• The association of child marriage with morbidities and mortality among children under 5 years in Afghanistan: findings from a national survey 

      Dadras, Omid; Hazratzai, Mohammadsediq; Dadras, Fateme (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background There is still a gap in knowledge of the impact that child marriage could have on the mortality and morbidity of children in Afghanistan. This study used the data from the latest Afghanistan demographic health ...
    • COVID-19 mortality and its predictors in the elderly: A systematic review 

      Dadras, Omid; SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Shamsabadi, Ahmadreza; Qaderi, Kowsar; Ramezani, Maryam; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Mahdiabadi, Sara; Vahedi, Farzin; Saeidi, Solmaz; Shojaei, Alireza; Mehrtak, Mohammad; Azar, Shiva A.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Voltarelli, Fabrício A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and Aims Older people have higher rates of comorbidities and may experience more severe inflammatory responses; therefore, are at higher risk of death. Herein, we aimed to systematically review the mortality ...
    • COVID-19 mortality in patients with immunodeficiency and its predictors: a systematic review 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Barzegary, Alireza; Mojdeganlou, Hengameh; Vahedi, Farzin; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Shobeiri, Parnian; Ramezani, Maryam; Yousefi Konjdar, Parisa; Mirzapour, Pegah; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Dadras, Omid; Voltarelli, Fabricio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction Patients with immunodeficiency are usually more prone to worse outcomes of infectious diseases. However, there are some disagreements in the context of COVID-19, for example, in patients with human immunodeficiency ...
    • Disease Burden Attributed to Drug use in the Nordic Countries: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 

      Agardh, Emilie, E.; Allebeck, Peter; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Aronsson, Emma Amanda; Flodin, Pär; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bangah, Paul R.; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Gissler, Mika; Rönkä, Sanna; McGrath, John J.; Sigurvinsdottir, Rannveig; Dadras, Omid; Deuba, Keshab; Hedna, Khedidja; Mentis, Alexios‑Fotios A.; Sagoe, Dominic; Shiri, Rahman; Weye, Nanna Ørslev; Hay, Simon I.; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Naghavi, Mohsen; Pasovic, Maja; Vos, Theo; Wennberg, Peter; Danielsson, Anna‑Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The Nordic countries share similarities in many social and welfare domains, but drug policies have varied over time and between countries. We wanted to compare differences in mortality and disease burden attributed to drug ...
    • Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 

      Momtazmanesh, Sara; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Ghamari, Seyyed-Hadi; Rad, Elaheh Malakan; Rezaei, Negar; Shobeiri, Parnian; Aali, Amirali; Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen ; Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab ; Abdelmasseh, Michael ; Abdoun, Meriem ; Abdulah, Deldar Morad ; Abdullah, Abu Yousuf Md; Abedi, Aidin ; Abolhassani, Hassan ; Abrehdari-Tafreshi, Zahra ; Achappa, Basavaprabhu ; Adane, Denberu Eshetie Adane; Adane, Tigist Demssew ; Addo, Isaac Yeboah ; Adnan, Mohammad ; Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah; Ahmad, Sajjad ; Ahmadi, Ali ; Ahmadi, Keivan ; Ahmed, Ali ; Ahmed, Ayman ; Rashid, Tarik Ahmed ; Hamad, Hanadi Al; Alahdab, Fares ; Alemayehu, Astawus ; Alif, Sheikh Mohammad; Aljunid, Syed Mohamed ; Almustanyir, Sami ; Altirkawi, Khalid A.; Alvis-Guzman, Nelson; Dehkordi, Javad Aminian ; Amir-Behghadami, Mehrdad; Ancuceanu, Robert; Andrei, Catalina Liliana ; Andrei, Tudorel ; Antony, Catherine M.; Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward ; Arabloo, Jalal ; Arulappan, Judie ; Ashraf, Tahira; Dadras, Omid; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Ostojic, Sergej (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in ...
    • The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery and treatment outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Mirzapour, Pegah; Pashaei, Zahra; Afzalian, Arian; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Salmani, Roghayeh; Maroufi, Seyed Farzad; Paranjkhoo, Parinaz; Maroufi, Seyede Parmis; Badri, Hajar; Varshochi, Sanaz; Vahedi, Farzin; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Dadras, Omid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction The COVID-19 epidemic and various control and mitigation measures to combat the widespread outbreak of the disease may affect other parts of health care systems. There is a concern that the COVID-19 pandemic ...
    • Internal migration and utilization of reproductive and maternity care among women in Pakistan: evidence from a recent National Survey 

