Mehdi Noroozi

Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center. 3-Psychosis Research Center,University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences,Teharan,Iran · Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center. 3-Psychosis Research Center,University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences,Teharan,Iran

Background: Several studies on street children in Iran reported a high prevalence of alcohol consumption among this group. This study assessed the prevalence of lifetime alcohol use and correlated factors among street children in Iran. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 856 street children from six provinces of Iran. Behavioral...

Background: To explore the clinical effect of premature infant oral motor intervention(PIOMI) combined with music therapy on feeding progression of premature infants. Method: Premature infants with post-menstrual ages between 26-30 weeks were included in the study. 52 participants were random divided into the intervention and control groups. All in...

Climate change affects human health, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) incidence is one of the health impacts of climate change. This study is a retrospective cohort study. Data have been collected from the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education between 17 February 2016 and17 February 2018. The Neural Network Model has been use...

Objectives Applying technologies such as virtual reality (VR) in education has gained popularity especially in comprehending abstract and subjective phenomena. Previous studies have shown that applying a virtual reality simulation of psychosis (VRSP) is useful in increasing knowledge and empathy toward patients. Here, the efficacy of using VRSP in...

Background: Nowadays, emergencies and disasters are considered one of the biggest problems in human life. To reduce the risk of emergencies and disasters, governments must develop strategies and policies using evidence-based methods. Disaster databases are the main source and tool for storing and managing a wide range of data in this field. This s...

Nowadays, disaster databases have become a valuable tool for disaster risk management and health promotion and serve various purposes. The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic review of disaster databases in the world and to identify the objectives, information sources, criteria, and variables of disaster data registration in the world'...

Objective: To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of injured motorcyclists and associated factors in a period of three months after the accident. Methods: In the present study, we were included 190 injured motorcyclists who admitted to two referral specialized hospitals (Emam Reza and Shohada) in Tabriz, between June 2018 and January 2019. All...

Background: People are still not prepared for earthquakes in vulnerable areas although preparedness considered an effective way of reducing the disastrous consequences. A proper tool was needed to assess the predicting factors of mitigation behaviors in a large vulnerable community who speak Persian. This study aimed to introduce the valid and reli...

Objective The aim of this study was to develop a context-bound model of hospital triage in disasters and mass casualty incidents in the health system of Iran. Methods This study was done using a sequential mixed method. Data were analyzed using Expert Choice software program. Results In the qualitative phase, 27 specialists were interviewed. Walk...

Background Female sex workers (FSWs) are at a disproportionate risk of sexually transmitted infections and they may face significant barriers to HIV testing. This study aimed to examine HIV testing prevalence and its associated factors among street-based FSWs in Iran. Method A total of 898 FSWs were recruited from 414 venues across 19 major cities...

Objective: Although comorbidity of psychotic disorders and substance use can lead to increase in mortality, less is known about the outbreak and predictors. Psychotic patients tend to be overlooked during assessment; hence, the possibility of an undertreated or missed condition such as increasing substance use. This investigation aimed to measure t...

Background Street-based female sex workers (FSWs) are highly at risk of HIV and other harms associated with sex work. We assessed the prevalence of non-injection and injection drug use and their associated factors among street-based FSWs in Iran. Methods We recruited 898 FSWs from 414 venues across 19 major cities in Iran between October 2016 and...

Objective: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA), as the language variant of frontotemporal dementia, is a neurodegenerative disease with an insidious course that has no appropriate treatment yet. The present study evaluated the effect of zolpidem on improving language function in patients with nonfluent variant PPA (nfv-PPA). Methods: In this inter...

Introduction HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major health concerns globally. This systematic review and meta analysis protocol study aims to estimate the incidence of HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) by reviewing studies that have applied mathematical modelling. The primary purpose of this systematic review is to identify and r...

Climate plays a key role in gastrointestinal diseases by affecting the environmental conditions of disease-transmitting agents through contributing to the quality of water and access to water resources. Moreover, the association between dysentery and climatic factors in Iran as a vulnerable country to climate change has not been clarified yet. The...

Background With increasing frequencies of non-fatal overdose in people who inject drugs (PWID), it is essential to improve our knowledge about associated risk factors for overdose to inform overdose prevention and assistance programs. The aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of non-fatal overdose and the associated risk factors amon...

