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Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most important public health issue in the world and harmfully effect on the health of women and children in developing countries. 25 percent of students are suffering Iron Deficiency Anemia. This suggests that insufficient intake of iron, Malnutrition or low iron in the diet
Objective: The aim of this research was to promote nutritional behavior to prevent iron deficiency anemia based on Beliefs, Attitudes, Subjective Norms and Enabling Factors [BASNEF] model on high school girls
Methods: This Randomized controlled trial study was performed on 100 Students by multistage random placed into intervention and control groups in 2013. Intervention was done in five sections and 3.5 months after educational intervention. Questionnaire base on BASNEF Model parts and blood lab exams [Hb, Hct, Feritin] were data gathering tool. Data were analyzed by pair T- test, independent T- test, Mann- Whitney, Wilcoxon and Chi- square
Results: The mean score of knowledge and attitude toward the behavior, Subjective norms, Enabling factors, iron deficiency anemia preventive behaviors and Ferritin had a significant increase in the intervention group compared to the control group after the educational intervention [P<0.05]
Conclusion: The results of the study showed positive effect of educational intervention program base on BASNEF Model on improvement of iron deficiency anemia preventive behaviors in the high school Students
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Several studies have demonstrated that zinc plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in Western populations. But there are limited data for other racial groups. This study aimed to investigate the association between serum zinc and coronary artery disease [CAD] in Iranian population. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 81 individuals, aged 30 to 70 years, referred to Dr. Heshmat Hospital of Guilan, northern Iran, for routine coronary angiography. Based on the coronary angiogram results, the participants were assigned into 2 groups; 41 CAD patients in case group and 40 healthy ones in control group. Furthermore, data about smoking habit, physical activity and anthropometric indices were collected by questionnaire and using standard protocols. Serum zinc was measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The mean serum zinc concentration in the case and control group were 73.50 +/- 1.61microg/dl and 78.47 +/- 1.66microg/dl, respectively. The mean serum zinc concentrations were significantly lower in case group than that in the controls [p<0.05]. Zinc concentration had negative correlation with age [r= -0.23 p<0.05], and positive correlation with weight [r=0.26 p<0.05]. Participants living in rural areas had lower zinc concentration than those in urban [p<0.05]. Serum zinc concentration was significantly lower in Iranian patients with abnormal versus those with a normal angiogram. It seems Serum zinc concentration correlates with some risk factors for coronary artery disease
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Introduction: Cryptorchidism is one of the most common disorders of childhood. This anomaly occurs when the descent of testis inhibited anywhere along it's normal pathway between kidney and scrotum. There isn't any study about testis agenesia in our region and the picture of the disease may be different in this region. The aim of this study, is to determine more clear picture of this disease in our region and to consider that whether not to use diagnostic laparoscopy in this area can be lead to increased false diagnosis of testis agenesia or not
Material and Methods: This study is descriptive and basis of our study is to refer to hospital archive files, from all patients that admitted during 1996-2003, we found those who had UDT, then all of required data including patient's age, unilateral or bilateral UDT, associated disease, site of UDT, diagnostic procedures, and first symptoms were extracted and then we analyzed this data
Results: Out of 7200 patients that admitted during 1996-2003 yrs, 235 patients had UDT, according to this data the relative frequency of UDT is 3.26%. Regarding to age of patients most patients were in 5-14 y/o [41.3%]. According to associated disease 14% had contralateral UDT, 8.1%had inguinal hernia, 1.7% had hypospadiasis, 6% had hydrocele, 0.9% had torsion of testis and 3% had infertility. Regarding to anatomic site of descent cessation, intracanalicular in 61.4% pts. Superficial inguinal pouch in 16.1% pts, intraabdominal in 14% pts, suprapubic region in 0.9% pts and agenesis of testis in 7.6% pts was found
Conclusion: According to this survey, the relative frequency of UDT was relative common and the most of operated patients are in higher range of age group [5-14yo]. Which shows necessity of public education and also high incidence of testis agenesia [7.6%] suggests using of preoperative diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with nonpalpable testis