the aim of the present study was to compare the broader autism phenotype in iranian parents of children with autism spectrum disorders and parents of typically developing children.parents of children with asd and parents of typically developing children were asked to complete the persian version of the autism spectrum quotient (aq). in the asd group, families included 204 parents (96 fathers an...

background: social health is important to be assessed as a dimension of health. in this study we tried to determine areas and sub-areas of children social health indicators.   methods: in a structured way, we reviewed the main social health databases and documents since 1995, both iranian and international were reviewed to develop conceptual framework and to extract indicators.   results: accor...

the prevalence of sarcoptes in rural areas has been investigated by many investigators. sarcoptes infestation in areas with poor education and hygienic is higher than urban areas. in this study, one severe case of sarcoptes scabiei in­festation is described from a four months old child. confirmation of scabies was done by clinical examination of child and by the identification of the mite by mi...

INVESTIGATION OF THE PREVALENCE MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS AMONG NURSING POPULATION EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS IN AHVAZ CITY, IRAN

The Prevalence of Carbapenemase Genes in Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran, 2019-2020

Prevalence, Comparison of Diagnostic Methods, Antibiogram, and Genotyping Arcobacter spp. in Diarrheal Cases Referring to Clinical Centers Iran

BACKGROUND Although in many countries child abuse reporting is mandated, Iranian nurses report abused cases voluntary. Some of the cases are reported to the police and others are referred to welfare organizations or other non-governmental organizations. Absence of a uniform reporting system along with a lack of legal support in the specific cultural context of Iran has resulted challenges for t...

BACKGROUND Child abuse is a serious social health problem all over the world with important adverse effects. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to extend our understanding of the relation between mental disorders and child abuse. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey on 700 students in secondary schools using multiple cluster sampling in Yazd, Iran in 20...

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users in Iran. Like many other countries with HIV/AIDS concentrated epidemic, prisons are high risk areas for spreading HIV/AIDS. The aim of this paper was to study the trend of HIV/AIDS prevalence and related interventions administered in prisons of Iran during a 13 years period. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducte...

background: saponins identified from fenugreek (trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds are reported effective on dyslipidemia. however, the definite mechanism is still not elucidated systematically. in this study, we evaluate the effects of saponin extract on cholesterol absorption, metabolism, synthesis, and reverse cholesterol transport in vivo. methods: saponin extract was prepared according to a ...