Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{GBD:2018:10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4,
author = {GBD, 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators and Mokdad, A and Rawaf, S},
doi = {10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4},
journal = {International Journal of Public Health},
pages = {79--96},
title = {Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4},
volume = {63},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesThe 22 countries of the East Mediterranean Region (EMR) have large populations of adolescents aged 10–24 years. These adolescents are central to assuring the health, development, and peace of this region. We described their health needs.MethodsUsing data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we report the leading causes of mortality and morbidity for adolescents in the EMR from 1990 to 2015. We also report the prevalence of key health risk behaviors and determinants.ResultsCommunicable diseases and the health consequences of natural disasters reduced substantially between 1990 and 2015. However, these gains have largely been offset by the health impacts of war and the emergence of non-communicable diseases (including mental health disorders), unintentional injury, and self-harm. Tobacco smoking and high body mass were common health risks amongst adolescents. Additionally, many EMR countries had high rates of adolescent pregnancy and unmet need for contraception.ConclusionsEven with the return of peace and security, adolescents will have a persisting poor health profile that will pose a barrier to socioeconomic growth and development of the EMR.
AU  - GBD,2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators
AU  - Mokdad,A
AU  - Rawaf,S
DO  - 10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4
EP  - 96
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 1661-8564
SP  - 79
TI  - Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
T2  - International Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49597
VL  - 63
ER  -
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