conclusions given the results, improving skills, training and awareness is necessary for women and emphasis on modified diet is recommended as a non-medical option for prevention of breast cancer. results the mean scores of feeding type in the patients with and without breast cancer was 56.14 and 66.25, respectively. results obtained from data analysis showed that there was statistically signif...

Introduction: The emerging and evolving situation of Coronavirus disaese-2019 (COVID-19) threatens the health all human beings. This study aims to measure mortality rate years life lost (YLL) due premature death caused by COVID-19 in Iran, Ahvaz Jundishapur University Medical Sciences. Materials Methods: In this study, definite deaths were used. First, descriptive analysis, including mean stand...

BackgroundAmong various food products, milk and dairy products are among the most basic nutrient foods. The consumption of milk and dairy products in Iran is much lower than the global rate of per capita consumption. This study used Health Belief Model to determine associated factors of milk consumption among 7-9th students.Materials and MethodsThis cross-sectional descriptive analytical study ...

BACKGROUND Applying Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI) standards in hospitals reduces probable risks to patients, staff and visitors; it also increases efficiency, and ultimately improves productivity of hospitals. OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to determine the status quo of international standards of PCI in hospitals located in the north of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross...

OBJECTIVE To determine the preparedness level of hospitals against natural disasters in Bandar Abbas, Iran. METHODS The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in all the 9 hospitals in Bandar Abbas, Iran, during 2012. The required data was collected using a standard checklist comprising 220 items in 10 areas. It was completed for each hospital using observations and interviews. SPSS...

Introduction: Nowadays breast cancer is the most important factor concerning the women’s health which can affect the quality of life (QOL). This study was performed with aim to investigate the QOL and the related factors in Iranian women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014-2015. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 94 women with breast cancer who were selected by convenience sa...

Recent studies have shown that certain man-made compounds (including some pesticides and herbicide) through interfering with endocrine system, have the capability to induce developmental and reproductive abnormalities in humans and animals. Pesticides are currently being used in large scales in many developed and developing countries (including Iran), so this study has been conducted to determi...

Background and aims: By incidence of modern technologies in different areas such as medicine which has been recognized as Telemedicine. This technology can play important role in increases quality level of medical services and health treatments. For successful increase of implementation and development of this technology in Iran needs to provide cultural, legal, political, social and technologi...

Background: Having disabled children can definitely hurt the mental health status of parents, especially mothers, and even directly affect children’s behaviors as well their adaptability progress during all care rehabilitation programs. Objectives: The main purpose this study was to investigate general mothers having with hearing disabilities reflect on quality life (QoL). Methods: This descrip...

Background and aim Riboflavin may have an acceptable effect on migraine among children. This study was carried out to determine the prophylactic effect of riboflavin on migraine in children. Methods This randomized clinical trial study was performed at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran from December 2012 to February 2015. Ninety children with migraine were allocated randomly into 3 gro...