Social support and dairy products intake among adolescents: a study from Iran

Shokrvash, Behjat; Salehi, Leili; M, Akbari; Mamagani, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi; Asghari, Mohammad Hossein; Majlessi, Fereshteh; Montazeri, Ali

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2399-5

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“…In addition, Cronbach's alpha of the Health Knowledge subscale (0.41) and the pFAS (0.65) were both low, which may be due to low number of questions, heterogeneous constructs, or poor inter-relatedness between items. 55 In the original papers on the development of IHLQ 20 and translation of pFAS, 23 the authors reported none and 0.88, respectively, as Cronbach alpha for the scales. In our study, poor Cronbach alpha for both scales seems to be due to heterogeneous items and constructs of the scales, which need more investigations in future research.…”

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“…The family socio-economic status was determined by using Persian family affluence scale (FAS). 23 This scale comprises five different properties: family car ownership, computer and laptop ownership, number of rooms excluding kitchen and bathrooms, number of telephones, and having or not having unshared bedroom. This scale has an overall score range of 0-13, and categorized as low (score of 0-4), moderate (score of 5-8) and high (score of 9-13).…”

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<p>Gender Differences in the Associations Between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertension: A Population-Based Survey in Heris County, Iran</p>

Heizomi¹,

Iraji²,

Vaezi³

et al. 2020

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Objective: We examined the gender-based associations of health literacy (HL) with selfreported medication adherence (MEDA) among patients with primary hypertension (pHTN). Patients and Methods: The subjects were recruited from the general population through all health centers of the Heris county, east Azarbaijan. They were to be adults (30+ years age), with pHTN of any stage, of any gender, and without comorbid illness. All underwent detailed face-toface interview. We used valid questionnaires for HL and MEDA. Hierarchical regression was done to establish the association between MEDA, socio-demographic variables, and nine HL domains by gender. Other statistical procedures were also done. Results: A total of 300 (48.6% males, mean age: 56.7±9.3) subjects participated; 43.0% were uneducated, 73.0% had moderate socioeconomic status, 68.0% had poor HL, and 7.0% maintained high adherence. Men were better in reading skills (p=0.002), and accessing (p=0.01) and using (p=0.02) health information, but women were better in health knowledge (p=0.004). The average regression estimate (±standard deviation) between HL and MEDA was 0.37±0.09, lower among men (0.361±0.11) than women (0.396±0.08), p=0.003. Upon hierarchical regression, the association between HL and MEDA was significant for communication and decision-making skills alone among both men (34.5%) and women (40.6%), individually. Conclusion: HL had substantial association with MEDA among those with HTN, for both men and women, particularly the communication and decision-making. With considerations on gender differences, this association should be confirmed through interventional studies to help make HL a formal mitigating strategy for MEDA and other public health goals.

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<p>Gender Differences in the Associations Between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertension: A Population-Based Survey in Heris County, Iran</p>

Heizomi¹,

Iraji²,

Vaezi³

et al. 2020

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“…Demographic data consisted of questions regarding patient's age, sex, education level, occupation, household size, and socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status was determined by the valid family affluence scale based on existence or nonexistence of ordinary household items, scoring from 0 to 1 and above [28]. Summing up of scores was categorized under 2 groups: low and moderate (0-14) and high (15-23).…”

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The Predictors of High Dietary Salt Intake among Hypertensive Patients in Iran

