Research Article 
Caesarean section in the Islamic Republic of Iran: prevalence and some sociodemographic correlates
Ahmad Nia S., Delavar B., Eini Zinab H., Kazemipour S., Mehryar A.H. and Naghavi M.
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1389-1398.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of caesarean section in the Islamic Republic of Iran in different provinces and to compare the sociodemographic characteristics of married women with and without caesarean section. Data were analysed from the Iranian Demographic and Health Survey of a representative sample of married women [n = 17 991] who delivered a baby between September 1998 and October 2000. Overall, 35.0% of deliveries were by caesarean section. Women having a caesarean section were older, better educated, married at a later age and with lower parity than those who delivered normally. Provincial variations in rates were significantly correlated with indices of socioeconomic development.
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Cancer magnitude, challenges and control in the Eastern Mediterranean RegionEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1486-1496.
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Central obesity among adults in Egypt: prevalence and associated morbidityEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 57-68.
Prevalence of induced abortion and associated complications in women attending hospitals in IsfahanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 103-109.
Prevalence and risk indicators of periodontal disease among high-school students in TehranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 119-125.
Rates of depression and anxiety among female medical students in PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 126-133.
Malaria control in an urban area: a success story from Khartoum, 1995-2004Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 206-215.
Facial cleft and associated anomalies: incidence among infants at a Jordanian medical centreEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 356-359.
Nocturnal enuresis and its treatment among primary-school children in Oromieh, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 376-380.
Frequency of and barriers to utilization of mental health services in an Iranian populationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 438-446.
Association of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemias in the Tehran populationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(3), 647-653.
Occupational stress and work-related unintentional injuries among Iranian car manufacturing workersEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(3), 697-703.
Shigella and Salmonella serogroups and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns in EthiopiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 760-767.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections among young adult males in PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 791-797.
Cost-effectiveness of prescreening versus empirical vaccination for hepatitis A in Egyptian children with chronic liver diseaseEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 804-809.
Prevalence and predictors of non-fatal myocardial infarction in JordanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 818-830.
Clinical evaluation of Graves ophthalmopathy in north-east Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 841-849.
Unhealthy lifestyles and ischaemic electrocardiographic abnormalities: the Persian Gulf Healthy Heart StudyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(4), 857-868.
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies among a sample of Egyptian childrenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(5), 1028-1035.
Age-specific rubella seroprevalence in unvaccinated adolescents in Ankara, TurkeyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(5), 1036-1043.
Allergic disease in 6-7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(5), 1044-1053.
Prevalence and correlates of conduct disorder among inmates of juvenile detention centres, United Arab EmiratesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(5), 1054-1059.
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Prevalence of bovine and human brucellosis in western Algeria: comparison of screening testsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(1), 119-128.
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus specific antibodies among Iraqi children with thalassaemiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(1), 204-210.
Flat foot among Saudi Arabian army recruits: prevalence and risk factorsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(1), 211-217.
Environmental mycobacteria in areas of high and low tuberculosis prevalence in the Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(3), 280-285.
Epidemiological and cost analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in OmanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1240-1245.
Prevalence of genital chlamydia in Iranian males with urethritis attending clinics in MashhadEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1333-1337.
Oman Eye Study 2005: prevalence and determinants of glaucomaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1349-1359.
Evaluation of a programme for control of schistosoma haematobium infection in YemenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2005, 11(5), 977-987.
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Meriones libycus is the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in south Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(3), 474-477.
Biological analysis of workers in the food sector in north LebanonEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1425-1434.
Inguinal hernias and genital abnormalities in young Jordanian malesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(3), 483-488.
Intestinal parasitosis and use of untreated wastewater for agriculture in Settat, MoroccoEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1435-1444.
Clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in adult Pakistani patients with co- existing diabetes mellitusEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(5), 522-527.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(5), 528-537.
Frequency of Giardia lamblia among children in Dohuk, northern IraqEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(5), 555-561.
Prevalence of helminth ova in soil samples from public places in ShirazEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(5), 562-565.
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Profile of breast lesions among women with positive biopsy findings in YemenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(5), 599-604.
Environmental exposure to asbestos and the exposure-response relationship with mesotheliomaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(1), 25-38.
National survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt: preliminary surveyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(1), 65-75.
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Intra-specimen and day-to-day variations of Fasciola egg counts in human stoolsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(4), 619-625.
Prevalence of smoking and age of initiation in Alexandria, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(4), 626-637.
Prevalence of coronary heart disease among Tehran adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose StudyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(1), 157-166.
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Bloodborne infections among student voluntary blood donors in Mansoura University, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 742-748.
Occurrence of enteropathogenic bacteria in children under 5 years with diarrhoea in south TehranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 792-797.
Prevalence of anaemia in 2-12- year-old Iranian childrenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 804-808.
Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache in primary-school children in ShirazEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 809-817.
Status of antituberculosis drug resistance in Saudi Arabia 1979-98Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(4), 664-670.
Home accidents in rural and urban areas of Shiraz, 2000-02Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 824-833.
Tuberculosis case-finding and treatment in the central prison of Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(2), 258-263.
Stunting among primary-school children: a sample from Baghdad, IraqEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(2), 322-329.
Announcement of the Sina Trauma Data Bank [STDB]Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 930-931.
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Reduction of clinical tuberculosis in HIV-infected males with isoniazid prophylaxisEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(6), 754-757.
Survey of keratinophilic fungi in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants of Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(2), 451-454.
Risk behaviours associated with urethritis and genital ulcer disease in prison inmates, Sindh, PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(6), 776-786.
TB contact investigations: 12 years of experience in the National TB Programme, Morocco 1993-2004Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 494-503.
Rubella seroprevalence among women aged 15-39 years in MoroccoEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 526-531.
Prevalence of oropharyngeal colonization by Haemophilus influenzae type b in Iranian childrenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 544-548.
Stunting is a major risk factor for overweight: results from national surveys in 5 Arab countriesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 549-562.
Persistence of goitre in children post-salt iodization in Islamic Republic of Iran: autoimmune statusEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 584-590.
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: systematic review and meta-analysisEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 591-599.
Systemic lupus erythematosus and Epstein-Barr virusEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 701-708.
Distribution of ABO and Rh D blood groups in the population of Poonch district, Azad Jammu and KashmirEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(3), 717-721.
Prevalence estimate of intimate partner violence in JordanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(4), 880-889.
Implications of the use of the new WHO growth charts on the interpretation of malnutrition and obesity in infants and young children in OmanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(4), 890-898.
National survey of the oral health of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in the United Arab EmiratesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(4), 993-1004.
Prevalence of cigarette smoking in the Rafsanjan urban populationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(4), 1032-1035.
Prevalence and etiology of nosocomial diarrhoea in children 5 years in Tikrit teaching hospitalEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1111-1118.
Prevalence and preventability of adverse drug events in a teaching hospital: a cross-sectional studyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1145-1155.
Prevalence, patterns and knowledge of effects on health of smoking among medical students in PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1174-1179.
Perceived effectiveness of counselling patients about smoking among medical students in Amman, JordanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1180-1191.
Prevalence and risk factors of ecstasy use among college students in Astara, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1192-1200.
Wife abuse: a hidden problem. A study among Saudi women attending PHC centresEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1242-1253.
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Hebron district, PalestineEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1278-1284.
Serum folate and vitamin B[12] status in healthy Iranian adultsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1285-1292.
Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among high-school girls in Sistan va BaluchistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1293-1300.
Prevalence of variations of the cystic artery in the SudaneseEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1308-1312.
Osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women: prevalence in a Saudi Arabian sampleEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1420-1425.
Blood pressure of primary-school children of Eghbalieh city, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1449-1454.
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus in an Iranian population: the IHHP studyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1455-1463.
MetS and cardiovascular risk factors among Palestinians of East JerusalemEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1464-1473.
Prevalence of factor V Leiden mutation in patients with thrombosis in TunisiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1483-1488.
House-to-house survey of disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West BankEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1496-1503.
Health habits and behaviour of adolescent schoolchildren, Taif, Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1525-1534.
Prevalence of nursing caries among children 3-5 years old in DamascusEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(2), 500-506.
Trends in tobacco consumption in TunisiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(4), 678-686.
Nutrition surveillance in the Sudan: a community-based approachEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1996, 2(2), 229-235.
Prevalence and elimination of cataract in a rural setting in YemenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1997, 3(3), 408-414.
Passive smoking and lower respiratory tract illnesses in childrenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1997, 3(3), 425-434.
Self-efficacy for dietary behaviour concerning heart disease among Alexandria school pupilsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1998, 4(3), 452-469.
Relapse among substance-abuse patients in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999, 5(2), 241-246.
Correlates of age at natural menopause: a community-based study in AlexandriaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999, 5(2), 307-319.
Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part I. Behaviour of patients in relation to management of their diseaseEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999, 5(5), 967-973.
Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part II. Diabetics' knowledge of the disease and their management behaviourEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999, 5(5), 974-983.
Prevalence of xerophthalmia among children in Beheira governorate, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999, 5(5), 984-991.
Breast self-examination practice and its impact on breast cancer diagnosis in Alexandria, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(1), 34-40.
Neonatal audit in the United Arab Emirates: a country with a rapidly developing economyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(1), 55-64.
Marib Dam: the importance of environmental and health impact studies for development projectsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(1), 106-117.
Prevalence of tinea capitis among schoolchildren in IraqEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(1), 128-137.
Tinea capitis in Iraq: laboratory resultsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(1), 138-148.
