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DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Apr 1, 2017

Background: Esophageal cancer is the second most common malignancy in Iranian men and third most ... more Background: Esophageal cancer is the second most common malignancy in Iranian men and third most common in Iranian women.The aim of this study is to discover the geographic distribution for age-standardized incidence rate of esophageal cancer among both genders in Iran. Methods: This ecological study used re-analysis medical records aggregated to provinces from the National Cancer Registry and Disease Control and Prevention Report of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for esophageal cancer in 2008. For each province, we calculated the average annual age-standardized incidence rate. Results: Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type of esophageal cancer in males (65.4%) and females (75%). The age-standardized incidence rate for esophageal cancer in Western, Northwest, Northern and Northeast provinces of Iran were higher than other provinces. We observed the highest agestandardized incidence rate in both genders in the 80-84 year age group with 147.5 in males and 114.5 in females. Conclusion: Given that the Western, Northwest, Northern, and Northeast provinces were hot zones for esophageal cancer in Iran, increased access to screening services and implementation of prevention programs should be considered.

Middle East Journal of Cancer, Oct 1, 2017

Background: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and most frequent cause of cancer-relat... more Background: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and most frequent cause of cancer-related death worldwide. In Iran, this cancer ranks second in cancerrelated deaths for men and third for women. The aim of this study is to discover the geographic distribution of the age-standardized incidence rate for lung cancer in both genders in Iran. Methods: This ecological study used re-analysis medical records aggregated to provinces from the National Registry of Cancer and Disease Control and Prevention Report of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for lung cancer in 2008. For each province, we calculated the average annual age-standardized incidence rate. Results: Our study showed that squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma were the most common histological types of lung cancer in males (28.6%) and females (28.8%). The central and southern Iranian provinces had the highest age-standardized incidence rates for lung cancer. The highest age-standardized incidence rates in both genders related to the 80-84 year age group for both males (131.51) and females (38.82). Conclusion: The central and southern Iranian provinces are lung cancer hot zones. Thus, implementation of prevention programs and increased access to screening services should be considered.

International Journal of Pediatrics, Aug 1, 2016

Background: It is necessary to achieve information on malnutrition situation in children for reso... more Background: It is necessary to achieve information on malnutrition situation in children for resource allocation and health policy making, therefore this study aimed to identify the role of human development and its components on malnutrition situation in children under-five years of old worldwide. Materials and Methods: This ecological study was performed on the relation of the malnutrition situation of children under 5 years of old and human development index (HDI). Data about the HDI and its components were obtained for 188 countries from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) database and Data about prevalence of wasting, stunting and overweight in children under 5 in 2014 for 121 countries were obtained from World Health Organization (WHO). Correlation bivariate method was used to evaluate correlation between the prevalence of malnutrition status and the HDI. Results: Globally mean prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight were 23.4 (21-25.7), 6.2 (5.4-7) and 7.1 (6.3-8) percent respectively. There was a negative statistically significant correlation between prevalence of stunting and wasting with HDI and its components, physician per population, maternal mortality rate (P<0.001); while positive significant correlations were observed between prevalence of overweight and HDI and its components (P<0.05). Conclusion: Stunting and wasting were common in low developed regions, while overweight mainly is a health problem in high development regions. HDI and its components can change the prevalence of malnutrition aspects across countries. Developed and developing countries need to provide more health education and preventive interventions about malnutrition in under-five children.

