Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201The Effect of Listening to the Quran Verses on the Happiness of Girl Students of Junior High School in Borujenتأثیر آوای قرآن بر شادکامی دانشآموزان دختر مقطع راهنمایی شهرستان بروجن27728491231ENRaziehMirzaeianMaryamMirzaeianMaryamOmidiMasoumehAlidostiSeyedeh LeilaDehghani0000-0003-3740-3308Journal Article20200824Background: Happiness among students can enhance school performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of listening to the Quran verses on the happiness of female students of a junior high school in Borujen, Iran.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study, all students of the 2nd grade of the Distinct Governmental Junior High School in Borujen, Iran, were included by census sampling method. Data were collected by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire completed by the students. Then, the verses of Hashr sura recited by Mahmoud Minshavi were replayed for one week. After this, the questionnaires were completed by the students again. Finally, the data were analyzed by paired t-tests using SPSS 15.
Results: In this study, 92 girl students of Junior High School with an average age of 13.57±0.49 were included. The average score of happiness before and after listening to the Quran verses were 60.39±10.69 and 67.58±14.30, respectively. The scores of happiness significantly increased (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The findings show that Quran recitation probably increases the happiness of the students. Therefore, by planning to have Quran recitation in schools, the level of students’ happiness can be increased.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201Assessment of Dietary Behaviour and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Junior High School Girls in Kerman during 2012-2013بررسی رفتارهای تغذیهای و ارتباط آنها با شاخص توده بدنی دختران مدارس راهنمایی شهر کرمان در سال تحصیلی 92-139128529691232ENFaridehDoostanAliHosseininasabSoodehKamyabJournal Article20200824Background: Breakfast as a main meal of the day, provides energy and important nutrients and it is a crutial food behavior. Considering the importance of this meal and its effect on health, this study aimed to assess dietary behavior and its relationship with Body Mass Index of junior high school girls in Kerman during 2012-2013.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional sudy, 809 junior high school girls were selected using cluster randomized sampling and evaluated. General and nutritional data was gathered by a questionnaire. Anthropometric indices were measured by using standard instruments. SPSS 17 was used for data analysis through descriptive statistics and the chi-square test.
Results: The mean age of subjects was13.5±0.71 years. Fifty five and a half percent of the subjects ate breakfast at least 3 times a week and 28.5% ate breakfast every day. Twelve percent of subjects did not eat breakfast. Morning snack consumption was observed in 97.8% at least 3 times a week. Mean Body Mass Index of participants was 20.17± 4.06 kg/m2. Based on CDC criteria, underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity was observed in 9.8%, 57.5%, 18.9 % and 13.8 %, respectively. A significant correlation was found between students’body Mass Index with morning snack consumption (P=0.004), mothers’ job (P=0.019) and parents’ Body Mass Index (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The study results emphasize on more parental supervision especially among employed mothers and parents with overweight and obesity on the kind of food consumption in the morning snack of children.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201The Wastewater Management of Zarand Thermal Power Plant: Assessment of the Wastewater Treatment Methods, Cost Analysis, and Suggesting the Best Methodساماندهی فاضلاب نیروگاه حرارتی زرند: ارزیابی روشهای تصفیه فاضلاب، برآورد اقتصادی و پیشنهاد گزینه برتر29731291233ENRasulShabani AghtaAhmadRajabizadehHosseinJafari Mansoorian0000-0001-7465-3635BaharRajabizadehArashAhmadiJournal Article20200824Background: Industry has a major role in the pollution of water supplies as well as the highest potential for reducing the consumption and implementing water and wastewater management plans. The aim of this study was to identify the best treatment method for the wastewater of Zarand thermal power plant, so that it can be implemented technically and economically and reused with least adverse environmental effects.
Methods: In this study, the available data about the current status of the region was collected from the relevant organizations. Then, the status of Zarand thermal power plant in terms of the level of produced energy, production process, the type of chemicals and fuel used, the volume of water consumed and sources of water supply, the quantitative and qualitative estimation of the effluent, and the current status of collecting and discharging it were evaluated and analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.
Results: The results show that water cooling units produced the highest level of wastewater in Zarand thermal power plant. Considering the cost analysis, and the advantages and disadvantages of the wastewater treatment systems, the biological sulphate removal system using activated carbon is recommended for the wastewater treatment of Zarand thermal power plant.
