Introduction:Teachers are one of the most influential groups in elevating social health, and their teaching nutritional points to the students can both affect students’ awareness and the transferring of such nutritional education to the families. This study was undertaken tosurvey the influence of nutrition and nutritional health education on the awareness of female elementary school teachers.Materials and Methods:Fifty-seven female elementary school teachers were chosen from the Ferdows City for this quasi-experimental study. Prior to the outset of the educational workshop, they were asked to fill out a questionnaire about nutrition and nutritional health, which was followed by the two-day workshop. After two months, they were given a second questionnaire. The results were analyzed by paired t-test, ANOVA, and McNemar. In all the tests, a significance level α = 0.05 was considered.Results:Findings of the study showed that the mean score of awareness before interference was 10.98%, which reached up to 18.2% after the interference (P < 0.001). With regard to theimportance of breakfast intake, the teachers’ awareness increased from 57.9 to 98.2% from before to after intervention, respectively.Conclusion:Applying interventional methods of education in teacher training centers in conjunction with medical and educational centers, with regard to nutrition and nutritional health, can elevate the health of students.
Introduction: Lead is known as one of the most dangerous toxic metals in the world and its entry into the body can cause acute and chronic intoxication with a wide range of systemic symptoms. Our goal in the current research is to study the level of lead in the breathing zone and blood of the automobile welders in Birjand. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 47 automobile welders. The criteria for entering the study included, male gender, having at least 1 year of experience in automobile welding, and at least 8 hours of daily employment in welding. The general information required was collected through a questionnaire. At the beginning of the study, in each working environment air samples were taken in accordance with NIOSH 7082 standards. The analysis of the air lead concentration (ALC) was carried out by a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The blood lead concentration (BLC) was measured by NIOSH 8003 method via graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: Based on the data, 12.8% of the workers were smokers and 66% used appropriate personal protective equipment. The average ALC was 0.0458 +/- 0.0296 mg/m3 and the average BLC of automobile welders was 9.89 +/- 7.32 μg/dL. Although Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive correlation between ALCs and BLCs, this correlation was not statistically significant (p = 0.38, r = 0.18). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the average BLC in cigarette smokers and those who did not use PPE was higher than other people; besides, it was higher in individuals over the age of 30 than those under this age. The mean BLC in automobile welders and the mean ALC corresponded to the standards of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
Background: Health care workers (HCWs) need to perform new preventive measures to protect themselves and patients against ongoing COVID-19 transmission, which can increase the occurrence of hand dermatitis (HD) among them. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of HD among HCWs and its possible risk factors in IRAN. Methods: A survey of 159 HCWS working in university hospitals was performed between August to September 2020. Research data were collected via the standardized Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ-2002). Results: The prevalence of HD in the study population was 51.6%. Females had a 3.84 fold higher risk of HD than males (confidence interval (CI): 1.85-8). HCWs older than 40 years and those who aged 30-39 years had a 9.6 and 1.72 fold higher risk of HD than HCWs aged 20-29 years (CI: 2.6-35.7; CI: 0.87-3.4, respectively). A significant association was found between the prevalence of HD among HCWs and working hours per week, and wearing gloves (P<0.05). Conclusion: Possible risk factors for developing HD among HCWs are female gender and older age. Preventive measures for HD are needed for HCWs, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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