جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "آرایشگر" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

In hairdressers, for various reasons, the potential for transmission and spread of infectious diseases is high. On the other hand, adopting preventive behaviors is one of the main ways to control and prevent these diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of preventive behaviors against the common acute respiratory viral infections based on the constructs of Extended Protection Motivation Theory among the female hairdressers in Urmia.

In the present cross-sectional study, 400 female hairdressers were entered by multi-stage sampling method. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire containing of two sections. The first section was demographic information and the second section was questions related to the Extended Protection Motivation Theory constructs about the common acute respiratory viral infections. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 software.

Perceived self-efficacy (β=0.348, p<0.001), response costs (β=-0.169, p=0.002), perceived severity (β=0.168, p=0.002), protection motivation (β=0.140, p=0.041), and knowledge (β=0.124, p=0.005), respectively the most power, were predictors of preventive behaviors against the common acute respiratory viral infections. Extended Protection Motivation Theory constructs explained about 37% of the variance of preventive behaviors against the common acute respiratory viral infections among the female hairdressers in Urmia.

Constructs of perceived self-efficacy, response costs, perceived severity, protection motivation, and knowledge can be used to develop and implement educational interventions related to the promotion of preventive behaviors against the common acute respiratory viral infections among the female hairdressers in Urmia.

Nowadays, occupational asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonia are important medical problems. Because of ever-increasing use of different materials in industries and occupational places, hypersensitivity reactions and asthma have increased significantly. Based on the increasing rate of symptoms such as cough, wheezing and other manifestations of asthma among women hairdressers, we decided to determine possible correlation between hairdressing job and asthmatic symptoms.

This descriptive and analytical study was preformed on two groups: the case group consisted of 106 female hairdressers and the control group consisted of 100 housekeeper women. A questionnaire was filled and chest examination and spirometry were performed for each person.

The prevalence’s of obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases among hairdresser group were 8.3% and 74.5% respectively. Whereas in the control group, the prevalence of obstructive and restrictive diseases were 4.7% and 40.6% percent respectively. The prevalence of cough and wheezing among hairdressers were 25.5% and 1.9% respectively.

Our results revealed that hairdressers need more preventive pulmonary care. Since the prevalence of pulmonary restrictive diseases was high in the both groups, present standard criteria of pulmonary function tests seem to be inappropriate for Shahrekord area so revision of these criteria on the basis of the Asian standard is recommended.

The word human population has been terrified nay AIDS. The barbers are persons that work with sharp tools. If their instruments become infected, they can transmit the infection to others. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the barber’s knowledge, attitude and performance about AIDS prevention. This project is a descriptive study on 150 selected barbers. The methodology of research was a set up questionnaires, that have been completed by the barbers. The results showed that, their knowledge, performance about the AIDS are moderate (50%, 48.43%) and their attitude are weak. Performance among men and women is significant (P?0.02) in addition correlation between knowledge and attitude, attitude and performance are significant, according to the duration of working as barber (P?0.01). In general knowledge, attitude and performance among barbers are weak, therefore it is suggested that health and hygienic official teach the barbers how to behave in this regard.