Epidemiological study of suicide attempt in dashtestan region in 2004

Among adolescents, Suicide is the third injuries and 7[th] death causes. Considering young population and suicidal rate increasing, this study is done with the aim to determine the frequency and way of suicidal attempt according to age, sex, marriage situation, education level, etc. This is a descriptive and analytical study. Data was collected through a questionnaire containing demographic and social objects and it was analyzed by SPSS software and X[2] test. Out of 144 cases of suicidal attempt, 42 cases [29.0%] male and 102 [71.0%] were female. Most cases [52.0%] were 15-19 years and 92.0% were educated. Mean age of all cases was 22 +/- 3.7 with range of 13-49. This index for females was 22 +/- 3.4 with range of 13-44 and for males, 23 +/- 3.6 with range of 14-49 years. In this study, females were more than males in all age groups. There was significant difference between married and non-married [p<0.05]. Familial discord is the major risk factor in suicide attempt necessitate the founding of consultation centers for adolescents and youths in order to meet their needs, answer their questions and give them guidance and support. Love-related emotional problems constituted the second most important factor that threatens young people. Thus, they should be persuaded to seek professional help and encouraged to frankly express their feelings to specialist in order to appropriate guidance be provided

[ hypertension rate and it's risk factors in elders of Yasouj 2005]

Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases that, causes lots of complications, it is not controlled. Sufferers should change their life style and avoid the risk factors. The aim of this research is to determine the hypertension rate and it's risk factors in elders of Yasouj in 2005. This is a descriptive analytical and cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was done which was consisting of all elders above 60 referred to the health centers during the first six months of the year. Data collection instrument was questionnaire and also scale, meter and sphygmomanometer was used to determine weight, height and blood pressure. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive and inferential statistics such as ; analysis of variance and x2 tests. 286[47 .4%] of elders were suffering from HTN out of which 233[38.6%] had HTN history and 53[8.8%], did not have any knowledge of their HTN. The BMI mean in elders with high blood pressure was 94.1 +/- 3.3 and in others, it was 23.1 +/- 2.3. The average weekly use of meat, eggs and smoking of patients with high blood pressure as compare to those with normal blood pressure did not show significant difference. Considering the risk factors of hypertension the necessity of screening and educating elders by health personnels to improve their life style is felt