Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani

@modares.ac.ir

Faculty of Health Education
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran,

Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani


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EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Health Education and Health Promotion

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Children's health. Mothers' health.
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Scholar Citations

6

Scholar h-index

6

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Environmental Factors Associated With Preschoolers' Outdoor Play and Napping in Childcare Settings: The SUNRISE International Study
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, A Byambaa, TW Mwase‐Vuma, SLC Veldman, ...
    Child: Care, Health and Development 52 (3), e70284 , 2026
    2026
  • Probability of meeting the restrained sitting guideline in early childhood: an international cross sectional study
    KE Spring, EK Webster, RA Beyl, C Abdeta, OA Aoko, J Bayasgalan, ...
    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport , 2026
    2026
  • Parental perceptions of environmental factors on preschoolers’ sleep duration among 23 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, M Ghogho, KH Chong, A Jáuregui, ...
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine 24 (2), 219-231 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • Breast Milk and Brain: The Influence of Iodine and Neurotrophic and Growth Factors on Children’s Neurodevelopment-A Secondary Analysis
    P Nazeri, NH Zarghani, Z Tahmasebinejad, M Dashtkoohi, M Hedayati, ...
    Journal of Family & Reproductive Health 19 (3), 232 , 2025
    2025
  • Weight management promotion among preschoolers: a protocol for a pilot study using mixed methods
    N Hamzavi Zarghani, F Ghofranipour, E Mohammadi, AA Haeri Mehrizi, ...
    Health Education and Health Promotion 9 (3), 221-227 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Parental perceptions of environmental factors on preschoolers’ outdoor play in 19 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, M Ghogho, A Jáuregui, E Engberg, ...
    Journal of Physical Activity and Health 22 (5), 555-565 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Overweight and obesity and its determinants in primary school students: a population-based study from Iran
    Scientific Reports 15 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Pooled analysis of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children from 33 countries
    KH Chong, T Suesse, PL Cross, ST Ryan, E Aadland, O Aoko, ...
    JAMA pediatrics 178 (11), 1199-1207 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 63
  • International study of 24‐h movement behaviors of the early years (SUNRISE): A pilot study from Iran
    NH Zarghani, Z Jafari, F Amini, SZ Marashi, S Ghaffarifar, F Ghofranipour, ...
    Child: Care, Health and Development 50 (3), e13269 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • An internet-based educational intervention for mothers targeting preschoolers’ weight management promotion (PWMP): a pilot study
    F Ghofranipour, N Hamzavi Zarghani, E Mohammadi, AAH Mehrizi, ...
    BMC Public Health 22 (1), 2220 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Understanding the perceptions of parents and preschool principals on the determinants of weight management among Iranian preschoolers: A directed qualitative content analysis
    GC Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani, Fazlollah GhofranipourID, Eesa Mohammadi
    Plos One 17 (6), e0270244 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas during 2006–2011
    P Amiri, P Naseri, G Vahedi-Notash, S Jalali-Farahani, Y Mehrabi, ...
    Scientific reports 10 (1), 21318 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 31
  • Can an educational intervention improve iodine nutrition status in pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial
    P Amiri, N Hamzavi Zarghani, P Nazeri, F Ghofranipour, M Karimi, ...
    Thyroid 27 (3), 418-425 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 20
  • Social support in the pregnant and non-pregnant women and its associated dimensions
    NH Zarghani, M Nazari, Z Shayeghian, S Shahmohammadi
    Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences 3 (3), 11-18. e141231 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 12
  • Iodine Intake Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women and its Relation to Iodine Status During Pregnancy
    N Hamzavi Zarghani, F Ghofranipour, P Amiri, A Amouzegar, P Nazeri, ...
    Iranian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 17 (6), 469-476 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 2
  • Iodine Intake Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women and its Relation to Iodine Status During Pregnancy
    N Zarghani
    Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism , 2016
    2016
  • Iodine status in pregnant women, lactating mothers, and newborns in an area with more than two decades of successful iodine nutrition
    P Mirmiran
    Biological trace element research , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 19
  • Designation and psychometric assessment of a comprehensive spiritual health questionnaire for Iranian populations.
    AF Amiri P, Abbasi M, Gharibzadeh S, Zarghani NH
    Medical Ethics Journal. 9 (30), 25-56 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 115

