BACKGROUND Since mid-2006, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been recommended for females aged 11 to 12 years and through 26 years if not previously vaccinated. METHODS HPV DNA prevalence was analyzed in cervicovaginal specimens from females aged 14 to 34 years in NHANES in the prevaccine era (2003-2006) and 4 years of the vaccine era (2009-2012) according to age group. Prevalence of...

background: in iran, despite the use of vaccine since 1976, we are still having local epidemics especially in the children aged 15-20 years old. since 1996, the yearly epidemics of measles have been reported in these groups in sistan- baluchestan province, south east of iran. the present study was conducted to determinate the level of immunity in this target population in zahedan. methods: a to...

objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of educational abstract  intervention based on precede educational method in the promotion of quality of life among the aged under the coverage of tehran cultural house of aged people 2009. the population of the aged [people] is increasing in all parts of the world even in developing countries. the increase of the number of the...

background: the 21st century is faced with increase in challenges of urban population and aging. according to statistics, the old population in the world and in iran is increasing. obviously, their health promotion is the concern of the community and achieving it requires purposeful planning. being healthy means to feel good in social, mental, and physical dimensions (definition by the world he...

we describe a 69-year-old-woman with antecedent of breast cancer and recent transitory neurological symptoms. physical examination showed yellow to orange skin pigmentation, more conspicuous on her palms and soles, while discoloration changes were absent in the eye and oral mucous membranes. routine laboratory findings were not indicative of hemolytic anemia, liver or bile disorders, nephrotic ...

introduction: the existence of standard tools is one of the basic needs of scientists of healthy behavior for predicting health-related behaviors. the aim of the present study was to design a psychometrically sound instrument to measure the protection motivation theory constructs regarding self-medication for elderly iranians. methods: the study was conducted in spring 2016. the sample consiste...

OBJECTIVE To report the 2001 prevalence and 2002-2005 incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Hispanic American youth and to describe the demographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of these youth. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, a population-based multicenter observational study of youth aged 0-19 years with physician-diagnosed diabe...

introduction: spirituality is taken deeply into consideration as a part of health because of its role in the control of chronic diseases and its importance in determination of life purpose in the elderly. this study aimed to investigate the association between spiritual health and blood sugar control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on ...

methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 older adults in southeast iran, during year 2015. the twenty health centers were selected randomly and 10 subjects were selected using multistage random sampling from a population from each health center. the test of functional health literacy in adults questionnaire was used for collecting the data. the data was analyzed using the stata.1...