Showing 10 results for Tabatabae
Sh Kaveh, A Najafi, N Pouralimohammadi , Shr Tabatabae,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (3-2013)
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Background: There are a few studies on the role of health volunteers in teaching women menopause-related self-care. The present study was, therefore, carried out to evaluate the role of health volunteers in teaching women about menopausal health.
Methods: 48 health volunteers and 480 women in 8 from 70 urban health centers affiliated to Shiraz district health authority, selected through a multistage random sampling participated in this quasi-experimental study. An 8-hour workshop was conducted over two days for health volunteers. The volunteers, then, were asked to teach women about menopausal health. A self-administered questionnaire was used for collecting demographic data. Knowledge levels of volunteers and women were measured using a written test (CR20=0.66), composing of 30 multiple choices questions, before and after educational interventions. Research data were processed and analyzed, using nonparametric tests (Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney tests), in SPSS statistical software, version 11.5.
Results : The mean score of knowledge of health volunteers in experimental group increased from 17.1, before workshop, to 29.2 after that (p<0.001). Means of knowledge scores in volunteers control group in pretest and posttest were 16.3 and 14.7, respectively. The women's knowledge in the experimental group, significantly increased from 12.4, before training by volunteers, to 25.4, after that (p<0.001). The women's knowledge levels in the control group in the pretest and posttest were 15.1 and 14.9, respectively.
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed the effectiveness of training intervention in empowering health volunteers, as well as the volunteers ability in teaching community women about menopausal health. the study also suggests health authorities to consider the utilized protocol in their planned initiatives for promoting women's health.
Mh Ehrampoush, M Tabatabaee, Mt Ghaneian, M Askar Shahi , M Amrollahi , B Jamshidi,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (12-2013)
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Background: The heavy metals are the most important pollutants their concentration of which in the environment is increasing in connection with cities and industrials development. One of these metals is chromium which, in the trivalent and Hexavalent oxidation state, is used in industries such as electroplating, glass, ceramic, tannery and leather. Hexavalent Chromium has proven several health hazards such as being carcinogenic. The aim of this study was to investigate nano-alumina modified with Schiff base ligands in removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution in acidic conditions.
Methods: This study is experimental which was performed in batch reactor at 20 ° C temperature to investigate the effect of initial chromium concentration, adsorbent dose and reaction time on removal of chromium by nano-alumina. For adsorbent preparation, nano-alumina was purchased from Nano Kimia Pajoh company, and for increasing adsorption power, it was modified with Schiff base ligands in the presence of proper surfactant. The study was performed on the synthetic samples containing 2 and 5 mg/L concentration of chromium . The unknown concentration of Hexavalent Chromium was detected by spectrophotometer set (UV/VisibleSP-3000 Plus-Japan) at 540 nm.
Results: According to the results, removal efficiency increases with increasing adsorbent dose and reaction time and decreases with increasing initial concentration of chromium. Results of this study indicated that Hexavalent chromium adsorption by nano-Alumina modified with Schiff base ligands reaches equilibrium at 30 minutes and maximum capacity will be obtained. The maximum removal efficiency, and adsorption capacity in optimum conditions (adsorbent dose=0.1mg/L ,pH=3), with chromium initial concentration of 5mg/L at 180 minute, were 83.4% and 4.17 mg/L respectively.
Conclusion: Nano-alumina modified with Schiff base ligands is an effective adsorbent in removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution.
Sh Tabatabaei, Mh Lotfi , S Yarman, A Fotoohi , A Motahari , M Momenisarvestani , M Nabieian,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (11-2014)
Abstract
Introduction: Considering patients' opinion is essential for the assessment of health care services. The aim of the present study was to survey patients' satisfaction with the services at Khatamolanbia Dental Clinic affiliated to Yazd University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on 1380 randomly-selected patients who had referred to Khatamolanbia Dental Clinic. Data were gathered using phone interview and questionnaire. The questionnaire included some questions about demographic characteristics and viewpoints of the patients about dentistry, clinic, received treatment, dentist and clinical team. Data analysis were conducted using SPSS software.
Results: The total mean score of the patients' satisfaction was 3 ± 0.02 out of 4. The highest level of satisfaction was related to guiding signs (99.6%) and hygiene and infection control (99.5%). The highest level of dissatisfaction was related to parking situation (90%) and treatment cost (21%). Totally, 90.2% of the subjects asserted they will choose this clinic again if they require treatment in the future.
Conclusion: The patients' satisfaction was almost complete. Dissatisfaction about parking and high costs of some treatments are amendable regarding related authorities at University and the province and better contribution of insurers to dental services.
