title: Urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran: what are the public health priorities?
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.
authors.affiliation: Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basiri
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naghavi
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Araghi
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Namini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control