Research Article
The Effect of Resistance Training in Water and Land with Vitamin D Supplementation on Anti-Mullerian Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Seyed Ali Hosseini; Nasibeh Kazemi; Saeedeh Shadmehri; Shariat Jalili; Mozhgan Ahmadi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-6

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.84882

Abstract
  Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of resistance training in water and land with vitamin D on anti-Mullerian hormone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Sixty women with PCOS (20 - 35 years old) referred to the Hafez Hospital in Shiraz in 2018 were selected and ...  Read More

Research Article
Application of Classification and Regression Trees in Iranian Women’s Childbearing Desire

Arezoo Bagheri; Mahsa Saadati

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.85929

Abstract
  Background: Socio-economic factors, in addition to value and attitude changes, have had a major impact on fertility behavior of women toward childbearing. The main purpose of this study is to investigate childbearing desire of 6183 women in provinces with total fertility rate (TFR) lower (TFR ≤ 2) ...  Read More

Research Article
Effect of Peripheral Heart Action Training and Yoga Exercise Training on Respiratory Functions and C-Reactive Protein of Postmenopausal Women

Khadijeh Irandoust; Morteza Taheri

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.88027

Abstract
  Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of peripheral heart action (PHA) and yoga exercises on respiratory functions and CRP of obese postmenopausal women. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 40 elderly women (age: 65.3 ± 2.6 years) referring voluntarily to the Sport ...  Read More

Research Article
Some Determinants of Contraceptive Use Among Women of Reproductive Age Who Have Children with Thalassemia Major in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

Khadijeh Asadi Sarvestani; Abdolrasool Hasanifar; Reyhaneh Bagheri

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.90092

Abstract
  Background: Iran is among the countries located on the thalassemia gene belt. Approximately one-fourth of new thalassemia cases in Iran live in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The employment of appropriate family planning methods in couples carrying thalassemia gene is one of the major preventive strategies. ...  Read More

Research Article
Role of Female Students’ Self-Regulation in Predicting Moral Identity: A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Roya Abbasi-Asl; Soheila Hashemi; Mahdi Khabbazi Kenari; Fereshteh Baezzat

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-6

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.91866

Abstract
  Background: Considering the significance of morality and the need to understand its determinants, as well as the growing tendency toward dealing with psychological variables as latent variables as they are in the real world, it is not surprising that in the moral psychology area, classical statistical ...  Read More

Brief Report
The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Brief Report

Nawfal R Hussein; Hashim A Sharaf; Shaveen Mahdi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2019, Pages 1-3

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.91494

Abstract
  Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a public health issue, worldwide. HCV infection during pregnancy is associated with vertical transmission. Objectives The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of HCV in pregnant women. Methods: The current cross sectional study was conducted in Duhok, ...  Read More