Domestic violence against women as a risk factor for depressive and anxiety disorders: findings from domestic violence household survey in Tehran, Iran.

Domestic violence (DV) especially intimate partner violence is a global health problem responsible for significant part of burden of diseases in women. Mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are possibly results and resulted in IPV. To investigate correlation between IPV and depression and anxiety among married women, in a household survey of married women in Tehran, Iran, at summer 2011, we recruited 615 samples with cluster sampling method and they are directly asked about experience of 23 different types of physical and non-physical IPV during marital life and last 12 months.

Correlates of mental health service utilization in married women in tehran 2011.

Objective: There are disparities in mental health services (MHS) utilization within and between populations and several factors are studied as its potential correlates. Identifying those correlates would help health policy makers to adjust service provision with characteristics of their community. To evaluate demographic, socioeconomic and system correlates of MHS utilization among married women from Tehran, Iran.

Age of puberty in Iranian girls living in Tehran.

The aim of this study was to determine the age of appearance of secondary sexual characteristics in Iranian girls living in Tehran. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2003 and 2004 on 1420 6-17-year-old females in different parts of Tehran. Data were collected on the basis of a multistage probability sampling.

Cross-sectional reference values for height, weight and body mass index of school children living in Tehran, Iran.

Aim: The aim of the study was to create reference values for weight, height and body mass index (BMI) of school children living in Tehran. METHOD AND SAMPLES: The study subjects consisted of 1,420 girls between 6 and 17 years of age and 1,515 boys between 6 and 15 years of age. Samples were collected by a multistage sampling method from schools in different areas of Tehran.

Preliminary report of hepatitis B virus genotype prevalence in Iran.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in Iranian hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers, chronic hepatitis B and cirrhotic patients.

Methods: A total of 109 HBsAg-positive patients were included in this study. HBV genotypes were determined by using INNO-LiPA methodology which is based on the reverse hybridization principle.