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Objectives@#The aim of this study was to calculate the burden of stroke in Kurdistan Province, Iran between 2011 and 2017. @*Methods@#Incidence data extracted from the hospital information system of Kurdistan Province and death data extracted from the system of registration and classification of causes of death were used in a cross-sectional study. The World Health Organization method was used to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). @*Results@#The burden of stroke increased from 2453.44 DALYs in 2011 to 5269.68 in 2017, the years of life lost increased from 2381.57 in 2011 to 5109.68 in 2017, and the years of healthy life lost due to disability increased from 71.87 in 2011 to 159.99 in 2017. The DALYs of ischaemic stroke exceeded those of haemorrhagic stroke. The burden of disease, new cases, and deaths doubled during the study period. The age-standardised incidence rate of ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke in 2017 was 21.72 and 20.72 per 100 000 population, respectively. @*Conclusions@#The burden of stroke is increasing in Kurdistan Province. Since health services in Iran are based on treatment, steps are needed to revise the current treatment services for stroke and to improve the quality of services. Policy-makers and managers of the health system need to plan to reduce the known risk factors for stroke in the community. In addition to preventive interventions, efficient and up-to-date interventions are recommended for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients in hospitals. Along with therapeutic interventions, preventive interventions can help reduce the stroke burden.
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Objectives@#The aim of this study was to calculate the burden of stroke in Kurdistan Province, Iran between 2011 and 2017. @*Methods@#Incidence data extracted from the hospital information system of Kurdistan Province and death data extracted from the system of registration and classification of causes of death were used in a cross-sectional study. The World Health Organization method was used to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). @*Results@#The burden of stroke increased from 2453.44 DALYs in 2011 to 5269.68 in 2017, the years of life lost increased from 2381.57 in 2011 to 5109.68 in 2017, and the years of healthy life lost due to disability increased from 71.87 in 2011 to 159.99 in 2017. The DALYs of ischaemic stroke exceeded those of haemorrhagic stroke. The burden of disease, new cases, and deaths doubled during the study period. The age-standardised incidence rate of ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke in 2017 was 21.72 and 20.72 per 100 000 population, respectively. @*Conclusions@#The burden of stroke is increasing in Kurdistan Province. Since health services in Iran are based on treatment, steps are needed to revise the current treatment services for stroke and to improve the quality of services. Policy-makers and managers of the health system need to plan to reduce the known risk factors for stroke in the community. In addition to preventive interventions, efficient and up-to-date interventions are recommended for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients in hospitals. Along with therapeutic interventions, preventive interventions can help reduce the stroke burden.
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Background: In recent decades, the rate of caesarian section (C-section) has increased in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A reform in the Iranian health system – the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) – was launched in 2014 in which one of the objectives of HTP is decreasing the rate of C-section.Aims: This study aimed to assess the effects of the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) on the C-section rate in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Methods: This study was an interrupted time series analysis that used segmented regression analysis to assess the im-mediate and long-term effects of the HTP on C-section rate in two groups of hospitals affiliated and not affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) in Kurdistan province. Study samples were selected using the data on monthly C-section rate collected over a period of four years.Results: We observed significant decreases in C-section rate immediately after the HTP in both groups of hospitals by 0.0629 and 0.0013, respectively (P < 0.05). In the long run, we observed no significant decrease in the regression slope of C-section rate in both groups.Conclusions: The implementation of HTP decreased the C-section rate. However, the reduction does not meet expecta-tions.
Contexte : Au cours des dernières décennies, on a observé une augmentation du taux de césarienne en République islamique d’Iran. Une réforme du système de santé iranien – le plan national de transformation du secteur de la santé – a été lancée en 2014. L’un des objectifs de ce plan vise à réduire le taux de césarienne.Objectifs : La présente étude vise à évaluer les effets du plan national de transformation du secteur de la santé sur le taux de césarienne en République islamique d’Iran. Méthodes : La présente étude constitue une analyse d’une série chronologique interrompue basée sur une analyse de régression segmentée afin d’évaluer les effets immédiats et à long terme du plan de transformation du secteur de la santé sur le taux de césarienne dans deux groupes d’hôpitaux affiliés et non affiliés au ministère de la Santé et de l’Éducation médicale dans la province du Kurdistan. Les échantillons de l’étude ont été choisis en utilisant les données relatives au taux mensuel de césariennes, collectées sur une période de quatre ans.Résultats : Nous avons observé une diminution sensible du taux de césarienne immédiatement après la mise en place du plan de transformation du secteur de la santé dans les deux groupes d'hôpitaux, s’élevant respectivement à 0,0629 et 0,0013, (p < 0,05). À long terme, nous n’avons observé aucune diminution importante de la pente de régression du taux de césarienne dans les deux groupes.Conclusions : La mise en œuvre de ce plan de transformation du secteur de la santé a permis de diminuer le taux de césarienne. Cependant, cette réduction est en deçà des attentes.
