Background: Infertility is a stressful event for both couples; therefore investigation of coping styles can be helpful to show how to improve mental health in couple infertile. The aim of this study was to compare individual coping processes of men and women in infertile couples. Materials and Methods: Study participants were comprised of 142 men and women who were referred to Fatemeh Alzahra F...

OBJECTIVES Research has shown that obesity appears to spread through social ties. However, the association between other characteristics of social networks and obesity is unclear. This study aimed to identify the association between social network characteristics and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) in an elderly Korean population. METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 657 Korea...

With 60% of practicing physician assistants (PAs) being women, it is critical to identify any gender-related differences in career satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to identify practice characteristics and lifestyle choices of men and women practicing PAs, determine any gender-related differences, and identify whether a relationship exists between gender and career satisfaction. This ...

introduction: intestinal parasites have world wide prevalence and are considered to be as one of the leading hygienic and economic problems in the world. it can be said that there is nowhere in the world without parasitic infestations. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients referring to yazd central laboratory in 2000-2002. methods: the p...

A study was made o f 328 personal advertisements sampled from a major daily Canadian newspaper. It was found that gender differences for desired companion attributes were consistent with traditional sex role stereotypes. Relative to the opposite sex, women emphasized employment, financial, and intellectual status, as well as commitment, while men emphasized physical characteristics. Physical ch...