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Kazemi Kilehgolan F, Parsafar S, Afshari M, Barati M. Socio-cultural attitudes about cosmetic surgery and its related factors among female students of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences: a cross-sectional study. jdc 2018; 8 (4) :185-194
URL: http://jdc.tums.ac.ir/article-1-5279-en.html
1- Students Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
2- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
3- Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Department of Public Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran , Barati@umsha.ac.ir
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Background and Aim: Cosmetic surgery is performed to change the appearance of people and improve their
self-esteem and according to the available reports, Iran ranked first in cosmetic surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the socio-cultural attitudes about cosmetic surgery and its related factors among female students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 340 female students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 2017 with a stratified sampling method. To gather data, we used socio-cultural attitudes questionnaire and recorded demographic variables. Data were analyzed with SPSS 24 software using t-test, ANOVA and linear regression tests.

Results: The age group of 21-30 years were the most frequent participants (56.7%). Most of the students were medical students (24.4%). They often received information about cosmetic surgery via the internet (63.2%). There were significant statistical relationships between social and cultural attitudes with the field of study and father's job (P<0.05). The results of regression analysis showed that the variables of the father's job and body mass index evaluation predicted the social and cultural attitudes.

Conclusion: It is recommended to conduct similar studies other universities of the country and compare them with the findings of this research.

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2018/03/4 | Accepted: 2018/03/4 | Published: 2018/03/4

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