A Comparison of Quality of Life between Adolescences with Beta Thalassemia Major and their Healthy Peers
A Comparison of Quality of Life between Adolescences with Beta Thalassemia Major and their Healthy Peers

Shahram Baraz; Mojtaba Miladinia; Elham Mosavinouri

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1195-1204

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6228

Abstract
  Background The chronic genetic blood disorder, thalassemia, affects Quality of life (QOL) negatively. Regarding this, if adolescences with thalassemia are treated well, they will grow ...  Read More
Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms among Students in Kurdistan: a North-west Province of Iran
Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms among Students in Kurdistan: a North-west Province of Iran

Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi; Pedram Ataee; Ghazaleh Homagostar; Majid Tajik; Ali Shekari; Daem Roshani; Vahid Ghobadidana; Sairan Nili

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1205-1214

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6169

Abstract
  Background Atopic dermatitis (AD), often called eczema or atopic eczema is a very common skin disease; AD looks different in infants, children, and adults. The aim of this study was ...  Read More
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary School Students in Abadan-Iran in 2014
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary School Students in Abadan-Iran in 2014

Yadollah Zakeri; Shahram Baraz; Mahin Gheibizadeh; Darioush Bijan Nejad; Saied Mahmood Latifi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1215-1223

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6265

Abstract
  Background If skeletal system does not have a correct form in childhood, certainly person will face many problems in the later stages of life. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence ...  Read More
Anxiety Control in the Iranian Children with Chronic Leukemia: Use of a Non-drug Method
Anxiety Control in the Iranian Children with Chronic Leukemia: Use of a Non-drug Method

Mojtaba Miladinia; Leila Fakharzadeh; Kourosh Zarea; Elham Mousavi Nouri

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1225-1231

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6307

Abstract
  Background Among all malignances, leukemia has the greatest effects on patients 'psychological aspects. Anxiety is common problem in leukemia patients (especially in children). Since ...  Read More
Children with Steroid-resistant Nephrotic Syndrome: a Single-Center Study
Children with Steroid-resistant Nephrotic Syndrome: a Single-Center Study

Rahime Renda; Özlem Aydoğ; Mehmet Bülbül; Evrim Kargın Çakıcı

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1233-1242

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6315

Abstract
  Background and Aim: Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) accounts for 10%-20% of all cases of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. These patients are at risk of developing end-stage ...  Read More
Tuberculosis: Past, Present and Future
Tuberculosis: Past, Present and Future

Habibolah Taghizade Moghaddam; Zahra Emami Moghadam; Gholamreza Khademi; Abbas Bahreini; Masumeh Saeidi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1243-1254

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6266

Abstract
    Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the second-most common cause of death from infectious disease (after those due to HIV/AIDS). Roughly one-third of the world's population has been ...  Read More
Exposure to Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes in the East Mediterranean Region: a Systematic Review
Exposure to Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes in the East Mediterranean Region: a Systematic Review

Yousef Khader; Mostafa Abdelrahman; Nour Abdo; Samah Awad; Munjed Al-Sharif; Ahmed Elbetieha; Mazen Malkawi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1255-1271

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6285

Abstract
  The East Mediterranean region suffers from high levels of air pollution which has a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes. This work systematically reviews the epidemiological evidence ...  Read More
Effects of Vitamin D in Neonates and Young Infants
Effects of Vitamin D in Neonates and Young Infants

Gian Maria Pacifici

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1273-1285

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6325

Abstract
  Vitamin D is important for the development, growth, and mineralization of the skeletal in neonates and children. Vitamin D is essential for intestinal absorption of calcium. Vitamin ...  Read More
Facilitators for Empowering Women in Breastfeeding: a Qualitative Study
Facilitators for Empowering Women in Breastfeeding: a Qualitative Study

Shahnaz Kohan; Zeinab Heidari; Mahrokh Keshvari

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1287-1296

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6376

Abstract
  Background  Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years or more is a desirable approach for infant’s nutrition. A mother's ...  Read More
Customs and Desirable after Childbirth, in Islam
Customs and Desirable after Childbirth, in Islam

Gholamreza Khademi; Maryam Ajilian Abbasi; Abbas Bahreini; Masumeh Saeidi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1297-1303

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6433

Abstract
    Children are a precious gift from God, and the blessing of a child is a special time in a person's life. All cultures and religious traditions have certain ways of welcoming ...  Read More