mangrove sediments were collected during wet and dry seasons from nine stations in khamir,laft and natural reservoir mangrove-dense areas of hormozgan province in the south of iran. σ pcbs ranged from 5.33 to 15.5 ng/g dry weight and the dominant congener was no.153. average σ ddts for khamir and laft mangroves were 16.58 ± 1.51 and 18.8 ± 9.98 ng/g dry weight. ddt was more abundant than dde an...

abstract: introduction: access to the internet is a growing phenomenon .every day more people are among the internet users. this study aimed to investigate internet addiction and its effective factors among students in hormozgan university of medical sciences. methods: this study was of a descriptive, cross- - sectional type which aimed to investigate internet addiction and effective factors am...

BACKGROUND The aim was to evaluate the relapse risk of vivax malaria in patients who received radical treatment in Hormozgan Province, a malarious area located on southeast of Iran. METHODS A total of 95 symptomatic vivax malaria infected patients were enrolled in urban health centers of Bandar-Abbas, Minab, Bandar-Jask and Bashagard districts of Hormozgan Province, southeast of Iran from Jan...

INTRODUCTION A devastating earthquake is inevitable in the long term and likely in the near future in Iran. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of hospital staff to disaster management system in hospital and to determine nonstructural safety assessment in Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas city of Iran. This hospital is the main referral hospital in Hormozgan province ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-a complex, multifaceted condition, broadly characterized by abdominal pain/discomfort associated with altered bowel habits-is among the most prevalent gastrointestinal motility disorders and is one the commonest conditions seen by gastroenterologists in their daily practice.(1), In clinical practice, a positive diagnosis of IBS is usually made by symptom criteria ...

Despite malaria control programs in recent years, malaria transmission has not been eliminated in Iran. Molecular techniques including PCR, which has proved more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination methods, help to detect infection in low levels of parasitemia and mixed infections. Main our objectives were setting up nested PCR for detection of malaria and evaluating PCR based o...

total population of hormozgan pro vince of iran was 760,014 in 1365 and 10,045,085 in 1375, which shows a growth rate of %3/2 in 10 years. in comparison with other provinces. the growth rate is one of the highest in the country. th e aim of this study was to determine the fertility of hormozgan province. the method of study was cross - sectional and the sampling in a two stage s sampling of 200...