focus on political, economic, cultural city of kermanshah, the reasons for moving to the city, and consequently, it is natural population growth. this part of the urban hierarchy rule out - as far and despite the high potential for job creation in the province are because of the unbalanced distribution of population, the potential of the whole province is not to be used, so that today we face t...

Background: Remarkably, one of the main causes in different societies affecting increases in years of life lost due to premature death (YLL) is death due to road traffic injuries (RTIs), which usually occurs at an earlier age in life. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the trends of YLL due to road traffic injuries in Kermanshah Province during the years 2009 2014. Methods: This study re...

BACKGROUND Onychomycosis is a nail disorder associated with aesthetic problems, discomfort, physical injury and loss of dexterity. The purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the causative fungi of onychomycosis in 2402 patients in Kermanshah Province, western Iran in 1994 to 2010. METHODS Mycologic assessment was carried out by standard methods including either microscopic o...

BACKGROUND The inappropriate use of drugs due to irrational prescriptions is a common problem in Iran, but there is little evidence of prescription patterns in rural family physicians. This study aimed to explore the prescribing pattern and rational drug use indicators for family physicians using Index of Rational Drug Prescribing (IRDP) in Kermanshah Province, Iran. METHODS In this retrospec...

OBJECTIVES The target of the Fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4) is to reduce the rate of under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. Despite substantial progress towards achieving the target of the MDG-4 in Iran at the national level, differences at the sub-national levels should be taken into consideration. METHODS The under-five mortality data available from the Deputy...

understanding various aspects of the problems, challenges and constraints of agricultural activities such as mushroom ventures and trying to plan and policy for solving problems are suitable strategies for developing agri– businesses. the purpose of this qualitative study was to explain the challenges and constraints of developing mushroom venturesin kermanshah province. information were collec...

background hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection is a major public health problem that affects billions of people worldwide. the lack of information on hbv prevalence among the general population is an obstacle to formulate effective policies to reduce the burden of viral hepatitis. objectives this population based serological survey was conducted in kermanshah province to determine the local preva...