Background: Oral lesions can affect people’s quality of life by interfering with chewing, swallowing, and speech. These may originate from epithelial or mesenchymal tissues. Malignant oral be life-threatening. Epidemiological data in Iran is limited. Objective: This study aims to investigate the frequency Rasht, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, histopathologic reported Razi laborat...

BACKGROUND Advances in the care of burn injuries have resulted from the efforts of regional patient-based specialist teams at burn care centers. OBJECTIVES We conducted this study to assess the four-year epidemiology of burn injuries in Rasht, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, medical records of 2274 burn patients, treated at Velayat hospital from January 2007 to De...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental and oral mucosal lesions in institutionalised elderly people in Rasht. BACKGROUND Oral health in the elderly people is important to tailor the health programmes for this increasing age group within the population. METHODS A total of 216 elderly people residing in a geriatric nursing home were included in the study. Su...

This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity by location of residence among randomly-selected 2,577 urban school girls aged 12-17 years in Rasht, Iran. Data on age, frequency of skipping breakfast per week, physical activity, hours of television viewing, self-perception about body condition, and home address were collected. Birt...

OBJECTIVE Pregnancy is accompanied by profound alterations in thyroid economy and relative iodine deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate urinary iodine excretion of pregnant women in cities with adequate and more than adequate iodine intake. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on schoolchildren and pregnant women in four cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Urinary iod...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women associated with many reproductive, endocrine, metabolic and cardiovascular dysfunctions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PCOS among high school students in Rasht. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 1850 students were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling from all high...

OBJECTIVE Because of geographical and periodical variation, we prompted to determine the demographic features and causative factors for febrile seizure in Rasht. MATERIALS & METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all 6-month- to 6-year-old children with the diagnosis of febrile seizure admitted to 17 Shahrivar hospital in Rasht, from August, 2009 to August, 2010 were studied. Age, sex, family...

Regarding various types of pollutant, waste management requires high attention. Environmental site selection study, prior to landfill operation, and subsequently, monitoring and maintaining of the location, are of foremost points in landfill site selection process. By means of these studies, it is possible to control the undesirable impacts caused by landfills. Study ahead aims at examination o...

Many people with gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms do not consult a physician; therefore studies on gastro-esophageal reflux in general practice or in hospitals may not accurately describe the burden of gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms in the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and its association with some life-style param...

BACKGROUND Regular physical activity has been considered as health promotion, and identifying different effective psycho-social variables on physical has proven to be essential. OBJECTIVE To identify the relationship between decisional balance and self-efficacy in physical activities using the transtheoretical model in the members of a retirement center in Rasht, Guillen. METHODS A descript...