International Journal of Pediatrics

The Effect of Blended Instruction on Improving Knowledge and Practice of Parents of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease in the Therapeutic Care of Children

Zainab Eidivandi; Shahnaz Rostami; Bahman Dashtbozorghi; Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh

Volume 8, Issue 3 , March 2020, , Pages 11023-11033

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41838.3524

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Background: Due to the low knowledge and practice of parents in the therapeutic care of sick children and the importance of blended instruction in families, we aimed to determine the ... Read More

Knowledge, Attitude and Nutritional Behavior of Female High School Students about Consumption of Calcium-Rich Foods in Khorramshahr City, South West of Iran

Haydeh Ghajari; Naseh Ghaderi; Rohollah Valizadeh; Ghodratollah Shakerinezhad; Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh4

Volume 4, Issue 11 , November 2016, , Pages 3837-3846

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7795

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Background: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. This mineral is provided only by the consumption of foods containing calcium that it is recommended to use at least1300 ... Read More Background: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. This mineral is provided only by the consumption of foods containing calcium that it is recommended to use at least1300 mg daily for adults. This study is aimed to investigate the nutritional behavior of female high school students about Consumption of Calcium-Rich Foods.Materials and MethodsAt a descriptive-analytical study, the method of sampling was based on multi-stage random clustering that 168 students were selected from 3 school (each school 56 female students). The data were collected by a research-made questionnaire containing questions in 4 parts including: the demographic features, the knowledge and attitude of students about consumption of calcium-rich foods and the fourth part included semi-quantitative food frequency table (FFQ) that was taught to the subjects and the correct understanding of the education was evaluated. The data were analyzed by SPSS-17.Results: The mean age of girls participated was 16+ 0.738 years. There were significant relationship between all demographic variables such as job, education and monthly income and consumption of calcium-rich foods (P<0.05). The knowledge of students about Consumption of Calcium-Rich Foods were 28% (poor), 50.6% (moderate) and 21.4% (good) respectively; and attitude of them were: 29.2%(poor), 47.6% (moderate) and 23.3% (good) respectively. Moreover, 57.1% of the students had not consumed enough calcium in their regimes. There was a significant correlation between students attitudes and their behavior of the consumption of calcium-rich foods (P<0.05; r=0.181).Conclusion: The current study indicated that in female students, the improvement of students' attitude and knowledge about consumption of calcium-rich foods can be achieved using focused group discussion and suitable education. According to the results of this study, students’ knowledge and attitude of students about consumption of calcium-rich foods are not acceptable.

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Author = Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh4

The Effect of Blended Instruction on Improving Knowledge and Practice of Parents of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease in the Therapeutic Care of Children

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Knowledge, Attitude and Nutritional Behavior of Female High School Students about Consumption of Calcium-Rich Foods in Khorramshahr City, South West of Iran

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