background: the main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the obesity and the related risk factors in the north of iran. methods : this was a population-based cross-sectional study that enrolled 2495 subjects (1247 males and 1248 females) using stratified cluster sampling. interviewers recorded the data using a multidimensional questionnaire including anthropometric indexes...

objective: to determine the status of serum zinc in pregnant women in different gestational ages and correlation with socio-demographic and anthropometric factors in iranian women referring to prenatal care public health clinics . materials and methods: we analyzed the zinc concentrations in plasma samples obtained at different gestational ages from 961 women and recorded bmi at the first trime...

we conducted this cross-sectional study to examine the relationships between problematic alcohol drinking, unhealthy habits and socio-demographic factors based on the fourth korean national health and nutrition examination survey (knhanes iv).we analyzed a total of 13,488 participants based on the data collected from the knhanes iv performed between 2007 and 2009.the frequency of binge and heav...

aim: evidence indicates that demographic factors such as age, gender, and mother's literacy are important predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents. so, this study was conducted in order to survey the relation between socio-demographic factors and fruit and vegetable consumption among tehranian adolescents in 2013. methods: this cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytic)...

human papilloma virus (hpv) is considered as the main sexually transmitted etiological agent for the cause and progression of preneoplastic cervical lesions to cervical cancer. this study is discussing the prevalence of hpv and its genotypes in cervical lesions and invasive cervical cancer tissues and their association with various risk factors in women from varanasi and its adjoining areas in ...

Abortion plays a significant role in reproductive life of the women in which direct or indirectly affect to maternal mortality and disability.Study was conducted to assess the sociodemographic factors related with abortion under Comprehensive Abortion Care & Post Abortion Care (CAC/PAC) services in six districts of Lumbini Zone of Nepal. Hospital based cross sectional study was undertaken among...

background: delayed reporting resulting in advanced stage disease is a common problem in indian cancer patients. this study analysed the impact of various sociodemographic and psychosocial factors on the delayed reporting to healthcare professional (hcp) in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients. methods: this cross sectional observational study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. q...