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The Effect of 12 Weeks Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise Training on Th1/Th2 Balance in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
No full textIntroduction: Immunological dysfunctions and imbalance of Th1 and Th2 cells in pregnant women can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The effect of exercise training in changing immune-cell distribution during pregnancy is unclear. Therefore, this study was performed with aim to investigate the effect of 12 weeks moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training (AET) on Th1/Th2 (IFN-γ/IL-4) balance in the second trimester of pregnancy.Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted in 2022 on 30 pregnant women aged 20 to 35 years, with gestational age 12 to 15 weeks in Tabriz city. The subjects were randomly divided into two exercise and control groups. AET were performed according to the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with moderate intensity (12-14 Borg RPE) for 12 weeks, 3 sessions per week and each session 45 min. The variables of weight, blood pressure, heart rate and serum levels of IL-4, IFN-γ were evaluated before and after the exercise protocol. The data were evaluated by SPSS software (version 25) and ANCOVA test. P0.05).Conclusion: In general, moderate intensity AET may be a safe way to improve the health of mothers in the second trimester of pregnancy, but considering limited studies and conflicting results, it seems that the effect of exercise training on Th1/Th2 balance in three different periods of pregnancy needs more investigations
Comparison of the effect of lavender and bitter orange on anxiety in postmenopausal women: A triple-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial
No full textSocio-Demographic Predictors of Midwives’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Preconception Care
No full textPreventive Behaviors Related to Women\'s Genital Tract Infections
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Introduction: Attachment styles are important factors in determining the psychological harms in people especially aggression.
Objective: This study aimed at determining the level of aggression in different types of attachment styles in 15 to 17-year-old high school students in Rasht city.
Methods: This correlational descriptive study was conducted on 576 students studying at first to third grade of high school in Rasht in 2013. The study sample was classified based on district classification of Office of Education, type of school, sex and grade. 46 classes (n=576 students) were selected by systematic random sampling method. Classes were considered as clusters.
Data collection tool was a questionnaire including three parts. First part contained demographic characteristics such as age, sex, grade, field of study, and type of school, birth order, having siblings, education level of family breadwinner, father's job and family income. Second part was the aggression questionnaire by Arnold and Perry which had 29 questions and 4 sub-scales (Physical and verbal aggression, anger, hostility).Total score of the questionnaire ranged from 29 to 145. Thus, the minimum and maximum scores of physical aggression (Min=9, Max=45), verbal aggression (Min=5, Max=25), anger (Min=7, Max=35) and hostility (Min=8, Max=40) were obtained. Scores higher than the mean showed aggression in all of them.
Third part comprised of an adult attachment style questionnaire by Hazan and Shaver with 15 questions on secure, avoidant and anxious-ambivalent attachment styles. The final score was calculated based on sum of all obtained scores. Minimum and Maximum scores in all three aspects ranged from 5 to 35. Scores higher than the mean showed using that aspect. To determine the reliability of the aggression tool, a pilot study was conducted on 25 samples. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained 0.85 for determining the internal consistency of the instrument for all questions and 0.73 for physical aggression, 0.78 for verbal aggression, 0.74 for anger and 0.78 for hostility sub-scales. Due to the frequent use of this questionnaire in many papers, re-determining its validity was discarded. In order to confirm the scientific validity of the attachment style questionnaire, content validity was used. Internal consistency of this instrument was investigated in a pilot study using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The alpha coefficient was obtained 0.88 for avoidant, 0.69 for anxious-ambivalent and 0.68 for secure attachment styles. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation and median) and inferential statistics (Kruskal-wallis and multivariate logistic regression). P<0.05 was considered the significant level.
Results: The mean age of study samples was 15.5 ±0.9 years old. Majority of them were girl (54.1%), first year high school student (49.1%) in public schools (88%) in field of Experimental Sciences (39.9%) with high school graduate parents (44.4%), a brother (45.7%), no sister (46%), three family members (63.7%), average family monthly income eqal 150 – 200 $ (25.9%) and self-employed father's job (51.6%). Based on the findings, none of the demographic variables had a statistically significant relationship with total score of aggression in adolescents. Moreover, the results showed that the total aggression score was significant in terms of attachment styles (p <0.002).
