Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide. The aim was to identify the prevalence and incidence of anemia in children and to identify predictors of this condition, including intestinal parasites, social, nutritional and environmental factors, and comorbidities. A population-based cohort study was conducted in a sample of 414 children aged 6-71 months livin...

aims: the dramatic increase of smoking in adolescents has become one of the major challenges in most countries and it needs further consideration. the aim of this study was to determine the smoking prevalence and some related factors among high school students. instrument & methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was done in 2012-13 academic year in male and female high school students...

background: intestinal parasites are still a serious public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries. this study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal protozoa infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in sanandaj city, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study involving 400 schoolchildren was carried out in 2015. each student was selected using s...

conclusions prevalence of speech and language delay is high (27%) in children less than three years of age attending the under-five clinic for at-risk children. negative home environment and family history of speech and language disorders are significant risk factors for speech and language delay. the strong association of speech delay with delay in tdsc reemphasizes the need for a complete dev...

conclusions the results of this study show a considerable prevalence of chronic pain among adults in tehran. therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to different types of chronic pain by planners and policy makers. background chronic pain has been estimated to affect between 2% - 40% of the adult population and its prevalence is increasing. objectives this study aimed to provide epidem...

objective: the prevalence of obesity is rising in both developed and developing countries. globally, it is estimated that nearly one billion adults are overweight at least 300 million of them are clinically obese. in afghanistan no published data is available regarding non-communicable diseases including obesity. this paper reports the prevalence and associated risk factors of obesity among adu...

BACKGROUND Anemia affects upwards of 50% of pregnant women in developing countries and is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. We hypothesized that exposure to smoke from biomass fuel--which is widely used for household energy needs in resource-limited settings--could exacerbate anemia in pregnancy, possibly as a result of systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether...

During the second year of the "Iron-like Turkey" Project, in which all children aged 4-6 months in Turkey receive iron supplementation for 5 months, we aimed to assess the utilization of iron supplementation in the field, as well as the prevalence of anemia in healthy infants aged 12-23 months, while determining a variety of sociodemographic and nutritional factors for anemia in three of the 12...

Backgroud: Anemia initially begins with low hemoglobin respect to the number and quality of healthy red blood cells decrease. It thereby reduces oxygen transported in tissues. is one main causes maternal morbidity mortality, especially developing countries. During pregnancy, expansion cell mass increases transport iron transfer placenta fetus. Purpose: This study seeks determine factors associa...

Early marriage, less awareness of family life education, low socio economic condition and burden of large families in rural area are the contributory factors to high teenage pregnancy and its complications. A rural health centre based cross sectionals study was under taken over six month period among teenage (10-19 years) in the rural Kathmandu Valley. The study sample comprises (15-19 years ol...