scholarly journals Composition and nutritional value of traditional rural Iranian foods

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
M. Azar ◽  
A. Aminpour
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Very High

There are a limited number of studies available on the composition and nutritional value of traditional rural foods in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this study, an attempt was made to collect information on these foods through a questionnaire by health workers in rural areas of northern, southern, eastern, western and central regions of the country. A total of 24 traditional rural foods and composite dishes were identified. Eshkeneh-daneh and ab-baneh contained high energy and protein contents among plant and mixed [plant and animal] foods, respectively. Their energy density and protein-energy ratio were very high. The calcium content was relatively high in ab-baneh, but the iron content rather low in both. Melon seed in eshkeneh-daneh and local nuts in ab-baneh were the main ingredients in these composite dishes

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary intervention for reducing malnutrition among children in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 844-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sheikholeslam ◽  
M. Kimiagar ◽  
F. Siasi ◽  
Z. Abdollahi ◽  
A. Jazayeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Multidisciplinary Intervention ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Mixed Pattern

A multidisciplinary intervention to reduce protein-energy malnutrition among children in rural areas was piloted in 3 provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Based on an initial situation analysis, a range of interventions were implemented through local nongovernmental organizations, including nutrition, health and literacy education for mothers, improved growth monitoring and fostering rural cooperatives and income generation schemes. Malnutrition before and after the intervention [in 1996 and 1999] was assessed using anthropometric measurements of r and om samples of children aged 6-35 months in control and intervention areas. Three years into the intervention, all indicators of malnutrition had consistently decreased in all intervention areas and the prevalence of underweight and stunting was significantly lower. Control areas showed a mixed pattern of small increases and decreases in malnutrition indicators

scholarly journals Psychiatry in Iran

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 10-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Sadeghi ◽  
Gholamreza Mirsepassi
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Population Growth Rate ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
The Persian Gulf

The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in the Middle East between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Iran's total land area is 1 648 000 km2. Its total population in 2003 was about 68 920 000 (UNICEF, 2003). The population growth rate is 1.41%. Of the total population, 60.4% live in urban and 39.6% in rural areas (Yasamy et al, 2001).

scholarly journals Evaluation of availability, accessibility and prescribing pattern of medicines in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-415
Author(s):  
A. M. Cheraghali ◽  
S. Nikfar ◽  
Y. Behmanesh ◽  
V. Rahimi ◽  
F. Habibipour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Centre ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Prescribing Pattern ◽  
Essential Drugs ◽  
Injectable Drugs ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Complete Treatment ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Who Indicators ◽  
Very High

Prescribing, dispensing, availability and affordability of drugs were evaluated in 100 primary health care centres in 5 provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran using WHO indicators. On average, 92% of the 12 essential drugs monitored were available in the health centre pharmacies and 95% of the drugs prescribed by the physician were dispensed by the health centre pharmacy. The stock-out duration was less than 1 month on average. A complete treatment for pneumonia cost only 2% of the lowest weekly government salary. The national average number of drugs per prescription was 3.4. Prescription of antibiotics and injectable drugs was very high [58% and 41% respectively]. Although availability and affordability of essential drugs is good in this country, rational use of drugs needs to be emphasized

scholarly journals The experience of leishmanization in the Islamic Republic of Iran

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nadim
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Hyperendemic Area ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Army Recruits ◽  
Very High

Leishmanization programmes in a hyperendemic area [Isfahan] and a high-risk group [army recruits and the Revolutionary Guard] are described and their effectiveness and complications are discussed. A trial of a non-living crude vaccine is outlined. More than two million people underwent leishmanization and it was found to reduce the incidence of the disease between one-sixth and one-eighth of its original level. The procedure is recommended whenever people are at a very high risk of contracting the disease

scholarly journals Knowledge, perceptions and prevention of malaria among women in Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rakhshani ◽  
A. R. Ansari Moghadam ◽  
R. Alemi ◽  
A. Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Mosquito Net ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran

