Effects of virtual interventions based on the theory of planned behavior to improve obesity-preventive lifestyle among girls, during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Adolescence is a critical period for the spread of obesity and overweight. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting obesity-related behaviors in overweight female students in Gachsaran.

Methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 90 female students of the first secondary school in the form of two intervention and control groups.

The prevalence and associated factors of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity in South-eastern of Iran: a cross-sectional study based on Rafsanjan cohort study.

Background: Obesity has become a major health issue in both high and middle-income countries, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality. Risk of obesity is related to both unchangeable factors such as genetics and gender, and modifiable lifestyle factors. Most importantly, finding the major modifiable lifestyle factors which contribute to obesity may provide valuable benefits to every society.

Cost-effectiveness of remdesivir for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.

Background: Remdesivir is being studied and used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to systematically identify, critically evaluate, and summarize the findings of the studies on the cost-effectiveness of remdesivir in the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods: In this systematic review, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies published between 2019 and 2022.

Planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational intervention based on PRECEDE-PROCEED model for mothers about oral health promotion on children aged 3-6 years.

Background: Mothers play an important role in oral health of children. The present study was planned, implemented, and evaluated to determine the impact of mothers' educational program based on PRECEDE-PROCEED model on oral health promotion of Rafsanjan 3-6-year-old children, in 2020.

Materials And Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 100 mothers with children aged 3-6 years divided into two groups.

Predictors of the intention to receive the COVID 19 vaccine by Iranians 18-70 year old: Application of health belief model.

Background: In terms of public health, vaccination is considered as the most effective approach against the infectious diseases. Accepting and receiving the first vaccine produced as an innovation may not be easy. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the predictors of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine by Iranians aged 18-70 years based on the health belief model in 2021.

Family and school-based educational intervention on fruits and vegetable consumption of female students: Application of social cognitive theory.

Background: Fruits and vegetable (F.V) consumption is the most pivotal strategy of preventing cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, and cancers. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on social cognitive theory (SCT) on consumption of F.

The role of health beliefs and health literacy in women's health promoting behaviours based on the health belief model: a descriptive study.

Background: Health literacy and health beliefs are factors that can effectively contribute to adoption of preventive behaviors among women. The present study was done to explore the role of health beliefs and health literacy in women's health promoting behaviors based on the health belief model (HBM).

Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in 2020 on 431 female students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS) who had been selected through stratified sampling.

Effect of educational intervention on preventive behaviors of brucellosis among health volunteers in Rafsanjan city: Application of health belief model.

Background: Human brucellosis can be a source of problems that affect public health, social, and economic well-being of the world's population. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of Educational Intervention (EI) based on Health Belief Model (HBM) on preventive behaviors against brucellosis in Health Volunteers (HVs) in Rafsanjan.

Materials And Methods: Randomly, 104 HVs, in the intervention and control group, participated in a quasi-randomized, controlled experimental study.

Design, implementation, and evaluation of a PRECEDE-PROCEED model-based intervention for oral and dental health among primary school students of Rafsanjan city: a mixed method study.

Background: Oral and dental health has a significant impact on public health as well as the quality of life among individuals and families. This study aims to design, implement, and evaluate an intervention based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model for oral and dental health among primary school students in Rafsanjan city, Southern Iran.

Methods: According to the nature of the model and with the focus group discussion and interview methods, in phases 1 to 4 (PRECEDE), predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors related to oral health were identified.

Effect of education based on health belief model on observation of standard precautions by dental students in Rafsanjan in 2019.

Introduction: It is vital importance to observe standard precautions (SPs) in dentistry to prevent the transfer and spread of blood-borne diseases in the community. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of educational intervention using health belief model (HBM) on the observation of SPs by dental students in 2019.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-seven dental preclinical students were included in the present quasi-experimental study.

Knowledge, risk perception, and behavioral intention about hepatitis C, among university students.

Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major complex public health problem. Different resources have proved that healthcare workers more than the general population are at a risk of infection. Therefore, medical field students, due to the future occupational hazards, are included in the risk group.

The mental health and substance abuse among youths aged 18 to 29: A comparative study.

Introduction: Drug abuse, as a social phenomenon, is one of the health problems of the present era. Inclination to drug abuse like other social phenomena is complex and multi-causal. Emphasizing on the psychological factors, the present study attempts to compare the amount of depression, anxiety and stress between drug abusers and the comparison group.