quality of learning, Lack of effective student-teacher interaction (6. Ethical (information plagiarism, Lack of intellectual property rights, and copyright law) were why most e-learners and e-tutors in developing countries were dissatisfied with virtual learning. According to the results, to overcome these challenges, it is necessary to create infrastructure and technology standards and use the experiences of developed countries concerning virtual-learning. In addition, it is necessary to create an appropriate culture and familiarize professors and learners with the development and use of a virtual-learning system while maintaining ethics.

Since the design of bibliographic databases affects their usefulness in medical subjects and how they can be utilized by the users, and also considering the necessity of adherence to international standards in designing, this study aimed to assess five Persian bibliographic databases, including IranMedex, Irandoc, Magiran, ParsMedline and Scientific Information Database (SID), using the Gulliver online database evaluation tool.

This survey was conducted in 2009 using a checklist, the validity of which was confirmed. The data was collected through an evaluation tool named "Gulliver online database evaluation tool". All descriptive analyses were performed using SPSS 15.

The checklist included 12 criteria: entry page, searching, limiting, record viewing and manipulating, graphics, record retrieval, selective dissemination of information services, general design, terminology, icon design and placement, help and advanced features. In general, IranMedex and Irandoc achieved the highest scores (45.8% and 45% of the total score, respectively). ParsMedline, SID and Magiran scored 40%, 38.3% and 37.5%, respectively.

Since the highest score among the studied databases was lower than 50% of the total score defined by the evaluation tool, it is concluded that Persian bibliographic databases are not designed properly. Therefore, it is necessary to supervise database designing and their adherence to international standards.