Journal of Health Policy and Sustainable Health
Volume:1 Issue: 3, Summer 2014

Research is a proactive and systematic process for discovering, interpreting and revising phenomena, events and hypotheses. The first step to bring order to research is to achieve a true understanding of the existing features capabilities and to understand research programs strengths and weaknesses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current challenges in a Medical Sciences University. This descriptive –analytical and cross-sectional study was done in 2012. The sample in study was 150 faculty members of a Medical Sciences University. Data were collected using questionnaire with 64 questions and in five domains. Reliability of questionnaire was conducted by experts. Cronbach''s alpha coefficient was 0.78. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 software and t-test, ANOVA and Pearson tests. The maximum mean and SD (3.51 ± 0.69), was related to the problems in the articles publishing, and the least (3.43 ± 0.64) was related to the difficulty in preparing, drafting and approval of the project. Overall, the mean and standard deviation 3.47 ± 0.60 was achieved, respectively. There was strong significant relationship between each 5 domain and also between the total score and domains. Regarding the research obstacles in this University, Faculty members will be able to play their roles in achieving the goals of organization using reforms of administrative and managerial programs by managers and authorities

Given the increasing importance of human resources as the most important part of organizations in achieving their fundamental goals, successful companies and organizations will be those that have the ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees. Organizations should continue their activities with an attitude of retaining and loving their employees. In this case, the employees will not be considered as costs, and the employers do not try to reduce the number of them or their salaries and benefits in any occasion. In this regards, current study aims to investigate the level of satisfaction with the availability of welfare facilities among staff working in the headquarters of Tehran University of medical Sciences. In this cross sectional descriptive study, 238 employees working in Tehran University of Medical Sciences headquarters in 2012 were studied. Data were collected using a standard questionnaire consisting of three sections: demographic characteristics, employee’s services that welfare department currently offers and the services expected being offered by the department. Data were analyzed in the SPSS version18.0 and Microsoft office Excel software using descriptive and inferential statistics. Satisfaction rates among 74.4% of the employees taking advantage of cash facilities and 86.6% of those enjoying non-cash facilities were 59.2% and 48.8%, respectively. 66.8% of those using insurance facilities and 88.7% of information facilities users rated their satisfaction as 39.5% and 63.8 %, respectively. 67.2% of the employees also enjoying the leisure and tourism facilities rated their satisfaction as 50.4percent. While there was no statistically significant relationship between the staff satisfaction with the facilities offered at all levels and demographic variables (gender, marital status, number of children and staff experience) in Tehran University of Medical Sciences headquarters, there was a statistically significant relationship between the work place and the level of employee satisfaction with non-cash facilities offered in Tehran University of Medical Sciences headquarters. While the highest level of headquarters'' Staff satisfaction with services provided by Tehran University of Medical Sciences was related to information and cash facilities, the lowest level was associated with insurance facilities. The highest usage of facilities by the employees was associated with information and non- cash facilities provided by Tehran University of medical sciences while the lowest was related to insurance facilities.

Considering the side-effects of Cesarean Section, attempts have been made to reduce the rate in different societies. The present study aimed to explore the issue. Particularly, the study focused on what it is that makes Cesarean as the first childbirth option. This is a descriptive study. The participants of the study were 226 pregnant women referring to a Tehran-located clinic, Iran, during Jan to March 2012that were selected based on purposeful method. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data. A questionnaire consisting of open-ended and demographic-related items was employed to collect data. SPSS (Ver. 16) was used for statistical analysis. A total of 226 pregnant women studied that 101 (44.7%) and 125 (55.3%) selected vaginal delivery and Cesarean Section, respectively. The women selecting Cesarean Section mentioned fear of vaginal delivery and its side-effect (55.3%), vaginal delivery inability (16.78%), and past Cesarean Section experience as the reasons behind their preference. Given that requests for Cesarean Section have been associated with fear of a vaginal delivery and its side-effects, it is recommended that Cesarean seekers be provided with technical counseling in hospitals and clinics.

