Background and Objective: Iron deficiency is the most common etiological factor of the anemia and also the most common nutritional deficiency in children. The iron deficiency anemia is prevalent in 9-24 months babies due to accelerated growth rate and lack of supplemental iron in their diet. This anomaly leads to growth, psychological, immunological and educational problems in children. Diagnosis of the anemia is quite accidental in children before the school age. This study evaluates the iron deficiency anemia in children aged 4-6 years old (y/o).Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study on 560 childrens (aged 4-6 y/o) was done at kindergardens of Rafsanjan City. The sampling method was achieved in randomized, clustered and classified forms. After an informational session with parents and receiving their written consent, a questionnaire including anemic symptoms and nutritional habits was completed. The blood sample of each child was obtained to evaluate Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, serum Iron and TIBC. All data were then analyzed with SPSS Software.Results: Of the total children samples 48.2% of were male and 51.8% of them were female. The prevalence of anemia in investigated population was 11.1% which was not related to the age and sex of the child. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was 5.18%, which was not also related to the age and sex of the child. There was higher incidence of anemia among children who didn't have an appropriate nutritional education for children.Conclusion: Iron deficiency anemia in 4-6 y/o children of kindergardens of Rafsanjan City is less than other developed regions. Good preventive measures for anemia along with parental education for appropriate diet and taking iron supplements are strongly recommended.

Objectives: mental health is One of the important indices of health evaluation in different Societies. Nursery teachers have great role in development of Psychological and also physical health of kindergarden,s children. So their mental status must to be attentioned. This study was designed to assess nursery school,s teachers in Qom city in 2009. Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. 196 nursing teachers evaluated by SCL-90-R and a demographic questionnarie and analysed through SPSS software.Results: Most of the teachers didn,t have mental disorder. The most complains were paranoid ideation, obssession, anxiety and bodily complains. There were no meaningful difference between age, marrital status, level of education and mental status. Hostility was related to work for over 10 years in kindergarden. Conclusion: A mental disorder is prevalent in kindrgarden teachers. It necessitates focusing on their mental health, providing consultation services and looking for factors related to mental complains.

Statement of Problem: Ferrous sulphate derivatives in the form of syrup or drop are administered in children 6 to 24 months old to prevent iron deficiency. Many parents consider dental caries to be caused by consumption of iron and they stop its use. There is need to further studies for better clearance of this subject and the present study aimed in this direction.Purpose: The objective of this research was to evaluate the dmft and the route of using the iron derivatives and its relationship with dental caries. Other related factors were also surveyed.Materials and Method: This cross sectional research was conducted on 280 children (2-5 year old boys and girls). Data collection such as dmft, iron consumption,… was achieved by examination of the children’s primary teeth as well as giving a questionnaire form to their parents. Chi-Square, Spearman and Smirnov tests were used for statistical analysis of the collected data.Results: Among 280 children under study, 247 (88.2%) children had taken iron supplement, 142 took drop and 54 took the syrup and 51 received both forms and 33 (11.8%) had not taken any kind of iron supplement. The latter group was used as the control group. The mean dmft for all the groups was 2.71±3.26 and for the control group was 3.03±2.95, which showed no significant difference between the groups. No statistically significant difference was noticed in relation to the type of infancy nutrition, oral hygiene, children's sex and age, parent's education and length of iron consumption, but a significant relationship was visible with the child’s age and the mother’s educational level.Conclusion: There was no significant difference for the mean of dmft between the two control and iron consumer groups. As a result, prescription of iron derivatives was not effective in prevalence of dental caries in children but only could cause black stains on their teeth surfaces.