Review Articles
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak based on global data: A review article

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Ahmadreza Eidi; Zahra Keshtkaran; Nasrin Shokrpour; Parisa Zand; Hamed Delam

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 100-104

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86851.1102

Abstract
  Background: In December 2019, a series of pneumonia cases of unknown cause appeared in Wuhan, China, which was very similar to viral pneumonia. In late January 2020, the World Health Organization named this disease  the sixth public health emergency of international concern due to an increase in ...  Read More

Review Articles
Risk factors for cervical cancer: An epidemiological review

Hamed Delam; Safoura Izanloo; Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Ahmadreza Eidi

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 105-109

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86539.1092

Abstract
  Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common female genital cancers. It accounts for about half of the one million new cases and one-quarter of all cancer deaths in women. The present study was designed to comprehensively identify the risk factors of cervical cancer using the results of similar ...  Read More

Original Article
Application of geographical information system (GIS) in analysis and detection of microbial contamination in water supply network

Masoud Yousefi; Fatemeh Mesbahi; Iraj Abbasi; Mahboobeh Kousha; Kourosh Rahmani

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 110-114

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86434.1091

Abstract
  Background: Nowadays, in the world’s optimal management of science and technology, the use of geographical information system (GIS) is a necessity. In this study, GIS was used to analyze and detect microbial contamination in the water supply system of Masiri city. Methods:A cross-sectional study ...  Read More

Original Article
Epidemiology of suicide attempts and deaths: A population-based study in the South of Iran (2012–2017)

Hamed Delam; Kosar Zarebi; Esmaeil Kavi; Nasrin Shokrpour; Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 115-120

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86633.1095

Abstract
  Background: Suicide is a multi-factorial phenomenon whose patterns can vary even from one place to another in one country; the purpose of this study was to determine the causes of suicide attempt in a 6-year period in Larestan County in the period between 2012 and 2017. Methods: The present study was ...  Read More

Original Article
Optimization of the biodecolorization activity of the Ayapers dye removal by Halmonas sp. isolated from Urmia Lake

Mohammad Ansarizadeh; Tayebeh Tahamtan; Mostafa Leili; Masoud Yousefi; Ehsan Gharehchahi; Mohsen Kalantari

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 121-128

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86801.1098

Abstract
  Background: Among chemical dyes, Azo dyes, as environmental synthetic pollutants, are most commonly used in a bunch of different colors in different industries, especially in textile industry to a large extent. Methods: Due to some limitation and difficulties to remove these pollutants from the environment, ...  Read More

Original Article
Multi-Level Analysis of Inter-Provincial Differences in Fertility in Iran: The Case of Six Provinces with High and Low Fertility Rates

Serajeddin Mahmoudiani

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 129-134

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86833.1100

Abstract
  Background: Identifying the effect of the social environment in which couples live and the demographic decisions are made, along with individual characteristics, are important in explaining human fertility. In the present study, an attempt was made to explain women’s fertility in the six provinces ...  Read More

Original Article
Morphological Identification of Leishmaniasis Vectors and Their Species Diversity in Fars Province, Southern Iran

Leila Izadpanah; Hamzeh Alipoor; Marzieh Shahriari-Namadi; Kourosh Azizi; Mohsen Kalantari; Abouzar Soltani; Masoumeh Bagheri

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 135-139

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.87647.1118

Abstract
  Background: Sandflies are the vectors of at least eight different diseases, the most important of which is cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). CL is a major public health problem in Iran, with annual cases increasing to more than 20,000 in 2019. Fars Province has the second-highest number of cases with more ...  Read More

Letter to Editor
Probability of Drug Abuse Recurrence during Quarantine Period of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan; Maasumeh Elahi

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 140-141

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.86937.1103

Abstract
  Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a cluster of acute respiratory illness with unknown causes, occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China since December 2019(1). COVID-19, a contagious disease, has spread all around the globe. It has affected almost every country on the planet (2). COVID-19 was declared ...  Read More

Letter to Editor
Internet addiction is likely to increase in home quarantine caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19)

Ahmadreza Eidi; Hamed Delam

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, Pages 142-143

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.87015.1104

Abstract
  In December 2019, in Wuhan, China, a group of acute respiratory illnesses was diagnosed with unknown etiology, which today is known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) [1]. Coronavirus is a single-stranded RNA virus that affects both humans and animals. The disease spread rapidly throughout China ...  Read More