Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Human Resources for Health Strategies: The Way to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in the Islamic Republic of Iran; [La Perception Des Besoins Par Les Personnels De Soins De Sante Au Liban: Un Pas En Avant Vers Une Planification Eclairee Des Ressources Humaines Et Du Developpement Professionnel]
Elham Ahmadnezhad
Elham Ahmadnezhad

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

National Institute for Health Research

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Estimation of Underreporting in the Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalization Registry System Based on Data From a National Survey, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2025)
2. Patient and Family Engagement in Patient Safety Efforts in Low-Resource Settings: A Scoping Review, BMJ Open (2025)
3. Survey Protocol: Implementing Workload Indicators of Staffing Need in Iranian Primary Healthcare Services, Primary Health Care Research and Development (2025)
4. Universal Health Coverage in Iran: The Way Forward, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2025)
5. Systematic Review of Tools and Approaches for Evaluating the Transferability of Health Technology Assessments Across Different Jurisdictions, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2024)
6. The Impact of Urban Family Physician Program on Health Service Access and Utilization in Iranian Children and Adolescents: Results of the National Health Services Utilization Survey in 2015, Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (2024)
7. A Scoping Review of Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment: Concepts, Rationale, Tools and Uses, BMC Health Services Research (2023)
8. Developing Iranian Sub-National Primary Health Care Measurement Framework: A Mixed-Method Study, Archives of Public Health (2023)
9. Global School-Based Student Health Survey: Country Profiles and Survey Results in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries, Population Medicine (2023)
10. Relevance of the Covid-19 Rapid Response System to Public Health Policymaking in Islamic Republic of Iran; [Pertinence Du Systeme De Riposte Rapide a La Covid-19 Pour L'elaboration Des Politiques De Sante Publique En Republique Islamique D'iran], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2023)
11. The Dilemma of Underutilized Health Insurance: A Matched Case-Control Study Investigating Reasons in Iran’S Free Universal Health Insurance, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2023)
12. The Effective Coverage of Maternal and Child Primary Health-Care-Services and Its Relationship With Health-Expenditures: An Analysis at Sub-National-Level in Iran, Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2023)
13. The Impact of Health Reform on Poverty Estimates in Iran: Implications for Monitoring the First Goal of Sustainable Development Goals, International Journal of Health Planning and Management (2023)
14. The Vaccination Coverage Rate in Under-Five Children in Nasiriyah (Iraq) Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Population Medicine (2023)
15. Covid-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths After Vaccination: A Cohort Event Monitoring Study, Islamic Republic of Iran; [Cas, Hospitalisations Et Deces Lies a La Covid-19 Apres La Vaccination: Etude De Cohorte Portant Sur La Surveillance Des Evenements En Republique Islamique D'iran]; [Casos, Hospitalizaciones Y Muertes Por La Covid-19 Tras La Vacunacion: Un Estudio De Cohortes Sobre El Seguimiento De Eventos En La Republica Islamica De Iran], Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2022)
16. Determinants of Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure and Catastrophic Health Spending Among Households With Elderly Individuals in Iran: An Application of the Heckman Model to Control Sample Selection, Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2022)
17. Developing Iranian Sub-National Primary Health Care Measurement Framework: A Study Protocol, Primary Health Care Research and Development (2022)
18. Global School-Based Student Health Survey: Country Profiles and Survey Results in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries, BMC Public Health (2022)
19. Measuring Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage in Iran: Two Years After the Implementation of the Health Transformation Plan, Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2022)
20. Prevalence of Tobacco Use in Adults; 2016 Nationally Representative Household Survey in Iran, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2022)
21. Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Diabetes Among Iranian Population: Results of Four National Cross-Sectional Stepwise Approach to Surveillance Surveys, BMC Public Health (2022)
22. Safety and Efficacy of Paxlovid in Covid-19 Treatment: A Rapid Review, Health Technology Assessment in Action (2022)
23. The Vaccination Coverage Rate in Under-5 Children in Nasiriyah, Iraq Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Epidemiology and Health (2022)
24. Understanding the Changing Health of the Iranian People, The Lancet (2022)
25. Funding for Health Policy and Systems Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Amount, Source and Key Determinants, Public Health Research and Practice (2021)
26. An Analysis of Financial Protection Before and After the Iranian Health Transformation Plan; [Analyse De La Protection Financiere Avant Et Apres Le Plan National De Transformation Du Secteur De La Sante En Republique Islamique D’Iran], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2020)
27. Economic Sanctions and Iran's Capacity to Respond to Covid-19, The Lancet Public Health (2020)
28. Health Status in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East and North Africa Countries: Implications for Global Health, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2020)
29. Multiple Indicator Clustar Survey and Demographic and Health Survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: What Is the Iran’S Situation in Terms of Implementation?, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2020)
30. A Review of the Methodology and Tools of Childhood & Adolescence Surveillance and Prevention of Adult Non-Communicable Disease Survey (Caspian) Conducted in Iran, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2019)
31. Developing a Framework for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Health Transformation Plan in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Lessons Learned; [Elaboration D’Un Cadre D’Action Pour Le Suivi Et L’Evaluation Du Plan De Transformation Sanitaire En Republique Islamique D’Iran: Enseignements Tires], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2019)
32. Evaluating Maternal and Child Health Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2018: What Is Iran's Position?, Epidemiology and Health (2019)
33. The Impact of Health Reform in Iran on Catastrophic Health Expenditures: Equity and Policy Implications, International Journal of Health Planning and Management (2019)
34. Universal Health Coverage in Iran: What Kind of Knowledge Is Needed to Achieve the Goals?, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2019)
35. An Epidemic of Shigella Flexneri and Its Related Factors in Isfahan in Spring 2015: A Case –Control Study, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2018)
36. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Ebola Virus Disease and Related Factors Among International Students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2018)
37. Setting Research Priorities to Achieve Long-Term Health Targets in Iran, Journal of Global Health (2018)
38. Setting Research Priorities to Achieve Long-Term Health Targets in Iran, Journal of Global Health (2018)
39. Trend of Cholera in the Last 50 Years and Modeling the Effect of Annual Temperature and Rainfall on Incidence of New Outbreaks in Iran (2005 -2014), Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2018)
40. Evidences for Confirmation of an Epidemic in Acute Respiratory Syndrome Crisis Among Residents of Ahwaz November 2013, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2016)
41. Community Assessment for Determining the Health Priority Problems and Community Diagnosis: A Case Study of Qala_Sayed Village, Kazeroun, Fars Province, Iran, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2015)
42. Feasibility Assessment of Using Geoinformatics Technology in Disaster Disease Surveillance in a Developing Country, Iran, PLoS Currents (2015)
43. Knowledge and Attitude Toward Tuberculosis Among Tuberculosis Patients Seeking Help in Diagnostic and Treatment Centers, Kabul Province in Afghanistan, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2015)
44. National and Sub-National Environmental Burden of Disease in Iran From 1990 to 2013-Study Profile, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2014)
45. Community Assessment of Shahin-Shar, Isfahan, I. R. Iran to Develop Community Health Action Plan, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology (2012)