INTRODUCTION Pharmacists and pharmaceutical services are among the most important resources and programs in providing health for a society. Pharmacists as the key players in presenting health services, greatly impact on the health of a society and if they suffer low job satisfaction, their dissatisfaction may relatively threaten health in a society. This study was conducted to determine Iranian...

OBJECTIVES It is essential for clinicians to have adequate knowledge about root canal configurations; although its morphology varies largely in different ethnicities and even in different individuals with the same ethnic background. The current study aims to review the root canal configurations of mesiobuccal roots of maxillary first molars in an Iranian population based on different epidemiolo...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of inconsistent condom use among Iranian male injecting drug users (IDUs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data came from the national Iranian behavioral survey of drug dependence, which sampled 7743 individuals with drug dependence, from medical centers, prisons, and streets in 29 provinces in Iran, in 2007. This s...

Farming is one of the most important components of most economies. No comprehensive picture exists of the health status of Iranian farmers and the work-related hazards that affect them. We aimed to determine the gaps in the current knowledge regarding the occupational health of Iranian farmworkers. Electronic databases including Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase, as well as national d...

BACKGROUND Gender role attitudes toward sexual matters may define suitable and appropriate roles for men and women during a sexual relationship. This study aimed to explore and assess gender-based sexual roles in Iranian families. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was an exploratory mixed methods study in which perceptions and experiences of 21 adult Iranian participants about gender-based sexual ro...

BACKGROUND Cockroaches are of vital importance medically and hygienically. They are able to contaminate foods and act as vectors of pathogenic agents such as bacteria, protozoa, and parasites to human environment either mechanically or through their digestive system. Cockroaches belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, and order Blattodea or Blattaria. To date, over 4,500 cockroach speci...

The genus Belyta Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) is studied in northern Iran. specimens were collected using Malaise traps the Alborz, Golestan, Gilan, Mazandaran and Qazvin Provinces during 2010–2018. seven species of are recorded from Iran for first time, abrupta Thomson, 1858, B. bicolor 1807, depressa elongata rugosicollis Kieffer, 1909, sanguinolenta Nees, 1834 validicornis 1858. Di...