Ali‐Asghar Kolahi

Dados Biográficos

ID7749706
NOMEAli‐Asghar Kolahi
PRENOMESAli‐Asghar
SOBRENOMEKolahi
ASSINATURAKOLAHI A A
AFILIAÇÕESShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
ORCID0000-0003-0178-3732
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2005
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990–2021

    Open AccessSaeid Safiri, Fikrettin Sahin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    This study reveals an increasing burden of BPH in the MENA region, primarily due to aging populations. These findings underscore the need for tailored public health policies and strategies to enhance early detection, prevention, and management of BPH, thereby reducing its impact on healthcare systems and individuals

  • Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021

    Open AccessJaimie D Steinmetz, Katrin Seeher et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Neurology2024

    BACKGROUND: Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by…

  • The burden of dermatitis from 1990–2019 in the Middle East and North Africa region

    Open AccessSaeid Safiri, Mehran Jaberinezhad et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The dermatitis burden in the MENA region remained relatively stable from 1990 to 2019. Future prevention efforts should focus on improving healthcare access, health education, and workplace safety regulations

  • Global burden of lower respiratory infections during the last three decades

    Open AccessSaeid Safiri, Ata Mahmoodpoor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    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…

  • Hospital-treated intentional self-poisoning events and in-hospital mortality in Tehran before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSeyed Kaveh Hadeiy, Narges Gholami et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

  • The burden of Parkinson’s disease in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990–2019

    Open AccessSaeid Safiri, Maryam Noori et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    An upward trend was observed in the point prevalence of PD over the last three decades. This highlights the need to allocate more resources for research. Furthermore, properly equipped healthcare services are needed for the increasing number of patients with PD

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Covid-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Iran During the First Wave of the Pandemic

    Open AccessHossein Hatami, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background and Objective: Investigating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) could be an early step toward identifying their potential educational needs and possible factors involved in misinformation. The objective of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Iran during the first wave of the pan…

  • Public Opinion on Priorities Toward Fair Allocation of Ventilators During Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessMohsen Abbasi‐Kangevari, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: The rapidly growing imbalance between supply and demand for ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the principles for fair allocation of scarce resources. Failing to address public views and concerns on the subject could fuel distrust. The objective of this study was to determine the priorities of the Iranian public toward the fair allocation of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This anonymous commun…

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Safety Practices About Covid-19 Among High School Students in Iran During the First Wave of the Pandemic

    Open AccessHossein Hatami, Mohsen Abbasi‐Kangevari et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: School closures have inevitably deprived students of their traditional source of information. The objective of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes, and safety practices about COVID-19 among high school students in Iran. Methods: This study was conducted from March 24th-April 3rd, 2020. Data were collected via an online-parent-administrative questionnaire. Results: Responses of 704 students were analyzed. Students' mean (S…

  • Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessSaeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: The current study determined the level and trends associated with the incidence, death and disability rates for bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019, by age, sex and sociodemographic index (SDI; a composite measure of sociodemographic factors). METHODS: Various data sources from different countries, including vital registration and cancer registries were used to generat…

  • Global, regional, and national quality of care of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer

    Open AccessJavad Khanali, Mohammad‐Reza Malekpour et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2021

    QCI improved considerably from 1990 to 2017; however, it showed heterogeneous distribution and inequity between sex and age groups. In each regional context, plans from countries with the highest QCI and best gender equity should be disseminated and implemented in order to decrease the overall burden of GBBTC

  • Environmental assessment of pediatric Lead exposure in Tehran; a prospective cross-sectional study

    Open AccessHedieh Ahangar, Afsoon Karimdoost et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Children's playing environment should be cleaned more often to reduce dust. Moreover, specific rules may need to be implemented for paint lead concentrations and air pollution, especially in industrial areas

  • Improved dynamics of sharing research findings in the Covid-19 epidemic compared with the Sars and Ebola epidemics

    Open AccessJavad Khanali, Mohammad‐Reza Malekpour et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The speed of sharing results in the COVID-19 epidemic was much higher than the SARS and Ebola epidemics, and that there is a difference in the most frequent articles' topics investigated in these three epidemics. Due to the value of time in controlling epidemics spread, the study highlights the necessity of defining more solutions for rapidly providing pertinent research findings in fighting against the next public health emergency

  • Current Tobacco Smoking Prevalence Among Iranian Population

    Open AccessMohammad-Reza Sohrabi, Mohsen Abbasi‐Kangevari et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    Objectives: To determine the current tobacco smoking prevalence among Iranian adults, its geographical distribution in 2011, 2016, and time trend during 2004-2016. Methods: We conducted a pooled analysis of the published reports of 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and the data of 2011 and 2016 of the STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk-factor surveillance (STEPS) surveys. Results: The prevalence of current tobacco smoking and current daily cigarette…

  • Disparities in cervical cancer screening participation in Iran

    Open AccessRozhin Amin, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Participation in cervical cancer screening program in Iran is not optimal and could be improved. With regard to the distribution of cervical cancer screening practice, social and geographical disparities indicate the need for further research and more comprehensive strategies in order to reduce them

  • Effect of Traditional Food on Nutrition Improvement of Iranian Tribeswomen

    Moosa Salehi, Harriet V Kuhnlein et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2005

    In most developing countries, women receive less food than men, both in absolute terms and in relation to their nutritional needs. However, they spend more time in total productive work than men. One way to supplement women’s nutritional needs is to use locally accessible and sustainable food commonly known as “traditional food.” To examine this concept, 481 household members from 48 subtribes of Iranian tribes in Fars province were recruited. A …