Analysis of incidence rates of occupational diseases in Mongolia, 1986-2006.

The purpose of this study was to determine incidence rates and time trends of major occupational diseases in Mongolia. We retrieved information about all 4598 patients from 1986 to 2006 who were diagnosed and registered with occupational diseases by the National Center of Workplace Conditions and Occupational Diseases. There was an increasing trend for new cases as well as for incidence rates of reported occupational respiratory diseases (ORD), musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases, toxic hepatitis, and noise-induced hearing loss.

Health impact of pneumoconiosis in Mongolia: estimation of losses in life expectancy and quality adjusted life expectancy.

Objective: To estimate the life expectancy (LE), quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE), and their losses, in patients with pneumoconiosis in Mongolia.

Methods And Materials: All patients (n = 432) diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis during 1986-2006 were recruited from the registry of the National Research Center of Occupational Diseases, which was linked to the National Mortality Registry of Mongolia to obtain the survival function. We simulated age and gender matched referents group based on the life table in 2000.

Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among Mongolian Women.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and determinants of domestic violence in Mongolian women.

Methods: The survey was administered to 5500 people in 1000 households randomly selected from two districts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Results: The response rate was 90.