Sahar Jafarzadeh Rastin, Elaheh Khoshnevis, Seyed Mahmood Mirzamani Bafghi,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (Jul- Sep 2018)
Abstract
Introduction: Abnormalities and genetic disorders in the fetus are one of the most important traumatic events for mothers, which can cause discomfort and stress. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of training based on problem-focused coping strategies on quality of life (QOL) in pregnant women with genetic risk of fetal abnormality.
Methods: The current study is a semi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. After randomly selected of 30 pregnant women with genetic risk of fetal abnormalities, a pretest of the quality of life Questionnaire was done and they randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control). Then the experimental group during the 12th sessions (once a week, for 60 minutes) were trained coping strategies and after completion of training, from both groups, QOL post-test was performed and analyzing the data using the descriptive statistical index and covariance analysis test.
Results: Results showed that Mothers' QOL scores increased significantly in post-test compared to pre-test, and significantly different. After the intervention, there was a significant decrease in various dimensions of QOL including anxiety, depression and physical signs and an improvement of social function and mental health in the intervention group compared to the control (F=67.48, P<0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that coping strategies training on QOL pregnant women with genetic risk of fetal abnormality is statistically significant effectiveness. In addition, it can be deduced that training of problem-focused coping strategies can serve as an effective instructive approach to prevent risks of stress among pregnant women with genetic risk of fetal abnormality.
Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Mohammad Khajeh, Marjan Pedarzadeh, Majid Jafarzadeh, Ali Reza Pourmazar, Masoud Sharifi, Saeed Hosseini,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2018)
Abstract
Introduction: The first case of HIV-infection in Iran was a hemophilic child who was infected by imported blood products in 1989. Since then, the HIV epidemic in Iran has undergone significant changes. This study investigated the time variations of the epidemiology of reported HIV/AIDS -infections during 2011-2017 in Yazd, Iran.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out using the data recorded in health centers of Yazd province from 2011 to 2017. The data were collected from the records of 98 patients using a researcher-made checklist. The rate of newly reported HIV/AIDS by gender per 100,000 people was calculated.
Results: Out of 98 reported HIV/AIDS cases, 56.1% were men, and 43.9% were women; 55.1% of cases were infected through sexual contact, 30.6% through the infected needle while injecting for drug use, 1.6% through mother-to-fetus transmission, 1.3% through tattooing, and 5.1% through the unspecified mechanism. During these years the rate of newly reported HIV/AIDS in Yazd was declining, and the predominant mode of HIV transmission was through sexual contact.
Conclusion: Although the rate of newly reported HIV/AIDS -infection in Yazd province has decreased, we believe that the primary mode of HIV transmission has shifted from drug injection to unsafe sex.
