Background: Burden of cancer is increasing worldwide, especially in the low and middle
income countries (LMICs), including Iran. Several reports have been published about cancer …

Because of its diverse geological formations, climates, and soils, Iran is home to outstanding
biodiversity. National conservation started in Iran over fifty years ago and today nearly 10 …

Background The purpose of this study is to assess attitudes toward premarital dating and
sexual encounters in individuals aged 15–49 years in Tehran. Methods Utilizing the …

The globalization of motherhood Page 1 1 The globalization of motherhood Wendy Chavkin
Debby lives on Manhattan’s upper West side. She is the 41-year-old mother of 4-month-old …

Using data from the 2002 Iran Fertility Transition Survey, we examined birth control use
between marriage and first pregnancy. We focused on the post‐1990 increase in birth …

Purpose Epidemiologic characteristics of breast cancer in Iran are significantly different from
those in the West and even other regional countries, but little is known about the related …

This paper, using data from the 2000 Iran Demographic and Health Survey and a range of
time-varying district-level contextual information derived from the 1986 and 1996 censuses …

While rapid fertility decline in India in the last two decades has received considerable
attention, much of the discourse has focused on a decline in high parity births. However, this …

Abstract Background and Aims Remarkable changes in the demographic behaviors of
Iranian women have led to declining fertility since the 1980s. Therefore, the study of fertility …

The incidence rate of breast cancer in developed countries is almost three-fold higher than
in developing countries. Iran has had one of the lowest incidence rates for breast cancer in …