Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019

Background: Taking care of health principals is essential for prevention of diseases and attracting young people to congregational prayers in mosques and prayer rooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the health status of mosques and prayer rooms under the ownership of Kashan University...

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Main Authors: Elaheh Mianehsaz, Hakimeh Zamani-Badi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaeei, Mohammad Javad Azadchehr, Reza Mottaghi, Leila Saharkhan
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Published: Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2020-04-01
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Online Access:http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-3947-en.html
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author Elaheh Mianehsaz
Hakimeh Zamani-Badi
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaeei
Mohammad Javad Azadchehr
Reza Mottaghi
Leila Saharkhan
author_facet Elaheh Mianehsaz
Hakimeh Zamani-Badi
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaeei
Mohammad Javad Azadchehr
Reza Mottaghi
Leila Saharkhan
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description Background: Taking care of health principals is essential for prevention of diseases and attracting young people to congregational prayers in mosques and prayer rooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the health status of mosques and prayer rooms under the ownership of Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The standard checklist of the mosque health regulations of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education was used, which included 48 questions (1 to 3 scores), in three areas of personal health, equipment hygiene and construction, and a total of 100 score. The information was collected through direct visits by the trained person in this area. Data was analyzed using excel software. Results: Data from 17 religious places (one mosque, prayer room of dormitories, administrative departments and hospitals) showed that in terms of construction status, 60.5%, in terms of equipment health, 39.6% and in terms of Individual health, 26.8% of the studied sites had favorable conditions. The mosque's status was better than other sites. Prayer rooms of Aran-Bidgol Healthcare, Al-Zahra Dormitory and the Kargarnejad Hospital had the best situation respectively and the Deputy Chancellor of Treatment, Al-Ghadir Dormitory and Matini Hospital's prayer rooms had lowest scores respectively. Conclusion: The status of the prayer rooms in hospitals were worse than the administrative and dormitories. The health statuses of the boy's dormitories were worse than that of girls.
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spelling doaj.art-b7001700cb0a49eeab1f2228cb58d5e22022-12-22T02:58:35ZfasKashan University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesFiyz̤1029-78552008-98212020-04-01237824831Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019Elaheh Mianehsaz0Hakimeh Zamani-Badi 1Seyyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaeei2Mohammad Javad Azadchehr3 Reza Mottaghi4 Leila Saharkhan5Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.Department of Health, Safety and Environment Management, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Science, Kashan, I.R. Iran.Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.Clinical Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.B.Sc. of Environmental Health Engineering, Educational Assistant, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.Background: Taking care of health principals is essential for prevention of diseases and attracting young people to congregational prayers in mosques and prayer rooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the health status of mosques and prayer rooms under the ownership of Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The standard checklist of the mosque health regulations of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education was used, which included 48 questions (1 to 3 scores), in three areas of personal health, equipment hygiene and construction, and a total of 100 score. The information was collected through direct visits by the trained person in this area. Data was analyzed using excel software. Results: Data from 17 religious places (one mosque, prayer room of dormitories, administrative departments and hospitals) showed that in terms of construction status, 60.5%, in terms of equipment health, 39.6% and in terms of Individual health, 26.8% of the studied sites had favorable conditions. The mosque's status was better than other sites. Prayer rooms of Aran-Bidgol Healthcare, Al-Zahra Dormitory and the Kargarnejad Hospital had the best situation respectively and the Deputy Chancellor of Treatment, Al-Ghadir Dormitory and Matini Hospital's prayer rooms had lowest scores respectively. Conclusion: The status of the prayer rooms in hospitals were worse than the administrative and dormitories. The health statuses of the boy's dormitories were worse than that of girls.http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-3947-en.htmlenvironmental healthmosqueprayer roomkashan university of medical sciences
spellingShingle Elaheh Mianehsaz
Hakimeh Zamani-Badi
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Tabatabaeei
Mohammad Javad Azadchehr
Reza Mottaghi
Leila Saharkhan
Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
Fiyz̤
environmental health
mosque
prayer room
kashan university of medical sciences
title Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
title_full Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
title_fullStr Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
title_full_unstemmed Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
title_short Study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2019
title_sort study of health status of mosques and prayer rooms covered by kashan university of medical sciences in 2019
topic environmental health
mosque
prayer room
kashan university of medical sciences
url http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-3947-en.html
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