جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « kerman » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Marginal immigrants cause many problems in economic, social and cultural, physical ,and environmental aspects of cities. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting migration to Kerman city and the problems of marginalized immigrants using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) models.

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022, with a sample size of 147 households selected from Kerman suburban region. The data were collected by a standardized questionnaire measuring effective factors on the migration and the checklist of the immigrant problems.

The most important immigration factors were economic, social, geographical, political, educational and religious-cultural factors, respectively. Among 37 components studied, transferring the job of the family man as the family head, being on the main  land, air and rail ways, having a special position at the international level, burying the family’s dead members in the desired city, and the education of the wife or one of the children of the family were the most important components. 
According to the results, more than 90% did not have access to public baths, sports facilities, government centers, private institutions, and parks, and recreational spaces.

According to AHP model, economic factors ,and then social factors, were the most important reasons for migrating to the suburbs of Kerman. Therefore, it is suggested to create stable and long-term job opportunities , improve employment and business environment in the cities, and develop infrastructure to control migration to the city capitals.

The prevalence and spread of the prevailing diseases, including the cutaneous leishmaniosis, is affected by ecological factors in addition to economic, social and cultural issues. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of climatic factors on the incidence of urban and rural cutaneous leishmaniosis in Kerman and Arzooieh in 2015-2019.

The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study which was performed on all patients with the definitive diagnosis of urban cutaneous leishmaniosis living in Sarasiab area of Kerman, and the rural type living in Arzooieh who referred to leishmaniosis treatment centers; From the second half of 2015 to the end of 2019. They were included in the study using the census method.

A total of 332 patients with cutaneous leishmaniosis participated in the study. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean and deviation from the standard of patients in each season of the year in Sarasiab area of the city (p<0.05). Moreover, in the head mill area of Kerman province  a statistically significant difference was observed between temperature, precipitation and wind speed, monthly with a delay of 4 months and the rate of infection per million people (p<0.05).

The results of the present study showed that only in the urban type of leishmaniosis, there was a significant relationship between climatic factors and disease. Therefore, considering the seasons, studying all climatic factors simultaneously and with a delay of several months, the geographical distribution of the disease from different epidemiological and ecological aspects can be effective in reducing and controlling the disease.

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the COVID-19 severity and lifestyle among hospitalized patients at Afzali Pour Hospital, Kerman, Iran.

A total of 289 patients with severe COVID-19 infection (with ICU admission or death) and 293 patients with non-severe type (discharged with no need for hospitalization in ICU) were selected in 2020-2021, and their lifestyle was compared in the last year before the hospitalization.

The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for severe disease was 1.83 (95% CI: 1.24-2.69) in males compared to females, and 4.35 (95% CI:2.20- 8.59) for people older than 60 years compared to age less than 60. The linear effect of average hours of sleeping during a day was 1.21 (95% CI: 1.08-1.36). The ORs of people who had considerable physical activity at work and people with little activity compared to people who mostly sit in a fixed place were 0.35 (95% CI:0.19-0.65) and 0.44 (95% CI:0.23-0.83), respectively. The use of opioids, traditional remedies, and supplements such as vitamin C raised the risk of severe disease, but the use of vitamin D supplements reduced the risk of severe disease, although this was not statistically significant.

It seems that some aspects of lifestyle, such as lack of physical activity, excessive sleep, and consumption of certain substances, such as opioids, might increase the risk of contracting severe and deadly forms of COVID-19.

The aim of this study was to determine the level of anxiety and depression in clinical residents who worked in the COVID-19 ward of Afzalipour Hospital of Kerman in 2020.

This was a descriptive study. The statistical population was all assistants working in the COVID-19 center of Afzalipur Hospital (n=50). Data collection was done through the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) in a self-reported manner. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson’s correlation test.

There was a statistically significant association between the total CDAS score (p=0.041) and HADS anxiety score (p=0.033) and gender. A statistically significant association was found between the HADS anxiety score (p=0.045) and the HADS depression score (p=0.030) and a history of psychiatric diseases.

The mean score for coronavirus anxiety was moderate, and the mean score for hospital anxiety and depression was low. It seems necessary to implement appropriate policies to reduce the psychological problems of clinical assistants.

Validating the suicide behavior scale can provide a better assessment of the quality and nature of behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the factor structure and validity of the Suicide Behavior Assessment Scale in female high school students in Kerman City in 2021.

In this descriptive study, statistical population included all female high school students in Kerman city in 2021. A sample size of 682 was selected using cluster random sampling method. Data were collected through two suicide behavior assessment scales and the Cull and Gill’s Suicide Probability Scale. Content validity, convergent validity, structural validity, and internal consistency methods were used to examine the validity and reliability of the scale.

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the Suicide Behavior Assessment Scale consists of three factors that explain 62.88% of the variance of suicide behavior. The content validity ratio and content validity index were acceptable for all questions. This questionnaire, along with the Cull and Gill’s Suicide Probability Scale, with 16 items, had appropriate concurrent validity (p<0.001). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire scale was 0.84 and for subscales ranged from 0.87 to 0.95.