Background: Understanding the association between methamphetamine (MA) use and HIV risk behavior among people who inject drugs (PWID) will assist policy-makers and program managers to sharpen the focus of HIV prevention interventions. This study examines the relationship between MA use and HIV risk behavior among men who inject drugs (MWID) in Teh...

Introduction: Many studies have illustrated climate change effects on social variables and health. This study aimed to identify the SDH associated with climate change. Methods: The present study is a review study with a systematic search. The keywords related to climate change and social variables were searched in the Web of Science and PubMed data...

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major public health problem in Iran. It imposes heavy costs on governments and affected people. Determining the survival duration of patients and recognizing the related factors can help the disease surveillance system. Objectives: The current study aimed a...

We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis study to better understand the factors (being drug use, drug type (methamphetamine vs others), sex partner, frequency of injection, homelessness and being HIV positive) associated with injecting-related risk behaviors (lending and/or borrowing already used syringes) among people who inject drugs...

The prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors has been increasing worldwide. The results of reported studies on the effects of zinc supplementation on cardiometabolic risk factors are unequivocal. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was conducted to evaluate the effects of zinc supplementation on cardiometaboli...

Background: The prevalence and patterns of substance use and its related risk factors in street children are significant for policymakers. The present study was conducted in six cities of Iran to explore the prevalence rate of drug use disorders and their associated high-risk behaviors among street children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was...

Background: Quality of life (QOL) after motorcycle accident is an important and dynamic concept but the conducted research about QOL's injured motorcyclists is much less. Therefore, in this study we investigated the QOL of injured motorcyclists up to three months after their accident and determining the associated factors. Methods: In present study...

Background: The number of studies to address the Quality of life (QOL) after a motorcycle accident in the context of developing countries is low. In this study, we investigated the QOL of injured motorcyclists up to three months after their accident and determining the associated factors. Methods: In the present study, we included 190 injured motor...

Background: Inflamation is widely known as an adaptive pathophysiological response in a variety of cancers. There is an expanding body of research on the key role of diet in inflammation, a risk factor for all types of cancer. Dietary inflammatory index (DII) was recently develpoed to evalute the inflammatory potential of a diet either as anti-inf...

Background and aims: The association of Wrist Circumference (WrC) with cardio-metabolic risk factors is still contradictory. We aimed to systematically review the association of WrC with cardio-metabolic diseases among the general populations. Methods: We systematically searched electronic databases such as PubMed/Medline, Web of Sciences, and S...

introduction: HIV and HCV is a health concern in the word. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis protocol study is aimed to estimate the incidence of HIV and HCV among People who inject drugs (PWID) by applying mathematical modeling. The primary purpose of this systematic review is to identify and review existing studies of HIV and HC...

Background Although comorbidity of substance use and psychotic disorders can lead to increase in morbidity and mortality, less is known about the prevalence and predictors. Patients with psychosis tend to be overlooked during clinical assessment, therefore, the possibility of a missed or undertreated condition such as substance use increases. This...

Background: Cuscuta epithymum (CE) is an established medicinal herb utilized for treating psychosis in Persian medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CE combined with risperidone on the clinical symptoms and the cognitive impairment in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Materials and methods: In this triple-blind ra...

Background: Selenium (Se) is considered as an antioxidant trace element involved in key activities in human metabolism. Recent investigations indicate that Se plays a pivotal role in human health. Se supplementation considered as an intervention is both cost-effective and simple-to-use that may play an important role in the prevention of cardiomet...

Introduction: Chronic hemodialysis is a lifesaving procedure for end-stage renal failure patients who may lead to the transmission of oncogenic viral infections discussed as a major cause of liver disease and a potential cause of substantial morbidity and mortality. In this regard, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the mo...

Background: Understanding the patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemics is crucial to tracking and monitoring the progress of prevention and control efforts in countries. We provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, mortality, and coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 1980-2017 and forecast these est...

Background: Sharing of injecting paraphernalia is known to contribute to hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission amongst people who inject drugs. Objectives: In this paper, we identify the variables correlated with paraphernalia sharing among male drug injectors in Kermanshah city, western Iran. Methods: We enrolled 606 male drug injectors using snowb...

