Introduction: Identifying mental disorders is very important, because these disorders can decrease the success rate of educational progress in students and prevent their further achievements. This study aimed to identify the mental health status of nursing, midwifery and paramedical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences during year 2014. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 400 students who met the inclusion criteria were selected by randomized stratified sampling. A demographic questionnaire and Symptom Checklist 1990 Revised (SCL-90-R) was used for data collection. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software version 18 using regression and independent t test. Results: According to the results, 36% of the students had good mental health and 64% were suspected to have mental disorders (50.9% mild, 10.9% moderate and 2.2% severe). The most common disorder between students was interpersonal sensitivity and the least common disorder was phobia. There was a statistical difference between gender and mental disorders (t test, P>0.05) and mean scores of girls were higher than boys in all dimensions except interpersonal sensitivity. Conclusions: According to the results, mental disorders, especially interpersonal sensitivity, have high prevalence among students. Thus management of such disorders and activities such as entertainment, cultural and spiritual programs that maybe influential for mental well-being are recommended.
Anthropometric studies in Afghan immigrants in Iran have not been yet performed; therefore the aim of the present study is to identify Body Mass Index (BMI) in a sample of Afghan immigrant children in Iran during the year 2005. In this cross-sectional study 606 Afghan children aged between 6-14 years have been randomly selected within Shahriar County of Tehran Province of Iran and their weight and height have been measured. Then, using BMI formula BMI = Weight (kg)/Height (m2) their BMI was calculated and based on CDC (Centers for Disease and Prevention Control) indices, children were categorized as: under weight, normal and obese. Results of this study showed that 97 cases (16%) had low weight whereas, 429 cases (81.2%) had normal weight and 17 cases (2.8%) had over weight. More percentage of girls had lower weight than the boys (15.2 versus 16.9%), Afghan children who were born in Iran had also lower weight (17.3%) than those who were born in Afghanistan (15.2%) and third and upper birth order children had lower weight compared to first and second birth order (17 versus 15.3%). However, none of these differences were statistically significant. The researchers suggest that due to high incidence of malnutrition in Afghan immigrant children in Iran interventional and educational programs are needed in order to improve their level of health and nutritional status.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted in 2014 on 262 volunteer medical students. To collect data, a demographic information questionnaire and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) were used. Minimum and maximum scores of HPLP-II were 48 and 192, respectively. Data analysis was conducted using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Tukey's multiple comparison test, and non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: In this study, 58.8% of the participants were women. The mean age of the participants was 22.50 ± 2.16 years. The mean and standard deviation of the HPLP-II score of the medical students was 109.74 ± 18.65. There was a significant relationship between health-promoting lifestyle and variables of age (P = 0.007), university entrance year (P < 0.001), mother's education level (P = 0.003), and father's education level (P = 0.011). However, no relationship was observed between health-promoting lifestyle and parental occupation and place of residence (P > 0.050). Conclusions: This study showed that the status of health-promoting lifestyles in medical students of RUMS was at a moderate level, but it is still at a great distance to the optimal level. Therefore, it is necessary to implement programs to promote a healthy lifestyle in order to maintain health in the youth until graduation.
Received: May 2017, Accepted: July 2017Background: Malnutrition in both its forms of obesity and underweight, particularly in pregnant women, cause maternal mortality and prenatal complications. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among pregnant women and its effect on pregnancy outcome, in Rafsanjan, Iran, in 2016. Materials and Methods:The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 839 pregnant women referred to Niknafs and Ali-Ebn Abitaleb Hospitals in 2016. The subjects were selected by census method. Data [age, pregnancy age, pre-gestational height and weight, and body mass index (BMI)] were collected in the emergency ward and recorded in a checklist. Information on the type of delivery (normal or cesarean section), and the neonate's gender, weight, height, and head circumference at birth were collected in the maternity ward. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, Fisher's exact test, and chi-square test. Results: This study showed that the prevalence of pregestational overweight & obesity, and underweight was 37.5% and 7.4%, respectively. The prevalence of neonatal LBW and HBW was 5.1% and 3.8%, respectively. In addition, 9.7% of underweight women had LBW neonatals, and 11.8% of women with pregestational obesity had HBW infants (P = 0.039). Conclusions:The prevalence of obesity in pregnant women was higher than that reported in other studies in different regions of Iran. Therefore, obesity is a warning for health politicians and administrators. Although prenatal care has been able to control neonatal LBW and HBW, although there is a long way until the achievement of the nutritional goals for 2025.
Background: Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes. The most important strategy for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome is lifestyle and nutritional changes. The aim of this review study was to survey the role of pistachio in metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: Web of Science databases and Google Scholar were searched using keywords pistachio, metabolic syndrome, and some related criteria of metabolic syndrome. Results: In this study, 15 articles were retrieve. These studies reported that pistachio has favourable nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acid, Phytochemical composition, phenolic compounds, vegetable protein, arginine, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. It has been shown that pistachio has an important role in reduction of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors such as abdominal obesity, visceral fat, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Arginine and polyphenol compounds improve blood circulation. They suppress of appetite and reduce fat absorption. Arginine has vasodilator effects and folic acid is the main antiatherogenic factor and has a role in homocysteine metabolism. Conclusions: The study data suggest that pistachios promote a healthy metabolic profile, and reverse certain deleterious consequences of metabolic syndrome. The suggested dose of pistachios for decreasing metabolic syndrome and its risk factors is 30-100 g/daily. It seems that in order to obtain the maximum dose and a definitive conclusion, a cohort clinical trail is required
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