The goal of this study was to establish local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) for conventional radiography examinations in Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran, using dose area product (DAP) measurements followed by a comparison with international dose levels. DAP factor evaluation was carried out at eight radiography rooms in six public and one private health-care centers. The study employe...

BACKGROUND One of the methods used in the analysis of data related to diseases, and their underlying reasons is drawing geographical map. Mapping diseases is a valuable tool to determine the regions of high rate of infliction requiring therapeutic interventions. The objective of this study was to investigate obesity pattern in Iran by drawing geographical maps based on Bayesian spatial model to...

OBJECTIVE To enhance knowledge and behaviour of Community Health Workers (CHWs) regarding adequate educational content of malaria. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was undertaken in 2003 in Sistan va Baluchestan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. Sixty-four CHWs were selected in both intervention and control groups. A questionnaire consisting of 17 open-ended questions was developed to ass...

An important variable in determining the vectorial capacity of malaria mosquito species is the degree of mosquito-human contact. This parameter can be affected by community sleeping behavior and the host-feeding habits of vectors. A cross-sectional study of 775 randomly selected inhabitants, including 385 Baluchi residents and 390 Afghani refugees, was conducted in a malarious area in Sabaz Dis...

Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is well-accepted in the developed world and is playing a vital role in economic development. The less-developed and developing nations are far behind in this regard, despite of the fact that the governments have had attempted to encourage ECommerce. This paper explores the factors which can act as constraints to the development of E-Commerce in Iran. A qualitati...