Background We assessed change in household catastrophic health care expenditures
(CHE) and inequality in facing such expenditures in south-west Tehran. Methods A cluster …

Background: This study aimed to use a mixed-method approach to investigate affecting
factors on the performance of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Iran's villages. Methods …

Background: Suicide behaviors cause a large portion of Disability adjusted life years
worldwide. Objectives: The aim of this research was to study the trend, correlations and …

Measles is still one of the most common infectious killers of children in the world, especially
in developing countries. In Iran, during the prevaccine era, 150,000–500,000 cases of …

Method: This cross sectional study was carried out using national injury surveillance data
registry from 21 March 2009 to 20 March 2014. Results: 7,176,344 patients with the mean …

Background: IRAN is presently designing a long-term plan for promoting science,
technology and innovation in medicine. An important part of this plan will be a strategy for …

Background: Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) is one of the most practical measures for
estimating the burden of risk factors with some challenges in its calculation. Cardiovascular …

In May 2013, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education began drawing up the first
national policy document for men's health, focusing on a number of issues, including the …

Background: Physicians are one of the most important groups directly associated with public
health and their health related lifestyle has a significant impact on their patient's behaviors …

Background and Objectives: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease, due to which the
fractures result in huge economic and social costs every year for the health system of the …