Epidemiologic Features and Risk Factors for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Dhi Qar Province, Iraq.

Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in Iraq, where recurrent epidemics have been constantly observed during the last five years. The present study aimed to determine the factors associated with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases in Dhi Qar province during the year 2022.

Methods: A test-negative case-control design was used to analyze 621 CCHF patients, of which 162 were confirmed and 459 were suspected cases.

The prevalence of thyroid disorders in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid disorders in COVID-19 patients.

Data Sources: Scopus, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were used in this review. We also consider the results of grey literature.

Data-driven phenomapping for novel classification for cardiovascular outcomes compared with traditional obesity index: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.

Objective: This study aimed to propose a data-driven framework for classification of at-risk people for cardiovascular outcomes regarding obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Design: A population-based prospective cohort study with a long-term follow-up.

Setting: Data from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) were interrogated.

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Disparities in health outcomes between immigrant and native-origin populations, particularly pregnant women, pose significant challenges to healthcare systems. The aim of this systematic-review and meta-analysis was to investigate the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant-women compared to native-origin women in the host country.

Methods: PubMed (including MEDLINE), Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve studies published in English language up to September 2020.

Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes in Immigrants From Conflict-Zone Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Objectives: There are controversies regarding the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrants from conflict-zone countries. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the risk of perinatal and neonatal outcomes among immigrants from conflict-zone countries compared to native-origin women in host countries.

Methods: A systematic search on the databases of PubMed/MEDLINE, , and Web of Science was carried out to retrieve studies on perinatal and neonatal outcomes among immigrants from Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kosovo, Ukraine, and Pakistan.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Male Infertility and the Subsequent Risk of Cancer.

Objectives: The primary objective of this systemic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the risk of developing composite outcome of all cancers, regardless of the type of cancer among men with infertility diagnosis compared to fertile counterparts. The secondary objective was to compare the pooled risk of developing individual specific cancers between two groups.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed on the databases of PubMed (including Medline), Scopus, and Web of Science to retrieve observational studies published in English language from 01.

Mild Gestational Diabetes and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mild gestational diabetes (GDM) refers to the gestational hyperglycemia, which does not fulfill the diagnostic criteria for GDM. The results of studies on adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with mild GDM are controversial. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the impact of mild GDM on the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

The Effect of Mild Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Treatment on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: It is uncertain whether the treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) improves pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this systemic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of mild GDM treatment on adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted on the databases of PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar to retrieve studies that compared interventions for the treatment of mild GDM with usual antenatal care.

Detection of influenza epidemics using hidden Markov and Serfling approaches.

Objective: Detection of epidemics is a critical issue in epidemiology of infectious diseases which enable healthcare system to better control it. This study is devoted to investigating the 5-year trend in influenza and severe acute respiratory infection cases in Iran. The epidemics were also detected using the hidden Markov model (HMM) and Serfling model.

A spatio-temporal analysis of influenza-like illness in Iran from 2011 to 2016.

Investigating the spatial aspects of the disease can help decision-makers and researchers better understand the pattern of the disease, and is also very important in the implementation of the disease control programs. Given the vast area of Iran, as well as the diverse geographical and climate conditions of the country, using the geographical information system (GIS) is a suitable method for the study of influenza. In this study, we provide a clear picture of the distribution of the influenza-like illness (ILI) in Iranian provinces through the years from 2011 to 2016 by applying a spatio-temporal analysis, using geographic information system (GIS).

A methodological quality assessment of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of antidepressants effect on low back pain using updated AMSTAR.

Background: Antidepressants are prescribed widely to manage low back pain. There are a number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which have investigated the efficacy of the treatments, while the methodological quality of them has not been assessed yet. This study aims to evaluate the methodological quality of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating the effect of antidepressants on low back pain.

Is Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor associated with development of aortitis?

The aim of this study was to mention some methodological issues in a study which investigate the effect of Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on developing of aortitis.

Comment on unplanned out-of-hospital birth and risk factors of adverse perinatal outcome: findings from a prospective cohort.

The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report some methodological shortcomings in a recently published Article. We proved that the obtained results are subjected to the sparse data bias and presented some remedial tools such as penalization approaches. In addition, model fitting and performance aroused some controversies.