aim and background: individuals are faced with numerous stressful life events which can negatively influence their mental health. many individuals use smoking as a means of confronting stress. given the relatively high prevalence of smoking in central iran, the present study was conducted to compare stress levels in smokers, non-smokers, and those who had quit smoking. methods and materials: th...

this study focuses on the level of suffering from social problems and tests the moderator role of community size in relation with suffering from social problems. our study was conducted in gharbia governorate, egypt. two contrasting villages were chosen as the highest and lowest on human development index (hdi). a purposive sample of inhabitants in the age category 18-40 years was chosen. sampl...

objective: to identify the effects of community-based interventions on the neonatal health index in one district of tehran-iran. materials and methods: a community and healthcare center-based study was carried out from january 2011 through september 2014. the population of the study included newborns from mothers residing in the 4 th district of tehran, iran. demographic data of mothers and inf...

background: it has been shown that life style modification may decrease the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, but this intervention has not been reported in community setting. objectives effect of lifestyle modification on prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components were assessed in an urban population. materials and methods: in 6870 participants of tehran lipid and glucose study aged 2...

the situation of people with disabilities in the developing countries should be a matter of great concern. there are today close to 250 million severely and moderately disabled persons in these countries; the annual increase is 10 million. most of them are poor, dependent neglected, excluded from education, training and jobs; they die early and have no power while alive. between 15 and 20% of a...

a study in egypt during june 2012-august 2013 revealed that there were a disastrous out break of foot and mouth disease where sat2 strain have been identified as the main reason for its  occurrence. trained and untrained persons routinely perform uncontrolled treatments leading to sever economic losses. the present paper represents an intervention that was developed to empower the community to ...

background drowning is a serious but neglected health problem in low-and middle-income countries. objectives to describe the effectiveness of drowning prevention program on the reduction of drowning mortality rates in rural settings at the north of iran, and guide its replication elsewhere. patients and methods this interventional design included pre- and post-intervention observations in the r...