background: along with the prospers of scientific production there is a need for measuring and evaluation of university’ s scientific productions by means of accepted international indices to make comparison between academic institutions. this study aims to evaluate the scientific production of faculty members affiliated to shahid beheshti university of medical sciences (sbmus) in web of scienc...

conclusions as it was previously reported by the world health organization (who) on hav infection in the country, this study revealed a high prevalence of hav infection in mashhad. background hepatitis a virus (hav) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, mostly in developing countries. objectives this population-based survey was performed to investigate hav seroprevalence ...

background china is a country with a high prevalence of hepatitis b. as a special population, migrant workers are more vulnerable to hepatitis b. objectives the present study was conducted to gain insight into the prevalence of hepatitis b and knowledge about hepatitis b among migrant workers in shandong province, china, as well as to explore a series of strategies for preventing and controllin...

conclusions the present study reports the characteristics of iranian hookah smokers. most hookah smokers were educated young adults, who often smoked at home or in teahouses and in the company of friends. the majority of the participants smoked fruit-flavored tobacco and had no desire or intention to quit smoking. further studies in this field are required and hookah smoking should also be inco...

aims: considering the medical significance of cockroaches as insect vectors of food toxicities, and triggering allergy in respiratory system and skin, this survey was conducted to study the frequency of infestation and their effective factors in shahin shahr, iran. materials & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2010 in shahin shahr, isfahan, iran. data gathering ...

The emerging interest in household dietary diversity against dietary quantity presents an opportunity to estimate household food security. Using household cross-sectional survey data from rural communities in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa (N=181), the paper estimated determinants of rural household dietary diversity. Regression results suggest a positive influence of participation i...

a study was done about non-participation during phase iii of the international study of asthma and allergy in childhood (isaac iii) in valencia to determine whether the non-response rate significantly affected the results obtained in valencia. of the schools selected to participate in isaac iii, 13.3% denied not to, the main reason being they were already participated in a similar study. the is...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to explore the trends in the intention to quit smoking among adults in Greece between 2006 and 2011, a period characterized by financial instability and newly endorsed tobacco control initiatives. METHODS Trend analysis of 3 representative national and cross-sectional surveys, 'Hellas Health I' (2006), "Hellas Health III" (2010) and Hellas Hea...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To date, no research has investigated how the organizational climate of aged care influences the self-efficacy of staff in caring for residents with dementia, or, how self-efficacy is associated with the strain experienced by staff. This study sought to investigate the extent to which the self-efficacy of aged care staff mediates the association between organizational clima...