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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
International Journal of Public Health, Volume 63, Year 2018
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Description
Objectives: The 22 countries of the East Mediterranean Region (EMR) have large populations of adolescents aged 10–24 years. These adolescents are central to assuring the health, development, and peace of this region. We described their health needs. Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we report the leading causes of mortality and morbidity for adolescents in the EMR from 1990 to 2015. We also report the prevalence of key health risk behaviors and determinants. Results: Communicable diseases and the health consequences of natural disasters reduced substantially between 1990 and 2015. However, these gains have largely been offset by the health impacts of war and the emergence of non-communicable diseases (including mental health disorders), unintentional injury, and self-harm. Tobacco smoking and high body mass were common health risks amongst adolescents. Additionally, many EMR countries had high rates of adolescent pregnancy and unmet need for contraception. Conclusions: Even with the return of peace and security, adolescents will have a persisting poor health profile that will pose a barrier to socioeconomic growth and development of the EMR. © 2017, The Author(s).
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Authors & Co-Authors
Azzopardi, Peter S.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Cini, Karly I.
Unknown Affiliation
Kennedy, Elissa Clare
Unknown Affiliation
Sawyer, Susan Margaret
Unknown Affiliation
Charara, Raghid N.
Unknown Affiliation
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
Unknown Affiliation
Collison, Michael L.
Unknown Affiliation
Afifi, Rima A.
Unknown Affiliation
Al-Raiby, Jamela
Unknown Affiliation
Krohn, Kristopher J.
Unknown Affiliation
Daoud, Farah
Unknown Affiliation
Chew, Adrienne
Unknown Affiliation
Afshin, Ashkan
Unknown Affiliation
Foreman, Kyle J.
Unknown Affiliation
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
Unknown Affiliation
Kutz, Michael J.
Unknown Affiliation
Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe
Unknown Affiliation
Liu, Patrick Y.
Unknown Affiliation
Olsen, Helen Elizabeth
Unknown Affiliation
Smith, Alison Grace Carswell
Unknown Affiliation
Stanaway, Jeffrey D.
Unknown Affiliation
Wang, Haidong
Unknown Affiliation
Ärnlöv, Johan
Unknown Affiliation
Kiadaliri, Ali Ahmad
Unknown Affiliation
Alam, Khurshid
Unknown Affiliation
Alasfoor, Deena H.
Unknown Affiliation
Ali, Raghib
Unknown Affiliation
Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza
Unknown Affiliation
Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad S.
Unknown Affiliation
Altirkawi, Khalid A.
Unknown Affiliation
Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
Unknown Affiliation
Anber, Nahla Hamed
Unknown Affiliation
Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.
Unknown Affiliation
Anwari, Palwasha
Unknown Affiliation
Artaman, Al
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Asayesh, Hamid
Unknown Affiliation
Barker-Collo, Suzanne Lyn
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Bedi, Neeraj
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Beghi, Ettore
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Bennett, Derrick A.
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Benseñor, Isabela Judith Martins
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Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
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Butt, Zahid A.
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Castañeda-Orjuela, C. A.
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Catalá-López, Ferran
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Charlson, Fiona J.
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Danawi, Hadi A.
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De Leo, D.
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Degenhardt, Louisa
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Denno, Donna Marie
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Deribe, Kebede
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Kim, Yun Jin
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Dey, Subhojit
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Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda
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Djalalinia, Shirin S.
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Erskine, Holly E.
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Fereshtehnejad, Seyed Mohammad
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Ferrari, Alize J.
Unknown Affiliation
Fischer, Florian
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Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde
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Geleijnse, Johanna Marianna
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Gona, Philimon Nyakauru
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Gugnani, Harish Chander C.
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Gupta, Rajeev C.
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Hamadeh, Randah R.
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Hamidi, Samer A.
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Haro, Josep Maria
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Hay, Roderick James
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Hearps, Stephen J.C.
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Hendrie, Delia V.
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Hotez, Peter J.
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Hu, Guoqing
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Jonas, Jost Bruno
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Karch, Andre
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Karimi, Seyed Mohammad
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Kasaeian, Amir
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Kebede Gurmessa, Seifu
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Kengne, Andre-Pascal Pascal
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Khan, Ejaz Ahmad
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Khosravi, Ardeshir
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Khubchandani, Jagdish
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Kokubo, Yoshihiro
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Kopec, Jacek A.
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Kosen, Soewarta
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Larson, Heidi Jane
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Larsson, Anders Olof
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Leasher, Janet L.
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Leung, Janni K.Y.
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Lotufo, P. Andrade
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Lunevicius, Raimundas
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Magdy Abd El Razek, Hassan
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Majdzadeh, Reza
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Majeed, Azeem
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Memiah, Peter T.N.
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Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
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Mendoza, Walter
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Mhimbira, Francis Apolinary
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Miller, Ted R.
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Mitchell, Philip B.
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Monasta, Lorenzo
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Makhlouf-Obermeyer, Carla
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Oh, In-hwan
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Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola
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Ortiz Arduan, Alberto Arduan
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Park, Eun-kee
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Parry, Matti
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Pereira, David M.
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Phillips, Michael Robert
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Pourmalek, Farshad
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Qorbani, Mostafa
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Radfar, Amir
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Rafay, Anwar
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Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
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Rai, Rajesh Kumar
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Rana, Saleem Muhammad M.
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Rawaf, David Laith
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Rawaf, Salman
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Reavley, N. J.
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Renzaho, Andre M.N.
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Rezaei, Satar
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Rezai, Mohammad Sadegh
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Roshandel, Gholamreza H.
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Rothenbacher, Dietrich
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Safdarian, Mahdi
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Safi, Sare
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Safiri, Saeid
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Sahraian, Mohammad Ali
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Salamati, Payman
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Samy, Abdallah Mohammed
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Sanabria, Juan Ramon
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Santomauro, Damian
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Sartorius, Benn
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Schwebel, David C.
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Seedat, Soraya
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Sepanlou, Sadaf G.
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Setegn, Tesfaye
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Shaheen, Amira A.
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Shaikh, Masood Ali A.
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Shiri, Rahman
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Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra
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Singh, Jasvinder A.
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Suliankatchi Abdulkader, Rizwan
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Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
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Tehrani-Banihashemi, Seyed Arash
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Temsah, Mohamad Hani
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Terkawi, Abdullah Sulieman
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Thomson, Alan J.
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Tonelli, Marcello A.
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Topoŕ-Ma̧dry, Roman
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Tran, Bach Xuan
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Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna
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Uthman, Olalekan A.
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Vasankari, Tommi Juhani
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Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy
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Vlassov, Vasily V.
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Vollset, Stein Emil
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Weiderpass, Elisabete
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Weintraub, Robert G.
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Werdecker, Andrea
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Whiteford, Harvey A.
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Yano, Yuichiro
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Yaseri, Mehdi
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Yonemoto, Naohiro
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Younis, Mustafa Zeedan
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Yu, Chuanhua
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Jumaan, Aisha Obad
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Vos, Theo
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Hay, Simon I.
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Naghavi, Mohsen
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Patton, George C.
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Murray, Christopher J.L.
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Mokdad, Ali H.I.
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Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 172
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4
ISSN:
16618564
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study