This paper presents a statistical analysis on the demographic, social educational and occupational issues of the Iranian-Canadian community. The main sources of data for the paper are the Government of Canada’s 2001 census statistics and an online webbased survey conducted by the author from the Iranian-Canadian community. Other sources were the author’s personal experiences and findings during...

Background: This research was designed to establish the posteroanterior (PA) radiograph norms for Iranian adult population. It also aims to distinguish any possible differences between genders. Finally, it will compare these norms with the norms of other populations. Materials and Method: The population enrolled in the study was 60 Iranians aged between 18 and 45 years. Those included in the st...

OBJECTIVES Robust scientific evidence exists about the role of non-conventional risk factors in type 2 diabetes worldwide. The current epidemiological pattern of the disease in Iran suggests a precipitating role for these non-conventional risk factors. This review was performed to examine the research evidence suggesting a higher prevalence of non-conventional type 2 diabetes risk factors in Ir...

Introduction. This study addresses the need to further contextualize research on well-being (e.g., Kjell, 2011) in terms of cross-cultural aspects of personality traits among adolescents and by examining two different conceptualizations of well-being: subjective well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) and psychological well-being (i.e., positive relations with others,...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer among Iranians, and threatens them at younger ages. This study was guided by the theoretical concepts of the preventive health model (PHM) to assess the attitudes and beliefs of Iranians towards CRC screening. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted with participation of 200 individuals aged 50 years or older in a ...

BACKGROUND Women from low-income settings have higher risk of maternal near miss (MNM) and suboptimal care than natives in high-income countries. Iran is the second largest host country for Afghan refugees in the world. Our aim was to investigate whether care quality for MNM differed between Iranians and Afghans and identify potential preventable attributes of MNM. METHODS An MNM audit study ...