INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of bacteriuria in pregnant women referred to the medical centers of Tabriz, Iran, for prenatal care. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1100 healthy pregnant women who were referred to 50 medical centers in Tabriz for a regular prenatal care were evaluated for bacteriuria. RESULTS The frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria was 6....

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe menopausal symptoms in Iranian women in Tabriz, north-west Islamic Republic of Iran. A total of 200 women aged 45-55 years completed a Farsi version of the Greene climacteric scale. The mean total Greene scores for 20 items (1 item was excluded) were 29.34 (SD 9.84) for perimenopausal and 28.14 (SD 10.15)for postmenopausal women. Perimenopau...

OBJECTIVES Chinese county hospitals have been excessively enlarging their scale during the healthcare reform since 2009. The purpose of this paper is to examine the technical efficiency and productivity of county hospitals during the reform process, and to determine whether, and how, efficiency is affected by various factors. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 114 sample county hospitals were selected ...

BACKGROUND In China, public hospital reform has been underway for almost 5 years, and 311 pilot county hospitals are the current focus. This study aimed to assess the job satisfaction and active participation of medical staff in the reform. A total of 2268 medical staff members in pilot and non-pilot county hospitals in Hubei, China, were surveyed. METHODS Questionnaires were used to collect ...

BACKGROUND China has since the beginning of this millennium engaged in substantial Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms. This paper adds evidence on how equity in level of health service utilization changed after UHC reforms. METHODS Our study was based on household survey data from 30 counties in Sichuan province in 2004 and 2011. We introduce an unusual outcome variable, namely level of ...

OBJECTIVE To reduce tobacco consumption and exposure to passive smoking in China. METHODS Discussion consisting of 80 focus groups and 35 interviews were held in three rural intervention counties of Jiangxi, Henan, and Sichuan Provinces. Participants came from hospitals, schools, rural areas, and urban areas. RESULTS Tobacco use and exposure to passive smoking were widely prevalent in the i...

Violence in both community and county hospitals in the USA is increasing. It caused significant physical, emotional and economic hardship to many emergency department employees. We describe an incident that caused significant injury to an innocent bystander in a quiet upper-class community emergency department and outline procedures that hospitals and emergency department employees can take to ...

Introduction: Sarcocystosis is one of the most common protozoan parasites in domestic livestock and causes severe infection some hosts such as cattle sheep. In addition to animals, Sarcocystis infects many wild birds, coldblooded humans. The purpose this study was investigate estimate initial status minced beef Tabriz. Methods: For digestion test diagnosis contamination from butchers Tabriz, 30...

1970-71 Brownsville Haywood County 1970-71 Sparta White County 1980-81 Watertown Wilson County 1981-82 Atwood 1981-82 Trezevant 1981-82 Gibson County Gibson County ceased to function as a regular school system. A new Gibson County Special School District was opened and students were assigned to the municipal or special school districts within the county. 1983-84 Crockett Mills 1983-84 Friendshi...