Biaryloxy-substituted triazoles have been recognized as lanosterol 14α- demethylase inhibitor. In this research a group of newly synthesized biaryoxytriazoles with CYP51 inhibitor activities that possessing a variety of substituents at the different positions of the phenyl ring, were subjected to docking modeling and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis. All the desired substituted triazoles were built using Hyper Chem. The conformational studies and optimization were performed through MM+ and PM3 methods. Docking studies were performed using Autodock4.2. QSAR studies were done using SPSS and Matlab softwares. The developed QSAR model indicates that the importance of RDF040m, nRNHR, Mor24u, H052 and Mor11p indices on antifungal activity. The sums of the RDF040m, Mor24u and nRNHR were identified as the most significant descriptors. The docking results revealed that all of the compounds can interact with the 14α demethylasemainly byazole-heme coordination. The obtained QSAR equation can be used to design and estimate the lanosterol 14α demethylase inhibitory activity of new derivatives of this series of compounds.

Old methods of administrating cannot cover the rapid changes today. These changes redounded new organizations such as learning organizations to be formed. The purpose of this research is to study of relationship between the Organization Learning Capacity (OLC) and Knowledge Management (KM) among nurses. This is a descriptive analytic survey. The study population was nurses of selected hospitals. Data collection was done via OLC and KM questionnaires. Reliability of questionnaire conducted by experts. Cronbach''s alpha coefficient was 0.85 for OLC questionnaire and 0.93 for KM questionnaire. Data analysis was done in SPSS(16) software. The mean score of OLC has been 45.5 24.5 among nurses and the mean score of KM has been 44.5 20.1. In general there was a significant relationship between OLC and KM. In the areas of science and technology and the increasing complexity and dynamics of environmental hospital managers should have planning for creating, disseminate and transmission knowledge in the organization.

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in use of Internet and cell phone. The purpose of this survey was to identify the extent of cell phone and Internet addiction and relationship between these two forms of behavioral addiction in students at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Sampling method was convenience and sample size of 1180 persons was considered. Participants completed demographic questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test, Mobile Phone Addiction Index. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 18.0, T-test and one way ANOVA were used to identify the possible relations between demographic variables and cell phone and Internet addiction. Overall prevalence of internet addiction was 20% and moderate and severe internet addictions were19.1% and. 9%, respectively. The prevalence of cell phone use addiction was 56.2%% for female students and 64.5 % for male students. Internet and cell phone addiction were related to male gender, age less than 25 year, higher educated father, and high socioeconomic status of family. Educational institutions such as schools and universities should try to develop new teaching concepts to educate the students to use internet and cell phone meaningfully and correctly.

Environmental damage from increasing waste threatens the health of our planet. Military operation and wars cause irreparable damage to the environment. One of the places that should be investigated in terms of solid waste management, are military centers. The objective of this study is investigation of solid waste management during the Iran-Iraq imposed war, and the status of solid waste management at the war time in west war zones of Iran. This qualitative study is retrospective. Data were collected using interviews with used of oral history method and review of military health documentation. The study population was the military health officials and health workers who were employed at the time of the battle in the war zones of west regions of Iran including major combat operations consist of four western provinces of Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan. Information collection was performed using an open questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was done with discussion group. Solid waste management in the early war years was very different with end. The difference in the first, second and third lines were not same. Based on existing evidence, low literacy training soldiers in war zone areas such as Chaghalvand and Charmian heights increased their knowledge and skills in the field of waste collection and disposal. In this area, waste as well as the problems was decreased. When the military operation didn’t took place either the second or third behind the front lines, collection and disposal ofsolid waste was such peace situations, in border areas and outposts along the border and the deployment of forces would take more than 5-6 months, large holes were dugout and the resulting waste is dumped daily and covered with soil. In terms of Iran-Iraq war during the 8 years of extensive operations took place, proper management of solid waste at the main areas of conflict did not exist. Despite all the problems faced by Iranian forces in the war, with the passage of time, they were able to organize health units and troop’s education. Some environmental pollution was undeniable during war, but in some cases was inevitable.