Conclusion: The results show that environmental changes resulted from discharging the wastewater of Zarand thermal power plant into the environment can be prevented by an appropriate management, and the wastewater can be reused in the best way.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201The Relationship between Loneliness and High-risk Behaviors among Adolescents of Bojnourdبررسی رابطه تنهایی با بروز رفتارهای پرخطر در نوجوانان شهر بجنورد31332391234ENMaryamRahmaniVahidQasemiAliHashemeian FarJournal Article20200824Background: High-risk behaviors are increasing among adolescents, and consequently, risk and preventive factors have been highlighted and investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between loneliness as a risk factor and high-risk behaviors among adolescents of Bojnourd, Iran.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 455 adolescents (aged 15-19 years) were selected based on the age and gender by using quota sampling method. Data were collected by using demographics checklist, high-risk behaviors checklist, and the SELSA-S loneliness Questionnaire. Finally, data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics like t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results: The results show that there was a significant and direct relationship between the feeling of loneliness and high-risk behaviors (r=0.147, P=0.002). In addition, there was a significant and direct relationship between the feeling of loneliness and violence (r= 0.148, P= 0.002), suicide (r=0.278, P< 0.001), and drug abuse (r= 0.124, P= 0.008). High-risk behaviors was more common among male rather than female (P= 0.005).
Conclusion: This study show that there is a relationship between the feeling of loneliness especially loneliness in families and high-risk behaviors. Therefore, prevention programs for improving the relationships and interactions in families, can be very effective in preventing high-risk behaviors among adolescents.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201The Trend of Prescribing Ceftriaxone Injection in the Medical Prescriptions of the Social Security Organization-insured Persons in Kerman during 2006- 2012روند تجویز سفتریاکسون تزریقی در نسخ بیمهشدگان سازمان تأمین اجتماعی در فاصله سالهای 84 تا 91 در استان کرمان32433691235ENAfshinSarafi NejadMohammad RezaFarrokhi NooriKambizBahaadinbeigyAli AkbarHaghdoostSaeidEslamiJournal Article20200824Background: Rational drug usage is a main priority in health research, and controlling prescribing Ceftriaxone injection due to its fatal adverse effects is a crucial challenge in Iran. The aim of this study was to assess the trend of prescribing Ceftriaxone injections in the medical prescriptions of the Social Security Organization-insured persons in Kerman during 2006- 2012.
Methods: In this Cross-sectional study, using descriptive data mining all data about prescribing the three types of Ceftriaxone injection that were prescribed by the physicians and dentists and dispensed in Kerman pharmacies during 78 months (December 22, 2005 to June 20, 2012), obtained from The Comprehensive Medical Documentation System, in the Medical Documents Audit Office of Social Security Organization in Kerman was extracted by census sampling. Then, the prescribing rate of Ceftriaxone injection (defined daily dose) was analyzed and compared in different groups.
Results: About 17 million prescriptions from 3621 physicians and dentists (aged 28-91 years) with male/female ratio as 1.7 were analyzed. About 300 thousands of prescriptions (1.75%) contained Ceftriaxone. The average number of monthly prescriptions; count of monthly prescriptions with the drug; and the ratio of prescribing Ceftriaxone in all prescriptions were significantly different between general practitioners and specialists/sub-specialists (P<0.001). The trend of Ceftriaxone prescribing has slightly decreased during 6.5 years.
Conclusion: The studies on drug prescribing in Iran show the inappropriate patterns of drug prescribing and use, and also low adherence to the prescribed medications; therefore, serious interventions should be performed by the responsible organizations to control this challenge.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201Efficiency of the Combined Chemical Precipitation -Reduction Process to Remove Dye and Chromium from Industry Wastewater of Home Applianceبررسی کارایی فرآیند ترکیبی ترسیب شیمیایی-احیاء جهت حذف رنگ و کروم از فاضلاب صنایع تولید لوازم خانگی33734691236ENMehdiMokhtariAsgharEbrahimiMohammadTaghi GhaneianHamidJafariParvanehTalebiAlirezaShahriyari FarfaniJournal Article20200824Background: Industrial wastewater is one the most important pollutants of environment. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the combined chemical precipitation-reduction process for removal of dye and chromium from wastewater of home appliance factories.
