ôbjective: postpartum depression (ppd) is a common health problem which affects women in the postpartum period. this is a brief note on its associated factors in women from different cultures. methods: â literature review was performed in mëdlïnë and pubmed from 1991 to 2008 and magiran from 1991 to 2009. âdditional articles and book chapters were referenced from these sources. results: the pre...

conclusions decreasing trend during recent six years reflects a partial success in leishmaniasis control, but update data regarding geographical cl distribution can guide our intervention effectively. results during our six years study, we observed a significant decreasing incidence trend. totally, 2863 cl cases were registered. risk of disease in men was 1.4 times more than women and in rural ...

background: toxocariasis is a common disease around the world. our objective was to determine toxocara seroprevalence in humans in the city of isparta, southwest turkey, in respect of some determinants such as age, socio-economic level, residence in city center or rural area etc. methods: five hundred and thirty four individual participants from isparta center and 85 from asagi gokdere village ...

introduction: severe early childhood caries is the presence of smooth-surface caries in children younger than three years of age. this rampant form of dental caries exerts a negative impact on the quality of life of both the child and the family .the purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors for severe early childhood caries (s-ecc) among 2-3 year-old children in rasht. material...

conclusions in conclusion, oral l-arginine supplementation appears to improve anthropometric parameters, blood pressure values, and some blood biochemical indices associated with cardiovascular disease prevention. results significant decreases in anthropometric parameters, blood pressure (sbp, dbp), fbs, hba1c, ldl, mda (p < 0.001), tg (p = 0.02), and tc (p = 0.002) and a significant increase i...

The authors assessed individual, social, and school correlates of multiple chronic disease behavioral risk factors (physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and high body mass index) in a representative sample of Canadian youth aged 10–15 years (mean 1⁄4 12.5 years) attending public schools. Crosssectional data (n 1⁄4 1,747) from cycle 4 (2000–2001) of the Nat...

over a period of four years, we followed 200 male cases (female patients were excluded from this study because from early childhood, the majority of iranian girls have their ears pierced which tends to distort the ear lobe and renders the diagnosis of the crease difficult) of proved coronary artery disease (angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, and myocardial infarction) in a private clinic ...

Introduction: Nurses are an integral part of the health system and predicting their behavior in different situations is important for policymakers and managers of the health system. The present study was conducted to determine the efficiency of the theory of planned behavior in predicting the behavior of nurses in different situations. Methods: The current narrative review study was conducted ...

Introduction: There are significant gender differences in the epidemiology and presentation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), physiological aspects of CVDs, response to diagnostic tests or interventions, and prevalence or incidence of the associated risk factors. Considering the independent influence of gender on early dire consequences of such diseases, this study was conducted to investigate...

Considerable research attention has been given to the impact of genetic testing on psychological outcomes. Participation in genetic testing also may impact on health behaviors that increase the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. The purpose of this study is to describe behavioral cancer risk factors of women who requested genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility (BRC...