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Background: Pediculosis capitis is a continuous common health problem worldwide. Pediculus capitis d istributes q uickly i n overcrowded regions. The goal of the present research was to determine some epidemiological features of head lice infestation in Khorram-shahr County, southwestern Iran
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the patients with head lice infestation who referred to the Khorram-shahr Health Center during 2006 to 2009. The gold standard in the diagnosis of infestation was the detection of living nymphs, adults and/or nits on the scalp and hair. After the visual inspections with using a lens and the aid of an ordinary comb, cases were asked to complete a data gathering form containing some questions about demographic and epidemiologic features. The collected information was evaluated using SPSS software, version 11.5
Results: Totally, 1091 patients were infested with pediculosis capitis. The overall prevalence of head lice infestation during the four- year period was 0.73%. Girls were significantly more infested [87.2%] than boys [12.8%]. Pediculosis capitis infestations were highest [46.2%] in subjects aged 6-10 and lowest in those aged less than six [6.4%]. The majority of cases lived in the rural areas. The percentage of infestation in rural and urban patients was 59.2% and 40.8%, respectively. Nearly, 11.8% of the patients with head lice had a history of infestation. Most of the cases were found in the Autumn [35.8%]
Conclusion: Girls were more frequently infested with Pediculus capitis than boys. It can also be concluded that head lice infestation is not highly prevalent in Khorram-shahr
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The aim of this study was to report the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity [ROP] and the contribution of various risk factors to ROP in the south-western region of Iran. This cross-sectional case-control series reviewed all low birth weight [LBW,
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Myocardial infarction is a common and dangerous life threatening disease with an impact on quality of life. The present descriptive-analytical study aims to determine quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction referring to Hadjar hospital affiliated to the Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences. This was as descriptive- analytical study in which 150 patients admitted to cardiac care unit of Hadja hospital within 8 weeks post infarction were selected by non random sampling method. Data were collected through interview, patients' medical records and patients self report. The tool for collecting data regarding quality of life was SF36 questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that the mean value of age was 55.7 +/- 10.5 and that quality of life in majority of subjects [%53] was fairly favorable. Regarding aspects of quality of life, most patients had fairly favorable general status [physical and psychological health] [%62] and social function [%65]. Also, sleep pattern of majority of subjects [%61] was favorable and most of them [62%] had unfavorable physical activity. There was statistically significant correlation between quality of life and variables such as duration of disease [P<0.05], intensity of pain [P<0.05], decline or loss of job function, and the degree of fatigue [P<0.05], but there was no statistically significant relationship between quality of life and other demographics as age, gender, marital status, economic status and occupational status. Because fatigue and pain have some relationship with quality of life in patient with myocardial infarction, health care personnel, spatially nurses should pay attention to dimensions of quality of life when planning care for these patients. Failure to do so may leads to quality of life of patients to be neglected