| Introduction: The aim of this study was to review the current status of health in disaster related published studies in Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this bibliographic study, Iranian national scientific databases were searched by using relevant terms. The articles’
titles were extracted independently from each database. Then articles were evaluated by two researchers separately in terms of the study
objectives including topic, theme, authors, year of publication, type of study, and phases of disaster. Results: The search for 26 keywords led
to 10,805 papers. Of these, 389 articles met the inclusion criteria of the study in which 1,152 authors participated. The average number
of authors per article was 2.9. The methodologies of 20.5% of articles were review papers, 43.6% were cross‑sectional, and 4.6% were
case‑control papers. The articles were published in 140 journals. Analysis of articles by topics showed that 27.8% were on earthquakes,
22.1% on floods, and 4.3% on drought. Analysis of articles by topics showed that 25.7% and 22.6% of papers were on the response and
preparedness phases, respectively. Conclusion: The publication of disaster related articles has been growing in recent years, but the majority
of health issues in disasters has not been considered seriously yet and requires further attention. |