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Open AccessWhat may encourage or deter health services utilization by people living with or at the risk of HIV/AIDS in special health centers? Qualitative evidence from a stigmatized community
Behavioral Diseases Counseling Centers (BDCCs) and Vulnerable Women’s Counseling Centers (VWCCs) in Iran are the main peripheral centers that offer educational, counseling, diagnostic, preventive, curative and...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequality in self-rated health and its determinants: an Oaxaca blinder decomposition in Ilam, West of Iran during 2023
To determine inequality and decompose it’s in Self-Rated Health (SRH).
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Open AccessThe global prevalence of gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Helicobacter pylori is a gastrointestinal pathogen that infects around half of the world's population. H. pylori infection is the most severe known risk factor for gastric cancer (GC), which is the second highest...
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Open AccessEffect of alcohol consumption on breast cancer: probabilistic bias analysis for adjustment of exposure misclassification bias and confounders
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of alcohol consumption on breast cancer, adjusting for alcohol consumption misclassification bias and confounders.
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Labor Pain in Different Dilatations of the Cervix and Apgar Scores Affected by Aromatherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Labor pain (LP), as a physiological process, is known as one of the most severe pains. Aromatherapy is one of the methods to reduce LP in the first phase of labor. It is an important approach for enjoyable bir...
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Open AccessPrevalence of ocular trauma in 6–12-year-old children living in Shahroud, Iran
To determine the prevalence of ocular trauma in Iranian children aged 6–12 years.
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Serum level and tumor tissue expression of Ribonucleotide-diphosphate Reductase subunit M2 B: a potential biomarker for colorectal cancer
This study explored the applicability of serum level and tissue expression of Ribonucleotide-diphosphate Reductase subunit M2 B (RRM2B) as reliable biomarkers for colorectal cancer (CRC) progression and metast...
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Open AccessEffect of prone position on respiratory parameters, intubation and death rate in COVID-19 patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Prone position (PP) is known to improve oxygenation and reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of PP on respiratory parameters and outcom...
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Global and regional prevalence of age-related cataract: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
The aim of our study was to estimate regional and global cataract prevalence, its prevalence in different age groups, and the determinants of heterogeneity and its prevalence. For that, we used international d...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequality in stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis
Ethiopia bears a high stunting burden. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities of stunting in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was aimed to determine the degree of socioeconomic ine...
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Spatio-temporal analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis using geographic information system among Iranian Army Units and its comparison with the general population of Iran during 2005–2014
To investigate the time trend and distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iranian Army Units (IAUs) and general population (GP). with using census, Data on CL incidence in IAUs (from AJA University of Medic...
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Integration of MRI to clinical nomogram for predicting pathological stage before radical prostatectomy: bias in the prediction model
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Relationship between increased carotid artery stiffness and idiopathic subjective tinnitus: methodological issues
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Open AccessEpidemiology, incidence and mortality of oral cavity and lips cancer and their relationship with the human development index in the world
According to the importance of knowledge about incidence and mortality of oral cavity and lip cancer in health planning, this study was performed with the aim of investigating the incidence and mortality rate ...