Backward multivariate logistic regression model reveled a significant association between attachment styles by controlling for demographic variables with adolescent aggression score. Adolescents with anxious-ambivalent attachment style were 1.8 times more aggressive than the ones with secure attachment style (P=0.027).
Furthermore, among individual and social variables, field of study and education level of parents were associated with aggression score. Adolescents who had parents with lower education level than high school diploma were less aggressive than the students with university educated parents (p=0.046). About field of study, adolescents in Humanities (p=0.019), Experimental Sciences (p=0.030) and Mathematics (p=0.017) were less aggressive compared to students in Work and Knowledge.
Conclusion: According to the study findings, adolescents with a secure attachment style had lower aggression than the ones with avoidant and anxiety styles. Secure and avoidant attachment styles had the highest and lowest frequency, respectively. The quality of a person's attachment can predict the kind of his/her relationship in the future as well as rate of growth, health, copping strategies with emotions and stresses, independency and mental disorders
The plasma expression level of microRNA and the odds of osteoporosis according to microRNA expression level according to the binary logistic regression model in postmenopausal women<sup>b'*'</sup>.
No full textThe plasma expression level of microRNA and the odds of osteoporosis according to microRNA expression level according to the binary logistic regression model in postmenopausal womenb'*'.</p
Down syndrome screening methods in Iranian pregnant women
No full textIntroduction: Down syndrome is one of the most prevalent genetic diseases. Screening methods for this syndrome are easy and safe and are recommended to all pregnant wom-en particularly mothers over 35 years of age. This study aimed to review the status of Down syndrome screening and related factors in Iranian pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was carried out in 2011. It included 400 women who were randomly selected from those referring to Alzahra Hospital (Tabriz, Iran) during their third trimester of pregnancy. Data was collected through a question-naire whose reliability and validity have been approved. The data was analyzed by chi-square test in SPSS13. Results: The results showed that while 28 and 26 women imple-mented screening tests during the first and second trimesters, respectively, only 5 sub-jects benefited from both (integrated test). Chi-square test showed significant correla-tions between the implementation of screening methods and age, education level, in-come, and the location of prenatal care (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed women to poorly implement Down syndrome screening methods. Therefore, the necessity of providing appropriate educational programs for health staff and mothers seems undeniable. Moreover, paying attention to the related factors such as income, educational level, and adequate training of mothers during pregnancy is essential
Awareness About Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections of the Reproductive Tract, Risk Factors and Other Predictors in Women
No full textCorrelation between miRNA-21 and miRNA-422a with BMD at lumbar spine & femoral neck (all p<0.001) (Part A and B).
No full textCorrelation between miRNA-21 and miRNA-422a with BMD at lumbar spine & femoral neck (all p<0.001) (Part A and B).</p
Additional file 1 of The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older female osteoporosis
No full textAdditional File 1: Menopausal women self-care questionnair
Sexual Function in Breastfeeding Women in Family Health Centers of Tabriz, Iran, 2012
No full textIntroduction:There are conflicting evidences about the effects of breastfeeding on postpartum maternal sexual functioning. With regard to the methodological weaknesses of previous studies and cultural differences affecting their issue, the present study aims to evaluate sexual functions of lactating women and its components. Methods:This is a descriptive study in which 200 eligible postpartum women were selected from eight health centers of Tabriz (25 from each center). The eligible women were called and invited to attend the health center. The evaluation was performed using the Persian version of normalized questionnaire of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). The participants’ sexual function scores above 28 were considered desirable (regarding the cut-off point mentioned in the Persian version of the questionnaire). Results:Almost all of the lactating women suffered from sexual dysfunctions. Regarding the sexual performance’s components the lowest scores were for libido and sexual arousal. Conclusion:According to the findings of the studies, in order to prevent the effects of sexual dysfunction on lactating women and their family members it is necessary to develop sexual health programs in health centers
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