tire street children phenomenon is categorized as a social disorder that not only includes a great number of children and youngsters as society future capital with danger but also makes the society suffer of harms. therefore, in order to decrease this disorder we should understand its different dimensions and the factors influencing on it to find various scientific and practical solutions for i...

Quality of life is one the most important issues that has received special attention researchers in urban planning studies today. life, while having objective dimensions and dependence on mental conditions, ultimately depends one's perceptions realities life. Today, quality main goal all produced by planners. Problems such as weak income sources, lack public private transportation, suitable job...

The study presented in this article aims to identify what are, fact, the social missions of companies called “social companies”, and are benefits obtained from use ICTs by these companies. research methods employed were bibliographic case study. was elaborated a systematic analysis theoretical framework related performance indicators, as proposed Hutchinson Molla (2009). carried out based on fo...

AIM To explore the association(s) between demographic factors, socioeconomic status (SES), social capital, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental health among residents of Tehran, Iran. METHODS The pooled data (n=31519) were extracted from a population-based survey Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool-2 (Urban HEART-2) conducted in Tehran in 2011. Mental health, social...

BACKGROUND In view of the disappointing progress made in the last 20 years in reducing maternal mortality in low-income countries and before going to scale in implementing the new evidence-based strategies, it is crucial to review and assess the progress made in pilot countries where maternal mortality reduction programs focused on emergency obstetric care. OBJECTIVE To review the process ind...

AIM AND BACKGROUND Mental health and empowerment are two of the women's essential needs. These two related concepts play an important role in women's lives. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate empowerment of women and its relation with mental health problem prevention during difficult situations. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 33 ex...

BACKGROUND Recent toxicological and epidemiological evidence suggests that chronic psychosocial stress may modify pollution effects on health. Thus, there is increasing interest in refined methods for assessing and incorporating non-chemical exposures, including social stressors, into environmental health research, towards identifying whether and how psychosocial stress interacts with chemical ...

1 Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81676-36954, Iran 2 Pediatric Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology Department, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 3 Epidemiology, School of Public Health, and Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Faculty of Education & Social Work, Th...