1. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran 2. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran 3. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medic...

1. Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran 2. Dept. of Health and Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran 3. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Scienc...

BACKGROUND Over one million new cases of breast cancer (BC) are diagnosed each year with a mortality rate of more than 600 thousand women per year. Breast self-examination (BSE) is a patient-centered, inexpensive, and noninvasive diagnostic test. We focused on the role of screening in BC in early diagnosis. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate awareness and attitude of women t...

526 Ann Dermatol Received May 27, 2013, Revised July 18, 2013, Accepted for publication July 25, 2013 Corresponding author: Abdolkarim Sheikhi, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Azadegan Main Boulevard, Dezful, Khuzestan 6461945914, Iran. Tel: 98-641-6269733, Fax: 98-641-6269538, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article dist...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of refractive errors, among 6- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Dezful in western Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 1375 Dezful schoolchildren were selected through multistage cluster sampling. After obtaining written consent, participants had uncorrected and corrected visual acuity tests and cycloplegic refraction at the school site....

intestinal parasitic infections are still a major health problem in semi- developing countries. the aim of the present study was studying the frequency of intestinal parasites in patients referred to the central laboratory of great dezful hospital. this was a retrospective cross sectional study and the results were collected from the medical records central laboratory of great hospital in dezfu...

Objective: There is a likelihood of risky behaviors such as drug abuse, risky sexual behavior, and adaptability issues in young ages. The present study aimed at investigating the prevalence of risky behaviors among students of Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Method: This was a descriptive-analytical cross sectional study, with a random sampling approach. Scale of measuring risky ...