Cyrus Alinia

Biographic Data

ID1861659
NAMECyrus Alinia
GIVEN NAMESCyrus
FAMILY NAMEAlinia
SIGNATUREALINIA C
AFFILIATIONSUrmia University
ORCID0000-0002-5387-3134
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Examining supplier-induced demand under regulated fees

    Open AccessCyrus Alinia, Hasan YusefzadehARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2026References: 31

    Cataract surgery is among the most frequently performed procedures globally and in Iran, often regarded as highly effective and cost-efficient. However, its rapid growth, particularly under a fee-for-service model, raises concerns about supplier-induced demand, where providers may influence patients to undergo potentially discretionary procedures to maintain income. We analyzed administrative data from the Iranian Armed Forces Insurance Organizat…

  • Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of anemia

    Open AccessYousef Moradi, Asra Moradkhani et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The study highlights the critical role of socioeconomic factors in the prevalence of anemia among the Kurdish population. Addressing these inequalities is essential for improving health outcomes and developing effective public health strategies

  • Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

    Open AccessNatalia V Bhattacharjee, Lauren E Schaeffer et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2021Cited by: 1References: 32

    Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)-giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life-is a component of optimal breastfeeding practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF practices are known to vary by population and comparable subnational estimates of prevalence and progress across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are required for planning policy and interventions. Here we present a geospatial analysis of E…

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (Hale), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019

    Open AccessHaidong Wang, Kaja Abbas et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic, and public health issues that affect populations worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 produced updated and comprehensive demographic assessments of the key indicators of fertility, mortality, migration, and population for 204 countries and territories and selected sub…

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessChristopher J L Murray, Aleksandr Y Aravkin et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which cases current efforts are inadequate. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a standardised and comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of risk factor exposure, relative risk, and attribu…

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessTheo Vos, Stephen S Lim et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is essential. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) provides a systematic scientific assessment of published, publicly available, and contributed data on incidence, prevalence, and mortality for a mutually exclusive…

  • Estimating utility value for female genital mutilation

    Open AccessCyrus Alinia, Bakhtiar Piroozi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a clear violation of women’s rights and can have adverse and irreversible health effects as well. Worldwide, more than 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C. Utility value of FGM/C has not been estimated yet, so we designed this study to extract the health utility value of FGM/C for the first time in the world. Methods In a cross-sectional study in Iran, 125 girls and women who un…

  • The prevalence of physical inactivity in Iranian adolescents and the impact of economic and social inequalities on it

    Open AccessGhobad Moradi, Farideh Mostafavi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    One-fourth of the study population had physical inactivity in this age group. Socioeconomic levels, parental literacy, and sex of adolescents were associated with the level of physical activity

  • Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017

    Open AccessChristina Fitzmaurice, Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration et al.ARTICLEJAMA Oncology2019

    Importance Cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now widely recognized as a threat to global development. The latest United Nations high-level meeting on NCDs reaffirmed this observation and also highlighted the slow progress in meeting the 2011 Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the third Sustainable Development Goal. Lack of situational analyses, priority setting, and budgeting hav…