A questionnaire about malaria knowledge, beliefs and practices was given to a random sample of 2168 married women from rural and urban areas of Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran. The mean knowledge score of subjects was low at 5.5 [maximum 15.0]. Few respondents [37.6%] knew that malaria was an important disease in the area and only 58.4% knew that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes. Most subjects [69.4%] never used a mosquito net. Only 49.9% of rural and 73.8% of urban residents would seek care for fever and chills from the local health centre. Community health workers [behvarz] were the main source of information [29.5%] for rural women; the role of physicians in education was minimal. Subsequent health education must be tailored to the educational needs of the target population in this area

scholarly journals Deaths from unintentional injuries in rural areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Soori ◽  
M. Naghavi
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Accidental Injury ◽  
Unintentional Injuries ◽  
Crude Mortality Rate ◽  
Crude Mortality ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran

Deathsfrom accidental injury in the rural areas of 13 provinces in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1993 to 1994 were investigated. The crude mortality rate was 4.33 per 1000 and the number of deaths from unintentional injuries was 5213 [10.7% of all deaths]. There were more deaths among males than females [65.7 per 100, 000 versus 26.1 per 100, 000]. After the age of 1 year, over 65-year-olds had the highest average of deaths resulting from injuries [111.9 per 100, 000]. The leading causes of death were traffic accidents [55.0%], drowning [10.1%], falls [9.5%]and burns and scalding [9.5%]. Since most injuries are preventable, their reduction should be considered a priority

scholarly journals Human resources for health density and its associations with child and maternal mortality in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Zahra Madad ◽  
Farhad Pishgar ◽  
Erfan Ghasemi ◽  
Alireza Khajavi ◽  
Sahar Moghaddam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Human Resources For Health ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Physician Density ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
The Impact

Background: The Family Physician and Social Protection Scheme for Iranian rural inhabitants was launched in June 2005 to improve physician density. To our knowledge, a comprehensive study of the impact of the Scheme on mortality-related health indicators has not been conducted. Aims: To investigate the effects of health workforce density on maternal, neonatal, infant and under-5 mortality rates in rural areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran between 2005 and 2011. Methods: We built mixed-effects Poisson regression models including mortality measures as response variables and physician and behvarz (community-based health worker) densities as independent variables, using data from the Iranian Vital Horoscope tool, annual Households Income and Expenditure Survey, and DTARH software. We also included population sizes, age of inhabitants, rate of urbanization, years of schooling, and wealth index in each district, as well as effect of time, as covariates. Results: Physician density was significantly associated with child mortality rates (1.5%, 1.1% and 63.5% decrease in neonatal, under-5 and maternal mortality with a 1-unit increase in physician density per 1000 individuals). In the model built for infant mortality rate, physician density and behvarz densities were not significantly associated with this measure. Conclusions: Improving the distribution of family physicians was associated with lower child and maternal mortality. Improvements in behvarz densities were not associated with decrements in these rates, which probably calls for improvement in access to more professional health services and facilities.

scholarly journals Primary health care networks in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 822-825
Author(s):  
K. Shadpour
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information System ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran

The progress towards achieving health for all in the Islamic Republic of Iran is reported in this paper with particular reference to primary health care networks. The establishment of the networks is outlined and the vital elements within the system described, such as the community health workers (behvarz) and the health information system. Areas of achievement are reviewed

scholarly journals Iron status and socioeconomic determinants of the quantity and quality of dietary iron in a group of rural Iranian women

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 652-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Djazayery
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Iron Status ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Iron Intake ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
National Planning ◽  
Employed Women ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Age Range

Iron intake and status were investigated in 471 mothers [age range: 16-53 years] from rural areas in Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran. Although average total iron intake was acceptable, only 6.4% of women derived at least 4% of their total intake from animal iron. Average energy and protein intakes were inadequate. Low iron status was seen in 8.2%-28.7%, depending on the parameter used, with 28.3% experiencing iron-deficiency anaemia. Significantly higher animal iron intakes were found in literate or employed women, or those of family size fewer than six people. Increasing employment opportunities, income levels and literacy rates for women will result in better iron intake and status and should receive particular attention in national planning.

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