Author/Authors :
Basiri, A. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Urology Nephrology Research Centre, تهران, ايران , Mousavi, S.M. tabriz university of medical sciences - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine, تبريز, ايران , Mousavi, S.M. tehran university of medical sciences tums - Cancer Research Centre - Cancer Institute, تهران, ايران , Naghavi, M. Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Islamic Republic of Iran , Araghi, I.A. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Urology Nephrology Research Centre, تهران, ايران , Namini, S.A. tehran university of medical sciences tums - Cancer Research Centre - Cancer Institute, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
This study was designed to estimate the burden of urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a practical method for defining public health priorities. Using World Health Organization guidelines for national burden of disease studies, 6 steps were performed: selecting diseases to include; dynamic modelling of diseases; gathering data about urologic diseases; computing the local disability weights of urologic diseases; data analysis with DisMod II; and computing the disability-adjusted life years for each disease. Renal calculus, acute cystitis, chronic prostatitis, benign prostate hyperplasia, male infertility and adult polycystic kidney disease comprised the greatest burden.
