Title:
Type 2 Diabetes in Iranian women; determinants, prevention and control
Authors:
Abarghouei, Amirhoushang Omidvari
Year:
2014
PAGE:
v, 56
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
Diabetes, Iran, Prevention, Intervention
Abstract:
Currently, there is a health transition in Iran towards Non-Communicable Diseases. The prevalence of diabetes as one of the NCDs has increased in recent decades in Iran. It was reported about five percent in 2000 while it is predicted to be 12.5% among adults in 2030. The burden of diabetes in Iranian women is almost two times than that of men. Also, relative risk of deaths in diabetic women is higher than men. This study aims to describe the determinants of diabetes in Iranian women, and through the analysis of secondary data, to quantify the association between women’s socio-demographic characteristics and diabetes. The findings will be contrasted against the existing health policies and interventions in Iran. To review the literature, the following databases and research engines were searched by keywords and the defined search strategy: PubMed, Iran Medex (in Persian), SID (in Perisan), Google and Google scholar. Binomial logistic regression was conducted to analysis the secondary data was collected for the Islamic Republic of Iran's Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey 2010 (IrMIDHS). In this research, 17 studies were included through literature review. Findings from these studies showed current evidences indicated that older age, family history of diabetes, some genetic factors, dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, stressful events and living in urban areas are positively correlated with the risk of diabetes. While healthy diet, physical activity, access to primary health care services and higher education were associated with reduced risk of diabetes. Analysis of secondary data, indicated that having diabetes in women 15-49 years old is positively associated with older age, lower education, watching less TV, living in urban areas, having asthma, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. The national programme for prevention and control of diabetes in Iran is more focused on high risk population and provide health care services for pre-diabetic or diabetic patients. Recommendations were suggested including; Conduct studies at national level to define all determinants of diabetes among Iranian women, Develop a framework for determinants of diabetes in Iran, Implement population-wide interventions.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institue)
Department:
Development Policy & Practice
Country:
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Region:
Western Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health / International Course in Health Development (ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2014 Abarghouei
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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