Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem. The lack of information about the seroprevalence and risk factors is an obstacle for preventive public health plans to reduce the burden of viral hepatitis. Therefore, this study was conducted in Iraq, where no studies had been performed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HBV infection. Methods: Blood sample...

background: reprocessing of sewage sludge to agricultural land is preferred to disposal through landfill or incineration due to its potentially beneficial effects on soil fertility from organic matter and plant nutrients, such as n and p, present in the sludge. therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the impact of sewage sludge and chemical fertilizers on pb and cd accumulation in fe...

conclusions cardiovascular and respiratory problems mortality, as well as referrals to hospitals due to such diseases, was increased since 2010 till 2012. in 2013, however, the death toll was less than what had been in 2012, in spite of more concentration. the reason is that ahvaz had 160 days with concentration more than 400 μg/m3 in 2013 whereas this was 198 days in 2012. also, every 10 μg.m-...

conclusions this study showed that some lifestyle factors, particularly exposure to radiation, chemicals, pesticides, and contact with pets or livestock, can play an important role in etiology of leukemia. results exposure to radiation (p = 0.0001), chemicals (p = 0.02), pesticides (p = 0.01), and contact with pets or livestock (p = 0.0001) were associated with the risk of leukemia, but a histo...

conclusions our study showed severe neonate indirect hyperbilirubinemia is still prevalence in fars province and ethnic and cultural background of the mothers was more effective than school education in preventing hyperbilirubinemia complication. patients and methods all infants less than 28 days referred due to severe indirect hyperbilirubinemia were included. complete history, physical examin...

objective: the study focuses on psychosocial variables related to suicide ideation in young soldiers. method: 1329 soldiers were randomly selected from the infantry forces in different regions. all the soldiers were requested to complete the beck scale for suicide ideation (bssi) as well as general health questionnaire (ghq-28). data were analyzed using correlation tests. results: the results r...

background: anemia in pregnancy is associated with increased rates of maternal and perinatal mortality. objective: to study the prevalence and risk factors of women with anemia during pregnancy in kerman iran. materials and methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was performed based on 2213 pregnancies delivered during the years 2005-2007 in kerman iran. women with hemoglobinopathies suc...

background: a cross-sectional analytic method was used to assess health and safety risks that really matter in restaurants of universities and hospitals in the gaza strip, palestine.  materials and methods: a 40-item questionnaire was completed by workers in all university and governmental hospital restaurants in the gaza strip. another 30-item questionnaire was completed by university students...

objective: there are various attempts to confirm variables that could predict postpartum depression in advance. this study determined antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression in women at risk of developing this disorder. methods: a prospective cohort study was conducted with 2279 eligible women who attended at mazandaran province’ primary health centers from 32-42 weeks of pregnancy to ...

background: lung diseases are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality after renal transplantation. the aim of the study is to define the risk factors for infectious and noninfectious pulmonary complications in kidney transplant patients. materials and methods:we prospectively studied 267 patients after renal transplantation. the kidney recipients were followed-up for the development ...