in order to identify the prevalence of parasitic intestinal infections and to determine the impact of some factors, such as age, health houses, education, environmental health etc, on infection, this survey was carried out on 461 stool specimens and scotch tapes obtained from children resident in day-care centers in damghan city, semnan province, iran. the samples were tested using formalin-eth...

background and aims: one of the principles of the quality management systems in organizations is attention to customer centered approach and one of the scales for evaluation of the efficacy of provided services is customer satisfaction. this research aimed to compare satisfaction levels of customers attending primary health care centers in bardsir (with iso certificate) and zarand (without iso ...

background: periodic epidemiological studies are necessary to understand the pattern of poisoning in each region. this study was designed to evaluate the pattern of acute poisoning cases treated in a tertiary care hospital in navi mumbai, india. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted at dr. d. y. patil medical college, hospital and research centre during july 2012 to july 2013. all c...

background: lifestyle factors such as weight, salt intake, and physical activity have shown to be important in treating hypertension.the object of this study was to describe feasibility and to assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on high blood pressure (bp) of iranian women. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted in four health cente...

conclusions there was a negative gap between the patients’ expectations and what they actually perceived in the studied rehabilitation centers (with the exception of one public clinic); therefore, improvements are needed across all five dimensions. patients and methods this was a cross-sectional study conducted in ahvaz, iran. the study sample was composed of 255 patients randomly selected from...