rapid population increase, expanding urbanization, lack of employment opportunities, particularly in agriculture, population pressure on natural resources and failing to create and expand medium and large industries, especially in developing countries led industrialization strategy that these countries from the mid-decade villages 1970 in their development programs to consider. this year emphas...

introduction: the aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of tabriz, a province in the northwest of iran. materials & methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of tabriz. totally, 874 women aged ...

conclusions considering the high rates of relapse, more attention should be paid to reasons for relapse. it seems necessary that both clinical and psychological approaches would be undertaken simultaneously. background relapse prevention is a medical intervention designed for educating cognitive and behavioral skills to avoid continued drug abuse and relapse. objectives this study examined high...

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between nutritional status and health-related quality life after adjusting for essential factors muscle mass, calf circumference, grip strength, timed up go (TUG) test diagnosis sarcopenia. Methods subjects were those who visited a health care center or senior welfare among aged 65 years older living in community two...

How does one measure financial risk aversion for a rural individual that has no knowledge of financial products? What household variables influence financial risk aversion? To answer this question, this study implemented Biswanger’s Lottery with an added gains and losses competent, in a series of six games, on a sample of 45 individuals drawn from two villages in rural India. For each participa...

BACKGROUND Physical activity has been linked to reduced risk of various cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and premature mortality. We investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity among adults in urban and rural communities in South Africa. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey comprising 1733 adults aged ≥35 years from the Cape Town (urban) and Mount Fre...

Background & purpose: Since 2005, a reform known as Rural Insurance and Family Medicine Scheme has introduced to primary health care network in Iran in rural areas and small towns. The content of the reform implies a substantial change in those aspects of health centers that mainly could be categorized as structural quality. Although, this is the requirement of all health care providers, they a...

OBJECTIVES To explore the burden of asthma on the lives of people presenting to hospital emergency departments for asthma treatment. DESIGN A qualitative study. Consenting individuals with asthma who presented to emergency departments were interviewed in-depth, and interviews were taped, transcribed and thematically analysed. Questionnaire data on medication use, respiratory health and asthma...