INTRODUCTION One of the main treatments of chronic otitis media with effusion is ventilation of the middle ear with a ventilation tube (VT). The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and the types of VT complications in children with otitis media with effusion in Ahwaz. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, the medical records of 208 children (52 male and 35 female...

Background and objective: Nursing is an extremely stressful job and nurses face a variety of personal, organizational and communicational stresses which negatively affect their health and their job satisfaction. Accordingly, the present study was done to determine the level of job stress among nurses in intensive care units. Methods: In this analytical descriptive and cross sectional study, 175...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Antibiotic resistance is increasing, especially in healthcare-associated infections causing significant public health concerns worldwide. National information is required to make appropriate policies, update list of essential drugs for treatment, and evaluate the effects of intervention strategies. A nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in nosocom...

introduction: atopic dermatitis (ad) is a multifactorial chronic and inflammatory disease present all over the world. only a few epidemiologic studies on ad have been carried out in the eastern world, while most of the published papers belong to western countries. to determine prevalence of ad in 7-11 year-old school children in ahwaz as there has been no previous study in this region. methods:...

Chalazion is a chronic, localized lipogranulomatous inflammation of the sebaceous glands of the lids. Chalazion occurs often secondary to blockage of the sebaceous gland ducts. Some studies have reported vitamin A deficiency as a risk factor for chalazion. In this study, we determined the serum levels of vitamin A in patients with chalazion. The study involved a total of 107 subjects (52 patien...

OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study was conducted in Ahwaz, Iran to find out the prevalence of goiter among schoolchildren ages 11-16 years. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Multistage sampling methodology was followed for selecting the study population. A total of 1,950 children (1,050 males, 900 females) were clinically assessed for thyroid gland enlargement. Data were collected on age, sex, weight, h...

OBJECTIVE To identify main risk factors for unintentional childhood poisoning in Ahwaz, Iran and to suggest possible causes and preventative measures. METHODS This is an epidemiological description and a case-control study. The study was undertaken in Ahwaz, Iran in 1996-1997. Cases were 100 children who were taken to one of the 17 Accident and Emergency Departments due to poisoning. For ever...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of the residents of Ahwaz toward organ donation after brain death. Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 people between 15 and 70 years of age were selected by cluster sampling in Ahwaz, south-west of Iran. A questionnaire was designed about the attitudes of the interviewees toward organ donation after brain death by themselves ...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among employees throughout the world, particularly in high risk groups such as nurses. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of MSDs among nurses in a large hospital in Ahwaz, southwestern Iran, and to examine its correlation with gender, age, shift working, years at service and smoking. METHODS Using a self-reported questionnaire-based...