[Evaluation of general health in medical students of AJA university of medical sciences, 2009]

Background: collegians especially medical students are a high-risk group for mental disorders. This project has done to evaluation of General health of medical students of AJA University of medical sciences - 2009

Materials and Methods: in this analytical cross sectional study 52 medical students were included. They were asked to fill in GHQ-28 questionnaire. Cut of point was 23 and One sample T, One sample K-S, Two Sample T and Levene tests were applied to the variables using SPSS v.17

Results: the mean [+/-SD] of score of general health in medical students was 47.48 [+/-12.16]. According to the P-Value of One sample K-S test [p=0.77] scores of general health at the ?=0.05 have a normal distribution. Thus this mean is over than 23 and it means there are some disorders in the general health of medical students. P-Value of Levene test is 0.04 and it means there are no significant differences between the Variance of scores of general health in first year students and the second year. P-value of two sample T test is 0.57 and it means there are no significant differences between level of general health in these two groups. These results were also appeared for sub scales of GHQ-28 [p>0.05]

Conclusions: according to the results of our research and some other researches about depression and stress in medical students, it seems that many of medical students all over the world suffer from general health and mental disorders. Prevention of these disorders is possible with guiding councils

[Relationship of serum ceruloplasmin and pre-eclampsia]

Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy disorder which increases maternal and pre-natal morbidity and mortality. The incidence is about 5% and is influenced by pariety, genetic background, and environmental factors. At present, the sole treatment is termination. It is suitable to use antioxidants for pre-eclampsia prevention. The aim of this study is to measure the maternal serum ceruloplasmin and evaluation of changes presented in pre-eclamptic women VS. Non pre-eclamptic ones. This study is executed in a case-control method. 100 cases were selected through pregnant women bedridden from obstetrics-gynecologic and maternity ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari. After examination of exclusion criteria in each case and receiving consent, information was entered in the questionnaire. Venous blood samples were sent to laboratory to measure ceruloplasmin. Data was analyzed by independent t-test. The gestational age means in case and control groups were serially 36.01 +/- 2.90 and 37.86 +/- 2.82 weeks. The mean for systolic blood pressure for these two groups were serially 153.40 +/- 12.22 and 112.5 +/- 8.90 mm Hg. The average amount of serum ceruloplasmin in case group was significantly more than control group. 63.3% of women in the case group were in early pre-eclamptic phase and 36.7% of them were in late phase. 22% of women in this group had a history of pre-eclampsia in previous pregnancies and 16% additionally had a history of hypertension before pregnancy. 92% of women in the case group had an extra normal serum ceruloplasmin, while in the control group the number was 42%. The variables of Body mass Index, Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure and ceruloplasmin showed a significant difference between case and control groups. The history of pre- eclampsia and hypertension were effective on the appearance of pre-eclampsia and increased in serum ceruloplasmin, can be considered as an early sign, while having a correlation with pre-eclampsia severity

[Assessment of the frequency of the need and demand for orthodontic treatment among Kerman guidance school's pupils, 2005 -2006]

Nowadays, dentofacial deformity is one of the most common problems which can influence all aspects of human's life. Howerer, not all people with these deformities are aware of their problem and even refuse to seek orthodontic treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the need and demand for orthodontic treatment among guidance school's pupils in the year 2005- 2006. In this cross sectional study 750 students including 420 girls and 330 boys from guidance school were examined. The clinical occlusal relationships were evaluated, then the need for orthodontic treatment was estimated by using Index of Treatment Need [IOTN]. Demand was assessed with a closed questionnaire containing reasons for acceptance or refusal of orthodontic treatment. Overall frequency of malocclusion was 50.55% with a higher frequncy among girls [p<0.05], compare to boys 41.53% of the pupils, most of them with increased overbite, sought orthodontic treatment. The demand for treatment was the same in boys and girls in mild malocclusions, but in severe cases girls had more demand. The demand rate was significantly higher in pupils with high socioeconomic levels [p<0.05], parents education had no significant effect on this value. Considering our findings, seeking orthodontic treatment in pupils with dentofacial deformity is not based on parents' education, but economic condition is a major limiting factor in this field