Pattern of dietary behaviour and obesity in Ahwaz, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(1), 163-170.
Measuring inequities in health in EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(1), 287-290.
Health 21. Regional health-for-all policy and strategy for the 21st centuryEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(4), 568-603.
Caring for the elderly: a report on the status of care for the elderly in the Eastern Mediterranean RegionEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(4), 636-643.
Integration of health care delivery in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health OrganizationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(4), 747-757.
Factors associated with immediate relapse among Bahraini heroin abusersEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(3), 473-480.
Childhood behavioural disturbance in a community sample in Al-Ain, United Arab EmiratesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(3), 428-434.
Anaemia among young male workers in Alexandria, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2000, 6(5), 1005-1016.
Malaria signs and infection rate among asymptomatic schoolchildren in Hajr valley, YemenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(1), 35-40.
Patterns of belief and use of traditional remedies by diabetic patients in Mecca, Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(1), 99-107.
Determinants and causes of son preference among women delivering in Mansoura, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(1), 119-128.
Risk factors for vaginal trichomoniasis among women in Basra, IraqEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(6), 918-924.
Infant mortality in Arab countries: sociodemographic, perinatal and economic factorsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2001, 7(6), 956-965.
GIS-based prediction of malaria risk in EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(4), 548-558.
Determinants of acquiring malaria among displaced people in Khartoum state, SudanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(4), 581-592.
Determinants of malaria mortality among displaced people in Khartoum state, SudanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(4), 593-599.
Epidemiology and hazards of student labour in Mansoura, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(2), 347-363.
Active tuberculosis among Iraqi schoolchildren with positive skin tests and their household contactsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(4), 675-688.
Risk factors associated with hospital emergency visits among asthmatic schoolboys in Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(1), 31-41.
Sociodemographic characteristics of street children in AlexandriaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(1), 64-73.
Adolescent abuse in a community sample in Beni Suef, Egypt: prevalence and risk factorsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2003, 9(5), 1003-1018.
Khat [Catha edulis]: health aspects of khat chewingEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(3), 706-718.
Environmental risk factors for refractive error among Egyptian schoolchildrenEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(4), 819-828.
Do free-of-charge public health services impede cost recovery policies in Khartoum state, Sudan?Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(4), 939-952.
Assessment of a breast cancer screening programme in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of IranEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(2), 386-392.
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In-home drug storage and utilization habits: a Sudanese studyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(2), 422-431.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis A among children of different socioeconomic status in CairoEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1256-1264.
Socioeconomic predictors of unconstrained child growth in Muscat, OmanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2004, 10(3), 295-302.
Influence of parental and socioeconomic factors on stunting in children under 5 years in EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1330-1342.
Maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight in Karachi: a case-control studyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1343-1352.
Utilization of family planning services by married Sudanese women of reproductive ageEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1372-1381.
Family planning and unmet need among Iraqi KurdsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1382-1391.
Unintended pregnancy in Egypt: evidence from the national study on women giving birth in 1999Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1392-1404.
Women's empowerment and health: the role of institutions of power in PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2007, 13(6), 1459-1465.
Overweight and obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: can we control it?Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2004, 10(6), 789-793.
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Altitude and bronchial asthma in south-western Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(1), 17-23.
Flying bullets and speeding cars: analysis of child injury deaths in the Palestinian TerritoryEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 406-414.
Perspectives on domestic violence: case study from Karachi, PakistanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 415-426.
Rural women’s use of indoor air pollutants in Alexandria Governorate: relationship with sociodemographic characteristics and illnessEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(2), 457-469.
Pattern and severity of rheumatic valvular lesions in children in Khartoum, SudanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(5), 1015-1021.
Depression in adolescents: gender differences in Oman and EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(1), 61-71.
Smoking initiation among Iranian adolescents: a qualitative studyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2008, 14(6), 1290-1300.
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about menarche of adolescent girls in Anand district, GujaratEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(3), 428-433.
Correlates of unintended pregnancy in Beheira governorate, EgyptEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(4), 521-536.
National survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt: preliminary surveyEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(1), 65-75.
Reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices of Iranian and Afghan men in Tehran provinceEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2006, 12(6), 862-872.
Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: an overviewEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(2), 458-469.
Urethral discharge in Morocco: prevalence of microorganisms and susceptibility of gonococcosEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2002, 8(6), 794-804.
Psychiatric and socioenvironmental characteristics of Bahraini suicide casesEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(5), 1235-1241.
Child abuse and neglect services in the occupied Palestinian territoryEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2009, 15(6), 1504-1512.
Sexual concepts and behaviors affecting AIDS prevalence in Southern SudanEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1998, 4(2), 370-375.
Child abuse and neglect: mothers' behaviour and perceptionsEastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 1998, 4(3), 502-512.