Methods: This experimental study was performed in laboratory scale on wastewater from the dying unit of the home appliance factory. The process used was a combination of the chemical precipitation-reduction process. Combine sampling was done and 214 samples were analyzed. COD, dye, and chromium were measured in samples. MgCl2, Polyaluminium Chloride (PAC), and FeCl3, cationic polymer and bentonite were used for chemical precipitation; and sodium meta bi sulfite was used for chemical reduction. Data were analysed by ANOVA and Tukey tests and by SPSS 16 software.
Results: The results show that PAC had the highest color removal efficiency (90.92%). Also, the highest COD removal was related to the combination of magnesium chloride (1.4 mg/l), poly aluminum chloride (0.6 mg/l), and the coagulant aid cationic polymer (0.4 mg/l) with an efficiency of 89.11%. Moreover, total efficiency of the combined chemical precipitation and reduction process in chromium removal was 94%.
Conclusion: The chemical precipitation- reduction process as a pre-treatment method has high efficiency in removal of COD, dye and chrome from wastewater of home appliance factories.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201Seroepidemiology of Brucellosis in Cattle Farm and Slaughterhouse Staff in Tehran, 2012سرواپیدمیولوژی بروسلوز در کارکنان شاغل در گاوداریها و کشتارگاههای تهران در سال 139134735591237ENMarziyehMoradiNargesKhanjaniMinooMohammadkhaniNaserMozafariAmir RezaNabipourJournal Article20200824Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease, which is mainly transmitted from animals to human through ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products or direct contact with infected animal secretions. Since the people in contact with animals are considered to be at risk of Brucellosis, the aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of this disease in staff of cattle farms and slaughterhouses in Tehran in 2012.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 430 staff of cattle farms and slaughterhouses (regular and specialized slaughterhouses for slaughtering animals suspected to brucellosis) in Tehran, 2012. Serum samples were prepared and evaluated through Rose Bengal, Wright, and 2-Mercaptoethanol tests. Demographic information and occupational characteristics of the participants were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Poisson regression via Stata 12.
Results: The serologic test for brucellosis were positive in 5 patients and brucellosis seroprevalence rate was 1.16%. All participants in this study were male and 97.4 % of them were Iranian. The participants' mean age was 34.45 ± 9.46 years. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between a positive test and independent variables (including age, education, workplace, dangerous occupational exposure, past dangerous occupational exposure, consumption of unpasteurized dairy products, occupational background, and keeping livestock at home).
Conclusion: Continuing implementing prevention programs such as educational programs and using personal protective equipment in at-risk groups are necessary.Kerman University of Medical SciencesHealth and Development Journal2783-28215420170201Analysis of the Quality of Logistics Supply Chain Process Using Six Sigma Scale: A Case Study in One of the Teaching Hospitals in Kerman, 2014تحلیل کیفیت فرآیند زنجیره تأمین تدارکات با استفاده از مقیاس شش سیگما: مطالعه موردی در یک بیمارستان آموزشی در شهر کرمان35636791238ENMohammad HosseinMehrolhasaniLeilaValiAzarIzadiJournal Article20200824Background: In the present competitive era, organizations need to use a suitable model such as supply chain management in order to earn and keep a suitable place in the national arena and gain competitive advantage. The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of logistics supply chain process in a teaching hospital of Kerman.
Methods: This is a qualitative research, in which the phenomenological approach was used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with the personnel of the Procurement Unit who were selected purposively and a random review of 20 product request forms. Finally, data were analyzed using framework analysis, and the process quality was analyzed using the six sigma scale.
Results: Errors identified in the supply chain included 9 main themes and 29 subthemes among which, inadequate monitoring of the accuracy of the product request forms, inattention to the point of ordering, purchase regardless of the quality, inappropriate archive, inappropriate selection of supplier, and non-compliance with standard time of purchase and delivery of goods were the main errors identified. The quality of supply chain process according to Six Sigma scale was moderate.
Conclusion: Weakness in the information system of the procurement unit and lack of suitable relationship between this unit and other units of the hospital lead to incidence of errors in the supply chain process that can be significantly reduced through implementing an office automation system and electronic procurement system.