Background: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was firstly reported from California and soon became a pandemic in the world.This disease poses seriousthreats to humans’ health.In this study, we intended to examine the characteristicsof HIV-positive patients whoreferred to the Behavioral Diseases Consultation Center (BDCC) in Shiraz, Iran.   Methods : This was a cross-sectional descrip...

background: predicting life expectancy is an important component of public health, in that, it may affect policy making in fields such as social security and medical care., to estimate the life expectancy and the average years of life lost (ayll) of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)-infected population, compared with that of the general population,...

Eliminating four behavioral risk factors (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol) could contribute to a decrease of up to 80% in burden of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. Primary healthcare providers have a unique position within the healthcare system, which allows them to actively contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular ...

Copyright © 2013 Massachusetts Medical Society. Except in eastern Europe and parts of Africa, mortality among adults has declined in most countries for decades.1 Lower rates of death from infectious diseases were the early driver of this improvement, but there have been subsequent declines in mortality from cardiovascular disease and some cancers.2,3 There have also been important trends in var...

Abstract Background Behavioral risk factors are one of the significant problems in Public health around world. The authors current research involved Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, which provides a graded complete estimation factor exposure, relative risk, attributable burden. Methods Relative risks we assessed as function exposure based on issued systematic reviews fo...

abstract aims: elderlies are one of the vulnerable groups in the society that are increasing every day. senility is associated with disability and many chronic diseases. this study was performed to predict the self-efficacy and behavioral expectations in consumption of fruits and vegetables in elderly patients with functional constipation. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional study was pe...