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The Need to Use Mortality, and Not Case ‑Fatality, to Compare COVID‑19 Deaths Worldwide
Dear Editor, COVID ‑19, the disease caused by the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus spread fast globally, with the number of confirmed cases exceeding 8 million. In a short period of time, scientists are working around the clock trying to understand the various aspects of COVID‑19. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Perinatal Death Auditing is Necessary to Identify Preventable Perinatal Deaths
Perinatal Mortality rate (PMR) of India remains stable at 26 per 1000 births (for the year 2013) mainly because of slower reduction in early neonatal deaths. Problems with infrastructure and quality of care for the newborn in India have been reported. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

COVID ‑19 and Air purifiers Use
Dear Editor, I would like to share ideas on air purifiers use for COVID ‑19 prevention. The air purifer is a widely used tool by many people aiming at prevention during COVID‑19 outbreak. Basically, air purifiers have an internal fans for pulling the air in through a series of filters. Filtration occurs at the filters and the airborne particles like dust, pollen, an d pathogen are trapped. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Interaction of Cry1 Gene Polymorphisms and Dominant Food Patterns on Obesity: A Cross ‑Sectional Study
Conclusions: The current study suggests a significant interaction of Cry1 rs2287161 gene polymorphisms in people following a healthy dietary pattern on BMI and fat mass among carriers of C allele compared to carriers of G allele. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Pretravelling Health-Seeking Behavior, Knowledge of Vaccines, and Attitudes Toward Travel Health among Malaysian Travelers
Conclusions: Sociodemographic and pretravel health ‑seeking behavior influence knowledge of vaccine‑preventable disease and attitudes towards travel health which requires a public health need for community outreach programs targeting this group. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients on Long Term Treatment in a Tertiary Health Institution in Jos Nigeria
Conclusions: This study has demonstrated a relatively high level of CAM use with perceived absence of side effects, peer influence, and consistency with culture predicting its use. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - May 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Are Abdominal Obese Metabolically Healthy Phenotype a Benign Condition? Protocol for a Systematic Review
Conclusions: The results of this review will provide a useful reference for the effect of abdominal obesity on metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular or all ‑cause mortality (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

New COVID ‑19 Vaccine: What about Cost and Utility?
Dear Editor,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑19) already causes health problems in more than 50,000,000 people around the world. The effective way to prevention of this emerging coronavirus disease is vaccination.[1] Recently (November 2020), many pharmaceutical manufacturers declared for success in COVID‑19 vaccine developments. There ar e also reports on efficacy of the vaccine and proposed price of the vaccination. As a new vaccination, the important consideration is on vaccine affordability and accessibility. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Evaluating Psychometric Properties of Multidimentional Assessment of Fatigue Scale
Dear EditorWe have read the article entitled “Psychometric properties of the Persian version of MAFS published in your journal recently. We have published an article entitled “Validity and reliability of MAFS in Iranian patients with relapsing‑remitting subtype of multiple sclerosis.” (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Evaluation of Occupational Noise Levels in the Ear Canal of Exposed Workers
This study was conducted due to the prevalence increase of hearing loss in Iran industries, despite the outspread in hearing protection programs. There was also a report from Canada, Oct 8, 2018 on Hearing Disorders, according to a recent study from Work Safe BC, The National Safety Council ’s Safety Health Magazine. Researchers looked at hearing test data collected by oil and gas employers from 2012 to 2017. They found that, despite an increase in workers reporting they wear hearing protection (to 98% from 94%), the percentage of workers with noise‑induced hearing loss grew to 45 from 33. Of the 294 workers affected, ...
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Methylation and Polymorphism in CDH1 Gene Promoter Among Patients with Diffuse Gastric Cancer
Conclusions: Here we showed that methylation at the CDH1 promoter may contribute to the DGC development, and also the AC genotype was associated with the risk of DGC. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of NutriCHEQ in Iranian Toddlers
Conclusions: Therefore, we concluded that NutriCHEQ is a valid, reliable, and convenient instrument to identify the Iranian toddlers ’ nutritional status. Therefore, it can be used for research and clinical settings. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Studying the Effect of Garlic Consumption and Endurance Training on Serum Levels of Some Pro ‑and Anti‑inflammatory Cytokines in Female Mice with Breast Cancer ‑ A Randomized Trial
Conclusions: Along with other existing methods, reduction of inflammatory factors, endurance exercises and consumption of garlic supplement have been proved to be an extremely effective treatment for breast cancer patients. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Immune Responses in SARS ‑CoV‑2, SARS‑CoV, and MERS‑CoV Infections: A Comparative Review
In this study we reviewed immune responses in SARS-CoV, Mers-CoV, and SARS-COV-2 infections and the role of inflammatory cells. (Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Association Between Physical Function and Hyperkyphosis in Older Females: Protocol for a Systematic Review
Identifying factors that impact physical function in older populations is important for the maintenance of good health with aging. Age ‑related hyperkyphosis, an excessive curvature in the thoracic spine, affects up to 40% of the older adults and is more common in older females than males. An association of age‑related hyperkyphosis with impaired physical function has been reported in numerous studies, however, other studies ha ve reported that a greater magnitude of kyphosis did not associate with impaired physical function. Given the inconsistencies regarding the impact of hyperkyphosis on physical function, the purp...
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research