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Background and objective:Violence against women are commonly seenthroughout the world. Studies showed that violence is related to self-efficacy. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention to increase self-efficacy and awareness for the prevention of domestic violence against women in the Gorgan city, Iran. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was designed with pre-and post-test on 91 married women under the aegis ofthe Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF) in Gorgan in winter and spring of 2012-2013. Tools for gathering data includeddemographic information, General self-Efficacy questionnaire and a questionnaire about awareness of violence. Based on the results of the pretest, the educational contentwas prepared. Post-test was conducted 40 days later, after 3 educational sessions. Using SPSS16and analytical test such as the paired t-test data were analyzed. Results: The mean age of subjects were 37.37±12.13 years. The scores means of self-efficacy (p<0.001) and awareness (p<0.001) before and after the intervention were statistically had significant difference. Therefore, it seems thateducational program was effective in the promotion of the variables means. Conclusion: To decrease thedomestic violence against women, increasing women's self-efficacy and awareness through educational classes and proper planning is recommended. Paper Type: Research Article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and objective: The cancer diagnosis endangers spiritual health, and ultimately results in losing hope in the person. This study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of training based on promoting spiritual health on the level of hope in patients with breast cancer referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study performed as a controlled intervention. In this study, 100 women suffered from breast cancer who were referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran were selected in 2013, then randomly allocated to two intervention and control groups (each group=50 people). The standardized questionnaire of spiritual health by Palotzian and Elison, and the hope questionnaire by Herth were completed before and one month after the intervention in both intervention and control groups. Data was analyzed statistical tests such as chi-square, independent and paired T test, Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean score of spiritual health and the mean score of hope were significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group (p<0.001). Significant correlation between the mean scores for the spiritual health and hope was found (p<0.001). Conclusion: The training intervention based on promoting spiritual health was effective in increasing the level of hope in patients. Considering the key role of spirituality and revival of spiritual health in return of these patients to normal life, it is necessary to adopt special attention by health officials to this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]