Publications by authors named "Mojdeh Soleimanzadehkhayat"
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one of the greatest threats to public health, and have been related to poor quality dietary patterns. This study was conducted to determine the distribution of dietary risk factors in Iran.
Methods: Cross-sectional data was gathered between April and November 2016 from 30,541 eligible adults (out of 31 050 individuals who were selected through systematic proportional to size cluster random sampling) living in urban and rural areas, using the WHO-based STEPs risk factor questionnaire.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates under-five mortality rates due to nutritional deficiencies in Iran between 1995 and 2015, using death registration data to assess trends and specific rates by age and sex.
- - Findings reveal a significant decline in mortality rates, with national figures dropping from 8.53 per 100,000 in 1995 to 0.37 in 2015, and the highest provincial rate decreasing from 17.7 to 1.1 in the same period.
- - The primary cause of these deaths was found to be protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), highlighting ongoing public health challenges despite overall improvements in mortality rates for this age group.
Objective: In Iran, there has been no national report on salt intake based on laboratory measurements so far. Therefore, this study was conducted to measure salt intake among Iranian population at the national level.
Methods: In stepwise approach to conduct a surveillance survey 2016, 18 624 Iranian adults (25 years old and above), as a representative sample of Iranian adult population at national and subnational levels, underwent urine sodium measurement and were included in this study.