Aims: COVID-19 is rapidly expanding around the world and one of most important health problems. The purpose study was to determine preventive behaviors from its determinants based on some constructs Health Belief Model. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional conducted 2504 citizens Rafsanjan in 2020 that were randomly selected by cluster sampling method. Data collected using a behavior Mode...

Abstract Background There are differences of opinion about the beneficial or detrimental effects opium consumption on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). So, we aimed to study association between use and CVDs. Methods We used data obtained from Rafsanjan Cohort Study (RCS), as a part prospective epidemiological research studies in IrAN (PERSIAN), with detailed, validated some other exposures. A tot...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Lacunar infarcts are small deep infarcts resulting from an occlusion of a perforating artery, and account for about a quarter of all ischemic strokes. Some new investigations indicate that subcortical lacunar lesions may have a greater chance of causing a progressive cerebral stroke than deep lacunar lesions in future. The goal of this study was to determine the frequency...

Motivation is an important aspect of language acquisition. This study was devised to determine the motivational orientations of medical and dentistry students at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS) in English language acquisition. In this crossdescriptive study, 200 students of the dentistry and medical schools were chosen by census sampling method in 2009. The data gathering method...

OBJECTIVES Stillbirth is an undesirable outcome of pregnancy. In light of the increasing use of pesticides and growing concerns about the possible health effects of agricultural pesticides, we investigated the effect of exposure to pistachio pesticides on stillbirth in pregnant mothers. METHODS This case-control study was conducted in Rafsanjan, Iran from 2011 to 2012. A total of 125 females ...

In this study, a combination of geopolymers including Rafsanjan Natural Pozzolan (RNP), Cement Kiln Dust (CKD), and an activator such as Calcium Carbide Residue (CCR) or NaOH was used to stabilize improve the poorly graded sandy soil. Factors type, concentration, CKD RNP content were studied. Chemical compounds soil abovementioned materials investigated using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Fluorescenc...

Background: Industrial pollution of metals is a serious environmental concern. The presence Sarcheshmeh copper (Cu) mine and the possibility soil pollution, were primary motivations for evaluating heavy in this area. Methods: A total 171 10 sediment samples collected randomly from study area Cu, aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) determination. USEPA method was used to acid...