BACKGROUND Culex pipiens complex shows variations in morphological and biological characters including different biological forms and has medical and veterinary importance. Because of having morphological variations, sometimes it is not easy to separate this species from Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. torrentium. The aim of this study was to identify the Culex pipiens complex species in order to ...

BACKGROUND Low bone mass is a major health problem in postmenopausal women. There is no general agreement regarding relationship between serum level of lipids and bone mineral density. OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to investigate the association between lipid profile and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women in Yazd, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study...

Background: In recent decades, families and their stability as an important social institution have changed significantly.
 Objective: This study aimed to investigate the marriage trends, childbearing, divorce changes in Yazd province from 2016 2021 estimate effect of socioeconomic factors on divorce.
 Materials Methods: A cross-sectional was done 2 phases. first phase, ecological (ti...

The number of deaths is often measured to monitor the population health status and priority of health problems. However, number of years of life lost (YLL) is a more appropriate indicator in some cases. We have calculated the YLL of adult cancers and its trend over the past few years in Yazd to provide planners with baseline data. Data obtained from death registration system were used to calcul...

purpose: to determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in yazd provice in 2008. methods: a population-based cross-sectional study was performed on inhabitants of in yazd province in 2008. using multistage cluster sampling, sample size was calculated based on the distribution of the total population of yazd province derived from national census and estimated rates of blindne...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease. Infection with HCV is a global public health problem. The virus is classified into 6 genotypes and more than 80 subtypes named as a, b, c, etc. HCV genotyping has been an important parameter for the treatment of HCV infection. OBJECTIVES The main aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HCV genotypes in Yazd, cen...

BACKGROUND Child abuse is an issue that has many physical and psychological consequences. OBJECTIVES This study was designed and conducted to investigate the current situation regarding child abuse, which can be used as a guideline for planning future interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive, analytic cross-sectional study on 700 Yazd secondary school students in 2013, us...

BACKGROUND The number of patients with gastric cancer is growing worldwide. In Iran (in 2009) of 74067 new cases of cancer, 6886 were diagnosed as having gastric cancer. This study was conducted to investigate 5-year survival rate for gastric cancer in Yazd province, central Iran. METHODS In this descriptive study, the medical records of patients with gastric cancer were collected from the arch...