Authors : Hojat Allah Javidi and Marzieh Bagheri
Abstract: Mental disorder or mental disease is a behavioural and psychological pattern that occurs in person and is as with distortion in function due to biologic, social, psychological, genetics, physical or chemical disorder. Zar disease is a mental disorder. The aim of present research is to determine morbidity to Zar in Hormozgan city. This research is descriptive and performed in Hormozgan city. The statistical society consists of all persons who are higher than 18 years old as 1800 people and the sampling was done by random classification method. Collection data has been done by using questionnaire for Zar disease and clinical interview checklist. All information were analysed by SPSS-22 and K-Square OR tests. The results showed that 2.27% of Hormozgan population are exposed to Zar which the much abundance is pertinent to women, elders, and illiterate people. Based on findings, one can result that Zar disease is serious in Hormozgan and the specialities shall replace new treatment methods and minimize the factors for outbreak.
Hojat Allah Javidi and Marzieh Bagheri, 2016. Outbreak of Zar Disease in Hormozgan Province. International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 11: 236-239.