Papers by Firouzeh mostafavi
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2007
College-age individuals walked frequently. One factor that might contribute to increase unsafe cr... more College-age individuals walked frequently. One factor that might contribute to increase unsafe crossing behaviors among this group is distraction while use of mobile phone and personal music devices. The main of this study was examining the effect of mobile phone use and personal music devices on crossing behaviors among Iranian medical college students. Two hundred seventy eight college students registered to participation in a crosssectional study. Participants selected randomly from eight faculties of Isfahan University of medical science, Isfahan, Iran. Data was calculated by self-report questionnaire that measured crossing behaviors. Data were analyzed by statistical software SPSS version 21 by conducting independent sample t-test and chi-square test. Mean age of study participants was 23.16 ± 3.66 years. One hundred thirty one (71.9%) undergraduate students and 78 (28.1%) were graduate students. Use of mobile phone and personal music devices in males was more than females. Males reported performing unsafe crossing behaviors while using of mobile phone, writing text message and listening to music on personal music devices more than females (p<0.05). Multivariate general linear model analysis showed a significant correlation between use of mobile phone (value= 0.099, df=7, P= 0.001), personal music devices (value= 0.54, df=7, P= 0.036) and writing text message (value= 0.53, df=7, P= 0.038) with unsafe crossing. In Conclusion, Use of mobile phone, music devices and writing text message appears to impair crossing behaviors related to road safety. Design and implementing interventions that highlight the dangers of using electronic devices while crossing is suggested. [M.
... ﺪﻧدﺮﻛ )001/0 < P ( . نآ ﻦﻴﻨﭽﻤﻫ ﺶﻴﺑ ﺎﻫ زا ﻦﻳﺮﻳﺎﺳ ﺖﺒﺴﻧ ﻪﺑ مﺎﺠﻧا ﺶﻳﺎﻣزآ يﺎﻫ لﺎﺑﺮﻏ ﮔ يﺮ PSA ) ... more ... ﺪﻧدﺮﻛ )001/0 < P ( . نآ ﻦﻴﻨﭽﻤﻫ ﺶﻴﺑ ﺎﻫ زا ﻦﻳﺮﻳﺎﺳ ﺖﺒﺴﻧ ﻪﺑ مﺎﺠﻧا ﺶﻳﺎﻣزآ يﺎﻫ لﺎﺑﺮﻏ ﮔ يﺮ PSA ) Prostate-specific antigen test ( ﺖﻬﺟ لﺎﺑﺮﻏ يﺮﮔ نﺎﻃﺮﺳ تﺎﺘﺳوﺮﭘ رد نادﺮﻣ )001/0 < P ( و FOBT ) Fecal occult bloodtest ( ﺖﻬﺟ لﺎﺑﺮﻏ يﺮﮔ نﺎﻃﺮﺳ لﺎﺘﻛرﻮﻟﻮﻛ )003/0 = P( تردﺎﺒﻣ ﻲﻣ ﺪﻧﺪﻳزرو . ...
تحقیقات نظام سلامت, Feb 24, 2014
تحقیقات نظام سلامت, Feb 11, 2013
تحقیقات نظام سلامت, Dec 12, 2011
Background and Objective: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of... more Background and Objective: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Mammography is a sensitive and specific test that is used for early diagnosis of breast cancer. Mammography screening behavior is one of the behaviors that early study on its stage of change can be used in proper planning and effective interventions for performing mammography screening behavior. This study was done with the aim of determining mammography screening behavior stage of change among women aged 40 and older in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive population-based study, 384 women aged 40 and older were recruited by random sampling method in the city of Isfahan. Mammography screening behavior stage of change was determined by the Rakoweski stage of change questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS software using statistical chi-square and ANOVA at the significant level of α = 0.05. Results: The mean age of the women was 52.24 ± 8.22 years. The results indicate that 36.2%, 21.1%, 4.2%, 6.2%, and 32.3% of the women studied were in the stages of Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Action, Maintenance, and Relapse, respectively. The statistical analysis show that there were some significant correlationship between age (p<0.0001), education (p= 0.009), married status (p= 0.011), insurance status (p= 0.025) and income level (p= 0.009) with the stages of change. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that the majority of subjects were in the pre-contemplation and contemplation stages, and that a low percentage of women were in the action and maintenance stages. Therefore, appropriate intervention based on stage of change for promotion of mammography screening behavior seems to be essential.
Journal of education and health promotion, 2014
Colorectal cancer is one of the most important and most common cancer and second leading cause of... more Colorectal cancer is one of the most important and most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Through secondary prevention of this cancer, effective proactive measures would be taken to treat and to prevent the incidence of the disease. The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) has priority over other methods and is recommended for adults above 50 years. This study was carried out to assess perceived barriers related to participating in colorectal cancer screening programs among average risk population, based on health belief model. A cross-sectional survey of 196 individuals of more than 50 years was conducted in Isfahan. The target group consisted of people going to laboratories for doing FOBT test (n = 98), and those who refrained from going to laboratories (n = 98). The questionnaire was used based on barrier assessment question associated with performing fecal occult blood test. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics ...
Background Skipping breakfast and replacing it with non-nutritious snacks are progressively incre... more Background Skipping breakfast and replacing it with non-nutritious snacks are progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to develop an educational intervention based on The Social Marketing Model and evaluate its effects on healthy breakfast and snack consumption among female adolescent students. Methods This mixed method study was conducted in 2016–2018 in two phases. In the first phase, a qualitative study was conducted through directed content analysis in guidance schools in Khorramabad, Isfahan, and Tehran, Iran, to explore factors affecting breakfast consumption. The results of this phase were set in the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model. In the second phase, a randomized controlled trial was conducted based on the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model on 94 students randomly recruited from guidance schools in Khorramabad, Iran. Results The findings of the qualitative phase were categorized into the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model, namely th...
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research, Dec 17, 2022
Journal of Family & Reproductive Health, 2021
Objective: Pregnant women need health information to ensure their health and to have a healthy de... more Objective: Pregnant women need health information to ensure their health and to have a healthy delivery. Therefore, equipping them with adequate information can bring desired health outcomes for them and their fetus. The present study was conducted to explore health information needs of women during pregnancy. Materials and methods: The present research was a qualitative study. Thirty-nine participants (pregnant women, midwives, and obstetricians) were selected through purposeful sampling in Isfahan from June to November 2016. Data were collected through in-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews, daily notes and field notes. Results: Data analysis led to emergence of ten sub-categories including: "common complaints during pregnancy", "problems and complications in pregnancy", "factors affecting fetal health", "proper nutrition and take supplements during pregnancy", "sex during pregnancy", "exercise during pregnancy"...
Reproductive Health, 2019
Background: Appropriate health information seeking behavior can play an effective role in self-ca... more Background: Appropriate health information seeking behavior can play an effective role in self-care and promotion of women's quality of life during pregnancy. However, different barriers can impede pregnant women while accessing health information. The aim of this research was to explain challenges to access health information during pregnancy. Methods: The present qualitative study was carried out on 28 participants who were selected using the purposeful sampling technique. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field notes, and daily notes; data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: The main barriers to access health information during pregnancy were as follows: many duties of women at home as well as out-of-home education and employment, inability to make distinction between correct and incorrect information, insufficient interactions between women and healthcare providers, failure to access to various information resources, common complaints of pregnancy, and stress and anxiety of confronting the problems during pregnancy. Conclusion: Based on the results, pregnant women experienced personal, social, and structural barriers when accessing health information. Therefore, policymakers and health planners should remove the barriers, encourage self-care, and enhance the quality of life for pregnant women, thus, promoting their health status in the end.
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