Introduction Neck Pain can be related to the disorders of other adjacent areas such as the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ). This study aimed to investigate whether there is value in adding TMJ treatments to routine physiotherapy in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain compared with a control group. Methods A randomized, single-blind, clinica...

Background: The objective of this study is, to describe patterns (or “classes”) used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine patterns of drug use profiles among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) then to examine factors associated with each identified classes membranes in PWIDs in Iran. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, using snow-ball sampling, we...

Background: Stigmatizing attitudes among healthcare providers are an important barrier to accessing services among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the status and correlates of HIV-related stigma among healthcare providers in Kerman, Iran. Methods: Using a validated and pilot-tested stigma scale questionnai...

Background: HIV testing plays an important role in any public health strategy for reducing HIV transmission and controlling HIV/AIDS among people who inject drugs (PWIDs). It is important to clarify whether HIV risk behaviors are explained by differences in the distributions of socio-demographic or socio-economic factors or some combination of both...

Abstract Background During recent years, Quality of Life (QoL) is a significant assessment factor in clinical trials and epidemiological researches due to the advent of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has become a manageable,chronic disease. With regards, more attention must be paid to the QoL of infected patients....

The present meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effect of injection duration on injection and sexual high-risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID), in order to inform development of intensive HIV prevention services for selected PWID sub-populations. We searched PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Cochrane electronic databases...

Since 2000, many countries have achieved considerable success in improving child survival, but localized progress remains unclear. To inform efforts towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.2—to end preventable child deaths by 2030—we need consistently estimated data at the subnational level regarding child mortality rates and trends....

Background: We aimed to determine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: In this nationwide school-based study, 6-18-yr-old students were selected via multistage cluster random s...

BACKGROUND Sex workers are considered as high-risk groups in the third wave of AIDS transmission in Iran because the risk of sexually transmitted diseases increases by the repeated change of sex partner and unprotected and frequent sexual activities. however, reaching to them to assess their needs and providing services is challenging. OBJECTIVE T...

Abstract Purpose The association between selenium supplementation and glycemic indices seems to be a controversial issue. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of selenium supplementation on glycemic indices. Methods We systematically searched PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI/WOS, and Scopus (from their commencements up t...

Background: Estimating the population who use drugs is essential for planning, monitoring, and evaluation of substance use prevention and treatment. This study aims to estimate the population who misuse tramadol in urban population in Iran. Methods: We used the wisdom of the experts (WOTE) and network scale-up (NSU) methods to calculate the popu...

This appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. Supplement to: GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. L...

We used four methods (direct count, indirect count, wisdom of the crowd, and unique object multiplier) to map and estimate the population size of street children in six major cities in Iran in 2017. In aggregate for the six cities, the number of street children was estimated at 5296 (interquartile range [IQR] 4122-7071) using the median of the four...

The aim of this meta-analysis is to summarize the available evidence on the social and demographic determinants of health-related quality of life (QoL) for HIV-infected populations in order to provide a direction to policy makers, planners, and program developers on how best to use their resources to improve the QoL of HIV-infected people. PubMed,...

Background: The high prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) is a significant health concern among people who inject drugs (PWIDs). This meta-analysis estimates the prevalence of SSTIs and its related risk behaviors among PWIDs. Methods: We searched PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Cochrane electronic databases independentl...

Objectives: Time-use has become an important field of research in social and medical sciences. Time diary is the most popular method for measuring time-use that has 2 different methods of administration including yesterday and tomorrow diary. The present study aimed to compare these methods of measuring time-use. Methods: This cross-sectional comp...

Background and objectives: Through the use of an experimental design with a baseline and post intervention, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention in increasing public health and communication skills for caregivers. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was designed in Razi Hospital in Tehran,...

The global climate change that is happening on Earth is affecting the ecosystem, the environment, the health of species, animals and humans, and is one of the greatest challenges facing man and the nature of the present day. Because one of the factors affecting the physical, social and psychological health of the groups is the issues surrounding th...

Background: Substance use is significantly more prevalent among the homeless, compared to the general population. However, the risk and protective factors for substance abuse among homeless population have not been well defined. Objectives: We examined risk and protective factors for substance abuse among homeless in Tehran. Methods: A total of 193...