Test of Oral Health Literacy in Adults (TOHLA): development and psychometric evaluation of a new scale.

This study aimed to develop and rigorously evaluate the Test of Oral Health Literacy in Adults (TOHLA) for the Iranian population, addressing the limitations of existing oral health literacy (OHL) measurement instruments and contributing to the literature on OHL assessment. The development of the TOHLA involved a qualitative approach, which included a comprehensive literature review and semi-structured interviews with a panel of 15 experts from diverse fields and 22 Iranian adults aged 18 to 64 years. The instrument was designed with 48 items categorized into four domains: cognitive skill, communication skill, media skill, and functional skill.

The role of maternal health beliefs in prevention of preschoolers' obesity.

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21 century, affecting every country in the world. Mothers' beliefs and perceptions about their children's obesity and overweight are key to obesity prevention. Given the importance of this issue, the present study aimed to determine perceptions and beliefs of mothers' nutritional behaviors related to overweight preschool children.

Enhancing physical activity participation among female employees: evaluating the effectiveness of an educational intervention.

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on the transtheoretical model aimed at increasing physical activity (PA) participation among female employees in Bandar Abbas city (Iran) healthcare centers in December 2017 and August 2018. Using a semi-experimental interventional study design with a randomized and multi-stage method, 100 participants were included in both the intervention (n = 50) and control groups (n = 50). Data collection involved questionnaires assessing demographic information (age, gender, marital status and education), stages of change in PA behavior, Perceived Benefits, Barriers and Self-efficacy.

Educational Intervention of Improve Student's Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis School-Based.

Background: The present research aimed to assess the effects of oral health intervention programs at school level on students' oral hygiene in developing countries. To this aim, a systematic review and meta-analysis approach was employed.

Methods: The present research was done by surfing electronic databases with MEDLINE Ovid (Embase Ovid, Scopus), Web of Science from 2000 to Mar 2020.

Women's decision to adopt or not adopt cervical cancer screening: Application of precaution adoption process model as the theoretical framework.

Background: The cancer is uncontrolled growth and spread of cells that affect almost all parts of the body. One of the most prevalent cancers in the female genital system is cervical cancer. The aim of present study was to determine the effect of educational intervention using the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) on cervical cancer screening behavior (Pap smear test) among women.

Maternal predictive factors for preterm birth: A case-control study in Southern Iran.

Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most important factors that increase the risk of chronic diseases and postpartum death in infants. The aim of this study was to determine the maternal factors that affect the birth of preterm infants in the city of Bandar Abbas.

Materials And Methods: This is a case-control study that was performed on 400 preterm infants.

Explaining the concept of oral health literacy: Findings from an exploratory study.

Objectives: Identifying those with inadequate oral health literacy is difficult because little is known about its various multiple dimensions. Accordingly, the present research investigated dimensions of the concept using a qualitative approach.

Method: Participants (n = 15) who met inclusion criteria (Including having expertise in the fields of general dental, social dental, and health education and health promotion and having at least 5 years of relevant working experience) were recruited by purposive sampling via the public health and dentistry faculty in Tehran between December 2018 and October 2019.

Association between self-efficacy and general health: a cross-sectional study of the nursing population.

Background: The present research aimed to explore the association of self-efficacy and general health among nurses.

Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical. A total of 470 nurses were selected through the stratified sampling method.

Behavioral approach to food consumption and waste production: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Approximately one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption was wasted.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of intervention on behavior of food consumption and waste production in the restaurants of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Materials And Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 233 students of public health school were selected as intervention group, and 233 students of medical school were selected as control group.

Exploring determinants of hand hygiene among hospital nurses: a qualitative study.

Background: The present research is a qualitative one aiming to determine factors affecting hand-hygiene behavior of the nursing staff in Shariati Hospital of Tehran, Iran.

Methods: This was a qualitative study performed using content analysis approach. Considering the aim of the study, 16 in-depth semi-structured interviews were held with the nursing staff of Shariati Hospital of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model.

Background: The purpose of this study was to predict safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers of Tehran based on the constructs of health belief model.

Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 450 taxi drivers in Tehran using multi-stage sampling. Data were analyzed through SPSS software version 18 using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis.

Theoretically designed interventions for colorectal cancer prevention: a case of the health belief model.

Background: According to the WHO, most chronic diseases, including cancer, can be prevented by identifying their risk factors such as unhealthy diet, smoking and physical inactivity. This research examined the effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on colorectal cancer-related preventive nutritional behaviors among a sample of organizational staff.

Methods: In this interventional study, 110 employees of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences were randomly divided into two groups (intervention and control) with cluster sampling.

