Introduction:Influenza A/H1N1 pandemic has recently threatened the health of world's population more than ever. Non-pharmaceutical measures are important to prevent the spread of influenza A/H1N1 and to prevent a pandemic. Effective influenza pandemic management requires understanding of the factors influencing preventive behavioral. This study reports on predictors of students’ preventive behaviors for pandemic influenza A/H1N1 using variables based on the protection motivation theory (PMT).Materials and Methods:In a cross-sectional study, multiple-stage randomized sampling was used to select 300 female students in Isfahan who completed a questionnaire in December 2009. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire based on PMT. The statistical analysis of the data included bivariate correlations, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and linear regression.Results:The mean age of participants was 15.62 (SE = 1.1) years old. Majority of participants were aware regarding pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (87.3%, 262 out of 300). Results showed that, protection motivation was highly significant relationship with preventive behavior and predicted 34% of its variance. We found all of the variables with the exception of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and response cost were related with protection motivation and explained 22% of its variance.Conclusion:Promotion of students’ self-efficacy, and intention to protect themselves from a health threat should be priorities of any programs aimed at promoting preventive behaviors among students. It is also concluded that the protection motivation theory may be used in developing countries, like Iran, as a framework for prevention interventions in an attempt to improve the preventive behaviors of students.

Background and Objectives: Influenza is one of the most common infectious diseases, which its pandemics has so far caused mortality and heavy losses several times in developing countries. This research aimed to determine the predictors of preventive behaviors of influenza A (H1N1) based on Health Belief Model among Jiroft people. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 individuals of Jiroft city in 2016. Samples were selected using cluster sampling. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire based on Health Belief Model. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression. Results: Among the preventive behaviors of H1N1, regular hand washing with water and soap (58% always, 24.2% often) and covering mouth and nose while coughing or sneezing (51% always, 27.5% often), had the highest frequency. There was a significant positive correlation between behavior and knowledge (r=0.206, p=0.001), benefits (r=0.308, p=0.001), susceptibility (r=0.130, p=0.009), and perceived severity (r=0.248, p=0.001). The Health Belief Model constructs predicted 15% of variance of preventive behaviors of H1N1 influenza, among which, perceived benefits (β=0.233) was the most powerful predictor. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed the application of Health Belief Model in prediction of H1N1 influenza preventive behaviors, although weak, thus, this model can be used, with emphasis on perceived benefits, in developing educational programs and intervention techniques to change attitudes and behaviors of people in this area.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety behavior predictors related to the food safety of greenhouse products among the greenhouse owners of Jiroft city based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a descriptive-correlation approach in 2018 on 228 greenhouse owners. A researcher-made questionnaire that included demographic variables, PMT structures, and safety behavior was administered. Results: Of the surveyed greenhouse owners, 98.2% were men. The participants were aged from 21 to 70 years. The mean scores of all PMT constructs other than response costs, and safety behaviors other than that of preventing the prevalence of pests were at a moderate level. The prediction rate of safety behaviors by PMT constructs was 74.4%. Meanwhile, perceived costs' construct (β = −0.349), response efficacy (β = 0.251), and protection motivation (β = 0.424) had important roles. Conclusion: Given the predictive power of PMT constructs for safety behaviors related to food safety, educational interventions based on this theory are required.

Background:Menopause can have adverse effects on the quality of life of postmenopausal women. The main purpose of this study was to determine the Validity and Reliability of the Persian version of the Utian Quality of Life Scale (UQOL) in iranian postmenopausal women in 2019 Methods: The questionnaire was first translated into Persian. After its adaptation with the original version and backward translating it into English, the face and content validity were assessed by a group of experienced experts. To this end, exploratory factor analysis was performed by Principal Factor Analysis method with varimax rotation. Convergent validity was assessed by correlating the Persian version of UQOL and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Finally, the mean quality of life score of postmenopausal women in different domains as well as its mean in different domains based on age, education level, menopausal age, and number of children were calculated. Results: Regarding reliability, the alpha coefficient was obtained 0.66 for occupation domain, 0.52 for health domain, 0.50 for emotional domain, and 0.90 for sex domain. There was a significant relationship between quality of life and age, menopausal age, occupation and number of children in all domains in menopausal women. There was a significant relationship between BMI and quality of life score in postmenopausal women only in physical health domain. Conclusion:it seems this questionnaire can’t be used in research on the quality of life of postmenopausal women.