Mohammad Hassan Emamian
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
[ 1 ] - Economic Inequality in Presenting Vision in Shahroud, Iran: Two Decomposition Methods
Background Visual acuity, like many other health-related problems, does not have an equal distribution in terms of socio-economic factors. We conducted this study to estimate and decompose economic inequality in presenting visual acuity using two methods and to compare their results in a population aged 40-64 years in Shahroud, Iran. Methods: The data of 5188 participants in the first phase o...
[ 2 ] - Economic Inequality in Eye Care Utilization and its Determinants: A Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition
Background The current study aimed to determine eye care utilization, to assess the role of economic inequality in the utilization of eye care services, and to identify its determinants in Shahroud, North of Iran. Methods Of the 6,311 invited people, 5,190 (82.24%) individuals aged 40 to 64 years old participated in the study. A history of a visit by an ophthalmologist or optometrist was cons...
[ 3 ] - تأثیر نوع و مقدار مایعات مصرفی بر سنگهای کلیه: مطالعه مورد-شاهدی
Background & Objectives: Urinary calculi are a common problem worldwide. The pattern of fluid consumption in healthy people and patients with renal calculi is not totally clear. The aim of this study was to determine the association between the amount of fluids intake and urinary calculi. Methods: In this case-control study, cases were the patients with urinary calculi admitted to Emam-Hosse...
[ 4 ] - Sexual Risk Behaviors Constructed in Iranian Women’s Life with Substance Use Disorders: A New Implication of Human Ecological Theory
Background: Drug abuse is one of the important variables influencing protective sexual behavior. The objective of this study was to explore how risky sexual behaviors develop in drug abusing women using human ecological theory.Methods: In this study, we used a descriptive exploratory approach. The participants were 32 drug abusing women from two of the selected drop-in centers (DICs) in south T...