Child language development and disorder in Iran has been the focus for research by different professions, the most prominent ones among them being psychologists and speech therapists. Epidemiological studies indicate that between 8% and 12% of children show noticeable signs of language impairment in the preschool years; however, research on child language in Iran is not extensive compared to st...

BACKGROUND Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common, chronic disease worldwide. The weekly prevalence of reflux in developed countriesis 10% to 48%. It has previously been reported as 5% in Asian countries, but new reports show a higher level in both Asian and Arab countries. In Iran, reflux has increased over the last two decades. There are few studies concerning the prevalence of refluxin ...

n Iranian Journal of Parasitology Vol. 9, No. 1, Jan -Mar 2014, a paper entitled " Anti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibody Levels in Blood Supply of Shiraz Blood Transfusion Institute, Iran " by Shaddel et al. was published and prevalence of toxoplasmosis was reported as 23.6% in blood products. In this regard, following notes should be considered. Blood transfusion is an important lifesaving medical i...

OBJECTIVE To determine levels of cholesterol lipoproteins and prevalence of dyslipidemias in urban Asian Indians. METHODS Population based 6123 subjects (men 3388) were evaluated. Mean±1SD of various cholesterol lipoproteins (total, HDL, LDL and non-HDL cholesterol) and triglycerides were reported. Subjects were classified according to US National Cholesterol Education Program. RESULTS Age-...

INTRODUCTION Self-medication can cause significant challenges for the individuals and community, especially in women during pregnancy. This study was aimed to compare the prevalence of self-medication before and during pregnancy among women in Iran. METHODS in this cross-sectional study, a total of 384 pregnant women were evaluated for the prevalence of self-medication and its associated fact...

Background: Breastfeeding has been recognized to have a great deal of benefits for both the mothers and infants. Moreover, the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life has been greatly acknowledged. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of starting breastfeeding in the first hour after delivery and the exclusive breast milk feeding as well as the a...

Masood Amini1, 2, Leila Vafa2, Seyedeh Leila Poorbaghi3 and Masood Sepehrimanesh4* 1Laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran 2Obesity Specialized Clinic, Ghadir Mother and Child Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran 4Gastroenterohepatology Research Ce...

CONTEXT Obesity has now become a common health problem worldwide. To gain insight into the epidemiology of the problem in Iran, we systematically reviewed all available studies on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Iranian pediatric population. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We systematically searched PubMed, ISI, SCOPUS, as well as Iranmedex, Irandoc, and Scientific Information Database (...