      Dadras, Omid; Nakayama, Takeo; Kihara, Masahiro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: During the last decades, migratory behavior has had a key role in population growth and redistribution in Pakistan. Migration has far-reaching socioeconomic implications for individuals and society at large ...
    • Intimate Partner Violence and Children Under 5 Morbidities and Mortality in Afghanistan: Findings From a National Survey 

      Dadras, Omid; Hazratzai, Mohammadsediq; Dadras, Fateme (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Limited knowledge exists concerning the prevalence and drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV) against Afghan women and its association with child morbidity and mortality in Afghanistan. The study used data from the ...
    • Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated risk behaviors in prisoners: A systematic review 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Pashaei, Zahra; Rahimi, Ensiyeh; Saeidi, Solmaz; Mirzapour, Pegah; Noori, Tayebeh; Ghasemzadeh, Afsaneh; Afzalian, Arian; Dashti, Mohsen; Habibi, Pedram; Farhoudi, Behnam; Aghaie, Narjes; Shamsabadi, Ahmadreza; Dadras, Omid; Mehraeen, Esmaeil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and Aims Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the major health concerns globally. Generally, prisoners are at higher risks for STIs due to risk factors including; drug-use, high-risk sexual behaviors, ...
    • The relationship between C-reactive protein and levels of various cytokines in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and correlation analysis 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Mirzapour, Pegah; Afroughi, Fatemeh; Noroozi, Alireza; Arjmand, Ghazal; Abshenas, Shayan; Pashaei, Zahra; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Dadras, Omid; Qaderi, Kowsar; Saeidi, Solmaz; Dehghani, Soheil; Shabanzadeh Pirsaraie, Ayda; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Afsahi, Amir Masoud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) and cytokines levels could alter in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the inflammatory response caused by the virus. This analysis aimed to assess the relationship ...
    • Suicidal behaviours and their correlates in school-going Lebanese adolescents: findings from a national survey 

      Dadras, Omid; Wang, Chia-Wen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Adolescent suicide is regarded as a serious phenomenon that affects the well-being of the youth. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behaviours and their association with physical/psychological ...
    • Survey-based Women Empowerment Index for Afghanistan (SWEI-A): An Explanatory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses 

      Dadras, Omid; Hazratzai, Mohammadsediq (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      This study aimed to develop a country-specific index to measure women empowerment among married women aged 15–49 years in Afghanistan. The data from the 2015 Afghanistan demographic health survey (ADHS) was used to develop ...
    • A systematic review of sarcopenia prevalence and associated factors in people living with human immunodeficiency virus 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Ghayomzadeh, Morteza; Mirzapour, Pegah; Maroufi, Seyed Farzad; Pashaei, Zahra; Ali, Zoha; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Aghaie, Narjes; Vahedi, Farzin; Salmani, Roghayeh; MohsseniPour, Mehrzad; Qaderi, Kowsar; Shahidi, Ramin; Peyman, Akram; Varshochi, Sanaz; Afzalian, Arian; Maroufi, Seyede Parmis; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Dadras, Omid; Hackett, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) appear to be at an increased risk of sarcopenia, which can have a devastating effect on their life due to consequences such as physical disability, poor quality ...
    • Women empowerment and access to maternity and reproductive healthcare in Pakistan: cross-validation of a Survey-based Index in Afghanistan (SWEI-A) 

      Dadras, Omid; Dadras, Mohammadyasin; Jafari, Leila; Nakayama, Takeo; Dadras, Fateme (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Despite the obvious violation of women’s rights in Pakistan and the vital necessity for women empowerment, a unified country-specific index measuring women empowerment is not yet available. This study cross-validated ...