Farid Najafi

Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

[ 1 ] - An Epidemiological Survey of the Suicide Incidence Trends in the Southwest Iran: 2004-2009

  Background Elimination of suicide attempts is impossible, but they can be reduced dramatically by an organized planning. The present study aimed to survey the suicide trends in Fars province (Iran), during 2004-2009 to better understand the prevalence and status of suicide.   Methods This survey was a cross-sectional study. The demographic data were collected from the civil status registry be...

[ 2 ] - تأثیر روی بر پاسخ به واکسن پنوموکوک در سالمندان

زمینه و اهداف: با توجه به اثر سولفات روی به‌عنوان یک ایمونومدولاتور در تولید آنتی‌بادی، این مطالعه به‌منظور بررسی تأثیر سولفات روی بر پاسخ ایمنی‌زایی بیشتر واکسن پنوموکوک در افراد بالای 65 سال انجام شد. مواد و روش کار: : در این کار آزمایی بالینی که در سال 1391 انجام شد، 120 نفر از سالمندان بالای 65 سال به‌صورت تصادفی به دو گروه 60 نفری مداخله و کنترل تقسیم شدند. به افراد گروه مطالعه واکسن پنومو...

[ 3 ] - Factors Associated with Thyroid Dysfunction in Hypothyroidism-Endemic Region of Ravansar, 2017-2018: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

   Background & Objective: Hypothyroidism is a prevalent condition in various regions all over the world, including Iran. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with thyroid dysfunctions in Ravansar area, Kermanshah province. Due to hypo and hyperthyroidism diversity and pathogeneses complexity, machine learning was also integrated; it is as an accurate and potent method for the di...