background & objective: mortality data can be the starting point for many epidemiological surveys. this study was conducted to determine the mortality rates of kermanshah province in 1379.   materials and methods:   mortality rate of rural and urban areas were obtained from kermanshah health center and baghferdows cemetery's archives,  respectively. the data of other cities of the province were...

Reduction in maternal mortality requires an in-depth knowledge of the causes of death. This study was conducted to explore the circumstances and events leading to maternal mortality through a holistic approach. Using narrative text analysis, all documents related to maternal deaths occurred from 2007 to 2011 in Kerman province/Iran were reviewed thoroughly by an expert panel. A 93-item chart ab...

background: gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild) are among the most common causes of morbidity and substantial proportion of mortality with enormous economic consequences in iran. we aimed to collect and report the most recent statistics on deaths, symptoms, physician visits, and hospitalizations for common gastrointestinal and liver diseases in gastrointestinal referral centers of tehran...

introduction: level of mothers’ literacy, pregnancy history of more than four times, residence in villages, lack of receiving intensive care during pregnancy, as well as inaccessibility to obstetric emergency services have been reported, in iran and the world, as major factors for maternal mortality. considering significance of identifying indirect causes of maternal mortalities, the present st...