Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 543 551 Chengli Bei Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. Anmei Hu Huayun Liu Ping Chen Xiujie Jia Guisheng Zhou Shan Cai 2015 10 15 Information about Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)-related health resources allocation in China is very limited. The aim of the study was to explore the distribution of COPD-related health resources allocation among different levels public hospitals (PHs) in Hunan Province of central south China.We randomly collected data from 57 Public Hospitals (PHs) at 3 different levels in Hunan province as well as 893 pulmonary physicians (PPs) who worked there in 2009. Questionnaires based on the recommendations of COPD guideline were designed, including availability of spirometers, inhaled agents for COPD and COPD-related health education for local residents, as well as PPs' educational levels.Spirometers equipped ratio in 3(rd) level PHs was much higher than 1(st), 2(nd) PHs. The disparity varied vastly form 0% to 100%. The inhaled agents equipped ratio was 5.56%, 70.85% and 100% respectively for the 1(st), 2(nd) and 3(rd) levels PHs. No 1(st) level PHs launched COPD-related healthcare education for local residents, only 10 of 24 for the 2(nd) level PHs and 10 of 15 for the 3(rd) level PHs. PPs of high educational levels concentrate in 3(rd) levels PHs, however, PPs working in 1(st) levels PHs and 2(nd) levels PHs were mainly low and median educational levels PPs' knowledge of COPD of 3(rd) levels PHs was much better than of 1(st) levels PHs and 2(nd) levels PHs.The extreme imbalance and disparity existed in COPD-related health resources allocation at three levels PHs in central south China. Inequity and insufficient in COPD-related health resources in 1(st) and 2(nd) levels PHs should be improved. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4616 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4616/4262

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 552 558 Alneil Hamza Medical Laboratories Administration, Ministry of Health, Khartoum State, Sudan. Eltayib Ahmed-Abakur Elsir Abugroun Siham Bakhit Mohamed Holi 2015 10 15 The present study was designed in quasi-experiment to assess adoption of the essential clauses of particular clinical laboratory quality management requirements based on international organization for standardization (ISO 15189) in hospital laboratories and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of compliance to ISO 15189.The quality management intervention based on ISO 15189 was conceded through three phases; pre - intervention phase, Intervention phase and Post-intervention phase.In pre-intervention phase the compliance to ISO 15189 was 49% for study group vs. 47% for control group with P value 0.48, while the post intervention results displayed 54% vs. 79% for study group and control group respectively in compliance to ISO 15189 and statistically significant difference (P value 0.00) with effect size (Cohen's d) of (0.00) in pre-intervention phase and (0.99) in post - intervention phase. The annual average cost per-test for the study group and control group was 1.80 ± 0.25 vs. 1.97 ± 0.39, respectively with P value 0.39 whereas the post-intervention results showed that the annual average total costs per-test for study group and control group was 1.57 ± 0.23 vs 2.08 ± 0.38, P value 0.019 respectively, with cost-effectiveness ratio of (0.88) in pre -intervention phase and (0.52) in post-intervention phase.The planned adoption of quality management requirements (QMS) in clinical laboratories had great effect to increase the compliance percent with quality management system requirement, raise the average total cost effectiveness, and improve the analytical process capability of the testing procedure. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4614 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4614/4260

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 559 569 Lyly Nazemi Dept. of Nutrition and Biochemistry, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ingmar Skoog Ingvar Karlsson Saeed Hosseini Mostafa Hosseini Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Zahra Pouransari Maryam Chamari Masoud Baikpour 2015 10 15 The most common geriatric psychiatric disorder is depression, known to be a multi factorial disorder. However, the influence of common preventable factors is yet to be discovered. This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depression and some possible risk factors in elderly residents of nursing homes in Iran.Data on demographic characteristics, nutritional and health status of 244 residents aged 60 years or older were collected from seventeen nursing homes in Tehran, Iran, during 2010 to 2012. Depression was assessed and classified according to the 15-item GDS. Univariate and then multivariate complex sample survey ordinal regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between depression and the risk factors.The average age of the 244 cases studied was 75.8 (±8.7) years, 53.3% were female (of whom 74.2% were housewives), 43.4% illiterate, and 32.0% were divorced or were living separately. The percentages of non-depressed, mild, moderate and severe depression were 9.8%, 50.0%, 29.5% and 10.7%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that dissatisfaction with personnel of nursing homes and food quality had odds ratios of 2.91 (1.33-6.36) and 2.64 (1.44-4.87), corresponding to greater odds of having a higher grade depression. Moreover, those who rested or walked had significantly higher risk of a more severe depression in comparison with those who did not (OR of 2.25 (1.50-3.38) and 1.98 (1.24-3.18), respectively), however, studying had a protective odds ratio of 0.17 (0.13-0.22).Depression was very common in our sample and their lifestyle influenced its prevalence. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4612 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4612/4258

