BACKGROUND Suicide, a social phenomenon, is a major health problem in most countries. Yet data relating to the role social factors play in the development of this condition are lacking, with some factors shrouded in greater ambiguity than others. As such, this review aimed to determine the prevalence of social-related factors resulting in suicide and to present these findings through meta-analy...

Background/Purpose. Postpartum period is accompanied by many physical, emotional, and social changes in women's health. The aim of this study was to examine the mothers' quality of life in postpartum period. In addition, it also sought to recognize the variables that predict their quality of life. Methods. This cross-sectional, descriptive study was undertaken among 380 women in 10 urban health...

BACKGROUND Although problematic Internet use (PIU) is a growing problem among adolescents, few studies have examined its prevalence among university students in Iran. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and its potential risk factors among students at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, data was collected from 976 u...

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS patients are mainly hospitalized for HIV-related diseases and opportunistic infections.ions. This study was performed to determine the causes of hospitalization and its related factors in HIV/AIDS patients in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Hospital during 2009-2012. METHODS This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. HIV patients admitted to the Imam Khomeini Hospital were...

BACKGROUND Birth injuries are defined as the impairment of neonatal body function due to adverse events that occur at birth and can be avoidable or inevitable. Despite exact prenatal care, birth trauma usually occurs, particularly in long and difficult labor or fetal malpresentations. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the incidence of birth injuries and their related factors in Kasha...

INTRODUCTION Orgasmic dysfunction in women is characterized by persistent or recurrent delay in or absence of orgasm following a normal sexual excitement phase. Research has shown that almost two thirds of women have concerns about their sexual relationship. Sexual dysfunction has many problems for couples; some researchers found that up to 67% of divorces related to sexual disorders. OBJECTI...

BACKGROUND Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is one of the biggest health problems. Disabilities resulting from injuries such as spinal disability requires special attention because of their potential reduced to cause adverse effects in different systems of the body. Today, improving the Quality of Life (QOL) in patients with SCIs is an important goal of treatment. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study...

They correctly identified different study populations as the main source of this heterogeneity and tried to correct it by using meta-regression analysis and coding the different populations. Our study, one of the included studies in the meta-analysis, seems not suitable to pooling with other included studies [2]. We evaluated 114 morbidly obese patients, candidates for sleeve surgery—a type of ...

BACKGROUND Recent literature indicates that developing countries in Asia are aging faster than other countries in the world and disability has become one of the greater public health concern in these countries. Pausity of published data on the elderly disability in Iran signifies the importance of this study designed to evaluate the disability and its related factors among the elderly populatio...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate loss of hearing among drivers in Zahedan, southeastern Iran. PATIENTS & METHODS This study carried out on a total of 1836 drivers in Zahedan in 2013. Loss of hearing in both ears was measured at 250, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, and 8000 Hertz. The demographic variables, blood parameter and anthropometric data were recorded through interview and exami...