The first category includes subcategories of using personal experience, textbooks, and filtered papers. The second contains lack of knowledge about BEME elements, time and motivation as well as no priority for applying available medical education evidence; and third, using different terminology and having some problems in applying process, based on individual understanding and using papers with or without modification. DISCUSSION For effective evidence application, it is necessary to operationalize BEME terminology and overcome any ambiguity surrounded it. It is also important to suggest educators to apply the appraised evidence as well as teach them how they search and appraise evidence independently. Certainly, in the first steps, supervision and providing a proper context for BEME applications are crucial. Copyright © 2019 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.INTRODUCTION Cancer is the second cause of mortality among children. The aim of this study is to identify the health information needs of families in childhood cancer as main source of support and care for these children. MATERIALS AND METHODS The qualitative content analysis approach was used in this study. The study population comprised parents of childhood cancer patients visiting Omid Hospital among which 35 were selected using purposive sampling until data saturation was achieved. The study tool was semi-structured interview. RESULTS A total of 9 main themes and 24 subthemes were identified. The main themes included (1) information about cancer, (2) disease management and self-care, (3) communication and information interaction of medical team, (4) consultation services, (5) information sharing and exchange, (6) access to health services, (7) hospital's facilities and equipment, (8) access to social and financial support, and (9) access to health information sources. CONCLUSION Health information needs of families in Isfahan are consistent in information needs of families identified in other studies. Meeting this information needs through plans of health-care system can help these families in better control and treatment of their children's condition. Copyright © 2019 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.CONTEXT Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a public health problem in India. Dentist plays an important role in diagnosing since oral lesions are common in HIV-positive patients and have an ethical responsibility to provide treatment to them. AIMS This study aims to explore educational and promotional opportunities for implementing oral rapid HIV testing (ORHT) among dentists in Bengaluru, India. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 dentists. Dentists were included from private practice, dental practice in general hospital, and dental teaching/hospitals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A 43-item questionnaire was used to assess demographics, educational knowledge on HIV and ORHT, attitude toward HIV patients, and willingness to promote ORHT and perceived barriers of performing ORHT. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED The data were evaluated using SPSS 22. Student's t-test, Chi-square, Pearson correlation, and binary logistics were used keeping P value at 5%. RESULTS Mean age of the participants was 38.97 ± 7.69 years with equal distribution of gender and practice. Majority were postgraduates (63.0%) and having general practice (56.6%). Although two-thirds of the participants belong to high score category, the mean knowledge level is below 50%. Mean score of knowledge was 10.70 ± 2.5. One hundred and thirty (43.3%) dentists were aware of ORHT, and 228 (76%) thought that ORHT was needed in the dental clinic. Dentist having specialty practice felt more accepting of ORHT (odds ratio = 2.455, 95% confidence interval 1.186-5.463). The lack of knowledge and training was the main barrier (39%) to conduct ORHT. CONCLUSIONS The level of knowledge of the dentist about HIV/AIDS was acceptable. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/rmc-4630.html Majority of the dentist thought that ORHT is needed in a dental clinic. Overall, there was positive attitude toward HIV patients and ORHT. Copyright © 2019 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.AIMS Improvement of general health literacy is one of the ways to achieve the desired public health condition. To this end, the first step is to determine the health literacy level and its associated demographic factors in individuals. SETTINGS AND DESIGN This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic survey conducted on 700 adults (age range 18-65 years) in Bardaskan, Iran. The required samples were selected via random cluster sampling method. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The demographic questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic information. The Health Literacy for Iranian Adults questionnaire was used to determine the level of health literacy in participants. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 20 through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results were considered statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. RESULTS A total of 700 participants with a mean (standard deviation) age of 31.25 (9.32) years participated in this study. The primary sources of health information were physicians and health staff (50.9%) followed by the Internet (19.7%). The health literacy level of 18.1% of the participants was inadequate, 27.7% was marginal, 39.4% was adequate, and 14.7% was excellent. The mean overall scores of health literacy and its subscales were within the adequate range (66.1-84.0). The relationships of health literacy level with age, education, marital status, occupational status, and history of disease were statistically significant (P less then 0.001). CONCLUSION It seems necessary to design and implement a variety of educational programs to improve the general health literacy of the citizens of Bardaskan. Educational programs need to focus on groups with higher priority such as elderly people, individuals with lower educational levels, widows/widowers and divorced/separated individuals, unemployed and retired individuals, homemakers, and individuals with a history of disease. Copyright © 2019 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.