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Obesity is the most common nutritional problem in the industrial countries, which has negative physical and emotional effects. The purpose of this study was to determine the 90th percentile of BMI and some risk factors of obesity in school-age children. The study had a cross sectional and a case-control part. In stage one weight and height of 2772 children were measured and 90th percentile of BMI was calculated. In stage two, 188 obese children as the case group and 282 non-obese children as the control group were selected and both groups completed a risk factors questionnaire. Our results showed that children with BMI<18.26 are non-obese. Prevalence of obesity was 9.97%. There was significant correlation between parental or close relatives' obesity, some kinds of foods, birth weight [only in girls] and children's obesity. There was no significant correlation between socioeconomic status, diseases such as asthma, education level of parents and children's obesity
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Background and aim: one of the consequences of substance abuse is psychiatric disorder in the society and family. The aim of this study was to find the possible relationship between substance abuse and mental disorders of the other family members
Method: this descriptive and study was performed on 724 [514 female and 210 male] outpatients referred to counseling center of the Kashani clinic, Shahrekord. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square, Fishers test and adds Ratio
Results: the results showed that 49.4% of the patients stated that at least one of their family members was substance abuser. Chance of a depressive person to have a family member abuser was 1.97 times more than patients with other mental disorders. This chance ratio for anxiety was 0.45, for conversion disorder was 2.77, and for interpersonal problems and conduct disorders was 0.38. These differences were statistically significant. But the odd ratios for social phobia, sleep disorder and impotence were nonsignificant
Conclusion: there was a significant deference between patient mental disorders with members family substance abuse and dependent
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Background and aim: one of the important physiological changes during pregnancy is maternal weight gain. High weight gain results in postpartum obesity, and inadequate weight gain results in IUGR [Intra Utery Growth Rate] and low birth weight. The aim of this study was to determine maternal weight gain pattern in prenatal care centers of Boroujen city in 1999-2002
Method: questionnaires were completed using files of 678 pregnant women in these centers. Based on the Body Mass Index [BMI] the cases were divided into four groups consisted of low weight [BMI<19.8], normal [BMI>19.8-26], high weight [BMI>26-29] and obese [BMI>29]
Results: the mean weight gain of the whole sample was 11.4 kg, and it was 11.5 for normal and 10.3 for high weight groups, that was in the recommended range of Institute Of Medicine [IOM]. Weight gain in the fourth and fifth months was linear. The mean weight gain was higher in the 3rd trimester compared to the 2nd one
Conclusion: therefore drawing the chart of weight gain for each pregnant woman is better than determining weight gain for trimesters
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Background and aim: in the recent years Toxoplasma gondii has been increasingly recognized as an important pathogen of humans. It is one of the most common causes of latent infection in humans throughout the world. If primary Toxoplasma infection is acquired during pregnancy, the organism may be transmitted to the fetus. So, of importance is the prevalence of antibody in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to find the immunity status of rural pregnant women against Toxoplasma infection
Methods: the present study was carried out on 394 serum samples collected from the rural pregnant women aged 15-45 years, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtyari province, using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test [IFAT]. The correlation between Toxoplasma infection and some variables such as age, delivery grade, the history of abortion and stillbirth, malformations of the newborn infant, location and food habits of the subjects, and direct contact of the women to cats was also investigated
Results: the prevalence rate of total anti- Toxoplasma antibodies in the women was 27.4% and the titers ranged between 1.50-1.1600. There were not any classes of acute phase antibodies, IgM and IgA in the sera. Although there was no correlation between Toxoplasma infection and the mentioned variables, there was a significant correlation between Toxoplasma infection and raw vegetable consumption by the women [P<0.05]
Conclusion: because majority of the rural pregnant women lacked any anti- Toxoplasma antibodies and may be at risk of acute primary Toxoplasma infection in further pregnancies, the health policies should be directed toward the improvement of awareness of pregnant women about Toxoplasma infection and the routes of transmission. Moreover, the health programs should be designed to determine the status of immunity against Toxoplasma among women in gestation period through a serological surveillance program to prevent or diminish the complications of congenital toxoplasmosis in the affected fetuses