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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
International Journal of Public Health, Volume 63, Year 2018
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Objectives: Diarrheal diseases (DD) are an important cause of disease burden, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact children’s potential livelihood through growth faltering, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. Methods: As part of the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. We calculated disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)—the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability—for both sexes and all ages. Results: We estimate that over 103,692 diarrhea deaths occurred in the EMR in 2015 (95% uncertainty interval: 87,018–124,692), and the mortality rate was 16.0 deaths per 100,000 persons (95% UI: 13.4–19.2). The majority of these deaths occurred in children under 5 (63.3%) (65,670 deaths, 95% UI: 53,640–79,486). DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 304 (95% UI 228–400) in Kuwait to 38,900 (95% UI 25,900–54,300) in Somalia. Conclusions: Our findings will guide evidence-based health policy decisions for interventions to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden. © 2017, The Author(s).
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Mokdad, Ali H.I.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Khalil, Ibrahim A.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
El-Bcheraoui, Charbel E.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Charara, Raghid N.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
Iran, Tehran
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Afshin, Ashkan
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United States, Seattle
Seattle Children's Hospital
Collison, Michael L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Chew, Adrienne
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Krohn, Kristopher J.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Daoud, Farah
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Colombara, Danny V.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Foreman, Kyle J.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Godwin, William W.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Kutz, Michael J.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mirarefin, Mojde
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United States, Los Angeles
Hunger Action Los Angeles
Rao, Puja C.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Reiner, Robert Charles
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Troeger, Christopher E.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Wang, Haidong
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Niguse Abraha, Haftom
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Abu-Elyazeed, Remon
United States, Philadelphia
Glaxosmithkline, Usa
Abu-Raddad, Laith J.
Qatar, Doha
Weill Cornell Medicine-qatar
Kiadaliri, Ali Ahmad
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Ahmadi, Alireza
Iran, Kermanshah
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Alam, Khurshid
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza
Iran, Sari
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad S.
Unknown Affiliation
Altirkawi, Khalid A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
Colombia, Cartagena
Universidad de Cartagena
Anber, Nahla Hamed
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
Anwari, Palwasha
Unknown Affiliation
Atey, Tesfay Mehari
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Arthur Avokpaho, Euripide Frinel G.
Benin
Institut de Recherche Clinique du Bénin Ircb
Benin, Parakou
Laboratoire D'etudes et de Recherche-action en Santé Leras Afrique
Bacha, Umar
Pakistan, Lahore
University of Management and Technology Lahore
Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad
United States, Los Angeles
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Bedi, Neeraj
Saudi Arabia, Jazan
Jazan University
Benseñor, Isabela Judith Martins
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Berhane, Adugnaw
Ethiopia, Debre Berhan
Debre Berhan University
Bessong, Pascal Obong
South Africa, Thohoyandou
University of Venda
Beyene, Addisu Shunu
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Canada, Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto
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United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
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Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Al-shifa Trust Eye Hospital
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United States, Minneapolis
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Deribew, Amare
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
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Iran, Tehran
Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Dubey, Manisha
India, Mumbai
International Institute for Population Sciences
Yesuf Endries, Aman
Ethiopia, Arba Minch
Arba Minch University
Eshrati, Babak
Iran, Tehran
Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Iran, Arak
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Fereshtehnejad, Seyed Mohammad
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Fischer, Florian
Germany, Bielefeld
Universität Bielefeld
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Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
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Anguilla, Anguilla
Saint James School of Medicine
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Bahrain, Manama
Arabian Gulf University
Hamidi, Samer A.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
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Birzeit University
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United States, Denver
Denver Health
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Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Kasaeian, Amir
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Tehran
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute Tums
Khader, Yousef Saleh
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
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Pakistan, Islamabad
Health Services Academy Islamabad
Khan, Gulfaraz
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Khubchandani, Jagdish
United States, Muncie
Ball State University
Kissoon, Niranjan “Tex”
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Kopec, Jacek A.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Koyanagi, Ai
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
Kuate Defo, B.
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
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United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Abdul Latif, Asma
Pakistan, Lahore
Lahore College for Women University
Lunevicius, Raimundas
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
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Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
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Egypt, Aswan
Faculty of Medicine
Majdzadeh, Reza
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Majeed, Azeem
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Malekzadeh, Reza
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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United States, Pensacola
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Mendoza, Walter
United States, New York
United Nations Population Fund
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Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
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Nigeria, Zaria
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Universität Heidelberg
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Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Wanjiku Ngunjiri, Josephine
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Ogbo, Felix Akpojene
Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Pourmalek, Farshad
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
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Iran, Karaj
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
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A.t. Still University
Rafay, Anwar
Pakistan, Lahore
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Pakistan, Lahore
Contech School of Public Health
Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Kumar Rai, Rajesh
India, Kolkata
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India, Mumbai
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Laith Rawaf, David
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
United Kingdom, Basingstoke
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United Kingdom, London
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United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
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Australia, Penrith
Western Sydney University
Rezaei, Satar
Iran, Kermanshah
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
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Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Gorgan
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Safdarian, Mahdi
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Salamati, Payman
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Pakistan, Karachi
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Topoŕ-Ma̧dry, Roman
Poland, Krakow
Jagiellonian University Medical College
Poland, Wroclaw
Wroclaw Medical University
Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna
Nigeria, Abakaliki
Federal Teaching Hospital
Wakayo, Tolassa
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Werdecker, Andrea
Germany, Wiesbaden
Federal Institute for Population Research
Wiysonge, Charles Shey
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Workicho, Abdulhalik
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Yaseri, Mehdi
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Tehran
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Azage, Muluken
Ethiopia, Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar University
Younis, Mustafa Zeedan
United States, Jackson
Jackson State University
Zaki, Maysaa El S.
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
Zodpey, Sanjay P.
India, New Delhi
Public Health Foundation of India
Jumaan, Aisha Obad
United States, Seattle
Independent Consultant
Vos, Theo
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Naghavi, Mohsen
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Murray, Christopher J.L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 127
Affiliations: 106
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00038-017-1008-z
ISSN:
16618556
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Somalia