Publications by authors named "Zeynab Heydari"
Background: There is not much information about high-risk behaviors in young groups, especially students. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of high-risk behaviors in students of universities of medical sciences in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, by network scale-up (NSU) method.
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 450 students from the universities of medical sciences.
Background: The network scale up (NSU) method is an indirect size estimation method that has received remarkable attention in estimating the sensitive behaviors. Using methadone maintenance therapy (MMT), which is a treatment for opioid use disorder, is a sensitive topic in many societies. The aim of this manuscript was to estimate the number of MMT users and its failure ratio using the NSU method in the city of Kerman, Iran, in 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Network Scale Up (NSU) is a promising tool for size estimation of sensitive issues. In this study we investigated the important methodological considerations to employ this method for estimating behaviors, such as abortion, which happens in a particular age-gender group.
Methods: We recruited 1250 males and 1250 females aged 18 to 50.
Background: Osteoporosis and osteopenia are the most common metabolic bone diseases making the patients vulnerable to bone fragility and fracture. In this study, the association of opium consumption and osteoporosis adjusted for other risk factors was studied.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 619 cases including 73 men and 546 women referred to densitometry center in Kerman, Iran, were studied.