Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Article	Citations
“Our planet, our health”: saving lives, promoting health and attaining well-being by protecting the planet – the Eastern Mediterranean perspectives	175
COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: the national health response	67
Breast cancer in Egypt:a review of disease presentation and detection strategies	65
Risk factors associated with worse outcomes in COVID-19: a retrospective study in Saudi Arabia	39
[Food intake, and anthropometrical and biological parameters in adult Tunisians during Ramadan]	37
Workplace violence among health-care workers in emergency departments of public hospitals in Dammam, Saudi Arabia	30
Primary health care reform in Saudi Arabia: progress, challenges and prospects	27
The epidemiological transition	26
Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in two districts in Lower and Upper Egypt	25
Mid upper arm and calf circumferences as indicators of nutritional status in women of reproductive age	24
Molecular characterization of Anopheles fluviatilis species complex in the Islamic Republic of Iran	24
Epidemiology of hepatitis B in the Islamic Republic of Iran	21
Student screening for inherited blood disorders in Bahrain	20
Prevalence and distribution of anopheline mosquitoes in malaria endemic areas of Asir Region, Saudi Arabia	20
Organization of the Saudi health system	19
National food policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed at control and prevention of noncommunicable diseases	19
WhatsApp-based intervention for promoting physical activity among female college students, Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial	19
The brain drain: why medical students and young physicians want to leave Egypt	18
Trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: antibiotic resistance, virulence factors and emerging strains	17
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among Pakistani residents: information access and low literacy vulnerabilities	17
Developing a hospital preparedness checklist to assess the ability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic	16
Knowledge, perceptions and prevention of malaria among women in Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran	16
The social and structural determinants of sexual and reproductive health and rights in migrants and refugees: a systematic review of reviews	16
Leishmaniasis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	15
Effects of passive smoking on children's health:a review	15

Assessment of nurses’ patient safety culture in 30 primary health-care centres in Tunisia	15
Barriers to the use of mental health services by Syrian refugees in Jordan: a qualitative study	14
Global, regional and national incidence and causes of needlestick injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Histopathology of human intestinal anastomosis	14
Patterns and determinants of treatment compliance among hypertensive patients	14
Substance abuse among university students in Egypt: prevalence and correlates	14
Estimated and projected prevalence of tobacco smoking in males, Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2000–2025	13
Pharmaceutical regulations in Iraq: from medicine approval to postmarketing	13
Predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the body mass index paradox	12
Public health considerations for mass gatherings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region	12
Evaluation and comparison of vitamin A supplementation with standard therapies in the treatment of patients with COVID-19	12
Sleep disturbances following recovery from COVID-19: a comparative cross-sectional study in Egypt	12
Diagnostic and treatment delays in breast cancer in association with multiple factors in Pakistan	12
Health information systems in Jordan and Palestine: the need for health informatics training	12
Prevalence of refractive error and visual impairment among school-age children of Hargesia, Somaliland, Somalia	12
Indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Pakistan	11
Prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium in men with non-gonococcal urethritis	11
Removing hepatitis C virus from polytetrafluoroethylene-coated orthodontic archwires and other dental instruments	11
Experiences and needs of patients with lower limb amputation in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study	11
Thalassaemia genes in Baghdad, Iraq	11
Identification of immunoreactive proteins in secretions of Leishmania infantum promastigotes: an immunoproteomic approach	11
Determinants of the Early Childhood Development Index among children aged < 5 years in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana: a comparative study	11
Implementing the Health Early Warning System based on syndromic and event-based surveillance at the 2019 Hajj	11
Gastric cancer in the Arab World: a systematic review	10
High altitude epidemic malaria in Bamian province, central Afghanistan	10
United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme:an evaluation 1998-2000	10
Developing and validating the Arabic version of the Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire	10
Associations between caesarean births and breastfeeding in the Middle East: a scoping review	10
Risk assessment of road traffic accidents related to sleepiness during driving: a systematic review	10
Effects of khat use on response to antipsychotic medications in patients with newly diagnosed schizophrenia: a retrospective study	9
Relationship between obesity and depression, anxiety and psychological distress among Iranian health-care staff	9
COVID-19, the economic crisis, and the Beirut blast: what 2020 meant to the Lebanese health-care system	9
Environmental factors associated with emergence of disease with special reference to cholera	9
Prevalence of abuse against frontline health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in low and middle-income countries	9
Antibiotic resistance: a comparison between inpatient and outpatient uropathogens	9
Prevalenceof gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcome in Pakistan	8
Monkeypox outbreak and response efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	8