Middle East Journal of Cancer, Jul 1, 2018

Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women after breast and colorectal ... more Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women after breast and colorectal cancers, and one of the leading causes of cancer death among women worldwide. The aim of this study is to determine the associations of cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates with the Human Development Index. Methods: Information of the incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer were obtained from the GLOBOCAN Cancer Project for 2012 and data for the Human Development Index for 2013 from the World Bank database. We used linear regression models to assess the Human Development Index effect on cervical cancer occurrence rates. Inequality in the age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer according to the Human Development Index were assessed by the concentration index. Results: The results showed substantially higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in regions with low and medium Human Development Index compared to regions that had substantially elevated Human Development Index. The death and incidence from cervical cancer were more concentrated in low Human Development Index countries. There was a significant negative association between the cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates with all the components of the Human Development Index, including life expectancy (B=-0.98, P<0.001), mean years of schooling (B=-1.86, P<0.001), gross national income (B=-0.38, P<0.001), urbanization level (B=-0.29, P<0.001), and age standardized obesity (B=-0.45, P<0.001). Conclusion: Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem in countries with low Human Development Index and requires the implementation of prevention programs and screening for early detection and treatment.

Korean Journal of Epidemiology, May 17, 2017

پژوهان, Nov 1, 2018

Background and Objective: Financial corruption has a negative impact on the efficiency and effect... more Background and Objective: Financial corruption has a negative impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of employees, in the administrative system of government organizations. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between organizational justice and organizational trust with financial corruption between the employees in Valiasr Hospital of Tuyserkan city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 140 employees of Valiasr Hospital in Tuyserkan city during the first six months of 2017. In this study, to assess the relationship between variables, three independent questionnaires were used. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations, along with tables and charts and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient were used to examine the relationship between variables. Results: Regarding the viewpoint of hospital personnel about the variables of study, the score of financial corruption was 2.89 out of 4. The mean score of organizational trust and organizational justice were 2.375 and 1.2 respectively. There was a direct and significant correlation between organizational justice and reduce of financial corruption (r = 0.224, P = 0.014), and there was a direct and significant correlation between organizational justice and organizational trust (r = 0.376, P = 0 <0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, organizational justice has a significant relationship with organizational trust and prevention of corruption in medical centers. Therefore, it is imperative that managers and officials of hospitals and medical centers try to establish organizational justice and organizational trust and thus prevent corruption.

international journal of endocrinology and metabolism, Oct 20, 2018

Background: The link between age specific-rates of thyroid cancer (TC) and human development inde... more Background: The link between age specific-rates of thyroid cancer (TC) and human development index (HDI) and also its components can be a new direction for planning by policy makers. Objectives: This study aimed at identifying the relationship between TC rates by gender, and HDI and its components in different regions of the world. Methods: An ecological study was conducted; the data was obtained from the GLOBOCAN project in 2012. Inequality in TC estimates (age-specific incidence and mortality rates), according to the HDI and its components was calculated. Concentration index (CI) was used to estimate inequality and CI was decomposed to determine contribution of HDI and its components in inequality. Results: The inequality index (CI) was 0.29 (95% CI: 0.21-0.38) and-0.15 (95% CI:-0.23-0.06) for incidence and mortality of TC by HDI, respectively. The important contributors in inequality for incidence rates of TC were life expectancy at birth (0.30), mean years of schooling (0.26), and expected years of schooling (0.18). The important contributors in inequality of mortality rates were mean years of schooling (0.19), expected years of schooling (0.17), and urbanization (0.17). Conclusions: According to the findings of this study, global inequalities exist in the TC incidence and mortality rates; incidence rates of TC are more concentrated in countries with high HDI, yet inequality index showed that deaths occurred more in disadvantaged countries.

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Jun 1, 2016

Background: Stomach cancer (SC) is the second leading cause of cancer death with the rate of 10.4... more Background: Stomach cancer (SC) is the second leading cause of cancer death with the rate of 10.4% in the world. The correlation between the incidence and mortality rates of SC and human development index (HDI) has not been globally determined. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between the incidence and mortality rates of SC and HDI in various regions. Materials and Methods: In this global ecological study, we used the data about the incidence and mortality rate of SC and HDI from the global cancer project and the United Nations Development Programme database, respectively. Results: In 2012, SCs were estimated to have affected a total of 951,594 individuals (crude rate: 13.5 per 100,000 individuals) with a male/female ratio of 1.97, and caused 723,073 deaths worldwide (crude rate: 10.2 per 100,000 individuals). There was a positive correlation between the HDI and both incidence (r=0.28, P<0.05) and mortality rates of SC (r=0.13, P = 0.1) in the world in 2012. Conclusions: The high incidence and mortality rates of SC in countries with high and very high HDI is remarkable which should be the top priority of interventions for global health policymakers. In addition, health programs should be provided to reduce the burden of this disease in the regions with high incidence and mortality rates of SC.

