Abstract Objective Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the commonest cause of death in under-5 children worldwide. Although mortality from CAP has decreased over last decade, it still unacceptably high lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to determine case fatality rate (CFR), and factors associated with treatment failure outcome, using recommended antimicrobials. Methods A 5-year ...

Diabetes is strongly associated with erectile dysfunction, which itself a risk factor for cardiovascular events and mortality. Evidence shows that phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5I) use in men 2 diabetes mellitus significant reduction all-cause mortality morbidity. Despite the evidence, PDE5Is appear to be underused this male cohort.

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in reducing child mortality over the last two decades. However, the under-5 mortality rate in Ethiopia is still higher than the under-5 mortality rates of several low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). On the other hand, the patterns and causes of child mortality have not been well investigated in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to in...

background: air pollution in tehran is widely recognized as a serious environmental challenge, posing significant threats to the health of the resident population. improving air quality will be difficult for many reasons, including climate and topography, heavy dependence on motor vehicles for mobility, and limited resources to reduce polluting emissions. consequently, it is useful to have info...

background : ardabil cancer registry is the first population-based cancer registry in iran that was established in 2000. the first report from this registry revealed that ardabil has one of the highest rate of gastric cardia cancer and the lowest rate of cer­vical cancer in the world. we aim to update the cancer incidence in this area by the second follow up report from this registry. method : ...

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran, the leukemia cancer is one of the most important causes of cancer mortality. regarding cancer mortality, data would be important to monitor the program screening effects, earlier diagnosis, demographic data and other prognostic factors. the aim of this study was mortality rates evaluating, then leukemia cancer trends among the ...

road traffic injuries are known as the most prevalent childhood injury and besides being the greatest cause of child mortality, place an extraordinary burden on health care system. children’s limitation in cognitive, physical and social development makes them more vulnerable in road traffic injuries than adults. their small structure cause challenges to see and be seen and their risk taking beh...

background: the occurrence of maternal death would threaten the family foundation and children's health. determining important factors affecting this indicator can help us adopt strategies to prevent similar deaths. the aim of this study was to determine the causes of maternal deaths during childbirth in ilam, iran  in 2001-10. methods: in a descriptive, retrospective study, all 25 dead mothers...

review:background: liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer is. the true prevalence of infection in cancer remains unknown but the incidence of these cancers in 1.7 % of all cases of cancer. the aim of this study was to examine the changes of liver cancer mortality in the population during the years 2006 to 2010.materials and methods: in this study, the...