Evaluating maternal and child health indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2018: what is Iran’s position?

Abstract

OBJECTIVESSince many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were not achieved, countries including Iran—despite achieving some of the MDGs—need regular planning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This article examines maternal and child health indicators in the early years of the SDGs in Iran relative to several other countries.METHODSThis study was carried out through a secondary analysis of maternal and child health indicators in Iran. The results were compared with data from other countries divided into three groups: countries with upper-middle income levels, countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the countries covered by the Outlook Document 1,404 (a regional classification). Then, the relationship between these indicators and the Human Development Index was investigated.RESULTSIran has attained better results than other countries with respect to maternal mortality, family planning, skilled birth attendance, under-5 deaths, incidence of hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination coverage, and antenatal care. In contrast, Iran performed worse than other countries with respect to under-5 wasting, under-5 stunting, and care-seeking behavior for children.CONCLUSIONSOverall, among the 11 indicators surveyed, Iran has attained better-than-average results and seems to be improving. We recommend that Iran continue interventions in the field of maternal and child health.

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“…Services for the prevention and treatment of NCDs have been integrated into Iran PHC system, and their risk factors were screened among pregnant women[26]. The results of this study show that Iran’s PHC system has an acceptable performance in terms of screening NCDs in this population.…”

“…Although indicators related to care for infectious disease among children are far from 100% coverage, the children mortality rate (under fiveyears old) has a declining trend since 2010 (15.3 to 9.4). However, children mortality might be caused by these diseases, which should be considered in future assessments[11,26].…”

“…The maternal mortality rate is decreasing in Iran, and according to the latest available report [11], it has a ratio of 16 per 100,000 live births, which has had an appropriate decrease compared to the rate in 2010 [29]. This decrease implies that the measures taken to improve maternal care in Iran have been successful [26]. Notably, vaccination coverage is relatively high in Iran.…”

“…However, children mortality might be caused by these diseases, which should be considered in future assessments [11,26].…”

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“…Pemerintah menargetkan program penurunan stunting menjadi 14% pada tahun 2024 mendatang (4) . Dilain pihak, prevalensi anemia pada ibu hamil di Indonesia masih tergolong tinggi.…”