Plus de quarante ans après la Révolution islamique de 1979, la question de l'intégration de l'Iran dans son environnement régional et de sa place au sein de la communauté internationale n'est toujours pas réglée. Pour le président Trump, la République islamique reste un « État voyou ». Certains rivaux de l'Iran, comme Israël ou l'Arabie saoudite, a...
Published in Reproductive Health
BackgroundParents play an important role in promoting the sexual health of their adolescents. However, many parents experience several challenges. The purpose of this study was to explore the concerns and educational needs of Iranian parents regarding the sexual health of their male adolescents.MethodsThis qualitative study was designed based on th...
A prospective cohort study was conducted in Shiraz in the south west of Iran to investigate breastfeeding from birth to six months of age. Mothers were recruited in a face-to-face interview within 48 h of giving birth in three public and two private hospitals (n = 700). They were then followed-up at 4, 12, 16, and 26 weeks postpartum in local Mater...
Published in BMC Neurology
BackgroundInformation of Previous studies on the prevalence of MS, including our study conducted 12 years ago, used to shape global prevalence map of MS. According to those results, Iran placed in medium-prevalence MS region in the world Atlas of MS 2013.This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of MS in Mazandaran province after 12 years and ...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundOverweight and obesity are major health concerns worldwide, with adverse health consequences during the life span. This study measured socioeconomic inequality in overweight and obesity among Iranian adults.MethodsData were extracted from 129,257 Iranian adults (aged 35 years and older) participated in the Prospective Epidemiologic Resear...
Published in BMC Psychology
BackgroundPersonality traits can be used to predict an individual’s behaviors in different life situations, including marital life situations. Marital satisfaction that is influenced by different factors is a criterion used to assess couples’ relationship quality. The goal of the present study was to review Iranian studies on the correlation betwee...
Published in Journal of Earth Science
The Kashan plutons are situated in the central part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc recording subduction-related magmatism within the Alpine-Himalayan orogeny in Iran. These rocks consist of different calc-alkaline plutonic rocks including gabbro, gabbroic diorite, microdiorite, monzodiorite, tonalite, granodiorite, and granite. The plutons were em...
Published in Environmental Earth Sciences
Groundwater quality monitoring is of great importance in Iran’s arid and semi-arid regions where water scarcity exists. This study assessed background information on groundwater quality and heavy metals concentration in the spring water of the Beheshtabad Basin, located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran, to examine the suitability of the ...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundOver the past few decades, the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has risen rapidly in Iran and other low and middle-income countries. We investigated the prevalence of DM, pre-diabetes, undiagnosed and uncontrolled diabetes and its relationship with some associated socioeconomic factors in the Yazd Greater Area in Iran.MethodsYazd Heal...
Published in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
BackgroundHealth Transformation Plan (HTP) was occurred in 2014 to improve access and equity and reduce out of pocket payments in Iranian Health Care System. In this regard the aim of this study is evaluating and ranking the service provider’s infrastructures among the country provinces as an indicator of equity before and after implementation of t...