Health effects of desert dust storm events in the south-eastern Mediterranean: perceptions and practices of local stakeholders	8
‘Health for All by All’ during a pandemic: ‘Protect Everyone’ and ‘Keep the Promise’ of Universal Health Coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	8
The COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to strengthen health systems in Afghanistan	8
Prevalenceof diabetes mellitus among Bahrainis attending primary health care centres	8
Does socioeconomic status influence oral cancer awareness? The role of public education	8
Post-COVID-19 syndrome among healthcare workers in Jordan	8
Frequency and types of skin disorders and associated diabetes mellitus in elderly Jordanians	8
Balancing science and public policy in Pakistan’s COVID-19 response	8
Emerging challenges to realizing global polio eradication and their solutions	7
Epidemiological update on prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity in adults in the south-east of the Islamic Republic of Iran: findings from the Kerman Coronary Artery Diseases Risk Factors	7
Improving health and mortality data in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11)	7
A systematic review of frequency and geographic distribution of water-borne parasites in the Middle East and North Africa	7
Comparative study of lung function in Iranian factory workers exposed to silica dust	7

Baby-friendly hospitals in Turkey: evaluation of adherence to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding	7
Efforts to deploy COVID-19 vaccine in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region within the first 100 days of 2021	7
Nutritional status survey of preschool children in Kuwait	7
Views of primary health care providers of the challenges to screening for intimate partner violence, Egypt	7
Association of malnutrition and low quality of life among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, Palestine	7
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the most common processed foods consumed by Iranian children	7
Mental health impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in 12 Arab countries	7
Reproductive and behavioural risk factors of low birth weight among newborns in Al Thawra Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen	6
Epidemiology of work-related lower back pain among rehabilitation professionals in Saudi Arabia	6
Effectiveness of breast cancer screening campaigns from 2012 to 2017 by analysis of stage at diagnosis, Lebanon	6
Refugee and Migrant Health Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	6
Incidence of and factors associated with metabolic syndrome, south-east Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Exploring barriers to family planning service utilization and uptake among women in Iraq	6
COVID-19 pandemic: a unique opportunity to ‘build back fairer’ and reduce health inequities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	6
Quality of health care and patient safety in extreme adversity settings in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a qualitative multicountry assessment	6
Humanitarian aid and breastfeeding practices of displaced mothers: a qualitative study in disaster relief camps	6
Association between type of physical activity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Access of Syrian refugees to COVID-19 testing in Lebanon	6
Determining the risk factors associated with delayed sputum conversion at the end of the intensive phase among tuberculosis patients	6
Distribution and correlates of total impaired fasting glucose in Oman	6
Status of antituberculosis drug resistance in Saudi Arabia 1979-98	6
Cost of premature mortality attributable to smoking in the Middle East and North Africa	6
Association of bullying behaviour with smoking, alcohol use and drug use among school students in Erbil City, Iraq	6
MERS-CoV in the COVID-19 era: update from Saudi Arabia, 2019–2020	6
COVID-19 cases and deaths after implementation of prevention strategies, Saudi Arabia	6
Systematic review and meta-analysis of global prevalence of neurotoxic and hemotoxic snakebite envenomation	6
Prevalence of smoking and age of initiation in Alexandria, Egypt	6
Measuring universal health coverage to ensure continuing care for older people: a scoping review with specific implications for the Iranian context	6
Quality utilization of antenatal care and low birth weight: evidence from 18 demographic health surveys	5
Epidemiological status of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2019	5
Vaccine hesitancy in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	5
Rotavirus infection in infants and young children with acute gastroenteritis in the Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Mother-friendly hospital programme of Turkey: national intervention to improve the quality of maternity services	5
Microbial infection and antibiotic resistance patterns among Jordanian intensive care patients	5
Ecological study of breast cancer incidence among nationals and nonnationals in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	5
Child maltreatment: knowledge, attitudes and reporting behaviour of physicians in teaching hospitals, Egypt	5
Diagnostic and treatment outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the first year of COVID-19 pandemic	5
Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in older people in the West Bank, Palestine: cross-sectional study	5
Infodemic, self-medication and stockpiling: a worrying combination	5
Direct and indirect effects of health expenditure on economic growth in China	5
Smoking intervention programme for male secondary-school students in south-western Saudi Arabia	5
Development of a World Health Organization mental health in schools programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
The role of vectors in emerging and re-emerging diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Factors affecting the choice of maternal and child health services in a rural area of Saudi Arabia	5
Fine needle aspiration cytology versus histopathology in diagnosing lymph node lesions	5
Factors related to good death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	5
Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan	5
