BACKGROUND Health science students are at an increased risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection even under accidental infection. The aims of this study were to assess the seroprevalence of HAV in 1(st) year medical students and to determine the risk factors of HAV vaccination program among this population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in autumn 2010. A total of...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Self-esteem is viewed the most decisive factor in the psychological development of the elderly. This study was performed to assess self-esteem among the elderly referring to the elderly consulting unit of the healthcare centers in Kermanshah, Iran. METHODS A cross-sectional study was completed with 201 elderly respondents visiting the consulting unit of the healthcare s...

Workplace stress affects the employee's mental health and customers can run their occupational safety and health care centers in damage. The employees who are sent to the work place have different characters and different events happen in their living event. The present research proposed to study the relation among character attributes and mental health among the staff in Medical Sciences Kerma...

Due to complex composition of leachate, the comprehensive leachate treatment methods have been not demonstrated. Moreover, the improper management of leachate can lead to many environmental problems. The aim of this study was application of Fenton process for decreasing the major pollutants of landfill leachate on Kermanshah city. The leachate was collected from Kermanshah landfill site and tre...

1 Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Razi University, P.O. Box 67149-67346, Kermanshah, Iran 2 Center for Research in Mathematics and Physics, School of Mathematics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), P.O. Box 19395-5746, Tehran, Iran 3 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Shahrekord, P.O. Box 88186-34141, Shahrekord, Iran 4 Departmen...

INTRODUCTION Sleep hygiene was found as an important predictor for sleep quality. People's sleep hygiene can have a major role in their daily function. The purpose of the study was to determine sleep hygiene patterns and sleep hygiene behaviors and factors affecting them in the general population of Kermanshah, Iran. MATERIAL & METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 1829 men and 1262 women we...

Rural development can be a factor in improving the living conditions of people belonging to the low-income class in rural areas, making them self-sufficient, as the overall development process. Rural development requires planning, and one of the crucial factors in the success of development planning, a comprehensive and efficient planning system. This study, based on an analytical descriptive s...

Geographic tongue is a benign lesion at the dorsum and margins of the tongue that sometimes causes pain and burning sensation. This lesion is characterized by an erythematous area with white or yellow folded edges. The predisposing factors of this lesion include heredity, allergies, psoriasis, stress, fissured tongue and consumption of some foods. The present study was conducted to investigate ...

BACKGROUND Self-immolation is one of the most violent methods of suicide in developing countries. The objective of the present study was to investigate the survival rate and factors affecting survival of self-immolation patients. METHODS All people either died or hospitalized for intentional burns were assessed in Kermanshah province between 2010 and 2013. Required information was gathered fr...