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Hr Ebrahimi Fakhar, S Zand,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (3-2011)
Abstract
Background & objectives: Head injuries are the most sever kind of injuries in accidents. It is an important factor of disability in society. Having information about present situation and its determinant factors is the first step of programming for head injury reduction. This survey aimed to have an epidemiological aspect of head injury in Arak.
Methods: Relevant informations about severity of the impact, causes, demographic information and treatment results were extracted from medical files between 2005-2006 years.
Results: Of total 1105 patients with head injury 25.8% were in their first decade of life and 11.8% were reported as sever head injury. The most common injuries (18.4%) caused by downfall from low height. Men had more head injured 64.7% compared with women. In the period of hospitalization 12.8% of moderate head injuries and 43.1of sever head injury caused to death.
Conclusions: It is concluded that applying and administration of the safety rules in the society as a compulsory rules and educating by mass media, are necessary. It should also be taken into account more effective hospital care for sever head injuries to reach better outcomes.
M Rafiei, M Kalantari,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (9-2012)
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Misconceptions of mental models are phenomena that very with accepted scientific models. The assessment of misconception in statistics could (would) be very helpful in learning statistics. The probability is one of the important concept in statistics. The purpose of this study was to assess the misconception about probability in students of Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2011.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 267 medical sciences students enrolled in Arak University of Medical Sciences students during 2011 year. We used a stratified random method in order to collect data and also a standard questionnaire was employed in this study. The data were analyzed by SPSS software with using ANOVA, Chi-Square test, logistic regression, Kruskal-Wallis Test and on proportion test.
Results: The mean score of perception of probability in students was 10.47 with standard deviation 3.47 respectively. The prevalence of probability misconception was 26.2%. There was statistically significance relationship between the prevalence probability misconception and the field of students.
Conclusion: Misconception of (in) probability in teaching biostatistics should be paid more attention in future curriculum development in medical universities.
