introduction : this study was carried out to estimate toothache prevalence among adult residents in kerman. materials and methods: this cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted among individuals aged over 18 years ( n =1800). the relevant data on the prevalence of toothache and associated factors were collected by interviewing the individuals in their homes and filling out a questi...

STUDY OBJECTIVE This study investigates whether neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage may contribute to child behavioural and emotional problems, beyond the effects of parental socioeconomic status. It also examines the influence of neighbourhood disadvantage on changes in the frequency of behavioural problems from late childhood into early adolescence. DESIGN AND SETTING The study was con...

background: the consumption of low quality foods is common in low socioeconomic areas; and according to epidemiological studies, the density of nutrients often proves the quality of diet. this study aimed to compare the density of macronutrients and micronutrients in various parts of tehran.   methods: this was a cross-sectional study performed from september to december 2007 in all the 22 dist...

background: statins have been effective medications in lowering serum total cholesterol (tc) concentrations across populations over time. the aim of this study was to estimate national and provincial trends in atorvastatin sales in iran, to systematically quantify its relationship with socio-economic indicators, and changes in tc level.   methods : in this retrospective ecological study, conduc...

conclusions the risk of symptomatic hav infection is considerable in adolescents of all studied provinces; thus, universal hav vaccination is recommended for all adolescents, regardless of their socioeconomic level. however, the risk is higher in some provinces, which seem to be transitioning from intermediate to low endemicity. results the weighted prevalence of hav varied significantly across...

OBJECTIVE To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. METHODS A cross-sectional study with household-based survey, in 36 randomly selected census tracts in the city of Santos/SP. 357 families were interviewed and questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were applied in mothers and ...

BACKGROUND Previous research has generally indicated that disadvantaged socioeconomic groups tend to experience poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In an effort to extend the literature, this study proposes that coping flexibility is a stress buffer that mitigates the adverse effects of low socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS The participants comprised 150 Indians (53 % women; mean a...

BACKGROUND Low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) are believed to be characterized by the coexistence of underweight and overweight. It has also been posited that such coexistence is appearing among the low socioeconomic status (SES) groups. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative samples of 451,321 women aged 20-49 years drawn from 57 Demographic and Hea...