BACKGROUND Internet is an important source of up-to-date dental information for delivering educational materials. The aim of this study was to determine the use of internet among dental students in Yazd. METHODS In this descriptive study, a questionnaire consisting of multiple choice questions was distri-buted to clinical undergraduate students studying at the School of Dentistry at the Shahi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the growth pattern of children in Yazd, and compare it with standards outlined by the World Health Organisation. METHODS The cross-sectional study, which was conducted in 2009, involved 20 guidance schools of Yazd city. A total of 1921 children were chosen by simple cluster method and general demographic and anthropometric information regarding the subjects was extracted f...

There are various methods to evaluating phosphate rock for direct application. The first approach is solubility test of Phosphate Rocks (PR) using chemical extractant. In this study to compare the effectiveness of direct application of PRs, two samples of a sedimentary unbeneficiated PR from Lar mine of Yasooj and two samples of concentrated PR of Asfordi igneous PR of Yazd in Iran along with o...

Sensitivity Analysis of Combat Desertification Strategies in Fuzzy Environment Yazd-Khezrabad Sub-Catchment (Saduq County)

To obtain blood pressure distribution for Iranian children, we assessed 10,288 students aged 6-13 years (4871 boys and 5417 girls) in Tehran. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed incremental increases with age, weight and height in both sexes. Mean increases in systolic blood pressure for boys and girls were 1.7 and 0.8 mmHg per year respectively and for diastolic blood pressure we...

Application of Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) in Analyzing Obstacles to Combat Desertification with Pathological Approach Yazd Province

BACKGROUND Social changes due to urbanism, acculturation, and fading of values have led to some challenges in family relationships, including domestic elder abuse. This study was conducted to determine elder abuse status in Yazd, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 elderly people over 60 years in Yazd in 2014-2015. Clustered random sampling was used to recruit the pa...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment (VI) in Yazd, central Iran. METHODS This population-based, cross-sectional study was performed on adults aged 40-80 years, residing in Yazd district, in 2010-2011. Eligible subjects were selected using cluster random sampling. Each participant underwent an interview and complete ophthalmologic examination. Blind...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tinea capitis and tinea unguium are regarded as global public health concerns. The purpose of the present study was to identify the etiological agents of tinea capitis and tinea unguium in patients, referring to the Central Laboratory of Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted during 2014-2015. Skin scraping, scalp...

Survey of knowledge, attitude and self-care behaviors oral health among dental students Shahid Sadoughi University Medical Sciences in Yazd 2019