Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and the tendency to addiction in the students of the University of Sistan and Baluchistan, located in the –South-East of Iran, during the academic year of 2009-2010. Methods: This was a descriptive, correlational study, and the statistical samples were 200 male BSc students selected with cluster rand...

Studies investigating the interconnection of health poverty and climatic variability are rare in spatial perspectives. Given importance sustainable development goals 3, goal 10, 13, we explored whether geographic regions with diverse climate structure has a association poverty; disparities exist across districts Pakistan. We implied A-F methodology to estimate MHP index using PSLM survey, 2019–...

Background: Xmn-1 polymorphism of 𝜸Gglobin gene (HBG2) is a prominent quantitative trait loci (QTL) in β-thalassemia intermediate (β-TI). In current study, we evaluated the frequency of Xmn-1 polymorphism and its association with β-globin gene (HBB) alleles and Hb F level in β-TI patients in Sistan and Balouchestan province, south-east of Iran. Subjects and Methods: 45 β-TI patients were enroll...

background: asymptomatic malaria infection provides a reservoir of parasites, causing the persistence of malaria transmission. it accounts an important challenge for successful management of the control, elimination, and eradication programmes in any malaria-endemic region. this investigation was designed to assess the presence and the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers in iranshahr district o...

background: parasite lactate dehydrogenase ( p ldh) is extensively employed as malaria rapid diagnostic tests (rdts). moreover, it is a well-known drug target candidate. however, the genetic diversity of this gene might influence perfor­mance of rdt kits and its drug target candidacy. this study aimed to determine polymorphism of p ldh gene from iranian isolates of p. vivax and p. falciparum. m...

prosopis cineraria (l.) druce (kahour in persian) is a native and indicative species of saharo-sindian region. prosopis forest in iran extends from the beach of persian gulf and oman sea in boushehr, hormozgan and sistan-baluchistan provinces to south of kerman province. in this research ecological conditions of prosopis such as floristic diversity, climate, soil and the biomass were studied. i...

having selected quhistan as one of the important centers of the nazaris’ activity in iran, the local muhtashams of this province focused their efforts on increasingly expanding their spheres of influence in the region. one of the important centers that the nazaris had in mind to expand was nīmrūz province (sistan). by occupying the fortresses in the passageways at the entrance of sistan, they w...

Background & Aims: Maternal mortality is a tragedy which threatens human life. It is an indicator of womenʼs health and development of society as well. Therefore, prevention of maternal deaths is one of the main goals in many countries, including Iran. The aim of this study was to review and analyze the recorded data on maternal mortality in the country, in order to improve the management of ma...