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Introduction & Objective :Without doubt, the largest human society’s misfortune after second world war is aids world conquering . At present , the best way of combat is to prevent the disease . Giving knowledge to the health personnels and their understanding about risk factors of the disease can promote health and prevention of disease propagation . Therefore this study has been done in order to determine the knowledge and attitude of health personnels . Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive-sectional study in which 140 personnels of Shahid Beheshti and Emam Sajad hospitals were used as sample in the year 2003, which were selected according to simple sampling and were studied with the help of questionnaire. Then the resulting data were analyzed by SPSS software . Results: Findings showed that 72.9% of samples had good knowledge and 54.3% of them had positive attitude about aids. 62.2% of cases , believe that , conferences, seminars, educational services, magazines and health notes have been their sources of getting information . 60.8% of cases having B.S. degree and 63.2% of them having nursing occupation had positive attitude about aids. Meanwhile, 67.9% of cases with operation room occupation, had no attitude regarding aids Conclusion:Study results showed that, the knowledge of health personnels was good about aids but only few of them had positive attitude . Therefore permanent and new educations are necessary for personnels

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ABSTRACT: Introduction & Objective: Despite the cesarean section expenses, its mortality and morbidity rate is more than that of normal delivery.The world health organization has proposed the maximum of cesarean of cesarean section & real indicators to be 15%. This is a descriptive research which defines the prevalence of cesarean section & the related causes in Yasuj city in 1382. Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study. Subjects were 3596 mothers & they were equal to the population size. A questionnaire was completed by each subject & the collected data were analyzed by methods of descriptive statistics. Results: The result showed that the total number of reported delivery was 3596, out of which, 73.89% had normal, 26.06% had cesarean section & 0.05% had delivery with forceps & vacuum. About 68. 19% of those who used cesarean had their first or second delivery .42% of multi para women with cesarean closed their tubes. The most common reasons for cesarean were: repeated cesarean section (23.69%), elective (13.67), CPD (13.56%), fetal distress (13.45%), no cephalic presentation (11.63%) & mothers diseases (10.35%). Conclusion: The rate of cesarean in Yasuj is higher than world standard (32.92%). In order decrease the number of unnecessary cesarean, teaching the young pregnant mothers about the disadvantages of cesarean is necessary.

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Introduction & Objective: Surgical wound infection is one of the common nosocomial infections. During operation, members of the surgical team which are in contact with the tissue incision should observe the standards of infection control in the operating room since it has a great role in prevention and control of these infections. The present study aimed to determine the performance of the operating room personnel in observing the standards of infection control in educational hospitals of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences in 2009. Materials & Methods: Forty two operating room personnel participated in this cross-sectional analytic-descriptive study. A check list was used for unnoticeably collecting the data about the performance of personnel in respect of infection control standards at three different times. Their performances were classified into four levels (very weak, weak, moderate and good) and the results were shown as absolute and relative frequency distribution. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Fischer exact test by the SPSS software. Results: Performance of personnel in following the standards of infection control in this study was moderate. Conclusion: The results indicate that the participants of the study do not follow some of the standards of infection control in the operating rooms. Therefore, further activities of the committees of infection control and using of new antiseptic for surgical scrub are recommended.

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Background & Aim: Aging is a biological process influenced by biological, physiological, social and environmental factors. This study was conducted to determine the health status of elderly people resident in Yasouj, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Yasouj during 2008. A number of 428 people, aged over 60, were selected based on cluster and random sampling. A researcher made questionnaire, based on existing literatures and current studies, was designed in four domains known as activities of daily living (ADL), physical health, psycho-spiritual health and status of socio-economic. Its content validity, face validity and reliability were reviewed and confirmed. The collected data was analyzed by the SPSS software version 17 using descriptive statistics such as frequency, tables, the central and dispersion statistical indicators as well as inferential statistics like independent t-test with considering α= 0.5. Results: In this study, the total mean scores of four domains of health were 106.63 ± 6.49 (range 82-134), which has 99 percent of their health status were totally described as moderate. Based on four areas of health status, the mean score of activities of daily living, physical health, psycho-spiritual health and socio-economic status were 23.72± 4 (range 16-34), 25.40± 3.21(range 13-34), 34.03± 4.71 (range 14-46) and 23.71± 4.20 with range of 15-37, respectively. Compared mean scores of activities of daily living and psycho-spiritual health showed significant statistical differences according to age groups and sex variables. Conclusion: Health status of the majority of elderly people in this study was moderate which require further attention and holistic support from the family, community, and health authorities in the field.