Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in the impact of digestive diseases in the middle East and North Africa (Mena) region

Bibliographic Data

ID15394546
AuthorsOmar Al Ta’ani (0000-0002-5938-4315, Allegheny Health Network, corresponding author), Yazan A Al-Ajlouni (0000-0002-1718-4964, Staten Island University Hospital), Yazan Al-Ajlouni, Chloé Lahoud (0000-0003-2346-8733, Northwell Health), Sharifeh Almasaid (0000-0002-7611-1191), Yahya Alhalalmeh (New York Medical College), Zaid Oweis, Pojsakorn Danpanichkul (0000-0002-9121-165X, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center), Ali Baidoun (Western Michigan University), Saqr Alsakarneh (University of Missouri–Kansas City), Dushyant Singh Dahiya (0000-0002-8544-9039, The University of Kansas Health System), Basile Njei (0000-0003-0714-4368, Yale University)
Year2025
Volume24
Issue1
Pages85-85
Publication date2025-03-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-025-02448-9
PMID40148874
OpenAlexW4408903735
LanguageEN
References cited20

Despite a reduction in mortality and DALY rates, the persistently high incidence rates of DD in the MENA region underscores ongoing public health challenges. Socioeconomic factors strongly influence disease burden, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address disparities and improve digestive disease outcomes across the region

Burden of disease · Disease burden · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Human development (humanity · Human Development Index · Incidence (geometry · Middle East · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine