IntroductionChildhood asthma is the main public health problem in world, and dramatically has increased in developed as well as developing countries.AimTo assess prevalence and risk factors for asthma based on ISAAC questionnaire.Material and methodsIt was a cross-sectional school population-based study which was carried out on 1803 school children aged 6–7 and 13–14 in Ahvaz city, Khuzestan, south west of Iran, in 2011. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire was used as a tool to identify prevalence of asthma. Chi-square (χ2) test was then used to identify possible potential risk factors associated with asthma. Logistic regression analysis was then applied to determine the various potential risk factors associated with asthma. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS (version 17) statistical analysis software. The significant level in this study was considered 0.05.ResultsThe overall prevalence of asthma among school children was 4.9%, but in males it was 5.5% and in females – 4.3%. Also findings have demonstrated that prevalence of asthma was higher among 13–14 years age group (6.1%) as compared to children aged 6–7 (3.7%). The prevalence of wheeze in the last 12 months, wheeze after exercise and playing was 18.1%, 13.9%, and 8.4% respectively. Prevalence of dry cough at night was reported in 17.6%. Prevalence of asthma was highest in winter (2.6%).ConclusionsPrevalence of asthma in children was higher in males than females and prevalence of allergic symptoms will be increased with high air pollution. Family history of asthma was a strong risk factor for childhood asthma.
Background: The effectiveness of the educational message for motivating to change behavior may be greater than the actual content of a message, depending on how the message is designed. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of gain and loss framed messages on increased physical activity in women with type 2 diabetes attending a diabetes clinic in Ahvaz city. Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed among 119 patients with type 2 diabetes who were referred to the diabetes clinic in Ahvaz in 2014. Patients were selected by convenience sampling and then randomly divided into gain (59 cases) and loss (60 cases) groups by use of random numbers table. Two groups received physical activity educational messages in a different context via short message service for 2 months. The data in this study were collected by using a standard 3-part questionnaire as well as interviews before and 1 month after intervention. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 16 by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and Chi-square. Results: Based on the finding before the intervention, 2 groups were similar of individual variables, the mean score of physical activity, and disease characteristics. After the intervention, the mean score of physical activity in both groups showed a significant increase (P < 0.05). The results showed that patients who were faced with the loss framed messages compared to patients who were confronted to gain framed messages have more motivation for physical activity (P < 0.05). Conclusion:The present study indicates that loss framed messages are effective in increasing physical activity behaviors in women with type 2 diabetes.
Background and objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver disease. It occurs most commonly among obese and overweight people. This study was performed to determine the effect of nutrition education on anthropometric indices, biochemical and sonographic findings in patients with NAFLD Referring to Khuzestan Diet Therapy clinic, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Branch of Khuzestan, in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and methods: This study was a before and after interventional study carried out on 30 NAFLD patients. Selected variables were evaluated at the time before and after three month intervention by nutrition education for patients. SPSS 19 and statistical tests, including descriptive, paired samples t-test and non-parametric sign test was used to analysis the data. Results: The average age of the patients were 44.8 ± 11.2 years. Anthropometric indices decreased significantly after three months nutrition education intervention (p< 0.001). Hepatic enzymes and lipid profiles declined at the end of intervention in which it was only statistically significant about ALT and AST (p< 0.001). Sonographic findings of patients indicated a significant reduction in severity and grade of disease after intervention. Conclusion: Nutrition education could affect the anthropometric and biochemical indices and improve the liver function of NAFLD patients.
Background and Objective: Physical activity is one of the most important aspects of health promotion and one of the predictors of death and disability worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the factors related to intention to perform physical activity based on the theory of planned behavior among high school female students of Ahvaz city, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive analytical study was performed among 163 high school female students randomly selected from two girls' public schools in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2016. Data were gathered using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and the theory of planned behavior constructs including attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, and intention. To analyze the data, linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were run in SPSS, version 23. Results: The mean age of the participants was 13.76±0.89 years. The regression model showed that the attitude (β=0.46, P<0.001) and perceived behavior control (β=0.15, P<0.05) constructs were predictors of physical activity intention. This model could explain 40% of the variance in physical activity intention. Subjective norms (P<0.057, β=0.14) were not significant predictors of the intention. Conclusion: We recommend using the theory of planned behavior and paying more attention to the attitude construct, as the strongest predictor of intention, in designing educational interventions to promote physical activity among female students.
Iran J Health Educ Health Promot سالمت ارتقای و بهداشت آموزش پژوهشی علمی فصلنامه Background and Objective: Adolescence obesity and overweight is one of the most common health problems in different countries; it is also considered a factor affecting the quality of life and health. Obesity prevention and treatment strategy have the highest priority in public health. This study aimed to determine the effect of education based on health belief model on improving eating behaviors and weight control in overweight and obese high school female students of Ahvaz city in 2014-2015.Methods: This research is a pretest-posttest study with control group performed on 120 overweight and obese high school female students who were randomly assigned to two groups of control and test. The data collecting tool was the health belief model based and nutrition behaviors questionnaire that was completed twice, before and 3 months after the education. Educational intervention was performed in 6 sessions for the test group. Finally data was collected and analyzed by SPSS19 and by using paired t-test, independent t-test and Chisquare.Results: Before the intervention, the two groups had no significant difference in terms of demographic variables, mean scores of different structures of model and nutritional behavior. There were significant differences between test and control group in the levels of behavior, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived efficacy, cues to action and self -efficacy after the intervention (P>0.05). Though no significant difference was observed in the mean score of students' BMI and weight in both test and control group (P>0.05). Conclusion:The findings of this study show the effect and efficiency of the health belief model in promoting nutritional behaviors and weight control of students. ایراناهواز، خوزستان، دانشگاهی جهاد سالمت، آموزش پژوهشی گروه که بدن در چربی بافت ازحد بیش تجمع عنوان به چاقی تعریف است، انرژی مصرف و دریافت بین تعادلی بی از ناشی که است چندعاملی بیماری یک چاقی، پدیدۀ .)1( شود می دارند دخالت آن ایجاد در ژنتیکی و محیطی مختلف عوامل مشکالت ترین جدی از نوجوانی دوران چاقی و وزن اضافه .)2( و پیشگیری راهکارهای و بوده کشورها در عمومی بهداشت است عمومی سالمت های اولویت اولین از یکی چاقی درمان برابر سه دنیا در گذشته دهۀ 2-3 در وزن اضافه شیوع .)3( این طی 91-21ساله نوجوانان در که طوری به است؛ شده ایاالت در .)4( است یافته افزایش % 17/1 به % 5 از مدت تر بزرگ زنان از % 35 و مردان از % 31 حدود آمریکا، متحدۀ وزن اضافه یا چاقی به مبتال کودکان از % 20-25 و سال 19 از .)5( هستند بر )2007( همکاران و Kelishadi سوی از که ای مطالعه در انجام کشور استان 23 81-6سالۀ نوجوان و کودک 21111 پسران % 2/5( % 4/5 ترتیب به وزن اضافه و چاقی شیوع گرفت، دختران) % 4/6 ...
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