BACKGROUND Several studies have been conducted in Iran in order to investigate the prevalence of depression among infertile couples. However, there is a remarkable diversity among the results. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate an overall prevalence rate of depression among infertile couples in Iran. METHODS International and national electronic databases were searched up to June 20...

The development of methods for estimating HIV incidence is critical for tracking the epidemic and for designing, targeting and evaluating HIV prevention efforts. One method for estimating incidence is based on changes in HIV prevalence. That method is attracting increased attention because national population-based HIV prevalence surveys, such as Demographic and Health Surveys, are being conduc...

BACKGROUND Stroke is a major health problem in developing countries. In a previous survey, the prevalence rate of stroke in the Nile Valley governorate of Assiut was significantly higher than other Arabic countries. In view of this, we carried out a follow-up study in a second Nile Valley governorate (Qena). METHODS A community-based, three-phase, door-to-door study with random sampling of 10...

A multipatch model is proposed to study the impact of travel on the spatial spread of disease between patches with different level of disease prevalence. The basic reproduction number for the ith patch in isolation is obtained along with the basic reproduction number of the system of patches, Re(0). Inequalities describing the relationship between these numbers are also given. For a two-patch m...

The World Health Organization's goal for tuberculosis (TB) control is to detect 70% of new, smear-positive TB cases and cure 85% of these cases. The case detection rate is the number of reported cases per 100,000 persons per year divided by the estimated incidence rate per 100,000 per year. TB incidence is uncertain and not measured but estimated; therefore, the case detection rate is uncertain...

the prevalence of varicose veins was studied in 1742 male weavers in iran by completing a specially designed questionnaire and medical examination. to show the effect of occupation on the prevalence of the disease, similar study was conducted on a group of 1661 food- processing workers. the over- all prevalence of the disease in the weavers (26.12%) was significantly higher than the similar rat...

background: helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) is the cause of most cases of peptic ulcers and gastric cancers and cause some of the most important cause of stomach cancer and lymphoma. the objective of this study was to evaluate the time trend of helicobacter pylori prevalence and presence of intestinal metaplasia over the period of 7 years in gastritis iranian patients. materials and methods: ...

background: sexual dysfunction in women is very common and it affects physical and mental health. several studies have been conducted in iran in order to investigate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction. however, there is a remarkable diversity among the results. this meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in iran. methods: internation...

background: toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease which occurs mostly through ingestion of tissue cysts or oocyst excreted by infected cats. this study was conducted to determine the sero-prevalence of toxoplasmosis in two migrating lore and khamseh tribes in southern iran living in tents with their domestic animals. materials and methods: during 2010, using cluster random sampling method, 357 bl...