BACKGROUND Obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide with negative effects on women's health, psychosocial factors and quality of life. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a major public health problem that is worrying for many women physically, emotionally and socially. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of body weight with FSD and sexual satisfaction, in Il...

background and aims: infertility is a major problem during reproductive age. physical and psychological effects of infertility in women are problematic. the aim of this study was to determine the potential predictive factors of infertility, among women referring both public and private health centers in ilam province, western iran, in 2013. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 1013 women ref...

INTRODUCTION There have been limited studies on quality of life and its predictors among postmenopausal women. Due to the importance of this subject in health promotion, this study was performed to assess quality of life and its predictive factors in postmenopausal women living in Ilam, Iran. METHODS In this descriptive correlational study, 400 postmenopausal married women who aged 50-59 year...

BACKGROUND Extensive use of cotrimoxazole has been associated with increasing level of Escherichia coli resistance. OBJECTIVES In the current study, we focused on assessing the prevalence of E. coli resistance to cotrimoxazole and frequency of its associated genes. MATERIALS AND METHODS One-hundred and forty-four E. coli isolates were identified during March 2007 to April 2012 at Ilam hospi...

We report the first record of a Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris , in eastern Nepal 2020 based on photographic evidence. documented this evidence at 3,165 m a.s.l., which makes it highest elevation tiger Nepal. recorded one 46 trail cameras deployed for monitoring Red Pandas Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) area. The PIT area, has non-protected status, borders India east. Our finding supports import...

BACKGROUND Impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) has been defined as the fasting plasma glucose level between 6.1 (110 mgl/dl) and 6.9 mmol/l (125 mgl/dl). Control of hyperglycaemia during acute illness among diabetic and non-diabetic patients has been associated with improved outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and factors related to hyperglycaemia, IFG and diabetes ...

BACKGROUND Complications and postoperative pain are major care problems that can affect the quality of health care plan. OBJECTIVES According to the use of multimodal therapy the current study aimed to compare the efficacy of gabapentin and celecoxib in pain management and complications after laminectomy at Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran, in 2015. PATIENTS AND METHODS In th...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main source(s): This work was supported by the Lefoulon Delalande Foundation OBJECTIVE Electroanatomical maps using automated conduction velocity (CV) algorithms are now being calculated 2D mapping tools. The basis substrate-based functional assessment is to detect slow zones or CV which isochronal late activation (ILAM) com...