Background & Objective: High prevalence of malnutrition and its relation with mental and physical health of children is one of the important health problems in developing countries. The aim of this survey was to assess the nutritional status and related factors in 0-24 month-old children in South Khorasan province in Iran 2006. Methods: Seven hundred children of 0-24 month-old in South Khor...

  Background and Aim: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is among the most common endocrine disorders in children and a preventable cause of mental retardation. The present study was performed to determine the prevalence and related risk factors of hypothyroidism in neonates in South Khorasan.   Materials and Methods: This descriptive-retrospective study was conducted on the data collected throu...

Background & Objectives: Burden of disease studies have been implemented in many countries using the disability adjusted life year (DALY) to assess major health problems. This study was designed to assess the burden of transport accident in South Khorasan (SK) province of Iran for 2005.Methods: Years of life lost (YLLs), Years lived with Disability (YLDs) and DALYs were calculated by using meth...

Applying the principles of professional ethics by nurses creates a suitable social and psychological environment for patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of nurses' awareness of the principles of professional ethics and barriers towards its observance in public hospitals in South Khorasan province in 2019.The present study was a cross-sectional study that was performed...

Background and purpose: Colorectal cancer is the most common gastrointestinal cancer throughout the world. Knowledge about the disease incidence and its changes over time can be useful in planning for the prevention and cause detection, therefore this study aimed at investigating the incidence of gastric cancer in Iran. Materials and methods: This study was a reanalysis of existing data. We us...

Limitation of available water resources and crisis of water scarcity has been discussed in water conferences since a long time ago. In Iran’s climatic conditions, the most important problem for increasing agricultural production is limitation of available water resources. Drip irrigation methods are one of the suitable solutions for efficient use of water resources under a condition that ...

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the quality of work life and job burnout among public librarians of South Khorasan Province in Iran. Methodology:  we used survey method for this research. The population consisted of all librarians (110 person) working in public libraries in South Khorasan Province. 86 person selected with simple random method as sample. The “Walton” quest...

Background & Objectives: Smoking is a global problem and is the most important cause of death due to non- communicable diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate smoking and its correlates in male students in South Khorasan. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was undertaken in South Khorasan on high school male students. A sample of 2371 cases was selected through cluster multi stag...