M Mohammad Zakizade, Tabatabaee@iauyazd.ac.ir Email: M Tabatabaei, Sa Yasini Ardakani,
Volume 14, Issue 5 (1-2016)
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Introduction: Antimony trioxide (Sb2O3) has been utilized as a catalyst in polyethylene terephtalate (PET) production, and the studies conducted on the bottled water has demonstrated that antimony can be leached from PET bottles into drinking water.
Methods: In this study, a simple method was applied in order to determine the trace amount of antimony in bottled drinking water based on preconcentration /solid phase extraction. The nano alumina modified with Schiff base ligand was used in regard with Sb preconcentration. The experiments were performed in a continuous system and HCI was used as eluent of Sb ion. Several chemical and flow variables were optimized for a quantitative preconcentration and determination of Sb ion. The atomic absorption spectroscopy was used to determine Sb ion concentration. In order to study the keeping conditions on the leaching of Sb ion from PET plastic, drinking water bottles were kept in different conditions(room temperature, sunny light and -18˚C).
Results: The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.5 to 15.0 ppm Sb with detection limit of 0.055 ppm. The flow rate of sample was optimized in range of 1.0-9.0 mLmin-1 and Sb ion can be quantitatively eluted at 90 Vsample: Veluent retio.
Conclusion: The study results revealed that the modified nano alumina is an effective sorbent in regard with absorbing Sb ion from water and HCI 1M can be used as an appropriate eluent. Maximum leaching of Sb ion is observed when the bottled drinking water was exposed to the sun light.
Keywords: Antimony; Bottled drinking water; Modified alumina; Preconcentration
Sh Tabatabaei, A Haerian, M Eslami Abrand Abadi ,
Volume 15, Issue 5 (1-2017)
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Introduction: The role of inappropriate thoughts in preventing an access to desirable level of oral health in society seems to be undeniable. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the patients’ attitude referred to health centers of Yazd in regard with inappropriate beliefs about dentistry in 2012.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 300 patients referred to oral health centers of Yazd were selected via a two-stage cluster random sampling method. In order to obtain data, a questionnaire was used which its validity was substantiated by a team of specialists and its reliability was confirmed utilizing re-testing via the correlation coefficient of 95%. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the first part involved the demographic information and the second part entailed the most common beliefs about dentistry. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS ver.16, applying ANOVA, T-test, turkey test and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: The average score of attitude was 2.87 ±0.63 out of 5. Half of the patients (50%) revealed a moderate attitude towards dental care and only 14.7% had a high level of attitude. The mean score of inappropriate beliefs demonstrated no significant statistical difference between males and females (P.Value=0.363), though there was a significant relationship among age, education level and career with inappropriate beliefs (P.value= 0.001).
Conclusion: The study results revealed that the level of inappropriate beliefs about dentistry was in moderate level in the studied society, which such beliefs belonged to half of the population. Therefore, in order to reach appropriate results regarding oral health, enhancing the knowledge level of individuals seems to be necessitated prior to any planning for health education and preventive cares.
Dr. Vahideh Khademvsameni, Mis Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Dr. Hasan Ahmadinia, Dr. Seyed Zia Tabatabaei,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (7-2023)
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Introduction: Congenital anomalies are one of the important causes of disability and infant mortality. These abnormalities occur during egg fertilization or embryonic development, which can be detected by laboratory methods. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of congenital anomalies in Rafsanjan City.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 4868 infants born in Rafsanjan city in 2018. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including information about mothers and infants. The questionnaire was completed using health records available in health centers of Rafsanjan city. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20 and independent t-test and Chi-square.
Results: The results showed that the overall prevalence of congenital anomalies in Rafsanjan was 5/38 per 1000 live births. Out of 4868 pregnant women, 474 (9/7%), had abortions or stillbirths before the second trimester, and 12 (0/2%) had therapeutic abortions. After analyzing these anomalies, three cases of Down syndrome (trisomy 21), three cases of Edward syndrome (trisomy 18), one case of aneuploidy, and two cases of microcephaly were found, and the rest had one of the structural abnormalities..
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated a high rate of congenital anomalies in Rafsanjan. Therefore, further studies are recommended to better understand the causes and prevent these anomalies.
Seyedzia Tabatabaei, Ghazal Sarmadi, Mozhgan Alizadeh, Mohammad Safarian,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (11-2023)
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Introduction: Ischemic heart diseases are the most important cause of death worldwide, which affect the quality of life of affected patients. In Iran, ischemic heart diseases are the first cause of death in people aged over 35 years. The main goal of this study is to investigate the effect of lifestyle education on the quality of life of patients with ischemic heart diseases.
Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design and with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all patients with ischemic heart disease hospitalized in the CCU of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS) Rafsanjan Hospital in 2019. The sample size of 30 people in each group was determined. A three-part questionnaire (demographic information, France and Powers quality of life questionnaire and Minnesota questionnaire) was used to collect information. First, both experimental and control groups completed the mentioned questionnaires as a pre-test, then the experimental group was educated with five 45-minute sessions, and after two weeks, a post-test was taken from both groups again using the same questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software version 21. Independent T, paired T, and Chi-square statistical tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient and covariance analysis were used.
