BACKGROUND Elimination of suicide attempts is impossible, but they can be reduced dramatically by an organized planning. The present study aimed to survey the suicide trends in Fars province (Iran), during 2004-2009 to better understand the prevalence and status of suicide. METHODS This survey was a cross-sectional study. The demographic data were collected from the civil status registry betw...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death among women in the world. With prevention and examinations, including breast self-examination, the death rate will be reduced. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health-belief-model-based training on the performance of women in breast self-examination in the province of Fars (Iran). METHODS An ...

Among the avian influenza A virus subtypes, H5N1 and H9N2 viruses have the potential to cause an influenza pandemic because they are widely prevalent in avian species in Asia and have demonstrated the ability to infect humans. This study was carried out to determined the seroprevalence of H9N2 avian influenza virus in different human populations in Fars province, which is situated in the south ...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite infects most of warm-blooded animals, including birds. Turkeys are one of these animals which might be infected by this parasite. Little is known about the prevalence of T. gondii in turkeys in Iran. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to evaluate the rate of Toxoplasma infection in turkeys...

The aim of study was: 1To compare leaders' behavior in public with private sector industrial firms of Fars Province (one of the southern province of Iran). 2To identify the relationship between the type of leaders' behavior and efficiency in these industries. 3To identify the relationship between the type of leaders' behavior and ROI . LBDQ used in order to collect data. In order to analyze the...

BACKGROUND Growth retardation in children is a result of nutritional ignorance, inappropriate care, and inadequate monitoring of growth monitoring. This study was performed to assess the effect of mothers education program based on the precede model on the mean weight of children (6-12 months) at health centers in Shiraz, Fars Province. METHODS This quasi experimental study was conducted on 1...

Contagious agalactiae is a disease of sheep & goats, which is caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae and induces heavy economic losses. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify M. agalactia from sheep and goats at Fars province. Clinical samples such as milk, eye swabs and synovial fluids were collected from infected animals. The collected samples were transferred in a transport medium which ...

This study focuses on the structural picture interpretation of Buzurgan oil field in Maysan province southern Iraq. Using 2D seismic data, Synthetic traces are created by selecting reflectors section using Petrel software and well (BU-1) data currently available. The represented Paleocene to middle Miocene, which L-Fars-Kirkuk-Jaddala-Aaliji. A thrust fault that solely impacts L-Fars formation ...