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The Burden of Stroke in Kurdistan Province, Iran From 2011 to 2017
CONCLUSIONS: The burden of stroke is increasing in Kurdistan Province. Since health services in Iran are based on treatment, steps are needed to revise the current treatment services for stroke and to improve the quality of services. Policy-makers and managers of the health system need to plan to reduce the known risk factors for stroke in the community. In addition to preventive interventions, efficient and up-to-date interventions are recommended for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients in hospitals. Along with therapeutic interventions, preventive interventions can help reduce the stroke burden.PMID:3384...
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - April 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shahram Moradi Ghobad Moradi Bakhtiar Piroozi Source Type: research

Worldwide socioeconomic status and stroke mortality: an ecological study
This study explores the association of SES in childhood and adulthood with stroke mortality, as well as variations in this association among countries/regions. Methods: Sex-specific stroke mortality at country level with death registry covering>= 70% population was obtained from the World Health Organization. Human Development Index (HDI) developed by the United Nations was chosen as the SES indicator. The associations between the latest available stroke mortality with HDI in 1999 (adulthood SES) and with HDI in 1960 (childhood SES) for the group aged 45--54 years among countries were examined with regression analysis. Age...
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - June 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sheng WuJean WooXin-Hua Zhang Source Type: research

Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
CONCLUSION: Guidelines on stroke in low- and middle-income countries need to be developed in conjunction with a wider category of health-care providers and stakeholders, with a full spectrum of translatable, context-appropriate interventions.PMID:34475601 | PMC:PMC8381090 | DOI:10.2471/BLT.21.285845
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization - September 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph Yaria Artyom Gil Akintomiwa Makanjuola Richard Oguntoye J Jaime Miranda Maria Lazo-Porras Puhong Zhang Xuanchen Tao Jhon Álvarez Ahlgren Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz Miguel Moscoso-Porras German Malaga Irina Svyato Morenike Osundina Camila Gianella Olami Source Type: research

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