The 16-item Suicide Behavior Assessment Scale has appropriate reliability and validity for female high school students. Therefore, this scale can be used to evaluate the status of suicide behavior in female high school students.

Nowadays, due to people using antibiotics without prescription, the resistance of the bodies to antibiotics has been a major health issue in the world. This study aimed to investigate the consumption of antibiotics without prescription among the people that go to the health care centers of Kerman.

This descriptive-analytical study was conducted from April to September 2019, cross-sectionally on 331 people who were referred to the health care centers of Kerman city by the available sampling method. In this research, a valid questionnaire was used to collect information. Data was analyzed with SPSS statistical software, using t-test and chi-square statistical tests.

The average age of the referred people in this study was 38.6±10.76 years, 135 (40.4%) were males and 194 (60.6%) were females. More than two-thirds of people had a higher education than deploma degrees. The self-medication prevalence with antibiotics was 32.9%. The most common cause of self-inflicted use of antibiotics is unwillingness to pay (34.4%), the most common types of antibiotics used are amoxicillin (25%) and azithromycin (24%), and the most common form of medicine used is pills (55.5%). Respiratory infections were also the most common cause of self-inflicted use of antibiotics (42.2%). Pharmacies were the most common source of information about how to use antibiotics (53.9%). Also, self-medication with antibiotics in married people (P=0.015). people with self employed jobs (P=0.031) and people without medical insurance (P<0.001) were significantly more than the other studied group.

The results of the present study showed self-medication with antibiotics is highly prevalent in Kerman city, and policy makers should take interventions to increase people’s awareness of the risks and side effects of self-inflicted use of antibiotics, as well as drug resistance created as a result, in order to reduce the self-inflicted use of these drugs.

Bees are a member of the Hymenoptera order, which is one of the four largest insect orders with more than 154,000 species in the world. In this article, we report the severe skin reactions caused by the hornet (Vespa orientalis) from the Kerman city in Iran.

Case report: 

The patient was a 23-year-old man, who was attacked by a species of hornet on July 16, 2023 in Kerman city. The specimen was identified as oriental hornet with the scientific name Vespa orientalis. The clinical findings including a lesion surrounded by skin reactions and circular and red spots were showed after one hour in sting site. The sting site on the patient's body was washed with soap and water daily. The symptoms were disappeared, and the target area improved after 13 days.

The results of this study can help professionals to take necessary measures when exposed with bee stings. Also, due to the lack of accurate reports to estimate their statistics and risks in the country, it is suggested to create a registration system for bee sting cases.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is one of the main causes of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. It is important to find out the pattern of its antimicrobial susceptibility for reducing prevalence and also treating C. difficile infection (CDI). This study aims to investigate the antimicrobial resistance of C. difficile to commonly used antibiotics, especially vancomycin and metronidazole, as the most effective antibiotics against the bacterium.

In this descriptive study, 417 diarrheal stool samples were taken from hospitalized patients of educational hospitals of Kerman City from 2018 to 2020. The samples were cultured on cycloserine-cefoxitin fructose agar (CCFA), and suspected C. difficile colonies were isolated. Identification of the cdd-3 gene for definitive diagnosis of C. difficile was performed. Antibiotic resistance test was conducted by the disk-diffusion method using vancomycin, metronidazole, rifampin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, erythromycin, imipenem, ciprofloxacin, and clindamycin disks. The results were reported as numbers and percentages.

A total of 68 (16.3%) isolates of C. difficile were taken from the samples. Most C. difficile strains were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole, while the highest rate of resistance was related to ciprofloxacin and clindamycin. The prevalence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains was 77.9%.

The results of this study showed that vancomycin is still the best antibiotic for treating CDI. Also, the frequency of the isolates resistant to CDI-inducing antibiotics (erythromycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin) and MDR isolates was high. Therefore, the spread of resistant strains of C. difficile can be prevented by appropriate antibiotic prescription.

There is evidence to suggest that being mindful of menstrual changes can impact a person's attitude and behavior toward their menstrual cycle. This, in turn, can affect their overall physical and mental well-being. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of exceptionally talented female students in Kerman toward their menstrual period. 

The statistical population of the study included two-hundred-fourty-one exceptionally talented female students in the tenth academic year of Kerman, of which one-hundred-fifty-nine were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Then, information was collected using standard questionnaires of the attitude towards menstruation of Mohammadi Rizi et al. 2012 and students' awareness and behavior regarding the menstrual health of Mohammad Alizadeh Charandai et al. 2014. Pearson correlation coefficient and Tukey test were used to analyze the data. 

The findings showed that students' awareness, performance, and attitudes toward menstruation were average. The results showed that there is no relationship between menstrual awareness and students' behavior in this period,(P>0.05) but there is a significant relationship between the positive attitude to this period and menstrual function in two dimensions physical and emotional health.(P<0.05) There was also a significant relationship between awareness and negative attitude towards menstruation with the father's job and the behavior of menstruation with the mother's education.(P<0.05)

Considering the relationship between the variables, it is recommended to include more information about menstruation in school curricula and textbooks to increase students' awareness and improve their attitudes and performance.