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Designation and psychometric assessment of a comprehensive spiritual health questionnaire for Iranian populations.
    AF Amiri P, Abbasi M, Gharibzadeh S, Zarghani NH
    Medical Ethics Journal. 9 (30), 25-56 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 115
  • Pooled analysis of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children from 33 countries
    KH Chong, T Suesse, PL Cross, ST Ryan, E Aadland, O Aoko, ...
    JAMA pediatrics 178 (11), 1199-1207 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 63
  • Trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas during 2006–2011
    P Amiri, P Naseri, G Vahedi-Notash, S Jalali-Farahani, Y Mehrabi, ...
    Scientific reports 10 (1), 21318 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 31
  • Can an educational intervention improve iodine nutrition status in pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial
    P Amiri, N Hamzavi Zarghani, P Nazeri, F Ghofranipour, M Karimi, ...
    Thyroid 27 (3), 418-425 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 20
  • Iodine status in pregnant women, lactating mothers, and newborns in an area with more than two decades of successful iodine nutrition
    P Mirmiran
    Biological trace element research , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 19
  • Social support in the pregnant and non-pregnant women and its associated dimensions
    NH Zarghani, M Nazari, Z Shayeghian, S Shahmohammadi
    Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences 3 (3), 11-18. e141231 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 12
  • International study of 24‐h movement behaviors of the early years (SUNRISE): A pilot study from Iran
    NH Zarghani, Z Jafari, F Amini, SZ Marashi, S Ghaffarifar, F Ghofranipour, ...
    Child: Care, Health and Development 50 (3), e13269 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Parental perceptions of environmental factors on preschoolers’ outdoor play in 19 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, M Ghogho, A Jáuregui, E Engberg, ...
    Journal of Physical Activity and Health 22 (5), 555-565 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Overweight and obesity and its determinants in primary school students: a population-based study from Iran
    Scientific Reports 15 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Understanding the perceptions of parents and preschool principals on the determinants of weight management among Iranian preschoolers: A directed qualitative content analysis
    GC Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani, Fazlollah GhofranipourID, Eesa Mohammadi
    Plos One 17 (6), e0270244 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • An internet-based educational intervention for mothers targeting preschoolers’ weight management promotion (PWMP): a pilot study
    F Ghofranipour, N Hamzavi Zarghani, E Mohammadi, AAH Mehrizi, ...
    BMC Public Health 22 (1), 2220 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Parental perceptions of environmental factors on preschoolers’ sleep duration among 23 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, M Ghogho, KH Chong, A Jáuregui, ...
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine 24 (2), 219-231 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • Iodine Intake Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women and its Relation to Iodine Status During Pregnancy
    N Hamzavi Zarghani, F Ghofranipour, P Amiri, A Amouzegar, P Nazeri, ...
    Iranian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 17 (6), 469-476 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 2
  • Weight management promotion among preschoolers: a protocol for a pilot study using mixed methods
    N Hamzavi Zarghani, F Ghofranipour, E Mohammadi, AA Haeri Mehrizi, ...
    Health Education and Health Promotion 9 (3), 221-227 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Environmental Factors Associated With Preschoolers' Outdoor Play and Napping in Childcare Settings: The SUNRISE International Study
    CI Maddren, G Dhamrait, A Byambaa, TW Mwase‐Vuma, SLC Veldman, ...
    Child: Care, Health and Development 52 (3), e70284 , 2026
    2026
  • Probability of meeting the restrained sitting guideline in early childhood: an international cross sectional study
    KE Spring, EK Webster, RA Beyl, C Abdeta, OA Aoko, J Bayasgalan, ...
    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport , 2026
    2026
  • Breast Milk and Brain: The Influence of Iodine and Neurotrophic and Growth Factors on Children’s Neurodevelopment-A Secondary Analysis
    P Nazeri, NH Zarghani, Z Tahmasebinejad, M Dashtkoohi, M Hedayati, ...
    Journal of Family & Reproductive Health 19 (3), 232 , 2025
    2025
  • Iodine Intake Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women and its Relation to Iodine Status During Pregnancy
    N Zarghani
    Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism , 2016
    2016

Publications

Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Eesa Mohammadi, Greet Cardon. Understanding the perceptions of parents and preschool principals on the determinants of weight management among Iranian preschoolers: A directed qualitative content analysis. Plos One. 2022, 17(6): e0270244.
Najmeh Hamzavi Zarghani, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Eesa Mohammadi, Ali Asghar Haeri Mehrizi, Greet Cardon. “Weight management promotion among preschoolers: A protocol for a pilot study using mixed methods” Health Education and Health Promotion Journal. 2021, 9 (3)
Amiri P, Naseri P, Vahedi-Notash G, Jalali-Farahani S, Mehrabi Y, Hamzavi-Zarghani N, Azizi F, Hadaegh F, Khalili D. Trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas during 2006–2011. Scientific reports. 2020 Dec 7; 10 (1):1-7.

Amiri P, Hamzavi Zarghani N, Nazeri P, Ghofranipour F, Karimi M, Amouzegar A, Mirmiran P, Azizi F. Can an educational intervention improve iodine nutrition status in pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial. Thyroid. 2017 Mar 1; 27(3): 418-25.

Hamzavi ZN, Nazari M, Shayeghian Z, Shahmohammadi S. Social support in the pregnant and non-pregnant women and its associated dimensions. Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences 2016; 3(2): 11-18.

Hamzavi Zarghani N, Ghofranipour F, Amiri P, Amouzegar A, Nazeri P, Hedayati M, Mirmiran P, Azizi F. Iodine Intake Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women and its Relation to Iodine Status During Pregnancy. Iranian J