Aims: The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between the body image and body mass index (BMI) of pregnant women with newborn growth indicators in selected hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 420 pregnant women over 17 years old, who were selected by consumptive sampling method, in the hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The research questionnaire was conducted through the multidimensional questionnaire of a person's attitude towards her body image (MBSRQ). Due to the large number of sample size, Pearson's inferential test was used and P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the women was 29.52±6.04 year, mean BMI was 24.66±3.96 kg/m2, and mean score of body image was 249.86±22.27. The body image score was not significantly associated with newborn growth indicators (birthweight p=0.222, length p=0.534, head circumference p=0.537). Also, the women’s BMI was not significantly related to the newborn growth indicators (birthweight p=0.180, length p=0.577, head circumference p=0.720). The BMI was inversely related to satisfaction with different body parts (p<0.001), individual's attitude towards weight (p<0.001) and total score of women's body image (p<0.001). Conclusions: the body image in pregnancy had a significant relationship with the women's BMI. However, more comprehensive prospective studies are recommended to carefully examine the effects of pregnant women's body image on newborns growth (both term and preterm), because studies in this area are very limited.

Objective The study of effective factors on the quality of life (QoL), as an important criterion, in the outcome of new therapeutic and preventive strategies in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been considered by researchers. To study the relationship between spiritual well-being and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and some related factors in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ([AIDS]/HIV). Methods In this cross-sectional study, 224 people were selected as the study population (112 were male and 112 were female) from patients with AIDS/HIV at the Behavioral Counseling Center of Shiraz with available sampling method. The research tool was Palutzian & Ellison well-being scale and QoL Questionnaire (SF-36). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test. Results There was a significant direct relationship between physical function dimensions (P = 0.003). There was a significant relationship between general well-being, mental well-being, and total spiritual well-being (P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant relationship between the dimensions of QoL and spiritual well-being with some age section of the patients, and their occupation and education (P < 0.001). Conclusions Spirituality has an impact on the QoL dimensions. Therefore, HIV positive people's quality of life could be improved by the possibility of the spiritual well-being promotion as a method of adaptation with the disease.

Introduction:People with untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are more prone to present active human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, and may experience worse symptoms of HPV, such as cervical and penile warts. Therefore, HPV prevention is especially important in HIV-positive individuals. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of genital warts and condom use in sexually active individuals with HIV/AIDS treated in the Behavioral Counseling Center of Shiraz.Material and methods: 224 HIV-positive subjects (112 males and 112 females) were included in this cross-sectional study, selected from database of the Behavioral Counseling Center of Shiraz, with simple random sampling. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, interviews, and medical records.Results: Genital warts were reported only in 13.4% of women and 17.0% of men, and the percentage of condom use among women and men was 65.2% and 74.1%, respectively. Moreover, 68.8% of men and 87.5% of women presented first stage of HIV infection. Conclusions:According to the results, condoms were the most commonly used form of contraception in women and men with HIV/AIDS, and genital warts were reported only in 13.4% of women and 17% of men, few of whom did not use any contraception. Due to high percentage of genital warts among participants, there is a need to encourage these patients to use condoms due their protective effects and reduction of cervical and penile lesions.