Determinants of unmet needs for mental health services amongst adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Mental disorders are increasingly prevalent among adolescents without appropriate response. There are a variety of reasons for unmet mental health needs, including attitudinal and structural barriers. Accordingly, we investigated perceived mental health needs, using mental health services, and their barriers in adolescents.

An Online Investigation of Knowledge and Preventive Practices in Regard to COVID-19 in Iran.

Background: Until now, there was no available study on the knowledge and practice of the people of Iran with regard to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and preventive practices of Iranians toward the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 925 people who completed an online questionnaire in March 2020.

The Effect of Genetically Modified Food on Infertility Indices: A Systematic Review Study.

. With the increase in the growth of genetically modified (GM) crops, concerns as to the adverse effects of GM crops have risen in the community. The present systematic review seeks to assess the GM plants' potential impacts on the sperm parameters, including sperm head, sperm motility, sperm abnormality, and fertility index.

Estimating the Visibility Rate of Alcohol Consumption: A Case Study in Shiraz, Iran.

Background: Network Scale Up (NSU) is applied in many settings to estimate the size of hidden populations. The visibility of alcohol consumption - as a hidden behavior - in Iran has not been yet set. Our aim is to estimate the visibility factor (VF) of alcohol consumption in Iran which is an Islamic country in the Middle East.

Using Kirkpatrick's model to measure the effect of a new teaching and learning methods workshop for health care staff.

Objectives: This study is designed to evaluate the effect of a workshop about new teaching and learning methods on the response, knowledge, and behavior of healthcare staff working a large city healthcare center.

Results: Kirkpatrick's program evaluation model showed that the workshop on new teaching and learning methods significantly improved the healthcare staff's satisfaction about the teaching environment of workshops, their knowledge about new teaching and learning methods and their behavior in performing workshops for teaching people. It is recommended that this teaching and learning methods workshop should be considered in educational programs for healthcare staff.

The Evaluation of Urban Community Health Centers in Relation to Family Physician and Primary Health Care in Southern Iran.

Background: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran has developed a new version of health urban posts called Urban Community Health Center (UCHC) with primary aim of improving primary health care (PHC) in urban areas. The aim of present study was to evaluate this newly developed model of UCHC in Ghaleno, a suburban region of Shiraz, Iran in 2014.

Methods: Besides descriptive analysis of foregoing model and considering its goal, plan, and dimensions, a qualitative study was carried out using in-depth interview with four managers of this model in Ghaleo region as well as the family physicians (FPs) of the model.