Anaemia in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 cases among Indians residing in Kuwait	5
Barriers to initiation of insulin therapy in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes based on self-determination theory	5
Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: getting back on track in the time of COVID-19	5
Correlation between maternal and fetal umbilical cord blood lead concentrations in Libya	5
Methodological frameworks for adapting global practice guidelines to national context in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Application of geographic information systems in maternal health: a scoping review	5
Access to safe, timely and affordable surgical, anaesthesia and obstetric care in Pakistan: a 16-year scoping review	5
Key lessons from a mixed-method evaluation of a postnatal home visit programme in the humanitarian setting of Gaza	5
Anaerobic osteomyelitis	5
Prevalence of non-reporting of hospital medical errors in the Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Public health nutrition in Afghanistan-policies, strategies and capacity-building: current scenario and initiatives	5
Tobacco is a threat to the environment and human health	5
Compliance with smoke-free policies at indoor and outdoor public places: an observational study in Pakistan	5
Study of mortality risk factors for children under age 5 in Abu Dhabi	5
Overview of the laboratory accreditation programme of the College of American Pathologists	4
Genomic sequencing for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response: EMRO’s vision and strategic interventions	4
Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Oman: a success story from the Middle East	4
Implementation of the WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions to strengthen sexual and reproductive health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Epidemiology of congenital abnormalities in Bahrain	4
Translation into Arabic and validation of the Patient Assessment of Care for Chronic Conditions questionnaire for diabetes	4
Drugs dispensed with and without a prescription from community pharmacies in a conurbation in Egypt	4
[Knowledge and behaviour of individuals towards sandflies’ vectors of leishmaniasis in Morocco]	4
What makes a medical school socially accountable? A qualitative thematic review of the evaluation of social accountability of medical schools in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Addressing the health-related SDGs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Regional Health Alliance strengthens collaboration towards better health	4
Intimate partner violence against women: a comprehensive depiction of Pakistani literature	4
Progress towards elimination of IDD in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a KAP survey of iodized salt consumption	4
Development and application of a tool to measure hearing health literacy of young people in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4
Dietary management of surgical patients: effects on incisional wound healing	4
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on quality of life in a literate population in Pakistan	4
Iodine concentration and prevalence of thyroid disease in older people after salt iodization in Turkey	4
Burden of deaths from road traffic injuries in children aged 0–14 years in Turkey	4
Perinatal care experiences of immigrant Syrian women: a qualitative phenomenological study	4

Prevalenceof hypertension in south-western Saudi Arabia	4
Salt intake and its sources in children, adolescents and adults in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4
An overview of emerging foodborne and waterborne diseases	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the quality-of-life of patients with Parkinson’s disease	4
Evaluation of smoking status: comparison of self-reports with exhaled carbon monoxide analysis in university students in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4
Weakening of the Lebanese health sector	4
Hypertension in elderly Egyptians	4
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: a scoping review	4
Understanding the reasons for refusal of polio vaccine by families in Quetta Block, Pakistan	4
Prevalence of and risk factors for Enterobius vermicularis infestation in preschool children, West Bank, Palestine, 2015	4
Intra-specimen and day-to-day variations of Fasciola egg counts in human stools	4
Primary prevention of acute coronary events through the adoption of a Mediterranean-style diet	4
Prevalence and determinants of second-hand tobacco smoking in Pakistan	4
Barriers to the use of dental services by children in Lebanon and association with parental perception of oral health care	4
Bayesian spatial analysis of age differences and geographical variations in illicit-drug-related mortality in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4
Impact of noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs and worker productivity, Saudi Arabia	4
Behavioural and emotional symptoms among schoolchildren: a comparison between Jordanians and Syrian refugees	4
Adapting the ethical review process for COVID-19 research: reviewers’ perspectives from Pakistan	4
Air quality and health impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an eye on COVID-19	4
Causes of death among Syrian children using verbal autopsy	4
Presentation and management of female breast cancer in Egypt	4
[Knowledge and practice of doctors and midwives working in primary health care regarding screening for cervical and breast cancers]	4
Cutaneous leishmaniasis as an increasing threat for Iranian travellers attending religious ceremonies	4
Pilot study of safety and efficacy of topical liposomal amphotericin B for cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in Islamic Republic of Iran	4
Views of stakeholders on factors influencing shared decision-making in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	4
Domestic violence among Omani women: prevalence, risk factors and help-seeking behaviour	4
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study	4
Unmet health and social care needs and associated factors among older people aged ≥ 80 years in Izmir, Turkey	4
Mental health of healthcare providers needs support: preparing for the post-COVID-19 era	3
