Acknowledgement
We would like to express our special thanks to the participants, healthcare providers at selected health centers, and the authorities of the sub-secretary for health of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. We wish to acknowledge the support of Research Department of the School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences for approval of this research. This paper was extracted from a thesis written by Dr. Narges Malih.
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