Background:Marital separation and divorce can be the most unpleasant event in the adult’s life, and families will be hurt by divorce event. The prevalence of divorce has been increased in last decades. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the divorce cause among the divorce seeking men and women in Qazvin, Iran.Method:This cross-sectional study was conducted among 572 (400 women and 172 men) subjects who requested for divorce and were referred to divorce and marriage office of Qazvin province during 3 month in 2009. Data were collected by self – administered questionnaire, interviewing subjects and using Likert scale. Data were analyzed by Chi- Square test and Mann-Whitney (SPSS version 16).Results:The participants of the study included 400 women (26.5±7.4 years) and 172 men. In view points of women the primary wrong mate selection was main cause of divorce (59.8%), but the men believed that the families and relatives interference was the main reason for separation (43.7%). Among the respondents, mean score of “dependency to their families” and “unmet emotional needs” were 3.44±1.6 and 3.86±1.4 respectively. In addition mean score of infertility among men and women were 1.37±1.0 and 1.29±0.9 respectively.Conclusion:Wrong mate selection, unmet emotional needs, families’ interference, and “dependency to families” are more important factors than traditional factors which are sexual or physical factors.

Many population-based studies have been performed to determine the prevalence of different types of headaches; however, none of them was performed in Tehran urban area as a huge and crowded metropolitan with multiple serious problematic crises. This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence rates of different types of headache among adult population of Tehran urban area in the year 2010. In this cross-sectional survey, a "face-to-face, in-door" structured interview was developed and used in district 8 of Tehran urban area as one representative region in the year 2010. A form concerning the prevalence of different types of headaches which also comprised the characteristics of the headaches and sociodemographic data was designed. After enrollment, participation rate of 91% (3,655 out of 4,000) was achieved. Of 3,655 recruited individuals, 2,778 (76%) people have experienced headache within last year. Tension-type headache and migraine were the most common types with the prevalence of 48.6% (n = 1,777) and 18.2% (n = 665), while, chronic daily, medication overuse headache and cluster headaches were presented in 7.0% (n = 255), 4.9% (n = 180) and 0.1% (n = 3), respectively. The prevalence of primary headaches in a sample of Tehran adult population is considerable. This high prevalence of headaches necessitates further evaluation of possible risk factors derived from leaving in such a crowded metropolitan area.

Background: Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the most frequent cause of cancer-related death worldwide. In Iran, it ranks second and third as the cancer-causing death in men and women, respectively. We carried out this study to find out the demographic, clinical, and histological characteristics and risk factors of lung cancer in a referral tertiary center in Iran.

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BackgroundDiaper dermatitis (DD) is a common inflammatory disorder in infants, including newborns.ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the effects of a traditional medicine product (containing natural henna oil 25%) and hydrocortisone 1% cream on DD in infants.Patients and MethodsIn a triple-blind, randomized trial, 82 children aged two years or less were randomly divided into two groups of 41 children each to receive either hydrocortisone ointment or henna medicinal product. Infants were treated 3 times a day for 5 days. The severity of dermatitis was assessed on the first, third, and fifth days using a six-point scale. The study was conducted in 2013 in a children teaching hospital in Qazvin, Iran.ResultsBoth groups showed an improvement in the severity of DD (mean DD severity on the first, third and fifth days, respectively, was 3.20, 1.39, and 1.20 in the henna group versus 3.20, 2.05, and 1.90 in the hydrocortisone group; P < 0.001). The henna group showed a better response when compared with the hydrocortisone group: the rate of improvement on the fifth day of treatment was 90.2% (37 of 41 children without erythema) in the former versus 61% (25 of 41 patients) in the latter (P = 0.042). No significant side effects were observed in both the groups.ConclusionsHenna, a traditional medicine product, can be considered an effective and appropriate treatment for DD in infants and children.