The most common causes of death of Iranian men were announced

According to Fars News Agency Health Group, Mohammad Reza Saeini on the occasion of World Men’s Health Week, said: Findings from a qualitative study in Iran show that men’s conflict with family issues and economic concerns, belief in the power of masculinity and ignorance are among the factors that cause Men can care less about their health and use less health services.

He added: “These findings show that men have more incorrect ways of life compared to women, pay less attention to their diseases, often ignore the warning signs and go to medical centers later.”

According to Dr. Saeini, men have more physical ability, which makes it less likely that men will be less able than women. But unfortunately the mortality rate in any age group of men, compared to women, is much higher.

The director general of the Office of Population, Family and School Health added: “According to the latest information published in the report of Death TV in the country in 1996-98, the death rate of men in all age groups is 100,000 more than women, which in some age groups this difference It is noteworthy that from 18 to 29 years, 142 men and 48 women, from 30 to 59 years, 282 men and 144 women, over 60 years, 3506 men and 2852 women.

He said that in 1397, 57% of the total number of deaths belonged to men and 43% to women. Equally, 55% of the deaths were due to men and 45% to women.

Saeini considers holding Men’s Health Week a good time to sensitize men to their health, educate the public to improve the health of boys and men in the community, encourage them to see a doctor early, diagnose and start treatment of common men’s diseases, attract policymakers And health decision makers stressed the importance of the issue and increase men’s awareness, attitude and practice about health.

The Director General of the Office of Population, Family and School Health continued to define a healthy man and specified: A healthy man is a man who is empowered enough to be able to enjoy optimal physical, mental and social well-being and health. Use itself as a resource to exploit their daily lives. Therefore, it can be said that the issue of men’s health is not only the result of biological, physiological and genetic functions of the human body and is also affected by many social, cultural and environmental factors.

Men’s health, the crisis is silent

He continued: “Men’s health does not mean only focusing on diseases specific to men, because according to statistics, men’s diseases account for only a small part of the death rate of men, so in recent years the issue of men’s health as a crisis.” Silence has been introduced all over the world and due to its importance in various fields of medical science research, health policy and the development and implementation of related interventions in the form of health programs and prevention has become one of the most important health priorities around the world.

Saeini stated that the purpose of holding men’s health promotion programs is to pay attention to schools in order to challenge stereotypes related to masculinity through targeted programs, promoting men’s health and well-being in the workplace, and targeting health services and promoting men’s health.

The most common causes of death of men in Iran and the world

Referring to the most common cause of death in Iran and the world, he said: In 2019, cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, infectious lung disease, tuberculosis and gastrointestinal diseases were the leading causes of death in the world. And in Iran, according to national studies, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and accidents are the most common causes of death in men.

The Director General of the Office of Population, Family and School Health, referring to the health risk factors in Iranian men, considered the most important of them to be non-communicable diseases, lifestyle and nutrition and acknowledged: obesity and overweight (body mass index ≥) increase blood pressure, Hyperglycemia, malnutrition, inadequate physical activity and hyperlipidemia have been reported as risk factors for non-communicable diseases in men. With age, the prevalence of hypertension among men has a noticeable increasing trend.

Saini added: deaths due to accidents are much higher in men than women; Also, men are more likely to die in traffic accidents, and among young drivers, young men under the age of 25 are almost three times more likely to die following a car accident than women in the same age group.

He continued: “About 2% of men have inadequate physical activity and the prevalence of inadequate physical activity among men living in urban areas is 2% higher than in rural areas.”

The director general of the Office of Population, Family and School Health said that health professionals and doctors, due to the many responsibilities of men towards themselves and their families, encourage them to try to maintain their health at all stages and ages. “This issue after the age of 50” Especially in the field of prevention, rapid recognition and control of chronic diseases is of particular importance.

He continued to provide services such as “risk assessment, screening and early detection of diseases in all age groups from infancy to old age in comprehensive urban and rural health service centers for free”, “Education, counseling and information about public health, healthy lifestyle “Improving lifestyles based on age group service packages”, “Possibility of cooperating with comprehensive health service centers as ambassadors and health liaisons” and “Continuous monitoring of workshops and factories and assessing the health of employees and the workplace, including services that can be provided to Men in the country’s health system enumerated.

Saeini has been holding Health Week since 2005 with various topics in the field of men’s health in terms of community health issues, cooperating in holding and presenting speeches with a public approach at the 6th Annual Iranian Men’s Health Congress and compiling the National Men’s Health Document. , The population and schools of the Deputy Minister of Health in the field of men’s health.

National Men’s Health Document awaiting final approval

According to the Ministry of Health, he said about the development of a national document on men’s health: “This document with 4 goals has 8 major projects and more than 50 programs, which is awaiting final approval in the Standing Commission of the High Council for Food Security.”

The Director General of the Office of Population, Family and School Health, referring to the development of basic men’s health services package in cooperation with the Men’s Health and Reproductive Health Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and with the support of the World Health Organization in Iran, said: 2021, which has been completed with the title of identifying the most common male diseases and its risk factors, and the second and final stage of which will be the compilation of closed content, is being contracted.

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