مجله طب پیشگیری
سال چهارم شماره 1 (پیاپی 11، بهار 1396)

Patient satisfaction is a function of several factors which require a supportive cooperation of the nursing staff, physicians and other related organizations. Therefore, the present research aimed to explore patients’ satisfaction in university hospitals of Bandar Abbas in 2015.
The present descriptive, analytical study was cross-sectional in design and its target population was the 400 patients staying in different wards of the university hospitals of Bandar Abbas. A simple randomization was followed until the required sample size was met and the data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher. The collected data were analyzed via SPSS 19 and reported in frequency, percentage, standard deviation, ANOVA and chi-squared test. The level of significance was set at p The participants aged between 17 and 60 years. 238 person (5/59%) women and 162 (5/40 %) were male. Totally, The highest level of satisfaction was with the medical services (69%). The lowest level of satisfaction was with the physical space (20.5 %) Finally, 50% of the patients showed satisfaction with the services provided in different hospital wards.
The results showed a moderate level of satisfaction with different wards. The highest level of satisfaction was with the nursing and medical staff. It, therefore, appears that meeting patients’ expectations can be effective in increasing their satisfaction.

Diarrhea is a highly prevalent disease in quite many countries. Parasitic factors are partly in charge of generating this disease and infection with these factors has turned into a global health issue. Due to its geographical location and hot climate, Hormozgan suffers a high rate of diarrhea. Therefore, the present research was initiated to explore the prevalence of the parasitic-intestinal factors involved in diarrhea among the childeren population (6-month to 6-year old) who refered Bandar Abbas Pediatric Hospital between 2012 and 2014.
The present descriptive-analytical research was conducted on the medical files of 315 patients visiting Bandar Abbas Pediatric Hospital from September 2012 to September 2014. The required data were extracted and recorded in a checklist. The data were analyzed by SPSS-24 software using statistical indices (Chi-square test, frequency tables, etc.).
From among the 315 medical files, 7 (2.2%) were infected with intestinal parasites. 5 (71.5%) patients were male and 2 (28.5%) were female. The three types of parasites diagnosed were Giardia lamblia (1.6%), Entamoeba coli (0.3%) and Hymenolepis nana (0.3%). A statistically significant divergence was observed between parasitic-intestinal factors and the place of residence (urban or rural) (p Education and culture in the field of individual and public health in the community as well as the improvement of health in the villages can help reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in these areas.

At the moment in the world more than 25 million people are living with cancer each year more than 11 million new cases of this disease diagnosed, and 7 million deaths from cancer will occur. Cancer Prevention is the most cost effective ways of coping with this disease. Effective and comprehensive health education is the most important way to prevent cancer. This study aimed to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude and practices of students in city of Hashtbani, related to preventive behavior of cancer in 2015.
This study is a controlled experimental study. The sample included 360 students (191 boys and 169 girls) of Hashtbandi city, who were selected by multistage sampling method and were divided into two intervention and control group. Data collected by a researcher-made questionnaire which its validity and reliability were confirmed. Before the intervention, pre-test questionnaires were distributed and collected, then the necessary teaching was presented to intervention group and after one month, post-test questionnaires were distributed and collected. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software and non-parametric tests of Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and Spearman.
The participants were similar in terms of background variables including age, gender and Parent occupation. Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the mean score of knowledge, attitude and behavior between the two groups (P> 0/05), But after the intervention, the mean score of each variable in the intervention group increased significantly (P indicated the positive effect of training program on promote awareness, attitudes and preventive behavior of cancer, so according to the priority of prevention over treatment and low cost preventive activities especially about the of cancers, the need to develop and implement such training programs is necessary.

Poor safety culture accounts for the majority of occupational accidents which occur as a result of unsafe behaviors. However, establishing safety culture without job satisfaction is doomed to fail. The present research aimed to investigate the relationship between safety Culture and job Satisfaction in employees of a company in Bandar Abbas Shahid Rajaee port
The present descriptive, correlational study was conducted in 2016 on 126 staff of a company in Shahid Rajaee Port. A census method was followed. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire comprising of three parts including demographic information, safety culture, and job satisfaction. SPSS-19 was used to analyze the data.
The mean age of the participants was 37.58 years (SD=6.46). A statistically significant correlation was found between safety culture and job satisfaction (r=.424, p˂.001). Among the safety culture dimensions, the highest correlations were observed between teaching/learning (r=.419, p˂.001) and responsibility (r=.410, p˂.001) on the one hand and job satisfaction on the other hand. The results also showed that the job nature had the highest correlation with safety culture (r=.636, p˂.001).
Managers active and effective participation in creating job satisfaction, consistent supportive supervision, creating job promotion opportunities, fair payment rise, emphasis on the staff’s feeling of responsibility, and holding educational classes will promote job satisfaction and safety behaviors.

