Dehcheshmeh, Faranak,
Safdari - dehcheshmeh, F.,
Noroozi, M.,
Taleghani, F.,
Memar, S. Publication Date: 2023
Iranian Journal Of Nursing And Midwifery Research (17359066)28(1)pp. 10-19
Background: Delay in parenthood and the related consequences for health, population, society, and economy are significant global challenges. This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting delay in childbearing. Materials and Methods: This narrative review was conducted in February 2022 using databases: PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane, Scientific Information Database, Iranian Medical Articles Database, Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology, Iranian Magazine Database, and Google Scholar search engine. The search terms used included delayed childbearing, delayed parenthood, delayed fertility, delay of motherhood, parenthood postponement, deferred pregnancy, reproductive behavior, and fertility. Results: Seventeen articles were selected for final evaluation. The factors were studied at micro and macro levels. The factors in micro level fell into two classes: personal and interpersonal. Personal factors included extension of women's education, participation in the labor market, personality traits, attitude and personal preferences, fertility knowledge, and physical and psychological preparation. The interpersonal factors included stable relations with spouse and other important people. The macro level included supportive policies, medical achievements, and sociocultural and economic factors. Conclusions: Policy-making and enforcement of interventions, such as improvement of the economic conditions, increased social trust, providing adequate social welfare protection, employment, and support of families using such strategies as creating family-friendly laws, taking into consideration the conditions of the country will reduce the insecurity perceived by the spouses and contribute to a better childbearing plan. Also, improving self-efficacy, increasing couples' reproductive knowledge and modifying their attitude can be helpful to better decision-making in childbearing.
Publication Date: 2023
International Journal Of Information Science And Management (20088310)21(2)pp. 157-174
This study attempts to measure scientific literacy among the citizens of Ahvaz. The data collection tool was a validated questionnaire with 5 dimensions, 25 components, and 316 items. The study's statistical population involved all the citizens of Ahvaz over 18 years of age, and the stratified random sampling method was utilized. Besides, 600 questionnaires were distributed in Ahvaz Municipality, of which 401 completed questionnaires were finally analyzed. Data was analyzed using a one-sample t-test and Friedman test via SPSS and Excel software. The results showed that the scientific literacy among the citizens of Ahvaz was above average. It is therefore suggested that managers and policymakers in Ahvaz use the results of the present study and conduct periodic surveys on the scientific literacy of Ahvaz citizens to solve their problems and improve their level of scientific literacy. The validated questionnaire used in the present study can be administered in similar studies on micro and macro scales © 2023,International Journal of Information Science and Management. All Rights Reserved.
Dehcheshmeh, Faranak,
Safdari - dehcheshmeh, F.,
Noroozi, M.,
Taleghani, F.,
Memar, S. Publication Date: 2022
Journal of Education and Health Promotion (22779531)11(1)
BACKGROUND: One of the most basic life events is fertility or reproduction, which, although known as a social phenomenon, is a complex and multidimensional concept with economic, cultural, political, and religious significance. The present study aims to explain the pattern of childbearing behaviors in couples. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a focused ethnographic qualitative research. Participants of this study will be 20-35 years old couples who, using purposeful sampling method, will be selected from comprehensive health centers, ultrasound centers, laboratories, premarital counseling centers, offices of obstetricians and midwives, universities, shopping centers, cinemas, parks, restaurants, and entertainment centers in Isfahan, Iran. Sampling will continue considering the strategy of maximum variation in terms of age, occupation, education, and economic status until data saturation is reached. Data will be collected through semi-structured and in-depth individual interviews, focus group discussions, observation, field notes, daily notes, and document analysis. Simultaneous with data collection, the data will be analyzed using the thematic analysis method based on Braun and Clarke's approach. CONCLUSION: This present study is expected to lead to a deep understanding and identification of the attitudes, beliefs, and values of couples with regard to childbearing. Moreover, by understanding the pattern of childbearing behaviors of couples, useful information will be provided to the policymakers and planners for effective planning in the field of healthy childbearing. The findings can also be used in reproductive health counseling for newly married couples and community-based interventions.
Izadi, A.,
Mohammadi, M.,
Nasekhian, S.,
Memar, S. Publication Date: 2020
Historic Environment: Policy and Practice (17567505)11(2-3)pp. 158-180
Sustainable regeneration is an approach whose objective is to improve the economic, social and physical state of the historic environment. Social systems theory proposed by Talcott Parsons is similar to sustainable regeneration in that it approaches society as a functioning whole and seeks to understand the interrelatedness of its constituent parts. The aim of the present paper is to present a social sustainability model in the context of historic regeneration based on Parsons’ Systems Theory (AGIL). The statistical population of the research includes documents related to conservation released by Organization of World Heritage Cities, UNESCO and ICOMOS from 1990s onwards. The content validity of the research has been confirmed with an agreement coefficient of 87.6% in a Scott test and the research shows that, where cited, social capital has the function of adaptation, the component of equity has the function of goal attainment, social cohesion has the function of integration, and the component of identity has the function of latent pattern maintenance in the social sustainability of the historic environment. According to Parsons’ theory, each of the above components is considered as a system and the function of their indices was determined in a second analysis level. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Publication Date: 2013
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (discontinued) (20392117)4(6)pp. 489-496
Although Internet and virtual world have provided formerly non-existent chance for Iranian youth, Internet pathology has been paid less attention. Present research, applying critical procedure to cyber friendship and liquid love, tries to analyze this phenomenon among Iranian youth from different aspects. The research applying a qualitative procedure that is content analysis, has collected and analyzed the issues relevant to cyber friendship on weblogs of Iranian bloggers. Collected issues have been categorized and analyzed by qualitative method and finally regarding collected issues, researchers have done analysis and made some predictions. Research results suggest that most Iranian youth have negative attitude toward cyber friendship. Their most important reason for criticizing this type of friendship is that it can be harmful and deceptive. Cyber friendship has lots of supporters in Iran. Nevertheless, it has more opponents among Internet users, specially bloggers. Also, reviewing the bloggers, negative narration of this kind of friendship shows that most of them have had positive attitude toward cyber friendship in the past.
Publication Date: 2013
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (discontinued) (20392117)4(6)pp. 469-480
Today the societies have sure changed through communication advancement and have made lots of changes in culture and daily lives of people. It can be said that new media Have impact on the life styles and general tastes of people. It seems that the growth of The number of internet users and internet social networks has created a new life style Among the young called "virtual life style" this life style integrated with virtual social Networks influence all daily activities. The purpose of the present research is analysis of Changes in the life style of the young created by introduction and popularity of virtual Social networks. the present study was conducted through survey, available and Voluntary sampling and online researcher-made questionnaire. Statistical population of the study consisted of all face book users in Isfahan. The results of the study suggest that there is difference between life style of the people who are members in face book and people who are not. It should be said shopping pattern and cultural consumption of the people differ according to their membership or non-membership however, nutrition pattern and body management have no relation With membership in face boo. The duration of connection of face book has greatly affected nutrition pattern.