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 570 580 Farnaz Shahimi Dept. of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Patrick Heaven Joseph Ciarrochi 2015 10 15 This longitudinal study aims to examine the relationships between the perception of parental style, hope, self-esteem and Eysenck's psychoticism dimension throughout the span of four years.The sample was composed of 884 students from the Wollongong Youth Study, which commenced when students entered high school. During the course of the 4 years of the study, each participant completed the test booklets each time data was collected. Data was analyzed using one way ANOVA, Post-hoc test, Repeated Measurement, Pearson and Partial Correlation and General Linear Model in order to provide the aims of the study.The mean score of hope and self-esteem among adolescents from authoritative parents were higher from permissive and authoritarian families while the hope with a permissive perception were lower than those with authoritarian, and self-esteem was lower in the authoritarian group compared to the permissive group. Children with a permissive perception reported higher psychoticism compared to the two other. Significant correlations were found between authoritative perception and hope, self-esteem and psychoticism. Finally, hope, self-esteem and psychoticism showed a significant inter correlation in all of the parental styles.Adolescents with the perception of each kind of parental style showed significant between group differences in psychological well-being throughout the four years of the study. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4610 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4610/4256

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 581 587 Maryam Farhadian Dept. Of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran. Abbas Moghimbeigi Mohsen Aliabadi 2015 10 15 One of the methods used in the analysis of data related to diseases, and their underlying reasons is drawing geographical map. Mapping diseases is a valuable tool to determine the regions of high rate of infliction requiring therapeutic interventions. The objective of this study was to investigate obesity pattern in Iran by drawing geographical maps based on Bayesian spatial model to recognize the pattern of the understudy symptom more carefully.The data of this study consisted of the number of obese people in provinces of Iran in terms of sex based on the reports of non-contagious disease's risks in 30 provinces by the Iran MSRT disease center in 2007. The analysis of data was carried out by software R and Open BUGS. In addition, the data required for the adjacency matrix were produced by Geo bugs software.The greatest percentage of obese people in all age ranges (15-64) is 17.8 for men in Mazandaran and the lowest is 4.9 in Sistan and Baluchestan. For women the highest and lowest are 29.9 and 11.9 in Mazandaran and Hormozgan, respectively. Mazandaran was considered the province of the greatest odds ratio of obesity for men and women.Recognizing the geographical distribution and the regions of high risk of obesity is the prerequisite of decision making in management and planning for health system of the country. The results can be applied in allocating correct resources between different regions of Iran. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4608 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4608/4254

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 588 593 Sharareh Eskandarieh Bureau of Mental & Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Ali Nikfarjam Termeh Tarjoman Abassali Nasehi Firoozeh Jafari Mohammad-Bagher Saberi-Zafarghandi 2015 10 15 The Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education of Iran has recently announced an estimated figure of 200,000 injecting drug users (IDUs). The aim of this study was to pilot a national program using demographics, types of drug abuse and prevalence of blood-borne infections among IDUs.In order to elicit data on demographics, types of drug abuse and prevalence of blood-borne infections among IDUs, a questionnaire was designed in the Bureau of Mental-Social Health and Addiction in collaboration with Iran's Drug Control Headquarters of the Police Department. Therapeutical alliance of addiction in Shafagh Center was based on Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT).Among 402 reported IDUs most of them were male, single and in age range of 20 to 39 years old with 72.7% history of imprisonment. Most of them had elementary and high school education and a history of addiction treatment. The majority were current users of opioid, heroin and crack. The prevalence of blood-borne infections was 65.9% and 18.8% for HCV and HIV/AIDS infections, respectively.Prevention programs about harm reduction, treatment and counseling should include young IDUs as a core focus of their intervention structure. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4606 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4606/4252

