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Journal article
Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
International journal of public health, Vol.63(Suppl 1), pp.79-96
2018
PMCID: PMC5701730
PMID: 28776253
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title
- Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
- Authors/Creators
- Ali H. Mokdad - University of WashingtonPeter Azzopardi - SAHMRI, Wardliparingga Aboriginal Res Unit, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaKarly Cini - Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteElissa Kennedy - Burnet InstituteSusan Sawyer - The University of MelbourneCharbel El Bcheraoui - University of WashingtonRaghid Charara - Amer Univ Beirut, Beirut, LebanonIbrahim Khalil - University of WashingtonMaziar Moradi-Lakeh - College Station Medical CenterMichael Collison - University of WashingtonRima A. Afifi - Amer Univ Beirut, Beirut, LebanonJamela Al-Raiby - WHO, Cairo, EgyptKristopher J. Krohn - University of WashingtonFarah Daoud - University of WashingtonAdrienne Chew - University of WashingtonAshkan Afshin - University of WashingtonKyle J. Foreman - University of WashingtonNicholas J. Kassebaum - University of WashingtonMichael Kutz - University of WashingtonHmwe H. Kyu - University of WashingtonPatrick Liu - University of WashingtonHelen E. Olsen - University of WashingtonAlison Smith - University of WashingtonJeffrey D. Stanaway - University of WashingtonHaidong Wang - University of WashingtonJohan Arnlov - Karolinska InstitutetAliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri - Lund UniversityKhurshid Alam - The University of MelbourneDeena Alasfoor - Minist Hlth, Muscat, OmanRaghib Ali - University of OxfordReza Alizadeh-Navaei - College Station Medical CenterRajaa Al-Raddadi - College Station Medical CenterKhalid A. Altirkawi - King Saud UniversityNelson Alvis-Guzman - University of CartagenaNahla Anber - Mansoura UniversityCarl Abelardo T. Antonio - University of the Philippines ManilaPalwasha AnwariAl Artaman - University of ManitobaHamid Asayesh - Supreme Council Of HealthSuzanne L. Barker-Collo - University of AucklandNeeraj Bedi - College Station Medical CenterEttore Beghi - IRCCS, Ist Ric Farmacol Mario Negri, Milan, ItalyDerrick A. Bennett - University of OxfordIsabela M. Bensenor - University of Sao PauloZulfiqar A. Bhutta - Aga Khan Univ, Ctr Excellence Women & Child Hlth, Karachi, PakistanZahid A. Butt - Al Shifa Trust Eye Hosp, Rawalpindi, PakistanCarlos A. Castaneda-Orjuela - Colombian Natl Hlth Observ, Inst Nacl Salud, Bogota, DC, ColombiaFerran Catala-Lopez - Universitat de ValènciaFiona J. Charlson - University of WashingtonHadi Danawi - Walden UniversityDiego De Leo - Griffith Univ, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaLouisa Degenhardt - Univ New South Wales, Natl Drug & Alcohol Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDonna Denno - University of WashingtonKebede Deribe - Supreme Council Of HealthDon C. Des Jarlais - Mt Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY USASubhojit Dey - Indian Inst Publ Hlth Delhi, Publ Hlth Fdn India, Gurgaon, IndiaSamath D. Dharmaratne - University of PeradeniyaShirin Djalalinia - College Station Medical CenterHolly E. Erskine - University of WashingtonSeyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad - Karolinska InstitutetAlize J. Ferrari - University of WashingtonFlorian Fischer - Bielefeld UniversityTsegaye Tewelde Gebrehiwot - Jimma UniversityJohanna M. Geleijnse - Wageningen Univ, Div Human Nutr, Wageningen, NetherlandsPhilimon N. Gona - University of Massachusetts BostonHarish Chander Gugnani - Supreme Council Of HealthRajeev Gupta - Eternal Heart Care Ctr & Res Inst, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaRandah Ribhi Hamadeh - Arabian Gulf UniversitySamer Hamidi - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart UniversityJosep Maria Haro - Parc Sanitari St Joan de Deu GIBERSAM, Sant Boi De Llobregat, SpainRoderick J. Hay - Int Fdn Dermatol London, London, EnglandStephen J. C. Hearps - Murdoch Childrens Res Hosp, Child Neuropsychol, Parkville, Vic, AustraliaDelia Hendrie - Curtin UniversityPeter J. Hotez - Baylor UniversityGuoqing Hu - Cent South Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Hlth Stat, Changsha, Hunan, Peoples R ChinaJost B. Jonas - Heidelberg UniversityAndre Karch - Helmholtz Ctr Infect Res, Epidemiol & Stat Methods Res Grp, Braunschweig, GermanySeyed M. Karimi - University of Washington TacomaAmir Kasaeian - University of TehranSeifu Kebede - Supreme Council Of HealthAndre Pascal Kengne - College Station Medical CenterEjaz Ahmad Khan - Hlth Serv Acad, Islamabad, PakistanArdeshir Khosravi - College Station Medical CenterJagdish Khubchandani - Ball State UniversityYoshihiro Kokubo - Natl Cerebral & Cardiovasc Ctr, Dept Prevent Cardiol, Suita, Osaka, JapanJacek A. Kopec - University of British ColumbiaSoewarta Kosen - Natl Inst Hlth Res & Dev, Ctr Community Empowerment Hlth Policy & Humanitie, Jakarta, IndonesiaHeidi J. Larson - University of WashingtonAnders Larsson - Uppsala UniversityJanet