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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Burden of diarrhea in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 95, No. 6, Year 2016
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Diarrheal diseases (DD) are leading causes of disease burden, death, and disability, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact a child's potential livelihood through stunted physical growth, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. As part of the Global Burden of Disease Study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and particular etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2013. For both sexes and all ages, we calculated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which are the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability. We estimate that over 125,000 deaths (3.6% of total deaths) were due to DD in the EMR in 2013, with a greater burden of DD in low-and middle-income countries. Diarrhea deaths per 100,000 children under 5 years of age ranged from one (95% uncertainty interval [UI] = 0-1) in Bahrain and Oman to 471 (95% UI = 245-763) in Somalia. The pattern for diarrhea DALYs among those under 5 years of age closely followed that for diarrheal deaths. DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 739 (95% UI = 520-989) in Syria to 40,869 (95% UI = 21,540-65,823) in Somalia. Our results highlighted a highly inequitable burden of DD in EMR, mainly driven by the lack of access to proper resources such as water and sanitation. Our findings will guide preventive and treatment interventions which are based on evidence and which follow the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden. Copyright © 2016 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Colombara, Danny V.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Troeger, Christopher E.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Daoud, Farah
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Iran, Tehran
Iran University of Medical Sciences
El-Bcheraoui, Charbel E.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Rao, Puja C.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Afshin, Ashkan
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Charara, Raghid N.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Abate, Kalkidan Hassen
Ethiopia, Jimma
Jimma University
Abd El Razek, Muhammed Magdy
Egypt, Aswan
Faculty of Medicine
Abd-Allah, Foad
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Abu-Elyazeed, Remon
United States, Philadelphia
Glaxosmithkline, Usa
Kiadaliri, Ali Ahmad
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Iran, Kerman
Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Akanda, Ali Shafqat
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
Akseer, Nadia
Canada, Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Alam, Khurshid
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Alasfoor, Deena H.
Oman, Muscat
Ministry of Health Oman
Ali, Raghib
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Al-Mazroa, Mohammad Abdulaziz
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Alomari, Mahmoud A.
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Salem Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Alsharif, Ubai
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Al-Sowaidi, Shirina
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Altirkawi, Khalid A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
Colombia, Cartagena
Universidad de Cartagena
Ammar, Walid S.
Lebanon, Beirut
Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon
Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.
Philippines, Manila
University of the Philippines Manila
Asayesh, Hamid
Iran, Qom
Qom University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Asghar, Rana Jawad
Pakistan, Islamabad
South Asian Public Health Forum
Atique, Suleman
Taiwan, Taipei
Taipei Medical University
Awasthi, Ashish
India, Lucknow
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Bacha, Umar
Pakistan, Lahore
University of Management and Technology Lahore
Badawi, Alaa F.
Canada, Ottawa
Public Health Agency of Canada
Barac, Aleksandra M.
Serbia, Belgrade
University of Belgrade
Bedi, Neeraj
Saudi Arabia, Jazan
Jazan University
Bekele, Tolesa
Ethiopia, Robe
Madda Walabu University
Benseñor, Isabela Judith Martins
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Betsu, Balem Demtsu
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Canada, Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Bin Abdulhak, Aref A.
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Butt, Zahid A.
Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Al-shifa Trust Eye Hospital
Danawi, Hadi A.
Unknown Affiliation
Dubey, Manisha
India, Mumbai
International Institute for Population Sciences
Endries, Aman Yesuf
Ethiopia, Arba Minch
Arba Minch University
Faghmous, Imad D.A.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Farid, Talha A.
United States, Louisville
University of Louisville
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Farvid, Maryam S.
United States, Louisville
University of Louisville
Farzadfar, Farshad
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Fereshtehnejad, Seyed Mohammad
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
Fischer, Florian
Germany, Bielefeld
Universität Bielefeld
Anderson Fitchett, Joseph Robert
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Gibney, Katherine B.
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Australia, Melbourne
Melbourne Health
Ginawi, Ibrahim Abdelmageem Mohamed
Saudi Arabia, Hail
University of Ha'il
Gishu, Melkamu Dedefo
Ethiopia, Dire Dawa
Haramaya University
Ethiopia, Harar
Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Gugnani, Harish Chander C.
Anguilla, Anguilla
Saint James School of Medicine
Gupta, Rahul
United States, Charleston
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
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Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Ethiopia, Makale
Kilte Awlaelo Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Hamadeh, Randah R.