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 594 601 Nader Navabi Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Arash Shahravan Ali Modaberi 2015 10 15 Ethical consideration is a basic requirement for design of randomized clinical trials. The purpose of this study was to assess whether reports of Iranian dental clinical trials complied with the requirements of the ethical principles of human research.In this retrospective observational study electronic search was performed to identify all dental clinical trials published between 2001 and 2011. Each trial report was assessed for inclusion of a statement that 17 items about research ethics.Totally 242 papers were identified, of which 15.3%, stated that ethical approval had been obtained and 50.4% of the trial reports indicated that informed consent had been obtained. The mean ethical score for the mentioned studies was 7/68 out of 17.Most Iranian dental clinical trial reports failed to consider important ethical principles. The reporting of the ethical issues associated with these trials could be improved further not only by the instructions to authors, but also by Journal editors refusing to publish trials that do not comply. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4604 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4604/4250

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 42 6 2013 06 15 602 609 Payam Hosseinzadeh International Campus, Tehran University of to Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran, Iran, in 2015. He suffered from scalp seborrhea. Concurrent gastrointestinal symptoms and the changes in the clinical symptoms after consumption of the polyherbal traditional drug called Triphala are discussed. The scalp sebum was measured with a Sebumeter SM815. Gastrointestinal symptoms were followed using a valid questionnaire. After two months of treatment, scalp sebum secretion had decreased substantially. The patient also experienced remarkable improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms. Considering the positive effect of this known and safe polyherbal drug on skin sebum, it is an appropriate option for detailed large-scale clinical trials.   https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14050 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14050/6045

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 1039 1040 Samir MANIĆ Faculty of Law, State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar, Republic of Serbia Sabina ZEJNELAGIĆ Faculty of Law, State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar, Republic of Serbia 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Strict Product Liability of Medical Employees for Damage Caused by the Use of Medical Means with Deficiency in the USA Law https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14053 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14053/6048

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 958 966 Shanshan GENG Dept. of Children and Adolescents Health Care, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China AND MOE and Shanghai Key Lab of Children’s Environmental Health, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Jingqiu MA Dept. of Children and Adolescents Health Care, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China AND MOE and Shanghai Key Lab of Children’s Environmental Health, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Shanshan LIU Dept. of Children and Adolescents Health Care, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China AND MOE and Shanghai Key Lab of Children’s Environmental Health, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Jie ZHANG Dept. of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Xiaoyang SHENG Dept. of Children and Adolescents Health Care, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China AND MOE and Shanghai Key Lab of Children’s Environmental Health, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Background: Although the prevalence of malnutrition among Chinese infants has decreased, micronutrient deficiency is still common. This study aimed to describe and compare the status of micronutrient deficiency and its association with dietary variety and socio-demographic features among infants from urban and rural China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 1200 children aged 18-month-old from rural villages in Yunnan and an urban city in Shanghai. Information on food intake was obtained from a 24-h dietary recall technique. Anthropometric measures, dietary diversity score (DDS), food variety score (FVS), and mean adequacy ratio (MAR) were calculated and compared. Correlations between DDS, FVS, MAR, NAR, and anthropometric measures were examined. Results: Compared with urban area, DDS, FVS, and NAR of most micronutrients of infants from rural areas were significantly lower. These data corresponded to significant lower Z-scores of physical growth in rural infants. DDS, FVS, and NAR were positively correlated to anthropometric measures. Conclusion: Infants from rural areas consumed a significantly lower amount of micronutrient and had worse anthropometric measures. Both DDS and FVS could be used in dietary assessment studies on children. This is the first research quantified the difference in dietary diversity and micronutrient status of infants in rural and urban areas of China. Our work can potentially serve as a guide to infant feeding recommendations.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14037 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14037/6036

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 1041 1043 Kewwan KIM Division of Sport Science, College of Arts and Physical Education, Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea David MULLINEAUX School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom Kyoungkyu JEON Division of Sport Science, College of Arts and Physical Education, Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea AND Sport Science Institute, Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Exercise Rehabilitative Approach to Functional Improvement in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Functional Movement Screen-based Program https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14054 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14054/6049

