Epidemiological status of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990-2019.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is associated with various complications and imposes significant economic pressures.

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological status and the burden of T2D in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries during 1990-2019; to inform targeting of prevention strategies.

Methods: The study population included 21 countries, covering a population of about 400 million.

Circadian pattern of symptom onset in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in western Iran.

Background: Circadian variation is known as an important factor in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Moreover, the circadian pattern may help in disease prevention and better medication prescription. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate the circadian pattern of symptom onset in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Gender-based difference in early mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insights from Kermanshah STEMI Registry.

This study aimed to evaluate the in-hospital mortality of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to gender and other likely risk factors. This study reports on data relating to 1,484 consecutive patients with STEMI registered from June 2016 to May 2018 in the Western Iran STEMI Registry. Data were collected using a standardized case report developed by the European Observational Registry Program (EORP).

Causes and Predictors of Hospital-Death among Elderly Patients in Western Iran; a Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Identifying the death reasons amongst elderly, may help prioritizing the research projects and interventions.

Objective: This study purpose was to determine the death pattern and causes, and also its likely associated factors, in a mega hospital in western Iran.

Method: This retrospective cross-sectional study, conducted on elderly died from April 2011 to March 2016, in Imam Reza hospital in Kermanshah, Iran.

Determinants of Compliance With Iron and Folate Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in West Iran: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study.

To assess the compliance with iron and folate supplementation, and the possibly causally associated factors, among pregnant women in western Iran. A cross-sectional study of 433 pregnant women, selected randomly amongst those (n = 8,500) attending 40 primary health care centers (PHCCs) in west Iran in 2017. A validated questionnaire was used to gather data, including demographic characteristics, the compliance with iron/folate supplementation and reasons for non-compliance.

Socio-cognitive determinants of safe road-crossing behaviors: an application of the prototype willingness model.

Background: Pedestrians are one of the most vulnerable groups of road users that potentially are at risk for road traffic injuries and deaths. The present paper reports an application of the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM) to the prediction of road-crossing behaviors among students from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) in the west of Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample of 315 medical students who were randomly selected from seven faculties of KUMS in 2017 according to their size, and who filled out a self-administered questionnaire containing a scenario depicting a potentially hazardous road-crossing behavior, followed by items measuring the PWM constructs.

The effect of team-based learning on public health students' educational outcomes.

Background: The educational environment has been confirmed as crucial factor for active learning. Team-based learning (TBL) is an interactive teaching method which improves students' perceptions and performance.

Objectives: The comparison of the team-based learning method through lecture-based approach on health education curriculum in public health students.