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Studies on the sexual consequences of female genital circumcision are controversial. In this article, we intend to compare the sexual function in women with or without experience of circumcision in the Kurdish region of Mahabad in Iran. In this case-control study 550 women completed the demographic and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaires. Female genital circumcision was associated with reduction of lubrication and sexual satisfaction as well as increasing dyspareunia compared to the uncircumcised women. However, there was no significant difference between two groups regarding to arousal, desire and orgasm of women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Prenatal care in adolescents is one of the most important challenges worldwide, especially in the regions with a specific culture and traditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling on knowledge and performance of pregnant adolescents in prenatal care in a Kurdish region in Iran.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on pregnant adolescents attending in the health centers of Mahabad, a Kurdish city in Iran. Using a multi-stage cluster sampling method, after random selection of four health centers as the intervention and the control, primigravida adolescents with gestational age of 16-20 weeks filled out the demographic and midwifery characteristics questionnaire, as well as a prenatal care knowledge and performance of pregnant adolescents' questionnaire. Then 102 pregnant adolescents (51 people in the control centers and 51 people in the intervention centers), who responded correctly to <50% of the questionnaire items were included in the study. Six sessions of group counseling about prenatal care were held for the intervention group. The control group received the routine prenatal care. Knowledge and performance of pregnant adolescents about prenatal care were compared inter and intra two groups 1 month after the end of the sessions through descriptive-analytic tests including chi-square, independent T and paired T tests.Results: In contrast to the control group, the mean scores of adolescents' knowledge about prenatal care increased after the intervention (from 17.51 ± 5.93 to 24.67 ± 5.79) and showed significant difference to the control group (p < 0.05). In addition, the mean scores of adolescent care performance in the intervention group increased (from 5.80 ± 2.19 to 10.33 ± 2.55) and showed significant difference to the control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The results of the present study show the positive effects of prenatal care counseling on increasing knowledge and improving the performance of pregnant adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Farming has been rated as an extensive and dangerous occupational activity that requires tolerating inappropriate physical condition. This study investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and their related factors among farmers of Asadabad city in 2015. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted on 378 male farmers in Asadabad city of Hamadan. A nordic standard questionnaire was used for data collection in this research which was completed by trained personnel and was analyzed statistically. Findings: The musculoskeletal disorders prevalence rate of farmers was 6.9% in the neck, 6.6% in shoulders, 1.1% in the elbow, 4.5% in the wrist, 6.1% in the back, 19% in the waist, 10.1% in the hip and thigh, 2.1% in the knee and 5% in the leg. Based on the obtained results, there was a significant relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the leg area with age and between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the back area and farmers' awareness level. There was a significant relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder, back and waist areas with the history of the disease (P<0.05). There was also a significant relationship between the prevalence of these disorders in the neck, shoulder, back, waist, knee, and leg with a history of occupational accidents (P<0.05). Conclusion: Ergonomic interventions, designing tools and performing exercise movements at defined time intervals and promoting farmers' level of knowledge in the form of educational programs of occupational health are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The idea of launching an internet-based self-management program for patients with diabetes led us to do a cross-sectional study to find out about the willingness, interest, equipment, and level of usage of computer and internet in a medium- to low-social class area and to find the feasibility of using e-telemonitoring systems for these patients., Methods: A total of 180 patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this study and fulfilled the self-administered questionnaire in Diabetes Clinic of Primary Medical Center of University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre; the response rate was 84%. We used the universal sampling method and assessed three groups of factors including sociodemographic, information and communication technology (ICT), willingness and interest, and disease factors., Results: Our results showed that 56% of the patients with diabetes were interested to use such programs; majority of the patients were Malay, and patients in the age group of 51-60 years formed the largest group. Majority of these patients studied up to secondary level of education. Age, education, income, and money spent for checkup were significantly associated with the interest of patients with diabetes to the internet-based programs. ICT-related factors such as computer ownership, computer knowledge, access to the internet, frequency of using the internet and reasons of internet usage had a positive effect on patients' interest., Conclusion: Our results show that among low to intermediate social class of Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes, more than 50% of them can and wanted to use the internet-based self-management programs. Furthermore, we also show that patients equipped with more ICT-related factors had more interest toward these programs. Therefore, we propose making ICT more affordable and integrating it into the health care system at primary care level and then extending it nationwide.