introduction: women are very susceptible to urinary tract infections and pregnancy raises the risk of urinary tract infection. in general, little information on the risk factors of urinary tract infection in pregnancy is underway. urinary tract infection in pregnancy is an important risk factor for pregnancy dire consequences. the purpose of this study is to find risk factors associated with ur...

background: traumatic dental injury (tdi) in children and adolescents has become one of the most serious dental public health problems. despite such a high prevalence of dental trauma, very less attention has been paid to tdi, its etiology, and prevention. objectives: to determine the prevalence of anterior tooth traumatic dental injuries in 12-15-year-old school children of panchkula district,...

background: information regarding the frequency and severity of eye involvement in diabetic patients and its risk factors can be useful for prevention and treatment. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its associated risk factors in diabetic patients who referred to teaching hospitals in babol, mazandaran.  methods: in this study a total of 1562 patients wit...

background: age-related macular degeneration (amd) is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in elderly population in the developing countries. previous epidemiological studies revealed various potential modifiable risk factors for this disease. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of amd among elderly living in babol, north of iran.  methods:  the study popula...

background: today application of computer in the life of people is very common and those who work with computer in especially long – term are faced with musculoskeletal pains. the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors of musculoskeletal and joint pains among computer users in rafsanjan city in the years 2012-13. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, 420 computer users we...

to determine the prevalence of atherosclerosis risk factors in urban and rural population in north of Iran.a multistage survey of general population above 25 years of age was carried out by random sampling in sowmesara distriet of Gilan province.which included 973 males and 1357 females.the high risk factors investigated were :smoling,hypertension,blood lipids,confirmed diabetes,age,sex,obesity...

background: leptospirosis, a spirochetal zoonosis, is considered an occupational disease of persons engaged in agriculture, sewage works, forestry, and butchery. objective: to determine the environmental sources and the knowledge, attitude and practices for leptospirosis among butchers and slaughterhouse workers, as well as the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among cattle and pigs presented for...