INTRODUCTION literacy involves a complex set of abilities to understand and use symbolic systems of a culture for personal development and social development in a diverse set of skills required as an adult to exercise behavior are considered in society. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate Comparative investigation of health literacy level of cardiovascular patients hospitalized i...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this research was to determine the traffic noise level and changes in the Kerman City, southeast Iran in recent years. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 to investigate the existing noise situation in Kerman. Sound levels (L(Max), L(Min), L(eq), L(99), L(90), L(50) and L(10)) were determined throughout 13 stations using sound level measurement...

Homayoon Babaei, Reza Kheirandish, Laya Ebrahimi Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN Graduated Student of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN Asian Pacific Journal of Tropic...

A. Mohammadi, M. R. Baneshi 3 , T. Khalili 1,* Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Physiology Research center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies among different societies. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence rate of IBD in Kerman, a city in Southeast Iran. METHODS All medical records that indicated a new diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) were retrieved from the gastrointestinal endoscopy and pathology departments of 12 centers ...

CONTEXT The ability to think critically is an essential element in nursing education and more specifically in nurses' clinical decision making (CDM). AIMS Critical thinking (CT) and CDM ability as well as their relationship were examined among nursing students of Kerman University. SETTINGS AND DESIGN STUDY WAS DESIGNED IN FOUR TOWNS: Kerman, Bam, Jiroft, and Zarand, settled in Kerman provi...

INTRODUCTION This study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in Kerman. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted among individuals aged over 18 years (n=1800). The relevant data on the prevalence of toothache and associated factors were collected by interviewing the individuals in their homes and filling out a questionn...

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Ophthalmology, Student Research Committiee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Research Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences,...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania tropica is endemic in Kerman, southeastern Iran. While dogs have long been implicated as the main domestic reservoirs of L. infantum, etiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), they can also carry L. tropica infection. The objective of the present study was to determine molecular identity and to evaluate histopatholog...

BACKGROUND More than a billion people have some form of disabilities worldwide. Persons living with a disability have many needs (including physically, mentally, and socially needs). Estimating the size of disabled population is a challenge in health systems. An innovative indirect method to estimate the size of populations is network scale up (NSU) having widely used for hidden populations. Th...