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Introduction: Mental and physical health of students are important objects of every so-ciety, because their health ensures scientific progression and development. This study was conducted to find out relationship bet-ween physical fitness and general health among female students of Ilam university. Materials & Methods: The present research was a descriptive and correlational study. Statistical society of current research inc-luded all female students who had selected the general physical education course in Ilam university during 2013.From the sub-jects 124 students were randomly selected. Ahperd test was used to obtain the score of physical fitness and the students' general health was measured by GHQ28 ques-tionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, descriptive statistical methods and Pearson correlation coefficient at the si-gnificant level p≤0.05. Findings: 74.2% of the subjects under stu-dy had a normal general health nd only 25.8% had not a normal general health. There was a significant correlation betw-een physical fitness and mental health, de-pression, physical compliant and anxiety, but the relation between social dysfunction and physical fitness was not significant am-ong the female students (p>0.05). Discussion & Conclusion: The results of this study indicated significant relationship between physical fitness and general health in the students. Also, the results indicated that regular exercise improves general hea-lth status and suggested that it must pay more attention to sport programs and incre-asing university student's physical fitness, so this procedure will help to increase gen-eral health. With regards to the results, it is recommended that students to participate in health promoting behaviors. The authorities are also expected to increase student sports and welfare facilities.

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Introduction: Patients with a variety of intestinal parasites are estimated to be over four and a half billion people in the world.  Numerous surveys conducted indifferent areas ofIran also showed that there are intestinal parasites infections in different area of the urban and rural areas. Ofcourse, the prevalence of public health as well as its improvement as decrease dsignificantly in recent years.

 Materials & methods: The current cross-sectional study was used in a hospital in Ilam city to collect 1300 stool samples of formol-ether concentration methods and colorated with logul.

Findings: The findings of the study showed that the total number of samples (1300 samples of faeces) six type of parasites were diagnosed including protozoan Giardia lambelia , Entamoeba histolytica , Entamoeba coli, Chilomastix mesnili ,Blastocystis hominis, and intestinal worms Oxyuris. Total infected samples were 231 samples with 17%, among which 101 (43%) were the parasites Giardia, 69 patients (29%) were infected with Entamoeba histolytica and 37 (16%) of infected worm Oxyuris, 24 (10%) to E. coli, 2 (0/008%) with,Chilomastix mesnili, 6 patients (0/025%) Blastocystis hominis.

Discussion & Conclusions: Currently, parasitic infections in Iran are still one of the basic problems. In spite of the preventive measures, the prevalence of some of these diseases is high in Iran.

Also, health education and promoting health culture in the region and providing healthy foods are among the solutions to reduce parasitic infection in areas under study.