L. Leasher - Nova Southeastern UniversityJanni Leung - University of Washington, SeattleYongmei Li - College Station Medical CenterPaulo A. Lotufo - University of Sao PauloRaimundas Lunevicius - Aintree Univ Hosp Natl Hlth Serv Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, EnglandHassan Magdy Abd El Razek - College Station Medical CenterReza Majdzadeh - University of TehranAzeem Majeed - Imperial Coll London, Dept Primary Care & Publ Hlth, London, EnglandPeter Memiah - Univ Florida, Pensacola, FL USAZiad A. Memish - Saudi Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWalter Mendoza - United NationsFrancis Apolinary Mhimbira - Ifakara Hlth Inst, Bagamoyo, TanzaniaTed R. Miller - Pacific Inst Res Evaluat, Calverton, MD USAPhilip B. Mitchell - Univ New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, AustraliaLorenzo Monasta - Inst Maternal & Child Hlth Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, ItalyCarla Makhlouf Obermeyer - Amer Univ Beirut, Ctr Res Populat & Hlth, Fac Hlth Sci, Beirut, LebanonIn-Hwan Oh - Kyung Hee UniversityBolajoko Olubukunola Olusanya - StartAlberto Ortiz - IIS Fdn Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, SpainEun-Kee Park - Kosin UniversityMatti Parry - WHO, Reprod Hlth & Res Adolescents & Rsk Populat RHR A, Geneva, SwitzerlandDavid M. Pereira - Universidade do PortoMichael Robert Phillips - Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityFarshad Pourmalek - University of British ColumbiaMostafa Qorbani - College Station Medical CenterAmir Radfar - AT Still Univ, Kirksville, MO USAAnwar Rafay - Contech (Canada)Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar - University of TehranRajesh Kumar Rai - Soc Hlth & Demog Surveillance, Suri, IndiaSaleem M. Rana - Contech Sch Publ Hlth, Lahore, PakistanDavid Laith Rawaf - Imperial Coll London, WHO Collaborating Ctr, London, EnglandSalman Rawaf - Imperial Coll London, London, EnglandNicola Reavley - The University of MelbourneAndre M. N. Renzaho - Western Sydney UniversitySatar Rezaei - Supreme Council Of HealthMohammad Sadegh-Rezai - Focus (Germany)Diego Rios-Zertuche - Salud Mesoamer 2015 Initiat, Panama City, PanamaGholamreza Roshandel - Golestan UniversityDietrich Rothenbacher - Universität UlmMahdi Safdarian - University of TehranSare SafiSaeid Safiri - Shahid Beheshti UniversityMohammad Ali Sahraian - University of TehranPayman Salamati - University of TehranAbdallah M. Samy - Ain Shams UniversityJuan Ramon Sanabria - Marshall UniversityDamian Santomauro - University of WashingtonBenn Sartorius - University of KwaZulu-NatalDavid C. Schwebel - University of AlabamaSoraya Seedat - University of Cape TownSadaf G. Sepanlou - University of TehranTesfaye Setegn - Bahir Dar UniversityAmira Shaheen - An Najah Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Nablus, PalestineMasood Ali ShaikhRahman Shiri - University of HelsinkiInga Dora Sigfusdottir - Reykjavík UniversityJasvinder A. Singh - University of AlabamaBadr H. A. Sobaih - King Saud UniversityChandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy - College Station Medical CenterRizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader - Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaArash Tehrani-Banihashemi - College Station Medical CenterMohamad-Hani Temsah - King Saud UniversityAbdullah Sulieman Terkawi - University of VirginiaAlan J. Thomson - Adapt Knowledge Management, Victoria, BC, CanadaMarcello Tonelli - University of CalgaryRoman Topor-Madry - Jagiellonian UniversityBach Xuan Tran - Johns Hopkins UniversityKingsley Nnanna Ukwaja - Fed Teaching Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Abakaliki, NigeriaOlalekan A. Uthman - University of WarwickTommi Vasankari - UKK InstituteNarayanaswamy Venketasubramanian - Raffles Hosp, Raffles Neurosci Ctr, Singapore, SingaporeVasiliy Victorovich Vlassov - Supreme Council Of HealthStein Emil Vollset - University of WashingtonElisabete Weiderpass - Karolinska InstitutetRobert G. Weintraub - Royal Childrens Hosp, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaAndrea Werdecker - Federal ReserveHarvey A. Whiteford - University of WashingtonYuichiro Yano - Northwestern UniversityMehdi Yaseri - Shahid Beheshti UniversityNaohiro Yonemoto - Kyoto UniversityMustafa Z. Younis - Jackson State UniversityChuanhua Yu - Wuhan UniversityAisha O. JumaanTheo Vos - University of WashingtonSimon I. Hay - University of WashingtonMohsen Naghavi - University of WashingtonGeorge C. Patton - The University of MelbourneChristopher J. L. Murray - University of WashingtonGBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Reg
- Publication Details
- International journal of public health, Vol.63(Suppl 1), pp.79-96
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media Sa
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; CGIAR
- Identifiers
- 991005591500507891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2017
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Healthy Ageing
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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