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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 INTRAMUSCULAR OXYTOCIN SHOULD IT BE INJECTED AS ROUTINE TO CONTROL POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE? Mooshkbid Haghighi, M Kamjoo, A Pedooim, P Kamali, P     Background: Postpartum hemorrhage considered to be one of the most important cause of women mortality in developing countries. Usage of oxytocin is one of the outstanding success in medicine but it should not be taken for granted and should be used only if it is necessary and not as routine.   Objective: To determine the amount of postpartum hemorrhage on the absence of IM injection of oxytocin.   Design: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial. Control group received to units of oxytocin after completion of second of labor which was the hospital's routine but the trial group did not get any drugs. The amount of blood for first one hour after completion of 3rd stage, 23 hours after that, and altogether 24 hours after labor were compared in two groups.   Sample: 120 full term women with singleton pregnancy who had no problem were randomly assigned to one of the trial (with out oxytocin) or control (with oxytocin) group (60 in each group).   Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups considering amount of post partum hemorrhage at 4th stage of labor, 23 hours after that and altogether 24 hours after delivery.   Discussion: The usage of oxytocin is not recommended as routine at least for those who have normal pregnancy and delivery. But further researches are necessary to make us able to make definite decision.   Postpartum hemorrhage Active and physiologic management of 3rd and 4th stage of labor 2001 1 01 8 14 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-246-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 EFFECT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON PREGNANCY OUTCOME ES Hajikazemi Heydari, M Feizi, Z Haghani, H     Background: Many researchers believe that exercise during pregnancy positively effects normal delivery, controls babies' weight and reduced the length of labor.   Objective: To find out the effect of physical exercise during pregnancy on pregnancy outcome in primiparous women.   Design: This study was a controlled field trial. Data were collected by means of questionnaire and monitoring the length and the umbra of time the women in trial group performed exercise. Data about pregnancy outcome were gathered using labor and newborn records and were compared in two groups (women doing and not doing physical exercise during pregnancy).   Samples: 160 primiparous women were selected consecutively and assigned randomly to one of trial or control group (80 in each group).   Results: There were no significant between two groups except that the second stage of labor was shorter and the mean of babies' birth weight was smaller for the trial group.   Conclusion: The results not only indicate no harm for mother or baby by doing physical exercise during pregnancy but also seems that it shortens the second stage of labor and controls babies' weight. It is suggested to encourage women to do exercise and not stop doing it during pregnancy if they are already used to do it.   Physical exercise during pregnancy Pregnancy outcome 2001 1 01 15 22 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-247-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 UNWANTED PREGNANCY AND ABORTION Jahanfar, S Ramazai,- Tehrani, F Sadat- Hashemi, M     Background: Illegal abortion is one of the most important leading factors for maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Abortion may cause infertility, hemorrhage, sepsis, intra-abdominal injuries or genitourinary infections.   Objective: To determine the prevalence of unwanted pregnancy. Also to find out the association between pregnancy being unwanted and thinking about abortion or acting upon it. And the last to find out the reasons for nor terminating the pregnancy.   Design: This study was designed to find out the prevalence of unwanted pregnancy, to deseribbe thinking about abortion, acting upon it, and the reasons for not terminating the pregnancy. Face to face interview was performed to collect data.   Samples: 3028 pregnant women attending prenatal care units of 10 different university hospitals in Tehran were chosen as the sample of the study.   Results: The prevalence of unwanted pregnancy was estimated to be 33.9% Nineteen and a half percent of the subjects have thought of abortion but only 7.2% actually acted upon it. Religious beliefs were stated as the main reason for not taking any action to terminate the pregnancy by most women. 55% of those who thought of abortion stated that their pregnancy have been unwanted, but only 1% of those who haven't thought of abortion considered their pregnancy as unwanted.   Conclusion: Since religious beliefs found to be an effective factor in decision making over illegal aborting, it is suggested that moral and religious issues to be publicized. Educating women to use contraceptive devices, providing accessibility to qualitative family planning services may decrease the rate of unwanted pregnancies.     Abortion Unwanted pregnancy Moral and religious beliefs. 2001 1 01 23 27 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-248-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS Roshaninejad, M Omrannasab, M Kamali, P Hassanzadeh, M     Background: Health is one of the privileges given to human being and mental health is an important part of it. It seems that religious beliefs are directly related to mental health since it increases the person's adaptive mechanisms and enhances over coming unhappy incidents.   Objective: To determine the relationship between religious beliefs and mental health in students.   Design: This was correlational study in which religious beliefs and mental status of one group at students were measured by means of questionnaire and correlated afterwards.   Samples: For the purpose of this study 225 students in their last year of schooling were selected by stratified sampling from different colleges of Iran university of medical sciences and health services.   Results: The findings indicated that majority of students were in the state of good mental health and medium range religious beliefs. There found to be a significant relationship between their religious beliefs and mental health status (p<0.001). The results also showed that the greatest percent (75.55%) of good mental health belonged to those students having strong religious beliefs.   