Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?

Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran? Publisher Pubmed

Pakdel M¹ ; Karin Hedstrom A² ; Bidkhori M³ ; Hadei M⁴ ; Kazemi Moghaddam V⁵ ; Sarmadi M^{6, 7} ; Zohdi S¹ ; Marufi N¹

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1. Students Research Committee, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
2. Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
6. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
7. Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran

Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica Published:2019

Abstract

Background: A rising trend for incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been observed during the recent years in Iran. Several factors have been investigated as the reason, but socioeconomic determinants have been neglected. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between Human Development Index (HDI), income and education and MS prevalence in the provinces of Iran. Methods: The data used in this study were obtained from three sources: (a) National Registry of MS for MS prevalence data from 2006 to 2013, (b) Statistical Centre of Iran for demographic, income, and percentage of educated people data, and (c) some previous studies for HDI data. Results: The findings showed high prevalence of MS in the provinces of Iran. Most patients were residents of provinces with a higher socioeconomic level. Significant relationships were found between the prevalence of MS and HDI, income and educational level (P =.002, P =.006, and P =.001, respectively). Conclusion: Socioeconomic determinants in Iran are different from those in many other countries. It seems that Iranian provinces with a higher socioeconomic level have higher prevalence of MS. Further studies in smaller scale are needed to better understand the relationship between socioeconomic determinants and MS prevalence in the provinces of Iran. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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MLA	Pakdel M, et al.. "Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?." Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, vol. 140, no. 5, 2019, pp. 328-335.
APA	Pakdel M, Karin Hedstrom A, Bidkhori M, Hadei M, Kazemi Moghaddam V, Sarmadi M, Zohdi S, Marufi N (2019). Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 140(5), 328-335.
Chicago	Pakdel M, Karin Hedstrom A, Bidkhori M, Hadei M, Kazemi Moghaddam V, Sarmadi M, Zohdi S, Marufi N. "Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?." Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 140, no. 5 (2019): 328-335.
Harvard	Pakdel M et al. (2019) 'Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?', Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 140(5), pp. 328-335.
Vancouver	Pakdel M, Karin Hedstrom A, Bidkhori M, Hadei M, Kazemi Moghaddam V, Sarmadi M, et al.. Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2019;140(5):328-335.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Pakdel M and Karin Hedstrom A and Bidkhori M and Hadei M and Kazemi Moghaddam V and Sarmadi M and Zohdi S and Marufi N}, title = {Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran?}, journal = {Acta Neurologica Scandinavica}, volume = {140}, number = {5}, pages = {328-335}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Pakdel M AU - Karin Hedstrom A AU - Bidkhori M AU - Hadei M AU - Kazemi Moghaddam V AU - Sarmadi M AU - Zohdi S AU - Marufi N TI - Do Socioeconomic Factors Affect the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Iran? JO - Acta Neurologica Scandinavica VL - 140 IS - 5 SP - 328 EP - 335 PY - 2019 ER -

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