Original Article
Comparison of fipronil-impregnated bait and integrated vector management (IVM) in the control of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of Fars province, southern Iran during 2016 to 2017

Ehsan Saki; Abouzar Soltani; Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard; Mohsen Kalantari; Hedayat Dorzaban; Kourosh Azizi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 2-7

Abstract
  Background: Fipronil systemic insecticide and integrated vector management (IVM) leading to control and/or reduction of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) cases were evaluated in the studied endemic foci of Fars province, southern Iran, during 2016 to 2017. Methods: Based on available data on disease ...  Read More

Original Article
Photo-degradation of atrazine in water using UV and investigating its by-products

Zohre Moeini; Abooalfazl Azhdarpoor; Saeed Yousefinejad; Shima Bahrami

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 8-15

Abstract
  Background: Atrazine is one of the most widely used chlorinated herbicides with properties, such as sustainability in soil and ability to penetrate into water sources. This study aimed to investigate the photo-degradation of atrazine using ultraviolet ray and to identify its by-products. Methods: The ...  Read More

Original Article
Comparison of sexual satisfaction among psychiatric, internal medicine female patients and healthy controls

Arash Mani; Maryam Fattahi; Akbar Rasekhi Kazerouni; Leila Khabir

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 16-22

Abstract
  Aim: Sexual relation is an important and sensitive subject among human beings. A life domain that has received very little attention is patients' satisfaction with their sex life, also called sexual satisfaction. Physical illnesses and mental disorders affect sexual satisfaction. The aim of this project ...  Read More

Original Article
Epidemiological Study of the Brucellosis in Iran, Andimeshk, 2001-2016

Mansour Kashfi; Nahid Hatamian; Tayebeh Rakhshani

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 23-28

Abstract
  Introduction: Despite the provision of health care in Iran, brucellosis is still an endemic disease, so this study was carried out to determine the epidemiology of brucellosis in Andimeshk city during 2001-2016. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with brucellosis, ...  Read More

Original Article
Epidemiology of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Iran, Yasouj, 2014-2015

Tayebeh Rakhshani; Mansour Kashfi; Irandokht Amirian; Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi; Seyyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 29-35

Abstract
  Introduction: Traffic accidents are considered a major public health problem in many parts of the world. The present study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of fatal traffic accidents in Yasouj city during the years 2014-2015. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out through a cross-sectional ...  Read More

Original Article
Parent-adolescent conflict and general health of 14-year-old adolescents in Behbahan, Iran

Mohammad Hossein Kaveh; Fatemeh Shirdel; Abdolrahim Asadollahi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 36-39

Abstract
  Evidence suggests that the quality of family relationships is associated with family members’ general health. Given of the scanty studies on adolescents, especially in Iran, this study aimed to determine the association between parent-adolescent conflict and adolescents’ general health. ...  Read More

Original Article
A Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Performance of People of Fasa on Segregation of Household Solid Wastes, Fasa, Iran, 2017

Mansour Kashfi; Mostafa Eslahi; Tayebeh Rakhshani; Hasan Hashemi; Pejhman Baqeri; Mehdi Sharafi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 40-45

Abstract
  Introduction: Environmental health is definitely one of the issues and challenges considered by human societies on the eve of the third millennium. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitude and performance of the people of Fasa on segregation of municipal solid wastes ...  Read More

Original Article
An Epidemiology study of deaths from road traffic accidents, Iran, Ahvaz

Tayebeh Rakhshani; Mansour Kashfi; Fariba Idani; Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi; Seyyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 46-51

Abstract
  Introduction: Deaths from traffic accidents (RTIs) are a major public health problem in all societies, especially in the low and middle-income countries; the present study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of fatal road traffic accidents in Ahvaz city. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study ...  Read More