فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background and Aim: Hygiene is one of the most important issues in new social history. The ‎level of health influenced by subjects like food, clothing and housing and per capita ‎income and in other side, affects standards of living. So, realizing ‎the health condition of a society, led us to understand standard of ‎living. Materials and Methods: This article focuses on rural people as a major part of society until ‎‎1970, which had the main role in national ‎production. I will go to investigate that what was the health situation of ‎rural society in Qajar and Pahlavi Iran, and which factors had effected this ‎condition? Findings: written and oral sources and field research-show ‎that rural society wasn't in an acceptable situation (at least in compare ‎with today's criteria), a reality that can approve by high birth rate and ‎mortality, especially among children. Conclusion: The social system, village structure, ‎poverty, ignorance and superstition were most effective factors that ‎influenced the hygiene. By the time, the extension of modern medical ‎science, especially after the spread of diseases such as cholera, led the state to ‎develop healthcare during the last century. This article will help to ‎progress rural studies in Iran.   Please cite this article as: Rafei M, Yazdani S, Afrakhteh H. Health Status in Rural Iran during Qajar and Pahlavi Era. Med Hist J 2017; 9(31): 23-39.