Exploring health needs and the double burden of disease in adults attending public health facilities in the Iraqi Kurdistan
This study provides critical evidence for understanding health service utilization and disease burden in Iraqi Kurdistan, using a real-time digital surveillance system. The findings confirm the presence of a double burden of disease in a population undergoing rapid transition and underscore the need for integrated, age-and sex-sensitive health interventions.
Authors
- Sivar A. Qadir
- P Scarcella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3319-7925)
- Bayar S. Azeez
- Faiq B. Basa
- Berivan A. Tofiq
- Luma H. H. Alhanabadi
- Shahla O. Salih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-9596)
- Daniele Di Giovanni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-2310)
- Gorgees S. Akhshirsh
- Antonia Bezenchek
- Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3575-1192)
- Iuri Fanti
- Stefania Moramarco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6192-8775)
- Mariagrazia Cicala
- Rafal S. L. Adhama
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta (IT)
- Informa (Italy) (IT)
- European Society of Concurrent Enterprising Network (IT)
- University of Duhok (IQ)
- University of Sulaimani (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1649273
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00