Hossein Fallahzadeh

Research Center of Prevention and Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Disease, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Publications

• Original Article   
  A Qualitative Study of Perceived Cost of Response in Skin Cancer Prevention Behaviours: The Case of Iranian Sailors’ Perceptions
  Author(s): Ahmad Sotoudeh, Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad*, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Ali Akbar Vaezi and Mohammad Taqhi Noorbala
  
  Background: Consistent exposure to the ultra-violate ray of the sun is a key factor involved in skin cancer afflicting external workers including sailors. Sailors’ low level of awareness and lack of protective behaviors caused by inadequate knowledge is a key concern. The present research aimed to explore sailors’ perceptions and experiences of the cost of response in showing protective behaviors of skin cancer in the south of Iran. Materials and methods: The present research used semi-structured interviews which were conducted between January and April 2019. A total number of 22 subjects (19 sailors, 3 skin cancer patients with sailing experience) participated in this research. All interviews were audio-recorded and later on transcribed carefully. Guided qualitative content analysis was conducted and then analyzed in the light of .. Read More»