objective: the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide. this study investigated the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in schoolchildren of neishabour, winter 2006. materials and methods: in a cross–sectional study, 1471 students, aged 6-12 years, were selected by a two-stage cluster sampling. height and weight of the students were measured and bmi was calculated. ...

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: Childbirth is a fundamental physical and emotional struggle. This study is an attempt to investigate the psychological factors related to the first delivery, and its relationship with the preference of the type of subsequent deliveries in women. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study in which 380 pregn...

Background: It is estimated that 15 million births occur every year to adolescents. This represents about 11%of all births each year. The global average rate of births per 1000 females aged 15-19 years is 65. A range of social, cultural, biological and service delivery factors contribute to the high levels of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth. This study was conducted to determine the causes ...

conclusions the high incidence density of diarrhea among the children recruited in this study indicates the need for educational programs directed at people who are involved in this issue. results the incidence of acute diarrhea among the 0 - 1-year-old children was 26.7 cases per 1,000 children per month. independent risk factors for the occurrence of diarrhea were maternal age under 20 years ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background : this study aimed to determine the types of elder abuse, their risk factors and the characteristics of abusers among abused elderly people aged above 60 years in isfahan. methods : in this descriptive cross-sectional study, abused elderly individuals aged above 60 years that referred to the centers of competent jurisdiction with complaint a...

the diversity and distribution of the rotifers family notommatidae was studied in the northwest, the south and the southwest of iran. in total, 29 species were identified, of which, 25 are new records for the country. new records include the following species: cephalodella forficata, c. cf. mus, c. vittata, c. ventripes, c. lepida, c. inquilina, c. gibboides, c. tincaformis , c. obvia, c. stere...

background and purpose: identifying the risk factors of hepatitis c، b، and hiv is necessary to prevent their increasing prevalence. therefore، we sought to identify the frequency of their risk factors among the homeless of tehran، iran during 2005 to 2007. methods and materials: this descriptive analytical study was conducted during 2005 to 2007 on the homeless population of tehran، iran. two ...

the goal of this research is to measure the rate of quality of work life of facultymembers in university of tehran. the research type in regard to goal is appliedinvestigative and in regard to data collecting method is descriptive investigative andof measurement branch. the statistical population is faculty members of universityof tehran’s paradises and colleges. in this research, after identif...