Systematic review of the tools of oral and dental health literacy: assessment of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties.

Background: This article aims to provide a description of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties of the tools of oral and dental health literacy.

Methods: Two authors in this study conducted electronic searches in the Medline (via PubMed), and Embase databases to find relevant articles from 1990 to present day. Evaluation of the tools was carried out in two parts; general evaluation of the tools using skills introduced by Sørensen et al.

Effectiveness of a health intervention based on WHO food safety manual in Iran.

Background: Food safety manual was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to train professionals to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases as a global strategy. The present pioneering research aimed to explore the effectiveness of an intervention based on the manual of five keys to safer food by WHO in enhancing the knowledge, attitude and behavior of Iranian Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs).

Methods: In the present quasi-experimental research, FCHVs (n = 125) were selected and assigned to two groups, an intervention and a control.

Protocol of the TOHLA instrument: A Test of Oral Health Literacy in Adults.

Background: A proper measurement instrument is selected based on the suggested use of the instrument, the target concept of measurement, and features of measurement (e.g. internal consistency, reproducibility, content and construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability).

Structural Equation Modeling of the Spirituality and Self-efficacy Among College Students.

The present research is a descriptive analytical study which is conducted on 540 students. Multistage random sampling method was used. Data gathered by questionnaire consist of demographic factors and spirituality assessment questionnaire and self-efficacy questionnaire.

The effect of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior and stages of change construct on women's physical activity.

Background: Insufficient physical activity is a global health-care problem and is considered an independent risk factor for chronic diseases. The present research aimed to explore the effect of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and stages of change on promoting women's physical activity.

Materials And Methods: This quasi-experimental research was conducted on 68 women who voluntarily visited the health-care centers of Mashhad.

Barriers to research activities as perceived by medical university students: A cross-sectional study.

Context: The importance of research is revealed by the fact that the top seven science producing countries in the world are the same seven countries worldwide in terms of the research facilities.

Aim: To explore the barriers to research activities among the students of the Hormozgan Medical University.

Settings And Design: A total of 400 students affiliated with the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences participated in this cross-sectional study.

Pregnant Women's Health Literacy in the South of Iran.

Investigate the health literacy of pregnant women in the south of Iran. The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 775 pregnant women in the south of Iran (including Boushehr, Ahvaz, Zahedan and Bandar Abbas cities) through the clustering sample selection method. The data were collected through the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults: TOFHLA, and were analyzed statistically via SPSS 16 through independent-sample t-test and ANOVA.

Prediction of Birth Type Based on the Health Belief Model.

To anticipate the type of childbirth according to the health belief model. The present cross-sectional research was conducted on 222 primiparous women visiting the healthcare center in Khorram Abad. A combination of simple randomization and clustering was used to do the sampling.

Oral and dental health care during pregnancy: Evaluating a theory-driven intervention.

Objective: The present research aimed to investigate the effect of an educational intervention based on the health belief model in pregnant women visiting the healthcare centers in the west of Tehran in 2016.

Materials And Methods: The present experimental research was conducted on 135 pregnant women visiting the healthcare centers in the west of Tehran. The subjects were selected through a randomized multistratified sampling and were divided into an experimental and a control group.

Factors involved in selecting the birth type among primiparous women.

Background: Mortality and disability rates were reported to be respectively 2-3 and 5-10 times higher in C-sections compared to Vaginal delivery.

Objectives: This study was aimed to explore the factors involved in selecting the birth type among primiparous women.

Methods: The present cross-sectional research was conducted on 220 primiparous women, who visited the health-care centers of Bandar Abbas.

Fish consumption based on transtheoretical model among housewives.

Background: Consuming fish plays a key role in human health and prevention of diseases. The aim of this study was using transtheoretical model to analyze the trend of fish consumption among women.

Materials And Methods: In this descriptive-analytic research, 383 housewives who referred to health centers in Bandar Abbas were selected through a stratified sampling method.

The Reproductive Behavior of Families with Thalassemic Children in Hormozgan.

Background: Thalassemic disorders are the most prevalent monogenic hereditary diseases around the world caused by decreased and altered synthesis or agenesis in one or more globin chains. Families who have a child with thalassemia major face a myriad of significant problems. Hormozgan province ranks second with thalassemic patients in Iran.

Investigating the mental health and coping strategies of parents with major thalassemic children in Bandar Abbas.

Introduction: Major thalassemia is a hereditary, chronic blood disease caused by the synthesis deficiency of one or more polypeptide chains of globin during childhood. This leads to the rise of blood pressure and family tensions. Therefore, the coping strategies of the family could seriously affect and facilitate the thalassemic child's healthy growth.