Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic disease which esthetic outcomes may result in deep effects on mental disorders of patients. In this case-control study, we compared the mental health of 68 patients diagnosed with AA with 68 healthy individuals using Hamilton anxiety and depression rating scales. There were significant differences between the case and control groups regarding the prevalence of ...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy by itself, imposes great physical and psychological pressures on a person and consequently, coupled with other stressors such as violence, can have adverse effects on the fetus and mother. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnant women and maternal and infants' outcomes. METHODS This is a descriptive study using a questionnaire. Data were coll...

BACKGROUND Amblyopia is an acquired defect of vision caused by abnormal visual experience that occurs during childhood. Since early diagnosis is important in preventing further irreparable effects, the aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of amblyopia screening in children. METHODS Data from the amblyopia screening program in the Welfare Department of Bandar Abbas during 2011-2012...

Radon 222 is a natural radioactive element with a half-life of 3.8 days. It is odorless and colorless as well as water-soluble. Consuming waters which contain high concentration of 222Rn would increase the effective dose received by different age groups. It would also be followed by an increased prevalence of cancer. In this research, 72 samples of the most commonly used bottled water in Bandar...

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of managers' propensity for outsourcing the services in hospitals using decision-making matrix. METHODS The applied, cross-sectional study was conducted at three hospitals affiliated to Bandar Abbas University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2013, and comprised managers and employees of four service units: radiology, laboratory, nursing, and nutrition services. ...

Background Food handlers play a significant role in the dissemination and transmission of enteropathogenic microorganisms, including intestinal parasites. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in food handlers of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 800 stool samples were randomly collected in a period of 6 months from Jun...

materials and methods in this descriptive and analytical study, we used a static and direct method. cluster sampling method was used to select the subjects. participants were 1600 randomly-selected iranian male (n = 568) and female (n = 1031) workers of five hospitals in bandar abbas. thirty seven static dimensions were measured in the individuals aged 20 - 60. for anthropometric measurement, t...

a general rodent control program was carried out in bandar abbas in the persian gulf (15 sep-22 oct 1984). researches on the variety of the rodents and their parasites were done and zincphosphide and comatetralil baits were used for in-doors and out-doors. results obtained showed that these campaigns were successful.