Morteza Abdollahi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7253347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Morteza Abdollahi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Morteza |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdollahi |
| SIGNATURE | ABDOLLAHI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0310-2021 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cash transfer program on pregnancy outcomes and infant growth in deprived pregnant and lactating mothers in iran
Implementing a cash transfer program can lead to improved weight gain during pregnancy, more appropriate birth weights for infants, and better weight gain at 2 months. Given the positive impact of cash transfer programs on maternal and child health indicators, further studies are needed to address the challenges faced by these support programs
Outcomes of a homestead food production program on nutritional knowledge, dietary diversity, food security and empowerment of rural women in Tehran province, Iran
Because the current evaluated program has not been able to improve the expected indicators, modification of the program implementation may be needed, such as: addressing the probable barriers and challenges and strengthening the facilities in the covered villages. The current study presents a model of the dietary diversity predictors for consideration in redesigning or enhancing the program
Global burden of lower respiratory infections during the last three decades
Background: Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) cause a substantial mortality, morbidity and economic burden. The present study reported the global, regional and national burden of LRIs and their attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, between 1990 and 2019, by age, sex, etiology, and Socio-demographic Index (SDI). Methods: Using publicly available data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019, we reported the incide…
Food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) and its predictors in primary schoolchildren in Iran
This study used a locally designed and validated questionnaire to describe the distribution of food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) in a cross-sectional sample of 803 students aged 10–12 years from elementary schools in Tehran city, Iran. Logistic regression was used to assess the extent to which various independent covariates were associated with low FNLIT. The data were used to identify significant differences using a range of social and cultura…
High Occurrence of Food Insecurity among Urban Afghan Refugees in Pakdasht, Iran 2008
This research aimed to evaluate food security and its association with anthropometric measures among Afghan refugees living in Pakdasht, one of the main harbors of Afghan refugees in the neighborhood of Tehran. A total of 414 registered Afghan refugee households were recruited in a cross-sectional study. About 88% of households were food insecure. Unemployment and socioeconomic status were the major determinants of food insecurity among the refug…
Validity of an adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in urban households in Iran
Objective To assess the validity of a locally adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) in the measurement of household food insecurity (FI) in the city of Tehran. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Urban households were selected through a systematic cluster sampling method from six different districts of Tehran. The socio-economic status of households was evaluated using a questionnaire by means of interviews. An adapted HFIAS …
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Validity of an adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in urban households in Iran
Objective To assess the validity of a locally adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) in the measurement of household food insecurity (FI) in the city of Tehran. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Urban households were selected through a systematic cluster sampling method from six different districts of Tehran. The socio-economic status of households was evaluated using a questionnaire by means of interviews. An adapted HFIAS …
High Occurrence of Food Insecurity among Urban Afghan Refugees in Pakdasht, Iran 2008
This research aimed to evaluate food security and its association with anthropometric measures among Afghan refugees living in Pakdasht, one of the main harbors of Afghan refugees in the neighborhood of Tehran. A total of 414 registered Afghan refugee households were recruited in a cross-sectional study. About 88% of households were food insecure. Unemployment and socioeconomic status were the major determinants of food insecurity among the refug…
Food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) and its predictors in primary schoolchildren in Iran
This study used a locally designed and validated questionnaire to describe the distribution of food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) in a cross-sectional sample of 803 students aged 10–12 years from elementary schools in Tehran city, Iran. Logistic regression was used to assess the extent to which various independent covariates were associated with low FNLIT. The data were used to identify significant differences using a range of social and cultura…
Global burden of lower respiratory infections during the last three decades
Background: Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) cause a substantial mortality, morbidity and economic burden. The present study reported the global, regional and national burden of LRIs and their attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, between 1990 and 2019, by age, sex, etiology, and Socio-demographic Index (SDI). Methods: Using publicly available data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019, we reported the incide…
Outcomes of a homestead food production program on nutritional knowledge, dietary diversity, food security and empowerment of rural women in Tehran province, Iran
Because the current evaluated program has not been able to improve the expected indicators, modification of the program implementation may be needed, such as: addressing the probable barriers and challenges and strengthening the facilities in the covered villages. The current study presents a model of the dietary diversity predictors for consideration in redesigning or enhancing the program
Cash transfer program on pregnancy outcomes and infant growth in deprived pregnant and lactating mothers in iran
Implementing a cash transfer program can lead to improved weight gain during pregnancy, more appropriate birth weights for infants, and better weight gain at 2 months. Given the positive impact of cash transfer programs on maternal and child health indicators, further studies are needed to address the challenges faced by these support programs
Medicine (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)