پديد آورندگان :
اعتماد، كورش نويسنده Department of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid beheshti, University of Medical sciences, Tehran, IRAN Etemad, K , حیدری، علیرضا نويسنده PhD Candidate of Health Policy, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Heidari, A , ندافی، كاظم نويسنده Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nadafi, K , پناهي، محمد حسين نويسنده دانشگاه علامه طباطبائي,دانشكده علوم اجتماعي Panahi, M.H. , احمد نژاد، الهام نويسنده دانشگاه علوم پزشكي تهران , , ملك افضلی، شیدا نويسنده MSc, Environmental Health Engineering, Environment and Occupational Health Center, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran Malekafzali, SH , نجمی، مهدی نويسنده MD, Noncomunicable Diseases Center, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran Najmi, M , ایدنی، اسماعیل نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Idani, E , امیری، همایون نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Amiri, H , خرمي، زهرا نويسنده , , رجايي بهبهاني، نرگس نويسنده , , داودی، فرشته نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Davoodi, F , طراوت بخش، سمیرا نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Taravatmanesh, S , ملكی فر، اعظم نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Malekifar, A , نجاتی فر، معصومه نويسنده MSc Student, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nejatifar, M , لطفی، منصوره نويسنده MSc, Health Services Management, Office of Knowledge Translation and Research Utilization, Deputy of Research and Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Lotfi, M
چكيده لاتين :
Background and Objectives: Ahvaz has become one of the most polluted cities in the world. Only on 11 November 2013, over one thousand residents in Khuzestan Province attended the nearest health center with severe symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and high blood pressure. During a week, more than 7 thousand patients were registered with this syndrome. This study was conducted to investigate the evidence for the confirmation of an epidemic in acute respiratory syndrome among the residents of Ahwaz in November 2013.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the data of the use of drugs related to acute respiratory attacks from November 2008 to 2013 in Ahvaz. Then, we conducted a descriptive study on the general population. The sample size was 120 and the study participants included different segments of the general population. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire and the data were analyzed using SPSS.18.
Results: The use of the respiratory drugs increased from 2008 to 2013. The drug consumption was markedly higher in November 2013. In the study of the general population, 93% of the participants declared that they had never seen a similar event, and 92.5% mentioned that they had never heard of a similar occurrence.
Conclusion: Due to the significant increase in respiratory medicine in November 2013 and the unexpected nature of the event, an epidemic seems to be obvious.