Bahrain, Manama
Arabian Gulf University
Hamidi, Samer A.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
Harb, Hilda L.
Lebanon, Beirut
Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon
Hedayati, Mohammad Taghi
Iran, Sari
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Hsaïri, Mohamed
Tunisia, Tunis
Institut Salah Azaiez de Tunis
Husseini, Abdullatif S.
Qatar, Doha
Qatar University
Jahanmehr, Nader
Iran, Tehran
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Javanbakht, Mehdi
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Beyene, Tariku Jibat
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Jonas, Jost Bruno
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Kasaeian, Amir
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Khader, Yousef Saleh
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Khan, Abdur Rahman
United States, Louisville
University of Louisville
Khan, Ejaz Ahmad
Pakistan, Islamabad
Health Services Academy Islamabad
Khan, Gulfaraz
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Khoja, Tawfik Ahmed Muthafer
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Executive Board of the Health Ministers' Council for Cooperation Council States
Kinfu, Yohannes
Australia, Canberra
University of Canberra
Kissoon, Niranjan “Tex”
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Koyanagi, Ai
Spain, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Lal, Aparna
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Abdul Latif, Asma
Pakistan, Lahore
Lahore College for Women University
Lunevicius, Raimundas
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Aintree University Hospital
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Magdy Abd El Razek, Hassan
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
Majeed, Azeem
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Malekzadeh, Reza
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mehari, Alem
United States, Washington, D.c.
Howard University College of Medicine
Mekonnen, Alemayehu Berhane
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
Melaku, Yohannes A.
Ethiopia, Makale
Mekelle University
Australia, Adelaide
Adelaide Medical School
Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Alfaisal University
Mendoza, Walter
United States, New York
United Nations Population Fund
Misganaw, Awoke Temesgen
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ibrahim Mohamed, Layla Abdalla
Sudan, Khartoum
Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
Nachega, J. B.
United States, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Nguyen, Quyen Le Thi
Viet Nam, Da Nang
Duy Tan University
Nisar, Muhammad Imran
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Peprah, Emmanuel Kwame
United States, Bethesda
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Nhlbi
Platts-Mills, James A.
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Pourmalek, Farshad
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Qorbani, Mostafa
Iran, Karaj
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Rafay, Anwar
Pakistan, Lahore
Contech International Health Consultants
Pakistan, Lahore
Contech School of Public Health
Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ur Rahman, Sajjad
Qatar, Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation
Rai, Rajesh Kumar
India, Kolkata
Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance
Rana, Saleem Muhammad M.
Pakistan, Lahore
Contech International Health Consultants
Pakistan, Lahore
Contech School of Public Health
Ranabhat, Chhabi Lal
South Korea, Wonju
Yonsei University Mirae Campus
Rao, Sowmya R.
United States, Boston
Boston University
Refaat, Amany H.
Egypt, Ismailia
Suez Canal University
Riddle, Mark S.
United States, Silver Spring
Naval Medical Research Center
Roshandel, Gholamreza H.
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Gorgan
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Ruhago, George Mugambage
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Sanabria, Juan Ramon
United States, Huntingdon
Marshall University
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Sawhney, Monika S.
United States, Huntingdon
Marshall University
Sepanlou, Sadaf G.
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Setegn, Tesfaye
Ethiopia, Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar University
Sliwa, Karen S.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
International Medical University
Sykes, Bryan Ltza
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Tedla, Bemnet Amare
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Terkawi, Abdullah Sulieman
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Fahad Medical City
Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna
Nigeria, Abakaliki
Federal Teaching Hospital
Uthman, Olalekan A.
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Westerman, Ronny
Germany, Wiesbaden
Federal Institute for Population Research
Germany, Heidelberg
German National Cohort Consortium
Wubshet, Mamo
Ethiopia, Gondar
University of Gondar
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Continental Institute of Public Health
Azage, Muluken
Ethiopia, Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar University
Younis, Mustafa Zeedan
United States, Jackson
Jackson State University
Zaidi, Zoubida
Algeria, Oran
Centre Hospitalier - Universitaire D'oran
Zaki, Maysaa El S.
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
Al-Rabeeah, Abdullah A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Wang, Haidong
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Naghavi, Mohsen
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Vos, Theo
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Lopez, Alan D.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Murray, Christopher J.L.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mokdad, Ali H.I.
United States, Seattle
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 132
Affiliations: 115
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.16-0339
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Disability
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Somalia