Background & Aim:These days it is expected that postmenopausal women live a healthier life for more years. Although sexual relations play an important role for the stability of family life, there is little information in hand about this serious subject in our town. This research is regarding the status of sexual functioning disorders amongst postmenopausal women referring to health centers of T...

Background & Aim: Quality of professional life is a critical concept which is related to personal characteristics and workplace of individuals. Also it is an important issue for health system and health care givers. There is a little information about the quality of professional life among health staff in the country. This study carried out to assess the quality of professional life among nurse...

Background & aim: In past few decades, the reduction of fertility rate in the country is a major concern for planners and population politicians. Therefore, the factors affecting fertility behavior should be understood. This study aimed to determine the relationship between gender preferences, birth interval and sex composition on fertility behavior of females referring to health care centers i...

Background & Aim: Fluoride concentration in drinking water within the optimal range reduces dental caries and prevents dental fluorosis. This study was conducted to determine the level of fluoride in drinking water resources in Torbat Heydariyeh City in 2016-17. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 22 wells used to supply drinking water of Torbat Heydariyeh City. A ...

Introduction and purpose: Assessment of water quality assessment is an appropriate measure an important step for the optimal and efficient use of drinking water resources. This study aimed to investigate of drinking water quality in Torbat Heydariyeh County using IWQIS software in 2018. Methods: In the present study, 234 samples of groundwater resources were taken from different areas of the c...

Due to their special environments, rural areas are susceptible to rodent outbreaks. Extensive damage to agricultural produce, equipment and buildings on the one hand and outbreaks of zoonotic diseases on the other are among the health and economic impacts of a rodent outbreak. Failure in controlling such events may even result in social issues, such as, village abandonment and mass migration to...

Background & Aim: The study of anthropometric measurements at birth leads to the identification of neonates with abnormal intrauterine growths and provides desirable care for the neonates who are at risk of postpartum complications. This study aimed to determine the anthropometric measurements among full term neonates in Torbat Heydariyeh city compared to the global standards reported by the Wo...