Cultural adaptation, validation, and standardization of a developmental screening tool (ASQ-3) in Iranian children.

Objectives: This study aimed at culturally adapting, validating, and standardizing the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, third edition (ASQ-3) by implementing a nation-wide cross-sectional methodological study in order to provide a valid and reliable tool for determining the developmental status of Iranian children.

Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional and methodological study was conducted on Iranian children between 1-66 months. The ASQ-3 tool was translated; following that, its face and content validity, as well as the cross-cultural adaptation were assessed by 51 specialists and experts in the field of pediatrics and child development.

Perform the Regulatory Process: A National Approach for Evaluation of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Information System in I.R. Iran.

Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services Management Information System (EMSIS) makes it possible to assess the extent to which the objectives of supporting of healthcare delivery services. This paper presents an overview of the regulatory process in prehospital EMS electronic data registration and provides a minimum data set for the purpose of developing such a care system on a national scale. It further offers an evaluation framework for such systems.

Toward an Agile System: Iranian Information System for Covid-19-Affected Patients Data Collection from Iranian Hospitals.

COVID-19's rapid spreads has caused a global pandemic. On 19th February 2020, Iran reported its first confirmed cases of infections in Qom City and the number of diagnosed cases and the death toll rose exponentially in March [1-3]. Managing the disease, which is considered a pandemic according to the World Health Organization (WHO) [4], requires definite approaches differing according to various factors in each country, which may also lead to (in)effective dealing with the disease.

Mortality causes in children 1-59 months in iran.

Background: Mortality rate indicator for children under 5 years old is one of the important indicators in countries' development. Identifying the most common causes of mortality is one of the most important attempts to reduce mortality in children less than 5 years. The purpose of this study was to identify distribution of the mortality causes in Iranian children less than 5 years.

Mortality-related factors disparity among Iranian deceased children aged 1-59 months according to the medical activities in emergency units: National mortality surveillance system.

Background: To determine disparity in mortality-related factors in 1-59 months children across Iran using hospital records of emergency units.

Materials And Methods: After designing and validating a national questionnaire for mortality data collection of children 1-59 months, all 40 medical universities has been asked to fill in the questionnaires and return to the main researcher in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Age and sex of deceased children, the type of health center, staying more than 2 h in emergency unit, the reason of prolonged stay in emergency, having emergency (risk) signs, vaccination, need to blood transfusion, need to electroshock and so on have also been collected across the country.

Mortality inequality in 1-59 months children across Iranian provinces: referring system and determinants of death based on hospital records.

Background: To determine inequality in mortality in 1-59 months children across Iranian provinces focusing on referring system and determinants of death.

Methods: After designing and examining a national questionnaire for mortality data collection of children 1-59 months, 40 medical universities have been asked to fill in the questionnaires and return to the main researcher in the health ministry in 2009.

Results: Mortality in 1-59 months children was unequally distributed across provinces (universities).

Distribution of mortality among 1 - 59 month-old children across Iranian provinces in 2009: the national mortality surveillance system.

Objective: To determine the distribution of mortality in 1 - 59 month-old children across Iranian provinces in a national mortality surveillance system. 

Methods: This national survey was conducted in 2009. A questionnaire was designed and standardized for collecting mortality data of children aged 1 - 59 months.