Conclusion: Strong religious beliefs affect every aspect of mental health of students and as a result they will experience less anxiety and depression and will be able to cope with, and overcome the crisis. So it is suggested to explore the effect of religious beliefs on different dimensions of mental health. Religious beliefs Mental health 2001 1 01 28 35 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-249-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH MONITORING SKILLS AMONGEST HEALTH WORKERS Bakhshandeh, M S Khanjari Akbarsharifi, T Haghani, H     Background: Growth monitoring (GM) is an internationally accepted tool for early, detection of growth disorders and prevention of malnutrition. GM is a systematic process composed of five parts, weighing the child, drawing the growth chart and interpreting it, and consulting mothers about caring for their children with normal growth and also educate those whose children have abnormality with their growth. .   Objective: To determine the growth monitoring skills of the health workers in health centers in west of Tehran.   Design: This was a descriptive study in which the data were collected about GM skills of the health workers by directly observing them and indirectly asking the mothers whose children were monitored.   Sample: 36 health workers from 24 health centers in west of Tehran were observed while monitoring 112 children.   Results: Considering the five parts of growth monitoring process only one of the health workers scored 100% and did all parts correctly. 22.4% did non of the parts correctly. 75% had difficulty performing at least one of the five parts correctly.   Conclusion: GM is an important strategy in primary health care delivery. By highlighting the strengths and the weaknesses of the health workers in this study continuing education and also further evaluation of their performance in different areas and different levels are suggested.   Growth monitoring Health worker\'s skills 2001 1 01 36 42 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-250-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 HEAD INJURSY IN CHILDREN MOTHER\'S ANTICIPATION AND PREVENTION! Akbarsharifi, T Vasli, P Jozekabiri, F Kamali, P   Background : Injuries are the most leading cause of death in many countries and head injuries form a large number of them. Accidents are preventable and preventing them is one of the major factors in having a healthy society.   Objective : To explain the characteristics of head injuries in relation to time, place and cause of accidents. Also to find out the association between the occurrence of head injury and mother's anticipation of and preventive measures taken by her.   Design : This was a case- control study in design. The specification of the head injuries were described in case group. Also the mother's preventive actions were described in case group. Also the mother's preventive actions were assessed using a questionnaire in both groups and compared.   Samples : 80 mother and their children of 0-12 years old which for the first time experienced head injuries were selected as case group. 160 mother who had never experienced head injury in any of their children were matched by children's age and sex and also socio economic status to serve as control group.   Results : The head injuries in most cases happened during the working days, in the morning and outside the house. Fall from different places were found to be the cause in about 3/4 of them (76.6%). Falling form bicycle and also being pushed by other children were most frequent cause of fall outside the home (19.6%). There was a significant difference between preventive measures taken by mothers in case and control group both inside (p=0.000) and outside (p=0.0004) the home.   Conclusion : Teaching mothers the importance of anticipating the accidents and also the methods of preventing them mass media is recommended. Hoping that teaching increases their knowledge and by increasing their knowledge be able to make them believe that accidents are preventable.   Prevention of accidents in children Head injury 2001 1 01 43 51 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-251-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 Hepatitis type B is preventable and can be cured Nikpoor Viral hepatitis is one of five infectional factors cause early death in all over the world. Every day at least one million people die because of viral hepatitis. Six hepatitis viruses have been known until now. They are A, B, C, D, E, G, and it is probable that at least two other kinds i.e. F, and H, will be known soon. Only hepatitis B is a DNA virus, and the others are RNA viruses. All viruses (B, C, D, G) are coated and distributed by eating and drinking, except A, and E, which are uncoated and are distributed by blood and its derivations. The most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in Iranian adults is HBV. Infection due to hepatitis B virus is a global issue and it is estimated that more than two billion people in the world have some witnesses of being involved by this virus, through serological tests. hepatitis B prevention viral hepatitis 2001 1 01 52 57 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-253-en.pdf
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Iran Journal of Nursing IJN 2008-5931 2008-5931 10.52547/ijn 2001 13 25 Hepatitis B vaccination ES Hajikazemi One of the most serious kinds of hepatitis is hepatitis B. This condition is more common than AIDS, and is 100 time more contagious. In Iran the most common cause of acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and also hepatocellar carcinoma in adults, is hepatitis B. more than two billion people are infected and more than 350 million of individuals are carriers of this virus in the entire world. The carriers are main source for distributing virus in communities and annually at least, one million people in the entire world die because of this virus and its complications. According to studies in Tehran, 3.6 percent of men, and 1.6 percent of women, are carriers of Ag HBs, and also 37 percent of volunteers for blood donors have antibody of HBs Ab in their blood. This situation shows that almost 40 percent of Iranians have been contacted to this virus, but of them, 3 percent remained the carriers of antigen. hepatitis B vaccination Ag HBs HBs Ab 2001 1 01 58 63 http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-254-en.pdf