introduction: in iran little attention has been paid to the important role of husband’s support in promoting maternal health. this study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived social support from family in pregnant women and pregnancy-related factors. methods: the study included 358 postpartum women in the second half of the year 2014 in fatemiyeh hospital in shahroud, north ea...

conclusions although most studies have reported low and weak quality of life in addicts, the findings of this study shows that the life quality score of addicts is rather good. it seems that the maintenance treatment that addicts receive in addiction cessation centers has been effective in improving the quality of life of the patients. hence, expanding methadone treatment centers can play a lea...

background: control of the phosphorus in hemodialysis patients is very important and can be done in many ways. the purpose of the study was to compare the effects of nicotinic acid and lanthanum carbonate on hyperphosphatemia in the hemodialysis patients. materials and methods: this double-blind randomized clinical trial was done in imam hossein hospital (shahroud, iran) in 2014. the participan...

background: post-cesarean section analgesia improves functional ability of the mother and her interaction with the infant. pharmacological methods such as painkillers and narcotics are commonly used to reduce post-cesarean section pain. however, due to the complications of current pharmacological therapies, the use of non-pharmacological methods is currently receiving special attention. the pur...

background: despite expanded coverage of family planning in iran, unwanted pregnancy is a common problem. the aim of this study was to explore women’s experiences of unwanted pregnancy in shahroud public health centers. methods: purposive sampling was conducted by means of focus group discussions (fgds) and in-depth interviews and by a semi-constructed questionnaire in this qualitative research...

background: heavy metals have detrimental effects on the health of human being. the values of manganese (mn) and lead (pb) in some plant species and soil samples in an arid area of iran were evaluated in this study. methods: the values of pb and mn in 94 plant samples from 8 plant species and the related soil samples in 2010 were considered in shahroud and damghan, central iran. moreover, the s...

introduction: unwanted pregnancies are one of the major problems in developing countries. this research aimed to answer the question whether women with unwanted pregnancies seek the health care they need. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study, 270 pregnant women referring to shahroud hospitals to terminate their pregnancies were studied through the census method and were divided into tw...

background: helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection is a major cause of chronic gastritis, especially in metabolic syndrome patients. the use of a accessible and easy diagnostic method, can speed up the treatment of this infection this study compared two methods of histology and serology for diagnosis of h. pylori in metabolic syndrome patients. methods : this study was done on 175 metabolic ...

background: unwanted pregnancies and their complications are one of the major problems facing women in the world. this study aimed to determine the factors that affect unwanted pregnancy in the population covered by the shahroud university of medical sciences in 2013. methods: in this case-control study, 116 cases and 251 controls were randomly selected from those who referred to health care ce...