Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city

Introduction: A group of acute infection diseases are called Relapsing fever.‎ Clinically it involves a circular period of fever and lack of fever. Mortality rate can be ‎decreased by controlling and identifying effective factors.‎ Objective: This study aimed to determine e...

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Main Author: vida sadeghzadeh
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Language:English
Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2006-04-01
Series:Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-65&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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description Introduction: A group of acute infection diseases are called Relapsing fever.‎ Clinically it involves a circular period of fever and lack of fever. Mortality rate can be ‎decreased by controlling and identifying effective factors.‎ Objective: This study aimed to determine effective factors for relapsing fever in clients ‎referring to health centers in Khalkhal in ‎‏2002‏‎. ‎ Methods: In this descriptive study, ‎‏59‏‎ clients who had the entrance criteria were selected as ‎sample by census. Data collection was done by interview and observation. Data collection ‎instrument included interview sheet, observation check list and data recording sheet. Content ‎validity was used to determine instrument validity and Retest was used to determine its ‎reliability. SPSS and descriptive-analytic statistics were used for data analysis. ‎ Results: Finding of study indicated the effective environmental factors (Mean=‎‏71.78‏‎), health ‎behaviors (Mean=‎‏84.34‏‎), Socio-economic factors (Mean=‎‏52.12‏‎), cultural (Mean=‎‏91.53‏‎) and ‎finding showed a significant relationship between some personal characteristics and relapsing ‎fever.‎ Conclusion: Relapsing fever in Khalkhal villages was due to tick and effective factors ‎recognized as cultural factors, health behaviors, environmental and Socio-economic factors.‎
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spelling doaj-art-d0d9e070affc4e3eb75c0b1e41d804542025-01-02T16:35:21ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202006-04-011611824Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal cityvida sadeghzadeh0 Introduction: A group of acute infection diseases are called Relapsing fever.‎ Clinically it involves a circular period of fever and lack of fever. Mortality rate can be ‎decreased by controlling and identifying effective factors.‎ Objective: This study aimed to determine effective factors for relapsing fever in clients ‎referring to health centers in Khalkhal in ‎‏2002‏‎. ‎ Methods: In this descriptive study, ‎‏59‏‎ clients who had the entrance criteria were selected as ‎sample by census. Data collection was done by interview and observation. Data collection ‎instrument included interview sheet, observation check list and data recording sheet. Content ‎validity was used to determine instrument validity and Retest was used to determine its ‎reliability. SPSS and descriptive-analytic statistics were used for data analysis. ‎ Results: Finding of study indicated the effective environmental factors (Mean=‎‏71.78‏‎), health ‎behaviors (Mean=‎‏84.34‏‎), Socio-economic factors (Mean=‎‏52.12‏‎), cultural (Mean=‎‏91.53‏‎) and ‎finding showed a significant relationship between some personal characteristics and relapsing ‎fever.‎ Conclusion: Relapsing fever in Khalkhal villages was due to tick and effective factors ‎recognized as cultural factors, health behaviors, environmental and Socio-economic factors.‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-65&slc_lang=en&sid=1Effective Factors Relapsing Fever Health Behaviors
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Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
Effective Factors
Relapsing Fever
Health Behaviors
title Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
title_full Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
title_fullStr Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
title_full_unstemmed Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
title_short Effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in Khalkhal city
title_sort effective factors causing relapsing fever in clients referring to health and ‎treatment centers in khalkhal city
topic Effective Factors
Relapsing Fever
Health Behaviors
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