Reyhani

Azabdaftari

Ebrahimi-Mameghani

et al. 2020

International Journal of Hypertension

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Background. Hypertension and its complications are among the major health problems all over the world, particularly in developing countries. e aims of this study were to show that, weather the hypertensive patients follow the expertise recommendations and differences between men and women in their levels of knowledge and behavior in salt taking. Methods. e present cross-sectional study was conducted among all hypertensive patients in rural health centers of Tabriz, Iran, in Feb-May; 2016. Data were collected by an interviewer-administrated questionnaire, along with anthropometric, blood pressure, and 24-hour urinary sodium excretion measurements. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to compute adjusted odds ratio (OR). Results. In all 205 patients, 62.9% female, 40.5% aged over 60 years, and 53.7% with low or moderate socioeconomic status, 49.3% body mass index (BMI) 30 kg/m 2 and above, 10.2% of the patients had systolic/diastolic equal and above (≥) 40/90 mmHg, participated in the study. In total, 16.6% were aware of the daily salt allowance for healthy people with sex difference (P < 0.001). Significant predictors of adding salt beyond the dietary recommendations in food preparation were occupation (unemployed) (OR = 4.05, 95% CI = 1.041-15.78, (P � 0.044)) and blood pressure level (systolic/diastolic ≥140/90) (OR = 2.76, 95% CI = 1.28-5.96 (P � 0.010)), while adding salt at the table correlated with sex (men) (OR = 4.47, 95% CI = 1.21-16.57 (P � 0.025)), age (54-59) (OR = 0.05 95% CI = 0.01-0.39, (P � 0.005)), and knowledge (general) (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.99-1.13 (P � 0.05)).Conclusion. e different pattern of salt intake was observed between men and women. In general, the amount of salt taken by hypertensive patients is higher than recommended allowances. Both men and women add extra amount of salt to food, women when preparing food and men at the table. Salt intake level both during preparing and eating food may be associated with occupation (unemployed), blood pressure level (systolic/diastolic ≥140/90), sex (men), age (54-59), and also patient knowledge (general).

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“…Socio-economic status of the families were determined by the valid family affluence scale (FAS) [33,34]. It contained 14 common household properties: private bedroom, laundry, dishwasher, TV set, personal computer (PC), laptop, tablet, landline telephone, smartphone, and access to internet network.…”

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Unrestricted prevalence of sedentary behaviors from early childhood

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Background: Light and sedentary behaviors impose heavy challenges on societies. The objectives of this study are to identify child sedentary behaviors, and to examine the relationship between parent knowledge and behavioral style on children's sedentary time in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among children and their parents selected randomly using multistage method, from 12 urban districts in Tabriz, Iran;2017. Data were collected through designing a multi-sectional questionnaire adopted from the Bjelland and previous studies to assess the time spent on sedentary behaviors among children/adolescents along with parent knowledge and behavioral style. Results: From 480 children/adolescents and their parents 54.6% came from middle class families, and 55.62% were boys aged 2 to18. The percentage of time spent more than 120 min per day (min/d) on weekdays was for watching television (TV): (girls 24.4%, boys 21.0%), for playing computer and video games: (girls 38.7%, boys 54.7%), for electronic media communication (EMC): (girls 52.8%, boys 60.2%). The associated factors for watching TV: child age [12 years and above OR = 1.37; 95% CI = 0.53-3.54], parent knowledge [OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.35-0.99], and communicative styles [OR = 1.43, 95%CI = 1.11-1.86], and for playing computer and EMC: child age [5 years old and above OR = 4.83,95% CI =1.52-15.38, 12 years old and above OR = 13.76, 95% CI= 4.22-24.91], family socioeconomic status [middle class OR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.54-4.11, high class OR = 5.53, 95%CI = 1.80-15.89]. Conclusion: There is an urgent need to combat the unrestricted prevalence of sedentary behaviors among Iranian children/ adolescents who use computers and other electronic devices more than the recommended time every day from early childhood. Parents should be provided with appropriate information about adverse effects of using electronic devices longer than recommended time by children. It is also essential to teach them beneficial communicative styles to monitor their children's sedentary behaviors.

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Social support and dairy products intake among adolescents: a study from Iran

Cited by 23 publications

References 36 publications

<p>Gender Differences in the Associations Between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertension: A Population-Based Survey in Heris County, Iran</p>

<p>Gender Differences in the Associations Between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertension: A Population-Based Survey in Heris County, Iran</p>

The Predictors of High Dietary Salt Intake among Hypertensive Patients in Iran

Unrestricted prevalence of sedentary behaviors from early childhood

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