BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies of atopic dermatitis (AD) in desert areas are still lacking. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of AD in children in Kerman city, a desert area in Iran. METHODS We evaluated preschool children (age, 2 to 7 years) and primary school students (age, greater than 7 up to 12 years) in Kerman. We selected 865 students to estimate t...

Corresponding Author : Hassan ziaaddini , MD, Associate professor of psychiatry, Department of psychiatry, Kerman Neuroscience Research Center , Shahid Beheshit Hospital , Jomhuri Ave , Kerman , Iran . Tel : 0341 2116328 Fax : 0341 2110856 Email: [email protected] Objective: Few studies have examined the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality disorder in later years of ...

The manuscript titled “Challenges in the Area of Training and Prevention at the HIV Triangulation Clinic, Kerman, Iran”1 quoted some problems on triangular clinic in Kerman city. We would like to inform you about the changes made based on the evaluation. A series of valid criticism were made such as providing counseling and methadone therapy in the same place, and reporting unfriendly behaviors...

introduction atmosphere health is an important environmental issue and air pollution is not a local problem in a given area of the world. particles produced by either humans or the nature enter the atmosphere and return the earth’s surface at local, regional, or global scales after physico-chemical interactions. according to the reports by who, each year 2.4 million people lose their lives worl...

BACKGROUND High consumption of nonalcoholic beverages is one of the causes of dental erosion. Annual consumption of beverages in Iran is 48 LPCY (Lit per capita per year) that is equal to 144 bottles per capita in year and is relatively a high rate. Taking this into consideration, the present study was planned to determine the pH and fluoride content of beverages consumed in Kerman, south east ...

BACKGROUND Socio-behavioral consulting centers offer methadone maintenance therapy which is a very useful method for drug dependents. These centers offer a wide range of services like education, consulting, prevention, care taking of patients and treatment for high risk groups such as AIDS-infected patients. Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is helpful in harm minimization and increasing the ...

Rates based on age-adjusted incidence of colorectal cancers over a 10-year period in Kerman, the biggest province of Iran, were estimated from 2003 to 2013. Data were obtained from the population-based cancer registry unit of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (CR-KMU). Information included age, sex, city, ICD-O and year of registry. Our trend analyses cover 3.91% of the Iranian population. ...

Energy and exergy analyses were carried out for a pilot parabolic solar dish-Stirling System. The system was set up at a site at Kerman City, located in a sunny desert area of Iran. Variations in energy and exergy efficiency were considered during the daytime hours of the average day of each month in a year. A maximum collector energy efficiency and total energy efficiency of 54% and 12.2%, res...

The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance genes, phylogenetic groups and anti-microbial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of healthy pet cats in Kerman city. Ninety E. coli isolates were recovered from obtained rectal swabs. Antibiotic resistance pattern of the isolates against seven selected antibiotic was determined using disc diffusion met...

BACKGROUND School is the first social institution which affects adolescents' lives, and it determines their opportunities, life quality and behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between students' bonds with their school and multiple health risk behaviors amongst high school students in Kerman City, Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, high school stud...