BACKGROUND Avoidable mortality as an indicator for assessing the health system performance has caught the attention of researchers for a long time. In this study we aimed to compare the health system performance using this indicator in rural and urban areas of one of Iran's southern provinces. METHODS All deaths (29916) which happened during 2004-2011 in Bushehr province were assessed. Nolte ...

danaus chrysippus l. (lep.: nymphalidae) is the most important pest on calotropis procera aiton in bushehr-iran. the larvae make the main damage by feeding on leaves and shrubs. the purpose of this project was the study of bioecology and larval population fluctuation of d.chrysippus, carried out between 2006 and 2007 in saadabad area in bushehr-iran. the sampling was carried out weekly by a two...

The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the groundwater fluoride (F) concentration and dental caries in children living in the Dashtestan area of the Bushehr Province in Iran. Except for some very small villages, 14 villages in Dashtestan with only a groundwater source and essentially the same socio-economic living standards and nutritional conditions were s...

The migration of refugees not only facilitates but also increases the risk of the spread of infectious diseases such as viral hepatitis. During the two last decades, because of 23 years (1978—2001) of civil war in Afghanistan, a considerable number of Afghan people have left their homeland and have migrated to neighboring countries. Iran, as Afghanistan’s western neighbor, has hosted approximat...

In the present study, antifouling booster biocides, irgarol 1051 and diuron, were measured in seawater and sediments in ports and marinas of Bushehr, Iran. To the best of our knowledge, in the Persian Gulf there is no any record about analysis of these compounds in coastal waters, however there are considerable amount of information about the concentration of antifouling booster biocides in Eur...

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the status intestinal parasitic infections in immunocompromised patients Bushehr province, southwest Iran by conventional and molecular methods. Methods A total 201 stool samples were collected from kidney transplant recipients, AIDS under chemotherapy. Samples healthy people as control group. specimens tested using various Polymerase chain react...

Pollen grains can play an important role in allergic diseases and many studies have revealed that allergenicity increases in industrial cities. In Bushehr province in Iran Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. has grown in two regions, Bordekhoon (Mond protected Area) and Assaluyeh (Marine National Park of Nayband). Assaluyeh (polluted area) is an industrial region with petrochemical factories that ...

For the first time, we previously recorded an enormous population of the Cassiopea andromeda jellyfish that had increased dramatically from Bushehr coasts of Iran. The sub-acute toxicity of the jellyfish venom in rat organs was correspondingly carried out. The data presented in this paper relate to the in vivo and in vitro hematological effects of this venomous species of jellyfish venom.

DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF SELF-EFFICACY IN SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR MOTHERS CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OLD REFERRING TO CENTERS BUSHEHR