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Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare
Researcher at Islamic Azad University
Publications - 25
Citations - 455
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare is an academic researcher from Islamic Azad University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Breast self-examination. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 24 publications receiving 338 citations. Previous affiliations of Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare include Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Beliefs and behavior of Malaysia undergraduate female students in a public university toward breast self-examination practice.
TL;DR: The findings show that Malaysian young female's perception regarding breast cancer and the practice of BSE is low and targeted education should be implemented to improve early detection of breast cancer.
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Patient satisfaction: evaluating nursing care for patients hospitalized with cancer in Tehran teaching hospitals, Iran
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare,Mohd Yunus Abdullah,Syed Tajuddin Syed Hassan,Salmiah Binti Said,Mohammad Kamali +4 more
TL;DR: A cross sectional study to examine the relationship between cancer patients’ satisfaction with nursing care in Tehran, Iran, revealed that a vast majority of patients were satisfied with the nursing care provided to them, while the others were not.
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Barriers to breast self examination practice among Malaysian female students: a cross sectional study
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare,Muhamad Hanafiah Juni,Irmi Zarina Ismail,Salmiah Said,Latiffah A. Latiff +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional study conducted among 810 female undergraduate students in Klang Valley, Malaysia between April-Jun 2012, showed that a high percentage of respondents were aware of breast cancer but do not perform breast self-examination.
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Knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination practice among Iranian women in Hamedan, Iran.
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare,Abbas Ghanbari-Baghestan,Latiffah Abd Latiff,Nasrin Matinnia,Mozhgan Hoseini +4 more
TL;DR: The findings showed that Iranian women's knowledge regarding breast cancer and the practice of BSE is inadequate and targeted education should be implemented to improve early detection of breast cancer.
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Result of randomized control trial to increase breast health awareness among young females in Malaysia.
Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare,Muhamad Hanafiah Juni,Salmiah Said,Irmi Zarina Ismail,Latiffah A. Latiff,Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor +5 more
TL;DR: The Breast Health Awareness program based on health the belief model had a positive effect on knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination and practice of BSE among females in Malaysia.