Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in the impact of digestive diseases in the middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
Despite a reduction in mortality and DALY rates, the persistently high incidence rates of DD in the MENA region underscores ongoing public health challenges. Socioeconomic factors strongly influence disease burden, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address disparities and improve digestive disease outcomes across the region.
Authors
- Omar Al Ta’ani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-4315)
- Chloé Lahoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2346-8733)
- Basile Njei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-4368)
- Dushyant Singh Dahiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8544-9039)
- Sharifeh Almasaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-1191)
- Pojsakorn Danpanichkul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-165X)
- Yazan A. Al‐Ajlouni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1718-4964)
- Saqr Alsakarneh
- Yahya Alhalalmeh
- Zaid Oweis
- Ali Baidoun
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Northwell Health (US)
- Allegheny Health Network (US)
- Western Michigan University (US)
- New York Medical College (US)
- Staten Island University Hospital (US)
- The University of Kansas Health System (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Saint Michael's Medical Center (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02448-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.60