Hysterectomy is the most common surgery in non-pregnant women in gynecology. Review of hysterectomy indications can provide new viewpoints in treatment of these patients for gynecologists. This study performed to survey indications and methods of hysterectomy in Imam Khomeini medical college hospital in Ahvaz.
This retrospective analytical study performed from March 2009 to March 2011in Imam Khomeini medical college hospital. The data collected from 260 patients who undergo hysterectomy and analyzed with SPSS ver.19 software.
A total of 138 hysterectomies performed in 2010 and 122 in 2011that show a 6.1%decreased in hysterectomy rate from 2010 to 2011. Average age of patients was 45.28±9.8 years ranging from 21 to 83 years. In this study majority of indications were liomyoma(32.3%) and other indications were AUB(31.53%), malignancy of uterus and ovaries(14.61%), uterine prolaps(8.84%), and obstetric emergencies(5.38%). Abdominal hysterectomy had been performed in 91.15% of cases and vaginal hysterectomy in 8.85% of cases.
The majority of indications for hysterectomy in Imam Khomeini medical college hospital in Ahvaz are liomyoma and then AUB and majority of surgical methods are abdominal hysterectomy.

Islamic life style adopts a positive approach to human life and is concerned with Islamic instructions and deals with all aspects of human life. On the other hand, happiness is a goal pursued in all human communities, but it differs across individuals and cultures. Therefore, the present research aimed to investigate the correlation between happiness and Islamic life style in the students of Bandar Abbas University of medical sciences in 2015.
The present descriptive-analytical research was conducted on 110 students affiliated with the nursing, midwifery and paramedical faculties of Bandar Abbas University. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire developed by the researchers. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was checked and confirmed through the test-retest method. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS ver.16.
The average age of the participants was 42.21±8.2years. Pearson's correlation test revealed a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and Islamic life style (p This study showed that Islamic life style can enhance the happiness. The findings of this study emphasize on the need for conducting educational programs and workshops regarding the effect of Islamic life style on happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, and mental health.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anabolic steroids abuse and awareness of its side-effects among athletes, body builders
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 277 randomly selected males, referred to 20 body building club in Bandar Abbas, Iran. A self-administered questionnaire applied for related data gathering. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 19, descriptive and analytical analysis, and chi square test.
Athletes’ mean age was 27.9(±7.9) years and most of them had education of university level (51.4%). In general, 44.4% of participants had used anabolic steroids at least one time and around 32 percent were current consumer
The most common anabolic steroids were diyanabol (25.2%), dorabolin and testestron (13.0%), stanazol (12.2%), anadrol and oksinandral (8.9 %). The main reasons for taking this medication were beautiful physique (43.5%), body power (18.3%) and achieve championship (16.8%). The most common side effects related to using the anabolic steroids that they declared were breast enlargement (48.9%), liver symptoms (48.6%), psychological disorders (38.8%), akne (37.7%), heart diseases (33.3%), sexual problems (31.9%) and urinary problems (23.6%). There was a significant relationship between athletes’ age and anabolic steroids abuse (p = 0.04). The findings of this indicating that anabolic steroids abusing seems to be increased and become a public health concern and the awareness of it is not satisfied as well, that implies the need to implement educational programs by health care professionals and sport specialists.

According to the report of World Health Organization, The prevalence of foodborne diseases is one of the nutritional problems of the world. Pastries are good environment for microbial growth because of the ingredients and conditions of production and maintenance. The purpose of this study was to identify microbial contaminations from wet and dry sweets in Sirjan.
300 wet and dry pastries samples were prepared from the confectionary units of Sirjan completely randomly and according to the national standard of Iran, the rate and type of microbial contamination were investigated. Data were analyzed by using ANOVA statistical test and SPSS software.
In this research we can mention to high contamination of wet sweets in spring was related to Bacillus, Mildew, Yeast (19/59 %) and in the summer season yeast (26.6%) and in dry sweets in the spring, Mildew (25.27%) In summer, Yeast and Bacillus (23.94%). The most common cause of this research is yeast, which indicates over-storey sweets in stores and poor storage and transportation conditions.
According to the results of this study, The contamination of wet and dry pastries is high in bacteria, as well as Mildew and Yeasts and Bacillus. Therefore, seems necessary using different ways to control microbial corruption, especially the growth of bacteria and Mildew, including the use of healthy and hygienic raw materials and promoting the level of health awareness of those involved in the preparation and distribution of these products.