Background & aim:Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer in women, despite being preventable, a large number of women lose their lives as a result of this disease every year. This study aimed to determine the effect of the educational intervention based on Health Belief Model on performing Pap smear in 20-65 years old women in Yazd. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental in 2014. The study population included women who referred to health centers in Yazd, among them, 87 women were selected using randomized cluster sampling and divided into case and control groups. Data collection tool was the questionnaire. Two training sessions were performed by means of lectures and group discussions on overviews of cancer, cervical cancer; the serious consequences of the disease, and Pop Smear; its procedures and benefits. Both groups were evaluated before and two months after intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20 and statistical independent t-test and pairwise t-test. Results: The results showed that before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the mean score of the model constructs in control and experimental groups. After intervention, the mean scores of perceived susceptibility (p<0.001), perceived intensity (p<0.001) and cues to action (p=0.002) and awareness (p=0.008) showed a significant increase in the experimental group comparing to before intervention, while perceived barriers score (p<0.001) was decreased. Relating to behavior, 63.8 percent (30 persons) performed Pap smear test after intervention while this percentage was 2.8% (1 person) in the control group. Conclusion:The results of the study showed the efficiency of the health belief model on performing Pap smear test in women in Yazd. Based on this model, designing and implementing educational interventions improve the Pap smear performance in women.

Background: Drug abuse is a general health problem that threatens all groups in human societies. While youths are vulnerable to drug interests, the amplification of their powers along with creating all protective factors in their living environment is helpful in confronting this problem. This study has been performed with the aim of determining the factors related to the tendency towards drug abuse based on positive youth development model among high school students of Isfahan. Objective: This study has been performed with the aim of determining the factors related to the tendency towards drug abuse based on positive youth development model among high school students of Isfahan. Methods: This sectional study has been performed with the participation of 252 male and female high school second graders in Isfahan. The sampling method was a multi-stage cluster. The data-gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire in three parts whose validity and reliability were confirmed. The gathered data were analyzed by SPSS 18 software, Pearson correlation tests, and Regression analysis.