Shahrzad Nematollahi

Students’ Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Epidemiological Investigation of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Tehran Province, 2006-2015

Background: On tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with TB is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. Therefor this study conducted to describe pediatric TB cases, and to identify pattern of risk factors in non-endemic communities Materials and Methods: The present cross- sectiona...

[ 2 ] - Pattern of Pediatric Animal Bites and Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Isfahan Province-Iran, 2015

Background: The incidence of animal bite is increasing in Iran and there is lack of knowledge about animal bite in children. Hence, the aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of animal bite in children and also evaluate delayed time of post exposure prophylaxis(PEP) in children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 172 children cases of animal bites ...

[ 3 ] - Variations of Infant and Under-five Child Mortality Rates around the World, the Role of Human Development Index (HDI)

Background: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which apart from measuring the socio-economic development of countries can predict health outcomes. The current study aimed at determination of the effects of HDI individual components on infant and child mortality. Materials and Methods: At a cross- sectional ...

[ 4 ] - روش شناسی مطالعات مورد-هم‌گروهی در مقایسه با مورد-شاهدی لانه گزیده؛ یک مطالعه مروری

Case-Cohort and nested case-control designs are the most well-known and cost-effective derivatives of prospective studies. Due to the popularity of these designs in recent years, the aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date description of them with respect to methodological issues such as sampling scheme, effect measure estimation, and analysis strategies. Overall, random ...