Abdolhalim Rajabi

[ 1 ] - Population Attributable Risk of Unintentional Poisoning in Iranian Children

Background: It is introduced that unintentional childhood poisoning can be as result of child home environment and characteristics of parents. This study aimed at quantifying the adjusted population attributable risk percentage of risk factor of unintentional childhood poisoning.  Materials and Methods: The hospital based case- control included 140 consecutive poisoned children who admitted to ...

[ 2 ] - Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Background & Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and increases the risk of mortality. Understanding the trends of its clinical and biochemical changes is essential to identify patients with NAFLD that are at the greatest risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis in Iran. M...

[ 3 ] - سوء رفتار نسبت به سالمندان در شهرستان کلاله (1391)

زمینه و هدف : بروز سوء رفتار با سالمندان یا سالمندآزاری در دو دهه اخیر به سرعت افزایش یافته است. پدیده سالمندآزاری از جمله چالش‌های مطرح در حیطه مراقبت و حمایت از سالمندان است. این مطالعه به منظور تعیین فراوانی سالمندآزاری در شهرستان کلاله از استان گلستان انجام شد. روش بررسی : این مطالعه توصیفی – تحلیلی روی 247 فرد بالای 60 سال (137 مرد و 110 زن) در شهرستان کلاله طی سال 1391 انجام شد. برای همه...

[ 4 ] - Quality of life in epileptic patients compared with healthy people

Background: Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that has a great impact on people’s lives. Patients with epilepsy are at increased risk for poor Quality of Life (QoL). The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL of epileptic patients in comparison to healthy persons.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 52 epileptic patients from Golbu regi...

[ 5 ] - Determinants of maternal mortality in Eastern Mediterranean re-gion: A panel data analysis

Background: As one of the main criteria of health outcomes, maternal mortality indicates the socioeconomic development level of countries. The present study aimed at identifying and analyzing the effective factors on maternal mortality in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization (WHO).   Methods: Analytical model was developed based on the literature review. P...

[ 6 ] - Risk factors for C-section delivery and population attributable risk for C-section risk factors in Southwest of Iran: a prospective cohort study

Background: Iran has a high C-section rate (40.6% in 2005). The objective of this study was to assess the associations and population-attributable risks (PAR) of risk factors combinations and C-section in the Southwest Iran. Methods: We performed a population-based cohort study using the reports provided by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The cohort included pregnant women within Sept...

[ 7 ] - هزینه – مطلوبیت درمان بیماران مبتلا به تالاسمی ماژور در ایران

  چکیده سابقه و هدف تالاسمی ماژور یک بیماری اتوزومال مغلوب، با عوارض زیاد و مرگ و میر بالا است. امروزه امید به زندگی بیماران تالاسمی ماژور با پیشرفت‌های درمانی به طور قابل توجهی افزایش یافته است در نتیجه بیماران تالاسمی نیازمند مراقبت مادام‌العمر هستند، اما مراقبت از بیماران تالاسمی هزینه‌های زیادی را ایجاد می‏کند، لذا آگاهی از هزینه‏ها و اثربخشی درمان جهت کنترل هزینه‌ها و ارائه درمان‌های کارآ...

[ 8 ] - پیشگیری از "هاری" پس از مواجهه با حیوان گزیدگی

Background: The rabies is a deadly disease and if its symptoms break out in a person, he will certainly die. However, the deaths caused rabies can be prevented by post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Methods: In this study, subjects were recruited through census and with respect to in-formation which gathered from Fars Province health centers, Pasteur institution and previous studies In Iran. The ...

[ 9 ] - Commentary: Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Mortality