BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to design and implementation of integrated solid wastes management pattern in Shahroud industrial zone, evaluates the results and determine possible performance problems. This cross - sectional study was carried out for 4 years in Shahroud industrial zone and the implementation process included:1- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of all solid waste gener...

BACKGROUND Infant mortality rate is a useful indicator of health conditions in the society, the racial and socioeconomic inequality of which is from the most important measures of social inequality. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic inequality and its determinants regarding infant mortality in an Iranian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional...

while pterygium is considered a common eye disorder, the etiology and pathogenesis is still not known. the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula in the over 40 population of shahroud and assess associated factors. the present study is part of the phase one of the shahroud eye cohort study conducted in 2009, in which the target population was people between...

1 Instructor, Department of Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Marand Branch, Marand, Iran 2 PhD Student in Reproductive Health, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran           In the article published in volume 28, issue 162, 2018, the affil...

BACKGROUND Venous diseases including varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency are one of the most important pathogenic factors worldwide. High prevalence of varicose veins and its complications is an emerging problem in the twenty-first century. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of varicose veins in female hairdressers in Shahroud, north of Iran in ...

BACKGROUND Fall is a worldwide health problem among elderly people and a known leading cause of disabilities. Fall prevention programs have been implemented in various forms. The Otago exercise program (OEP) is one of the most recent home-base exercise training program. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of OEP to reduce falls among elderly people in Shahroud, IR...

BACKGROUND Visual acuity, like many other health-related problems, does not have an equal distribution in terms of socio-economic factors. We conducted this study to estimate and decompose economic inequality in presenting visual acuity using two methods and to compare their results in a population aged 40-64 years in Shahroud, Iran. METHODS The data of 5188 participants in the first phase of...

While pterygium is considered a common eye disorder, the etiology and pathogenesis is still not known. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula in the over 40 population of Shahroud and assess associated factors. The present study is part of the phase one of the Shahroud Eye Cohort Study conducted in 2009, in which the target population was people between...