the human leukocyte antigen has become a key component in investigating the genetic relationships between populations. the aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of hla class i and ii alleles among zaboli ethnic group of south-east iran to establish a database for further investigations on ancestry and the genetic factors contributing to complex diseases in this region. unrela...

background : a detailed study of hidden and hard to reach populations in order to identify their characteristics is essential because they endanger the health of the society by their dangerous behaviors. however, sampling in these populations through conventional sampling methods is impossible due to reasons such as being hidden and lacking a precise frame. methods: in this article, applicable ...

results seven concepts emerged after exploratory factor analysis of the 48 items. the content validity ratio (cvr) of the questionnaire constructs were 0.55 to 0.76, and content validity index (cvi) structure was 0.86 to 0.95. cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire questionnaire was 0.78, and correlation coefficient of the test-retest reliability for the constructs was from 0.73 to 0.89. c...

background: more than a billion people have some form of disabilities worldwide. persons living with a disability have many needs (including physically, mentally, and socially needs). estimating the size of disabled population is a challenge in health systems. an innovative indirect method to estimate the size of populations is network scale up (nsu) having widely used for hidden populations. t...

anopheles stephensi is one of the main vectors of malaria in the world including south of iran. three geographical populations for an. stephensi have been defined, based on egg morphology. the aim of the current study is determining the ability of different geographical populations of an. stephensi in the transmission of plasmodium berghei using anka strain of this parasite. four geographical p...

introduction: cephalometry is an efficient tool for anthropometric studies. this study sought to assess facial dimensions and types of adults residing in qazvin (iran) and dera ghazi (dg) khan (pakistan). methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of 300 ethnic populations of qazvin and 365 ethnic populations of dg khan aged between 18-55 years were randomly selected and evaluated. the sub...

lectins that agglutinate red blood cells (rbcs) were demonstrated in anopheles stephensi mosquito midgut extracts using human (four groups: a, b, ab and o, rh+) rat, sheep and rabbit blood cells. only rabbit rbcs showed agglutination reaction against the midgut extracts. significant differences in hemagglutinin titers and carbohydrate specifity were detected between male and female mosquitoes a...