background: the human development index (hdi) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which apart from measuring the socio-economic development of countries can predict health outcomes. the current study aimed at determination of the effects of hdi individual components on infant and child mortality. materials and methods: at a cross- sectional ...

Background & Aims: Maternal mortality is a tragedy which threatens human life. It is an indicator of womenʼs health and development of society as well. Therefore, prevention of maternal deaths is one of the main goals in many countries, including Iran. The aim of this study was to review and analyze the recorded data on maternal mortality in the country, in order to improve the management of ma...

background : multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune disease with unknown factor. the prevalence and incidence rate of this disease had an upward trend in many regions in the world such as middle east and consequently in iran over the recent years. as the risk factors of this increased trend and high-prevalence is unknown in iran, the current study has been designed to evaluate the correlation...

in order to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (cvd), social determinants for cvd risk factors have been extensively studied in developed countries. however, few studies about them have been performed in low-middle-income countries. this study describes factors related to cvd risk factors in low-middle-income countries at a national level.data were assembled from international databa...

background: although numerous studies have found deleterious effects of inbreeding on childhood and pre-reproductive mortality, one question remains inadequately addressed: dose inbreeding lead to increased childhood mortality rates in countries with high level of consanguinity? methods: to evaluate the public health impact of inbreeding on offspring mortality, the association between mean of i...

background: breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. each year it is newly diagnosed in more than 1.1 million women around the world. the aims of this study were to investigate the role of dietary factors such as consumption of vegetables, fruits, dairy products, fried food, fish, and salt along with food, and factors such as weight, physical activi...

Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease. In recent years it has been hypothesized that opiate use could be a risk factor for cancer. This study aimed to evaluate a possible association between opiate use and common cancers using ecological statistics from around the world.Methods: To investigate the association we used ordinary linear regression mode...

Background: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which apart from measuring the socio-economic development of countries can predict health outcomes. The current study aimed at determination of the effects of HDI individual components on infant and child mortality. Materials and Methods: At a cross- sectional ...