Explanation of Socio-economic Inequality in Medicine Use: A Cross-sectional Analysis from Iran.

Background: Despite the favorable progress in the production of medicines, there is no significant access to these important health inputs among different socio-economic groups.

Objectives: This study aimed to measure and explain socio-economic inequality in prescribed and non-prescribed medicine use in Iran.

Methods: Data were obtained from a recent household survey on health services in Iran conducted in 2016.

The impacts of fuel price policies on air pollution: case study of Tehran.

This study aims to investigate the impacts of fuel price policies on the concentration of air pollutants in Tehran city. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimation models were used to investigate the impacts of gasoline and diesel prices along with the weather and economic variables on the following traffic-related pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO), and particular matter 10 micrometers or less (PM). In the short term, a 1% increase in gasoline prices leads to a 0.

Elderly's food security and its associated socioeconomic determinants in Tehran: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The mechanism by which a suppressed immune system of a cancer patient makes them susceptible to COVID-19 is still unclear. Any delay or discontinuation of cancer care due to the pandemic is expected to have a detrimental impact on the outcome of cancer. A few studies have addressed the incidence of COVID-19 among cancer patients, but the small sample size of such studies makes it difficult to draw inference to the general population.

Unusual sites of bone involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a systematic review of the literature.

Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease that originates from the uncontrolled proliferation and accumulation of bone marrow-derived immature myeloid dendritic cells. Dendritic cells are a type of histiocyte that play an important role in the human immune system and are found in the bone, skin, stomach, eyes, intestines, and lungs.

Objective: This systematic review aimed to collect and report published case reports of rare bone disease caused by LCH to avoid misdiagnoses or delays in diagnosis.

Assessment of clinical and paraclinical departments of military hospitals based on the Pabon Lasso Model.

Introduction: Today, it is important to use different indices to measure the performance of hospitals. This study aimed to investigate and evaluate the performance indicators of military hospitals and measurement of performance by using the Pabon Lasso model.

Methods: This was an applied and descriptive-analytical study that was conducted among five military hospitals affiliated to the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran by using data from 2017 to 2018.

Investigating the effects of human health resource changes on the basic health indicators in Iran: An econometric study.

Introduction: In the development perspective of each country, it is important to pay attention to the health sector and improve health indicators; therefore, planning in training and distribution of human resources in the health sector is an important factor to achieve the health system goals. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of changes in health sector human resources on infant mortality rate (IMR), maternal mortality rate (MMR), and under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in Iran.

Methods: This was an econometric study (data panel) that conducted retrospectively and used data from the period 2006 to 2017 among Iranian provinces.

Effects of private and public health expenditure on health outcomes among countries with different health care systems: 2000 and 2014.

In the recent decades, most studies have paid more attention to community expenditures in health sector and health outcomes. This study provides econometric evidence linking countries' health expenditures to 3 health outcomes: (1) infant mortality, (2) under 5 mortality and (3) life expectancy within 4 different health care systems. In this study, we used the econometric method to estimate the effect of health expenditure on health status.

Effects of Air Pollution on Public and Private Health Expenditures in Iran: A Time Series Study (1972-2014).

Objectives: Environmental pollution is a negative consequence of the development process, and many countries are grappling with this phenomenon. As a developing country, Iran is not exempt from this rule, and Iran pays huge expenditures for the consequences of pollution. The aim of this study was to analyze the long- and short-run impact of air pollution, along with other health indicators, on private and public health expenditures.

Food Security and its Related Factors in the Rural Households of Bam City in Iran: A Logistic Regression Model Approach.

Awareness of the food security status of rural population and its influencing factors is essential for policy makers, public health institutions and the development of rural programs. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on 384 rural households in Bam city. The data was collected via the 6-item USDA questionnaire.