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 967 972 Arezoo BOZORGOMID Dept. of Microbiology, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran.Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Naser NAZARI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Eshrat Beigom KIA Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mehdi MOHEBALI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Homa HAJARAN Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Peyman HEYDARIAN Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Yazdan HAMZAVI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Sara NEMATI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Mojgan ARYAEIPOUR Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohamad Bagher ROKNI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Background: We aimed to determine the prevalence of fasciolosis in the definitive hosts (human and livestock) and intermediate (Lymnaea snails) hosts in Kermanshah Province, western Iran from 2014-2016. Methods: The study on animals was descriptive and retrospective one. All daily records of animals slaughtered in the abattoirs were analyzed. For the study of human fascioliasis, 975 serum samples were collected from different parts of Kermanshah Province and analyzed using ELISA based on excretory-secretory antigens. Moreover, 4400 Lymnaea snails were collected from 25 habitats. The snails were identified and examined for presence of cercariae by shedding method. Results: Fasciolosis was diagnosed in 1.7% of slaughtered animals, which was significantly greater than the other species (P<0.005). There was significant difference (P<0.001) between the prevalence of fasciolosis and seasonal pattern. As for human cases, five cases (0.5%) were positive for fascioliasis. Regarding the seropositivity to fasciolosis, no significant differences were found for age groups, sex, level of education and occupation. No Fasciola infection was seen in snails of the family Lymnaeidae. Conclusion: The prevalence of Fasciola parasite was lower compared to other provinces. This is probably due to sequential decline in rainfall and hot climate that makes conditions difficult for the snail intermediate host snails and the larval stages of fasciolid trematodes. The habitual food of people is another important point.       https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14039 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14039/6037

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 1044 1046 Ee-Gyeong KIM Dept. of Education, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea Sarah CHUNG Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Min Gyo CHUNG Dept. of Computer Science, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, Korea 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Effects of Food Consumption on Self-rated Health: Evidence from Korean Adolescents https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14055 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14055/6050

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 973 979 Chao SHEN Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China AND The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Suzhou Industry Park, SuZhou, China Wei FAN Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China Hui-Jian XIE Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China Ming WU Center for Disease Control, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China Zheng-Yuan ZHOU Center for Disease Control of Changshu, Suzhou, China Zhi-Rong GUO Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China Chen DONG Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China 2018 07 16 2018 07 16   Background: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is more likely to be genetically determined according to the increasing evidence of epidemiologic and clinical studies in recent years. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ, the ligand-activated transcription factors, was considered as an indispensable role in the process of lipid metabolism. This study was designed to explore the associations of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the haplotypes of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ gene with the level of Lp(a). Methods: Participants were recruited under the framework of the PMMJS (The Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and Multi-metabolic Disorders in Jiangsu Province of China Study) from Apr 1999 to Jun 2004. Overall, 644 subjects were randomly selected and 3 SNPs of PPARγ gene (rs10865710, rs1805192, rs4684847) were genotyped. Results: After adjusting for age, sex, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, waist circumference and body mass index, rs4684847 was significantly associated with Lp (a). The presence of the rs4684847 T allele (CT+TT) have a lower level of Lp (a) than the allele (CC) in the dominant model, mean difference was -27.30 (95%CI:-52.88~-1.73) mg/L, P<0.05. G-P-T and G-A-T haplotype were associated with lower levels of Lp (a) (P=0.0041 and<0.0001), mean difference was 49.79(95%CI:-97.52~-2.06) mg/L and 17.75(95%CI:-25.75~-9.75) mg/L. Conclusion: PPAR gamma polymorphisms (rs10865710, rs1805192, rs4684847) and haplotypes may be the genetic risk factors for Lp (a) level.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14041 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14041/6038

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 1047 1049 So-Hyung KANG Dept. of Sports and Wellbeing, Arts & Sports, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea Wi-Young SO Sports and Health Care Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si 27469, Korea 2018 07 16 2018 07 16 Effect of Competitive and Non-competitive Exercise on Serotonin Levels in Adolescents with Various Levels of Internet Gaming Addiction https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14056 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14056/6051

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 7 2018 07 16 980 987 Mehdi KAZEMPOUR DIZAJI Dept. of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Anoshirvan KAZEMNEJAD Dept. of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Payam TABARSI Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farid ZAYERI Dept. of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2018 07 16 2018 07 16   Background: We conducted this study among adults with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who received treatment, in order to determine the risk factors associated with survival of during treatments. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted from 2005-2015 with newly registered TB patients in the Hospital of Masih Daneshvari Doctor, Tehran, Iran. Overall, 5313 patients met our study's cohort definition, but the analysis was performed on 2299 patients (43.2%) who had a correct address and the