Results: The mean age of the samples was 59.73±12.81 years and the average duration of coronary disease was 1953.38±2598.50 days. The results showed that the increase in scores related to the general state of quality of life after education was significant and indicated the improvement of the condition of the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that interventional efforts are important and necessary in order to improve the quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease. In order to improve the quality of life and ultimately control heart disease, it is recommended to use the educational program designed and used in this study as a model.
Fatemeh Sadat Tabatabaei, Kiumars Farahbakhsh, Mohammad Hosein Fallah, Saeid Alireza Afshani,
Volume 23, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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Introduction: Divorce within families has various and often detrimental effects on adolescents, and lack of understanding adolescents' psychosocial experience regarding their parents' divorce is considered an obstacle in employing effective intervention methods. Therefore, the aim of this present study was to investigate and identify the components of adolescents' lived experiences after their parents' divorce in Iran.
Methods: This qualitative exploratory study was conducted using Colaizzi's theory in collecting, conducting, and analyzing the data. To this end, 24 adolescents aged 12 to 18 from Yazd city, who had experienced their parents' divorce, were identified through purposive sampling method, and their information was collected through semi-structured interviews in 2022. It is worth mentioning that all data were recorded, and the sampling continued until data saturation was achieved.
Results: Analysis of the lived experiences of the participants revealed 9 main thematic units out of a total of 126 meaningful units. Subsequently, through integration and linking of the concepts, 3 main themes of positive emotional experiences (calmness and positive adjustment to divorce), negative emotional experiences (anger, fear, guilt, and helplessness), and negative behavioral experiences (changes in family structure and support networks, and personal problems) were inferred, and their related components and concepts were interpreted separately.
Conclusion: After parental divorce, adolescents encounter various positive and negative emotional experiences as well as different negative behavioral experiences. Lack of awareness and timely treatment of these experiences can lead to more severe problems in their mental-social health. . Therefore, it is suggested that therapists interpret life experiences of these people more deeply and provide therapeutic interventions based on the themes obtained from the current research.
Seyyed Jamaluddin Tabatabaei Mazreno, Mahmoud Moinuddin, Akram Taftian,
Volume 23, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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Introduction: Financial literacy affects physical and mental health, and a person acquires enough skills to participate in economic fields. This study investigated the relationship between financial literacy and mental health with the mediating role of financial stress and financial behavior in senior high students in Yazd city.
method: The method of data collection is field- and library-based. It is also considered to be a survey in terms of strategy and descriptive in terms of goals. The statistical population included all the senior-high students in Yazd city in 2023. Using Cochran's formula, 384 people were selected, and the questionnaire of Parsia and Stimo (2022) was randomly distributed among them, and the data were analyzed through structural equation modeling
Findings: According to the findings of this research, financial literacy leads to the improvement of financial behavior and plays a significant role in creating correct financial behavior; on the other hand, increasing financial literacy can improve mental health, and there is an inverse relationship between financial literacy and financial stress. Finally, financial literacy can lead to mental health of students by influencing their financial behavior, positive financial behavior will lead to financial satisfaction, and financial literacy will improve the mental health of senior-high students by reducing their amount of financial stress.
Conclusion: Since financial literacy training has a significant effect on mental health, improving financial behavior and reducing stress, therefore, improves financial literacy in students and will reduce their anxiety.
Mrs Paymaneh Sanjari, Dr. Majid Hashemi, Dr. Tania Dehesh, Dr. Sayed Vahid Ahmadi Tabatabaei, Dr. Maryam Faraji,
Volume 23, Issue 3 (8-2024)
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Introduction: Marginal immigrants cause many problems in economic, social and cultural, physical ,and environmental aspects of cities. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting migration to Kerman city and the problems of marginalized immigrants using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) models.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022, with a sample size of 147 households selected from Kerman suburban region. The data were collected by a standardized questionnaire measuring effective factors on the migration and the checklist of the immigrant problems.
Results: The most important immigration factors were economic, social, geographical, political, educational and religious-cultural factors, respectively. Among 37 components studied, transferring the job of the family man as the family head, being on the main land, air and rail ways, having a special position at the international level, burying the family’s dead members in the desired city, and the education of the wife or one of the children of the family were the most important components.
According to the results, more than 90% did not have access to public baths, sports facilities, government centers, private institutions, and parks, and recreational spaces.
Conclusion: According to AHP model, economic factors ,and then social factors, were the most important reasons for migrating to the suburbs of Kerman. Therefore, it is suggested to create stable and long-term job opportunities , improve employment and business environment in the cities, and develop infrastructure to control migration to the city capitals.
