Background: Stigmatizing attitudes among healthcare providers are an important barrier to accessing services people living with HIV (PLHIV). This cross-sectional study aimed assess the status and correlates of HIV-related stigma in Kerman, Iran. Methods: Using a validated pilot-tested scale questionnaire, we measured 400 recruited from three teaching hospitals (n=363), private sectors (n=28), only voluntary counseling testing (VCT) center (n=9) Kerman city. Data were gathered using...

Objectives This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of eye injuries in children and influential factors involved. Methods Eighty cases confirmed ocular trauma were included this cross-sectional study. Data obtained via a checklist containing demographic information, site insult, interval between injury physician visit, mechanism, medical history, including previous history trauma. Results Among 80 with trauma, 72.5% (n = 58) boys. A marked preponderance (46.2%) was seen age group...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence topical ocular anesthetic abuse among welders in Iran and suggest public health solutions for issue. Methods: In cross-sectional study, 390 were randomly recruited queried on use drops. A questionnaire was administered through structured one-on-one interviews conducted by first author. Results: total 314 (80.5%) declared that they had used anesthetics at least once during their working lives. Almost 90% them stated a preference...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a threat to patients. Accurate surveillance is required identify and prevent HAIs. To estimate the incidence rate, report accuracy barriers of reporting HAIs using mixed-method study.In this quantitative study, we externally evaluated rate routine system in one main hospitals by an active follow-up patients from September December 2021. We used in-depth interviews with 18 experts system.Among 404 hospitalized patients, 88 were detected. The...

Purpose: To determine the outcomes of augmented relaxing incisions (relaxing and counter-quadrant compression sutures) as graft refractive surgery (GRS) in keratoconic eyes. Patients Methods: This interventional case series included eyes undergoing GRS for intolerable amounts postpenetrating keratoplasty (PKP) astigmatism. Relaxing were made graft-host interface down to Descemet membrane on both sides steepest meridian. Interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures added opposite meridian overcorrect...

To assess the adverse drug reactions (ADR) of tetracaine among patients referred to an eye emergency department in southeast Iran.In this case series study, we assessed 31 eyes 24 who were due effects ocular anesthetics during2017-2020. We collected data, including age, sex, job, how medicine was obtained, symptoms, examination results, and ADR.Of patients, 22 (91.7%) male. The mean (standard deviation) age 32.6 (1.9) years. Twenty-two obtained medicines without a prescription general...

We herein present a rare case of acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) associated with nonspecific orbital inflammation (NSOI). A 38-year-old woman presented 3-day history ocular pain, reduced vision, periorbital swelling, proptosis, conjunctival chemosis, and restricted eye movements. Optical coherence tomography the affected confirmed signs CSC. Additionally, computed scan revealed enlargement intraconal soft tissues lacrimal gland. Ocular ultrasonography detected posterior sclera...

Objectives: To assess the influence of age and gender on ocular biometric values corneal astigmatism features in individuals undergoing phacoemulsification surgery intraocular lens implantation. Methodology: This retrospective study measured biometrics keratometric using IOLMaster 700 instrument prior to Results: Analysis included from 3385 eyes patients. Lens thickness ( p < 0.001, r = 0.387), mean keratometry 0.156), 0.082) were positively correlated with age. Conversely, axial length...

Purpose: The clinical and pathologic characteristics the surgical treatment of 2 patients with intrastromal corneal epithelial cysts are described. Methods: This interventional case report presents young decreased vision cosmetic impairment caused by intracorneal cysts. first patient had history strabismus surgery, second undergone laceration repair. enlarged gradually dissected into cornea, threatening visual axis. Both were treated drainage cyst contents, chemical cytodestruction 96%...

Avoiding life-threatening complications of rhabdomyolysis depends on early diagnosis and prompt management.The aim this study was to evaluate the role urinary dipstick test in detection haeme pigment patients who were at risk acute renal failure (ARF) due after suffering injury Bam earthquake.Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) level used as gold standard for prediction ARF.ARF developed 8 (10%) 79 studied.We found no significant differences sensitivity, specificity accuracy urine serum CPK...

Background: Extra/pre-marital sexual behaviors (EPSB) are considered as an important problem, especially among the young generation. Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate prevalence and determinants of EPSB university students in Kerman, Iran. Patients Methods: cross-sectional on 2157 2016. used different data collection methods such direct network scale-up (NSU). A self-administrated questionnaire completed by participants for survey. Then NSU were gathered through interview a...

Background: Chronic kidney disease is one of the most common diseases. The early diagnosis this will reduce length treatment and decrease high medical costs. In recent years, use computer techniques in data mining intelligent algorithms has accelerated disease. One methods to diagnose artificial intelligence networks. Objectives: This study aimed investigate chronic using an network based on multilayer perceptron method. Methods: laboratory samples were collected from 140 healthy people...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the most critical challenges for patients and healthcare providers. To achieve goals of surveillance system, it is necessary to identify its barriers problems. This study aimed problems system HAIs.This qualitative was conducted using content analysis method investigate this from perspective 18 infection control nurses hospitals in different cities Iran with work experience 1 15 years. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews...

Factors contributing to fatal road traffic accidents in the South of Kerman during period from 2013 2017, Iran