Association between electromagnetic field exposure and abortion in pregnant women living in Tehran.

Background: Health-related quality of life is affected by electromagnetic field exposure in each person everyday life. However, this is extremely controversial issue.

Objective: Investigation of the associations between electromagnetic field exposure and miscarriage among women of Tehran.

Intimate partner violence and risky sexual behaviors among Iranian women with substance use disorders.

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) and risky sexual behaviors are serious and overlapping public health problems that disproportionately affect drug-involved women. Despite the fact that drug-using women experience extensive IPV, to date, no studies have investigated the association of IPV and risky sexual behaviors among drug-using women in Iran.

Methods: Drug-using women (N =120) were recruited from a rehabilitation center in Tehran from March to October, 2009.