Hojjat Zeraati

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Economic Inequality in Presenting Vision in Shahroud, Iran: Two Decomposition Methods

Background Visual acuity, like many other health-related problems, does not have an equal distribution in terms of socio-economic factors. We conducted this study to estimate and decompose economic inequality in presenting visual acuity using two methods and to compare their results in a population aged 40-64 years in Shahroud, Iran.   Methods: The data of 5188 participants in the first phase o...

[ 2 ] - Economic Inequality in Eye Care Utilization and its Determinants: A Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition

Background The current study aimed to determine eye care utilization, to assess the role of economic inequality in the utilization of eye care services, and to identify its determinants in Shahroud, North of Iran.   Methods Of the 6,311 invited people, 5,190 (82.24%) individuals aged 40 to 64 years old participated in the study. A history of a visit by an ophthalmologist or optometrist was cons...

[ 3 ] - بررسی توافق بین سه روش غربالگری اختلال روانی در دانشجویان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کاشان در سال 91-90

سابقه و هدف: یکی از موضوعات مهم در روان­شناسی بالینی اندازه­گیری و یافتن ابزارهای مستقل است که دارای نتایج یکسان برای ارزیابی یک مشخصه روان شناختی می­باشند. از آنجا که پژوهش­های اندکی توافق بین این روش­ها را با یکدیگر مورد بررسی قرار داده­اند، مطالعه حاضر به­منظورمقایسه­ی سه روش تشخیص اختلال روانی دانشجویان در دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کاشان در سال91-90 انجام شده است. مواد و روش­ها: این مطالعه مقطعی ب...

[ 4 ] - Lifestyle patterns in the Iranian population: Self- organizing map application

Background: The present study evaluated the lifestyle behavior patterns and its associations with demographic factors in the Iranian population. Methods: A total of 8244 people aged 25-70 years who participated in a national survey in 2011 were included in the study. Factors related to lifestyle (such as diet, physical activity, and tobacco use) have been collected using a questionnaire. A sel...

[ 5 ] - Estimating the Net Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer in Iran in a Relative Survival Framework

Background: Iran is an Eastern Mediterranean region country with the highest rate of gastric cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the 5-year net survival of patients with gastric cancer in Iran using a relative survival framework.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, using life-table estimation of relative survival, we reported 1- to 5-year relative survival regarding age, sex, disease st...