Congenital anomalies in neonates in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt	3
Determinants of tobacco use in Sudan: secondary analysis of STEPwise Survey 2016	3
A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitude, behaviour and preventive measures for COVID-19 infection in Lebanon	3
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in Qatar: results from a population-based study	3
Management of wound infection after appendectomy: are parenteral antibiotics useful?	3
Implementation of e-health innovative technologies in North Lebanon hospitals	3
Views of community pharmacists in Lebanon on the unified prescription: a mixed method study	3
Maternal characteristics and infant and young child feeding in Benghazi	3
Women's perceptions and practices regarding their rights to reproductive health	3
Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process	3
Epidemiology of obesity and control interventions in Saudi Arabia	3
Violence and abuse among working children in urban and suburban areas of lower Sindh, Pakistan	3
Factors affecting hookah tobacco smoking among females in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a qualitative study	3
Attitudes and practices of postnatal mothers and their accompanying relatives to breastfeeding in public at a university hospital in Turkey	3
https://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v27/02/1020-3397-2021-2702-195-201-eng.pdf	3
Routine and sentinel surveillance methods	3
Strategies for enhancing the use of primary health care services by nomads and rural communities in Saudi Arabia	3
COVID-19 vaccination certificates and lifting public health and social measures: ethical considerations	3
Hepatitis E in Pakistan	3
Immunization coverage of children aged 24–35 months in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a national cluster coverage survey	3
COVID-19 excess deaths in Eastern European countries associated with weaker regulation implementation and lower vaccination coverage	3
Eating disorders among Jordanian adolescents with and without dysglycaemia: a comparative study	3
Mapping of health innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Mediterranean and selected Arab Countries	3
Access to health care for patients with thalassaemia in Greece: a cross-sectional study	3
Changes in lifestyle behaviour and dietary patterns among Iranian medical students during COVID-19 lockdown	3
COVID-19 infection mortality risk in Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity	3
Early responses to COVID-19 in Afghanistan	3
Palliative care models and innovations in 4 Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: a case-based study	3
Rationing access to total hip and total knee replacement in the Islamic Republic of Iran to reduce unnecessary costs: policy brief	3
Faculty development programmes in medical education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	3
Health research funding and its output in Pakistan	3
Oral health in Lebanon: a pilot pathfinder survey	3
Regional consultation on the global health sector strategies on HIV, hepatitis and STIs, 2022–2030	3
Impact of COVID-19 on health professionals’ education in Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Misuse of prescription drugs and other psychotropic substances among university students: a pilot study	3
Characteristics and treatment patterns of patients with type 2 diabetes in Lebanon: the DISCOVER study	3
[Prevalenceof dental caries in children with low birth weight]	3
Prevalence of cigarette smoking in Iranian adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Seroprevalence of three emerging arboviral infections in Kuwaiti nationals	3
First report of cryptosporidiosis among Iraqi children	3
Research on health priorities: a regional agenda and its implementation in Jordan and Pakistan	3
Relative risk of injury due to alcohol consumption in car and motorcycle drivers	3
Human factors in emerging infectious diseases	3
Impact of influenza vaccine in reduction of incidence and severity of influenza-like illness	3
The effect of an educational intervention on awareness of various aspects of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with the disease	3
Translation and cultural adaptation of the WHO generic tuberculosis patient cost survey to an Egyptian context	3
Psychometric properties of the shortened Farsi version of the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait	3
Protecting health care workers from COVID-19: implementing a training programme on personal protective equipment in Pakistan	3
A multicentre, multinational study of clinical characteristics and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma	3
Current trends and prospects of multiple sclerosis research in Arab countries	3
WHO global meeting to accelerate progress on SDG target 3.4 on noncommunicable diseases and mental health	3
Transition from pandemic to infodemic: an analysis of Turkish language COVID-19 YouTube videos	3
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Sudan	3
Analysis of human resources for health in Afghanistan	2
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of functional constipation in children in Turkey: case–control study	2
Salt content of processed foods in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and compliance with salt standards	2
Evolution of acute lower respiratory infection in children aged < 5 years in Morocco from 2005 to 2014	2
Profil épidémiologique d’une intoxication au méthanol, El Hajeb (Maroc)	2
Prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe smoking and associated cancer incidence among adults in the Middle East	2
Self-reported maternal handwashing knowledge and behaviours observed in a rural hospital in Pakistan	2
An outbreak of salmonellosis among Filipinos in a private camp, Saudi Arabia	2
Inappropriate hospital stays and association with lack of homecare services	2
Induced labour with prostaglandin E2 in different parity groups after premature rupture of membranes	2
Household catastrophic total cost due to tuberculosis in Egypt: incidence, cost drivers and policy implication	2
Evaluation of an educational training programme for the development of trainers in child mental health in Alexandria	2