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Do socioeconomic factors affect the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Iran?

(2019) Do socioeconomic factors affect the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Iran? Acta Neurol Scand. ISSN 1600-0404 (Electronic) 0001-6314 (Linking)

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Official URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31291697

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.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Human Development Index; education; income; multiple sclerosis; socioeconomic status
Journal or Publication Title: Acta Neurol Scand
Journal Index: ISI, Pubmed, Scopus
Identification Number: 10.1111/ane.13148
ISSN: 1600-0404 (Electronic) 0001-6314 (Linking)
Depositing User: دکتر محبوبه عبداللهی
URI: http://eprints.thums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1325

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