background: short birth intervals have been associated with adverse health outcomes, including infant, child and maternal mortality. objective:  we aimed to investigate the duration and determinants of inter birth intervals among women of reproductive age in yazd, iran. materials and methods:  a cluster sampling technique was used to select 400 ever-married women aged 15-49 years in yazd, islam...

the purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the perception of managers and talents of perceived retention factors in the textile industry in yazd province, iran. in this regard, phenomenography is used to map the different perceptions of both talents and their managers. data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 22 talented individuals who were selected according to an ...

background: infections are readily transmitted as a result of bacterial contamination of swimming pools. therefore, hygiene and preventing the contamination of swimming pools is of particular importance. the objective of this study was to determine the amount of bacterial contamination in indoor pools of yazd in 2013. methods: in this descriptive and analytical study, all indoor swimming pools ...

dust is a common atmospheric phenomenon in iran especially in central arid regions.  this severely affects environment as well as resident’s health. among the results of this phenomenon are respiratory diseases, bash radiation, accelerated soil erosion, desertification and degradation of ecosystems. some dusts are originated from local desert conditions but adjacency to neighboring countries de...

background & aim: the genus satureja belonging to the family of lamiaceae and consists of over 235 different species throughout the world. fourteen species grow naturally in iran of which eleven species are endemic. different species of satureja are used in food, healthy, cosmetic and medical industry. this reseach has been carried due to selection and introduction of suitable germplasm in ...

background: the number of interventional cardiology (ic) procedures has increased rapidly. coronary angiography (ca) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (ptca) are now widely performed as a matter of routine, and they are considered safe procedures for experienced cardiologists. however, it is also known that these procedures are associated with high radiation doses due to long f...

Background: Migraine and Tension-Type Headache (TTH) are the most frequent neurologic disabilities worldwide. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among up to 15 years old. Patients and Methods: A descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 500 people in Yazd through cluster sampling method. International Headache Society criteri...

BACKGROUND Cancer is a non-communicable disease that is considered deadly in many cases. In recent years, the mortality rates from breast cancer have increased with increasing incidences. The present study was conducted to determine five year survival of women with breast cancer in Yazd, in the central region of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study, data were obtained from the p...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of refractive errors in Yazd, central Iran. METHODS This population-based study was performed in 2010-2011 and targeted adults aged 40 to 80 years. Multi-stage random cluster sampling was applied to select samples from urban and rural residents of Yazd. Manifest refraction, visual acuity measurement, retinoscopy and funduscopy were performed for all subject...

After the inscription of Historic City Yazd on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2017, number tourists visiting increased. The area is formed several neighborhoods. This study aims to propose a conservation plan for oldest, Shah Abul-Ghasem Neighborhood, using urban design qualities suggested by Golkar. based field survey neighborhood was carried out such way that items related were photographed ...