Investigation of Health-Related Consequences of Landmine Explosions During the Past 4 Decades (1979-2016): A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, Kurdistan, Iran.

Objectives: Landmines remain a potential public health concern in the western and southern border regions of Iran. The aim of this study was to assess the health-related consequences of landmine explosions in Kurdistan Province during the past 4 decades.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Kurdistan Province of Iran in 2016-2017.

The effect of dairy consumption on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases: A meta-analysis of prospective studies.

There is no global consensus on the relationship of dairy products with cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the consumption of dairy products on cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Important electronic databases such as the Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed were evaluated up to September 2014.

Breast Cancer Survival Analysis Based on Immunohistochemistry Subtypes (ER/PR/HER2): a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: We conducted this study to estimate the prevalence of biomarkers, including estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) among patients with breast cancer and to explore their effects on disease mortality.

Methods: We conducted this registry-based retrospective cohort study in Tehran, in 2014, using the data on 1622 patients with breast cancer, diagnosed pathologically and registered with the Comprehensive Cancer Control Center from 1998 to 2013. The outcome of interest was the survival probability of patients with breast cancer based on receptor status along with other prognostic factors such as age, histopathology, stage/grade of tumor, metastatic status, and surgical procedures using the life table, Kaplan-Meier curves, and multivariate Cox proportional hazard model.

Survival of Patients with Stomach Cancer and its Determinants in Kurdistan.

Background: Stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the world. In Iran, this type of cancer has high rates of incidence and mortality. This study aimed to assess the survival rate of patients with stomach cancer and its determinants in Kurdistan, a province with one of the highest incidence rates of stomach cancer in the country.

Risk factor of preterm labor in the west of iran: a case-control study.

Background: Prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death. Risk factors of premature birth can be related with ethnicity and genetic. There is no comprehensive high sample size study in Kurdish ethnicity to determine risk factors related to prematurity.

Levels of alarm thresholds of meningitis outbreaks in Hamadan Province, west of Iran.

Background: Few studies have focused on syndromic data to determine levels of alarm thresholds to detection of meningitis outbreaks. The purpose of this study was to determine threshold levels of meningitis outbreak in Hamadan Province, west of Iran.

Methods: Data on both confirmed and suspected cases of meningitis (fever and neurological symptom) form 21 March 2010 to 20 March 2012 were used in Hamadan Province, Iran.

Acute flaccid paralysis and its differential diagnosis in in kurdistan province, Western iran; an 11-year surveillance.

Objective: The surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a key strategy for monitoring the progress of poliomyelitis eradication and is a sensitive measure for detecting potential cases of poliomyelitis and poliovirus infection. This study was conducted to describe the characteristics of patients reported with AFP, and to evaluate the performance of the surveillance system in Kurdistan province, western Iran, using indicators recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Methods: This observational study was conducted from January 2000 to December 2010 at the Kurdistan Center for Disease Control and the Department of Pediatrics.

Predictors of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection: a case-control study.

Objectives: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection is a major global challenge. It is not clear why some HIV-positive people are co-infected with tuberculosis (TB) while others are not. This study addressed that question.

Gender differences in risk factors of congenital hypothyroidism: an interaction hypothesis examination.

Background: Several studies have demonstrated an increased risk of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in girls in comparison to boys.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the potential interactions that are able to change the effect of gender on congenital hypothyroidism.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a matched 1:4 case-control study in Hamadan Province, western of Iran, from 2005 to 2011.

Prevalence of osteoporosis in Iran: A meta-analysis.

Background: Several studies have investigated the prevalence of osteoporosis among general population in several parts of Iran. However, the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of osteoporosis.

Use of Health Care Services and Associated Factors among Women.

Background: To estimate the prevalence and analyze factors associated with both public and private health services utilization in women population in a western district of Iran.

Method: A cross-sectional study with 1200 individuals aged 18-49 years carried out in different districts of Sanandaj City, western Iran, in 2012. The main outcome variable was use of health service in the previous 12 months.

The status of diabetes control in Kurdistan province, west of Iran.

Background: Based on some estimation more than two million peoples in Iran are affected by Type 2 diabetes. The present study was designed to evaluate the status of diabetes control among Type 2 diabetes patients in Kurdistan, west of Iran and its associated factors.

Methods: In our cross sectional study conducted in 2010, 411 Type 2 diabetes patients were randomly recruited from Sanandaj, Capital of Kurdistan.

Risk factors of congenital hypothyroidism using propensity score: a matched case-control study.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between congenital hypothyroidism and several variables using two different adjustment methods.

Methods: This matched case-control study was conducted in Hamadan Province, the west of Iran, in 2012 enrolling neonates born between 2005 and 2011 and covered by screening program for congenital hypothyroidism. The neonates with TSH titer more than 10 mU/l or T4 titer less than 6.

Long-term survival rate of kidney graft and associated prognostic factors: a retrospective cohort study, 1994-2011.

Background: Despite several studies conducted to detect predisposing factors of graft rejection, results are inconsistent and limited. This study was performed to estimate long-term survival rate of kidney transplantation and to detect associated prognostic factors.

Material And Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in Hamadan Province, in western Iran, enrolling 475 patients who had undergone kidney transplantation from 1994 to 2011.

Social Determinants of Health Associated with Self-Reported HIV Testing among Women.

Background: There currently is lack of knowledge about HIV testing practices in Iran. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported HIV testing and its associated factors among women.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Sanandaj City, located in the west of Iran, in 2012.

Effect of body mass index on breast cancer during premenopausal and postmenopausal periods: a meta-analysis.

Objective: There is no universal consensus on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall effect of overweight and obesity on breast cancer risk during pre- and post-menopausal period.

Data Sources: All major electronic databases were searched until April 2012 including Web of Knowledge, Medline, Scopus, and ScienceDirect.

Estimation of the Frequency of Intravenous Drug Users in Hamadan City, Iran, Using the Capture-recapture Method.

Objectives: The number of illicit drug users is prone to underestimation. This study aimed to use the capture-recapture method as a statistical procedure for measuring the prevalence of intravenous drug users (IDUs) by estimating the number of unknown IDUs not registered by any of the registry centers.

Methods: This study was conducted in Hamadan City, the west of Iran, in 2012.

The Burden of Premature Mortality in Hamadan Province in 2006 and 2010 Using Standard Expected Years of Potential Life Lost: A Population-based Study.

Objectives: Examining the premature death rate represents the first step in estimating the overall burden of disease, reflecting a full picture of how different causes affect population health and providing a way of monitoring and evaluating population health. The present study was conducted to assess the burden of premature mortality in Hamadan Province, Iran in 2006 and 2010.

Methods: To calculate years of potential life lost (YPLL), the dataset was categorized into 5-year age groups based on each person's age at death.

Prevalence of skin lesions and exposure to arsenic in drinking water in Iran.

Prevalence of skin lesions was investigated among 752 participants in eight villages in Kurdistan province in Iran with emphasis on total lifetime intake of arsenic from drinking water (TLIA). The participants were selected from eight villages with different exposure levels using a cluster-sampling technique. TLIA was calculated for each individual taking into account the type of water supply and their mean annual arsenic concentration.