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<PublisherName></PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>International Journal of Preventive Medicine</JournalTitle>
<Issn>2008-7802</Issn>
<Volume>3</Volume>
<Issue>1</Issue>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>06</Month>
<Day>28</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Methodologies and Messages in Iranian Articles on Maternal Care, Diabetes Mellitus, and Tuberculosis, Published in 2001 – 2006</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>140</FirstPage>
<LastPage>140</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Sima</FirstName>
<LastName>Nedjat</LastName>
<Affiliation>MD, MPH, PhD candidate of Gerontology, Knowledge Utilization Research Centre (KURC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. nejat_s@farabi.tums.ac.ir</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Saharnaz</FirstName>
<LastName>Nedjat</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Katayoun</FirstName>
<LastName>Maleki</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Jaleh</FirstName>
<LastName>Gholami</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Mahnaz</FirstName>
<LastName>Ashoorkhani</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Reza</FirstName>
<LastName>Majdzadeh</LastName>
</Author>
</AuthorList>
<History>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>03</Month>
<Day>14</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>05</Month>
<Day>22</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>05</Month>
<Day>21</Day>
</PubDate>
</History>
<Abstract>Introduction: An article with a clear message can transfer research knowledge better. However, this is the case when the message suits the type of&nbsp; study methodology (research design) and its results. The objective of&nbsp; this study was to assess the presence of&nbsp; message articles and the type of&nbsp; study methodologies.Methods: Articles published between 2001 and 2006, on maternal care, diabetes, and tuberculosis, which were based on studies performed on the Iranian population were investigated. A systematic search was performed in foreign databases &lsquo;Pubmed, Medline, and Embase&rsquo;, and national databases &lsquo;Iranmedex, SID (Scientific Information Database), and Iranpsych&rsquo;. Seven hundred and ninety‑five articles were examined for the type of&nbsp; study methodology and presence of&nbsp; an actionable message (one that specifies what and how an action should be carried out).Results: Among the 795 articles accessed, cross‑sectional studies were the most frequent (50.9%) and systematic reviews were the least frequent (0.4%). Cohort cases were observed in 6.9% of&nbsp; the cases. Actionable messages were observed in 22.1% of&nbsp; all the cases and 24.7% of&nbsp; the cross‑sectional studies.Conclusions: Cohort studies increased from 5% in 2001 to 6.9% in 2006, but the shortage of&nbsp; systematic reviews represented a major weakness in the country&rsquo;s knowledge production process. Studies with a higher level of&nbsp; evidence such as systematic reviews, and cohort and interventional studies should be among the priorities of&nbsp; knowledge production in the country.Keywords: Evidence‑based medicine, knowledge management, knowledge dissemination, knowledge translation, research design</Abstract>
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