Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: A large portion of Iranian Working Population (IWP) is becoming at risk of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL). Several primary studies have evaluated the prevalence of ONIHL in Iran with a variety of prevalence rates. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of ONIHL in the IWP using data from relevant studies.

A Five-Year Epidemiological Study of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Related Risk Factors in Iran.

Background: Tuberculosis is the most common worldwide cause of death from microbial diseases. Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 20% to 25% of all cases. In this study, we used generalized estimation equations to investigate the trend of changes in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis incidence.

Comprehensibility of pharmaceutical pictograms: Effect of prospective-user factors and cognitive sign design features.

Background: The people's comprehensibility regarding the meaning of internationally recommended pictograms is an important factor in the correct usage of medications.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the guessability of the pharmaceutical pictograms, the cognitive sign features, and prospective-user factors.

Methods: A total of 351 Iranian people participated in this study.

The associations of workload, individual and organisational factors on nurses' occupational injuries.

Aims And Objectives: To determine the prevalence and type of occupational injuries in nurses and their associations with workload, working shift, and nurses' individual and organisational factors.

Background: Nurses are vulnerable to occupational injuries due to the nature of their job.

Design: A cross-sectional correlational design (based on STROBE Statement) was conducted.

Evaluating the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction among female hospital nurses in Babol: An application of structural equation modeling.

This study was designed to investigate job satisfaction and its relation to perceived job stress among hospital nurses in Babol County, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 406 female nurses in 6 Babol hospitals. Respondents completed the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), the health and safety executive (HSE) indicator tool and a demographic questionnaire.

Noise-induced hearing loss in bus and truck drivers in Mazandaran province, 2011.

Background And Purpose: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is among the most prevalent and preventable work-related disorders. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of NIHL in bus and truck drivers of Mazandaran province in north Iran.

Materials And Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 2283 drivers were examined clinically and para-clinically, including measuring their fasting blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

Spirometric reference values for healthy adults in the Mazandaran province of Iran.

Objective: One of the major issues in the use of spirometry is the evaluation of the values obtained in comparison with standardized reference values. Such reference values should be determined by studying populations similar to the population in which they are intended to be used. Considering the anthropometric differences among races and the effect of regional issues, such as climate and air quality, it is recommended that these standards be set and used regionally.

Patient exposure dose for chest and skull radiographies in Mazandaran hospitals.

Background And Purpose: Radiographic techniques are essential methods of diagnosis, and their use has been increased, especially with the development of the new technologies. Inappropriate administration of these techniques may put both the patients and personnel at unnecessary risks. The objective of this research was to measure the skin dose of chest and skull radiographies used in Mazandaran hospitals and to compare these doses with national and international standards.