Advances in human biology, 2019

Backgrounds and Aims: Stomach cancer (SC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading... more Backgrounds and Aims: Stomach cancer (SC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of death due to cancer in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the provincial distribution as well as age-specific incidence of SC in both genders across Iran. Materials and Methods: This ecological study was conducted according to re-analysis of medical records aggregated to provinces from National Registry of Cancer and Disease Control and Prevention report of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for SC in 2008. For each province, the average annual age-standardised rate (ASR) for the incidence of SC was calculated. Results: Our findings showed that in Iran, adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified, was the most common histological type of SC in both genders (59% in males and 56% in females), while intestinal type of adenocarcinoma had the lowest prevalence (14% in males and 12% in females). In age groups above 45 years, there was a steady upward trend, and the highest ASR in both genders was related to 80–84 years of age with 292.14 and 112/100,000 in males and females, respectively. Conclusion: The assessment of geographical distribution showed that there is a wide geographical variation in the incidence of SC across the 31 provinces of Iran, and the ASR of SC in South-East and North-West parts of Iran was higher than any other areas. Thus, development access to screening services and carryout of prevention programs should be considered for high-risk groups in these areas.

Korean Journal of Family Medicine, Mar 20, 2023

Background: Childbearing is the most important determinant of population fluctuations, and its st... more Background: Childbearing is the most important determinant of population fluctuations, and its study is more important than other population phenomena. Owing to the lack of a valid questionnaire based on the extended theory of planned behavior, this mixed-method study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of a questionnaire designed to examine related belief-based factors on the intention to bear children in Iranian society. Methods: This study was conducted in two phases in Hamadan city, western Iran, in 2021. Phase 1 consisted of an extensive literature review and a qualitative study using a directed content analysis approach to generate an item pool. Psychometrics were measured in phase 2, including content, face, and construct validity. Reliability was assessed based on internal consistency and stability. The collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS and AMOS ver. 24.0. Results: Mean content validity ratio and content validity index were 0.7 and 0.85, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis of the 32 items identified an eight-factor solution. These factors jointly accounted for 79.1% of the observed variance in the outcome variables. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit for the data. The internal consistency based on Cronbach's α was 0.85 (0.71-0.93). In addition, stability was confirmed using the test-retest method and intraclass correlation coefficient (0.74-0.94). Conclusion: The designed questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating related belief-based factors on the intention and behavior of childbearing among married men and women in Iran.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Oct 1, 2016

Journal of education and health promotion, 2022

World journal of plastic surgery, Apr 1, 2020

BACKGROUND The desire for aesthetic surgery in Iran has increased. The relationship between spiri... more BACKGROUND The desire for aesthetic surgery in Iran has increased. The relationship between spirituality and body image has not been studied simultaneously with the desire for aesthetic surgery. The present study aimed to examine this relationship among students

Acta medica Iranica, Dec 25, 2018

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and among Iranian population; cancer is th... more Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and among Iranian population; cancer is the third important causes of death. It is a critical issue to identify sex and age group difference of cancer pattern for planning and management of cancer patients, therefore the aim of present study was to examine sex and age difference in cancer incidence during 2003-2008 in Iran. The National Cancer Registry (NCR) reports from 2003 to 2008 have been applied to test trend of cancer incidence and illustrating sex-age disparity of most common cancers in Iran. Direct adjustment method was used for computing the age-specific rates (ASRs) and Cochran-Armitage tests for trends were used to test statistical significance of cancer incidence rate in both genders during 2003-2008. Our findings indicated that male and female incidence rate is increased from 64.2 to 117.5 and from 50.1 to 105.8, respectively during 2003-2008 (P for trend <0.001). Highest Age-Specific Rate of cancer in male was for stomach cancer (ASR=12.8), beside of skin cancer and in female was for breast cancer (ASR=33.2). Highest incidence rate of cancers was found in people aged 80-84 years in both genders. In elderly people, incidence rate of cancer was higher in male than female. The observed sex-age disparity of common cancers in this study indicated that male cancer of stomach and bladder and female cancer of breast and colorectal can be targeted in cancer control and prevention programs are required to reach remarkable reduction of cancer burden in Iran.

Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2017

Background: Geographic differences in the incidence of cancers may suggest unique genetic or envi... more Background: Geographic differences in the incidence of cancers may suggest unique genetic or environmental exposures that impact the risk of acquiring cancer. This research aims to determine the incidence rate and geographical distribution of common cancers among Iranian children. Methods: In this ecological study, we extracted data that pertained to the incidence rate of common cancers among children from reports by the National Registry of Cancer and Disease Control and Prevention in 2008. A map of the cancer incidence rates was designed by using geographic information system. Results: The most common cancer sites among children were the hematology system, brain and central nervous system, and lymph nodes. The central provinces had the lowest cancer incidences. Conclusion: The considerable variation in incidence of childhood cancers in Iran suggests a possible potential environmental risk factor or genetic background related to this increased risk among children.

Pajouhan Scientific Journal, Dec 10, 2014

Iranian journal of cancer prevention, Oct 2, 2016

This study aimed to identify the role of HDI in the incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer ... more This study aimed to identify the role of HDI in the incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer (LC) worldwide. Data about the incidence and mortality rate of LC for the year 2012 was obtained from the global cancer project for 172 countries. Data about the HDI and other indices were obtained for 169 countries from the United Nations development programme database. In 2012, LC was estimated to have affected a total of 1,824,701 individuals (crude rate: 25.9 per 100,000 individuals), and caused 1,589,925 deaths worldwide (crude rate: 22.5 per 100,000 individuals). LC accounts for 13% of total cancers incidence. There was a positive correlation between the HDI and LC incidence (R = 0.79, P < 0.05), and also with LC mortality rate (R = 0.77, P < 0.05) in the world in 2012. Linear regression model showed that increasing of HDI, mean of life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, GNI per capita, percent of urbanization, and age standardized obesity had a positive effect on increase in both incidence and mortality rates of LC. Our study showed that the burden of LC is enormous in high and very high HDI regions. Such actions include primary prevention strategies to effective control of the lifestyle behaviours prevalence including tobacco avoidance and cessation of smoking, a reduction in alcohol consumption and obesity, and the promotion of increased levels of physical activity, as well as the implementation of early detection programs. Moreover, further reductions in mortality could be brought about by increasing access to curative treatment for patients with LC.

Pajouhan Scientific Journal, 2014

Pajouhan Scientific Journal, Jul 6, 2014

Background and objectives : YPLL index is important in prioritizing health interventions. This in... more Background and objectives : YPLL index is important in prioritizing health interventions. This index gives more weight to death of the younger people. Using this index one can calculate major causes of premature death and compare them with other societies. This study is aimed at determining the main causes of premature deaths in Toyserkan. Methods : The study population based on the 2011 mortality data was Tuyserkan. Mortality data from death certificates, that had already been extracted and entered into the software, were collected. The standard World Health Organization software was used to calculate YPLL. Results: After removing the empty code number, 707 deaths were analyzed. Total mortality rate was 6.7 per 1,000 people. And per 1,000 people, a total of 122.2 years of life was lost due to premature death. Except those aged 30-39 years and 70-79 years, in all age groups the YLL rates in women were higher than in men. Cardiovascular diseases, accidents, respiratory illnesses are placed first to third in the YLL respectively. Conclusion: The results showed that non-communicable diseases are the main cause of premature death in Tuyserkan while changing patterns of communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases as the leading cause of deaths in the city are seen.