BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity is increasing among Iranian youngsters like other developing countries. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to assess regional disparities in sedentary behaviors and meal frequency in Iranian adolescents. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this national survey, 5682 students aged 10 - 18 years from urban and rural districts of 27 provinces of Iran were selected via...

BACKGROUND During the last three decades, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Iran has fallen considerably; from 6.5 per woman in 1983 to 1.89 in 2010. This paper analyzes the extent to which economic determinants at the micro and macro levels are associated with the number of children in Iranian households. METHODS Household data from the 2010 Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) is ...

Implication for health policy makers/practice/research/medical education: Understanding the view of epidemiology of HCV infection in hemodialysis patients can help health policy makers for better decisions. Epidemiology of hepatitis C infection has changed during the recent years and I recommend all scientists to review the achievements in control of hepatitis C in Iranian hemodialysis patients...

The combustion of crude oil produces a wide range of pollutants, including gases, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, acid compounds (e.g., sulfuric acid), and soot. Several of these pollutants have been linked with the deterioration and blackening of monuments. The paper reports the results of an investigation on the causes of the soiling of cultural remains at import...

The objective of the study was to describe epidemiologic features of suicidal behavior by burns among women in two bordering provinces in Iran. A prospective hospital-based study of all suicidal behaviors by burns among women was carried out in the Iranian provinces of Khorasan (which borders Afghanistan) and Ilam (which borders Iraq) in 2006. These two provinces suffered from war and economic ...

The occurrence of emerging Fusarium mycotoxins beauvericin (BEA), enniatins (ENNs) (A, A1, B, B1), Fusaproliferin and moniliformin was evaluated by a liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric (LC/ESI-MS/MS) technique in 65 domestic rice samples produced in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces in Iran. The results showed that 46% of the samples were contaminated with at l...

Purpose During recent years, the long-run relationship between unemployment rate (UR) and labor force participation (LFP) has been examined in-depth in developed developing economies. This paper aims to explore this for Iranian women 31 provinces from 2005Q2 2019Q1. Design/methodology/approach To examine existence of a female LFP UR, time-series cointegration approach used. Furthermore, regardi...

Cancer is a critical health threat in the world. It has an ongoing increasing trend.The aim of this study was to describe the trend, most common types of cancer and the gender ratio of cancer in Iran and its provinces. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Science directs from 2000 to 2017 using Keywords including “Cancer”, “Neoplasms”, “Malignancy”, “Tumor”, “Incidence”, “Epidemiolog...

T he market potential is an indicator showing the level of market access and national demand for products of a region. The aim of this study is to study the effect of market potential on regional economic growth in 28 Iranian provinces over the years 2001–2011. In order to do that, a model of regional growth was estimated by using Spatial Dynamic Panel Data technique. This technique ...