Predicting the Incidence and Trend of Breast Cancer Using Time Series Analysis for 2007-2016 in Qazvin

BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is considered as the second most prevalent cancer in Iran. The present research sought to identify high risk clusters of gastric cancer with mapping using space-time scan statistics. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present research is of descriptive type. The required data were gathered from the registered cancer reports of Cancer Control Office in the Center for Non Commu...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a public health problem that has raised concern worldwide. Numerous epidemiological studies have been showed the relationship between obesity, abdominal fatness and risk of a wide range of illnesses (i.e. diabetes). Obese people experience health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) impairments. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of BMI on Quality of Life, amon...

Drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. There are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. The objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single item screening tool. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in Qazvin province, Iran. Based on the proportional-to-size method, par...

The aim of this study was to assess Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacists regarding oral healthcare and oral hygiene products in Qazvin, Iran. This is a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study conducted in Qazvin, Iran. The study group was included of 147 pharmacists who recruited to participate in this study. A self-administered structured validated closed-ended questionnair...

The geographic distribution of Astragalus (Fabaceae) in Iran was analyzed using a database of 7606 georeferencedobservations. Astragalus occurs in all provinces of Iran, but 88% ofthe observations are in five provinces including Tehran, West-Azerbaijan, Esfahan, Kordestan, and Khorasan-e Razavi.Most species are rare and narrowly endemic: Thelargest distance between two observations of the same ...

α-Thalassemia is a widespread inherited disease particularly prevalent in the middle East Asia population, including Iran. The aim of this study was to define the molecular spectrum and frequency of α-thalassemia mutations in prospective couples of Qazvin province. A total of 120,000 subjects were studied during 10 years (1998-2008). Individuals present with hypochromic and microcytic parameter...

BACKGROUND Evidence shows that mental disorders among adolescents are associated with suicide, drug abuse, acute infectious diseases and low educational performances. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety and their associations with body mass index (BMI) among high school students in Qazvin, Iran in 2013-2014. METHODS A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional st...