Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Article	Citations
Parents’ Education Level and Children’s BMI Explain Caries Distribution Among Kindergarten Students: A Cross-Sectional Study	175
Waste management of used personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	87
Ethical soundness of health technology assessment reports in Islamic Republic of Iran	37
Managing mass disasters linked to the sinking of illegal migrant boats: experiences of the Sfax forensic medicine service	37
Strengthening dengue control in Pakistan	34
Retrospective analysis of a large-scale cholera outbreak in Sudan	30
Post-COVID-19 syndrome among healthcare workers in Jordan	24
Performance of risk prediction models in breast cancer screening among women in Cyprus	23
Fertility preferences of Turkish married women during the COVID-19 pandemic	23
Sleep disturbances following recovery from COVID-19: a comparative cross-sectional study in Egypt	22
Improving access to dermatological care for Syrian refugees and underserved communities in Lebanon	20
Food insecurity, starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip	15
Psychosocial experiences of refugee Gaza children who received cancer treatment in Jordan	15
Beyond illness: Understanding the social determinants in the life of a middle-aged Pakistani woman	15
Banning tobacco products sales to adolescents in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	15
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	14
Causes of prolonged hospitalisation after COVID-19 are more varied than assumed	14
Charting a course towards a healthier future for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	14
Tuberculosis diagnosis in a region most affected by the 2023 earthquake in southern Türkiye	14
Access of Syrian refugee women to reproductive health services in Türkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Perceptions about hypertension in an urban population in Pakistan	13
Effects of hospital-to-home transitional care on health outcomes of elderly patients in Islamic Republic of Iran	12
Seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus antibody in Iraq	12
War and environmental health in Gaza	12
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study	11

Global, regional and national incidence and causes of needlestick injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Knowledge and perceptions of physicians and veterinarians about One Health in Türkiye	10
Mapping of health innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Mediterranean and selected Arab Countries	10
Population health management in Gaza after the devastation	10
Analysis of human resources for health in Afghanistan	10
Summary report on the expert consultation on hospital resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	10
External quality assessment of laboratory performance in bacteriology in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2011–2019	10
Exploring the bidirectional relationship between chronic disease and depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians: a qualitative analysis	10
Immunization coverage of children aged 24–35 months in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a national cluster coverage survey	10
Supportive public health leadership for COVID-19 response in Jordan	10
Intercountry meeting to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	10
Using time series studies to unravel the short-term health effects of particulate matter air pollution in Eastern Mediterranean Region	10
Severity of child neglect among acutely poisoned children in Egypt	9
The brain drain: why medical students and young physicians want to leave Egypt	9
Regional expert meeting on policy action for healthy diets, with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	9
COVID-19 among people living with HIV in Lebanon	9
COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: the national health response	9
COVID-19 excess deaths in Eastern European countries associated with weaker regulation implementation and lower vaccination coverage	9
Embedding a clinical governance framework within Egypt’s health insurance system	9
Gender disparity and risk of noncommunicable disease among adults in Islamic Republic of Iran	9
Repercussions of the destruction of Gaza's sole psychiatric hospital	9
Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Sudan	9
Women’s health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: time for a paradigm shift	9
Adapting the ethical review process for COVID-19 research: reviewers’ perspectives from Pakistan	8
Systematic review and meta-analysis of global prevalence of neurotoxic and hemotoxic snakebite envenomation	8
A bibliometric analysis of health systems research in Pakistan	8
Faculty development programmes in medical education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	8
Twenty-first meeting of the regional programme review group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	8
Vision 2023: midterm push forward plan for Health for All by All in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region	8
Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan	8
COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Yemen	8
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	8
Cross-sectional study of the potential effects of October 2023 war on food security in the State of Palestine	7
Ten-year review of renal transplants in Punjab Province, Pakistan	7
Celebrating 50 years of Essential Programme on Immunization: What’s achieved and what’s next for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	7
Adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region: leaving no one behind	7
A conceptual framework to incorporate fundamental values in the health and medical education system in Islamic Republic of Iran	7
Barriers to childhood vaccination in urban slums of Pakistan	7
Development of a policy brief to reform waterpipe tobacco taxation in Egypt	7
Experiences of children with kidney failure in Gaza	7
Ten-year analysis of hepatitis B incidence in Iraq	6
Trends of stunting, underweight and overweight among children aged < 5 years in Kuwait: findings from Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System (2007–2019)	6
Prices, availability and affordability of selected essential medicines for chronic diseases in Türkiye	6
Seroprevalence and clinical outcome of hepatitis D infection in Qatar	6
Relevance of the COVID-19 rapid response system to public health policymaking in Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Inequalities in the geographical distribution and workload of obstetrics and gynaecology specialists by gender in Turkey	6
Prevalence and determinants of second-hand tobacco smoking in Pakistan	6
Effects of tobacco products taxes on consumption in Türkiye	6
Women’s health and climate change: a threat or an opportunity	6
Current trends and prospects of multiple sclerosis research in Arab countries	6

Cancer treatment challenges during Gaza’s humanitarian crisis	6
Multiple fractures after an explosive injury in Gaza	6
Regional advocacy workshop on noncommunicable disease priorities among children and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	6
Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies	6
Hospital-based case–control study of risk factors for early neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip	6
The evidence governance system in Oman	5
Attitudes and practices of postnatal mothers and their accompanying relatives to breastfeeding in public at a university hospital in Turkey	5
Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye	5
Understanding the reasons for refusal of polio vaccine by families in Quetta Block, Pakistan	5
A review of oral health promotion programmes in Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan	5
Eastern Mediterranean Region intercountry dialogue on the WHO Acceleration Plan to STOP Obesity	5
Attitude of healthcare professionals in Türkiye to COVID-19 vaccine	5
“Our planet, our health”: saving lives, promoting health and attaining well-being by protecting the planet – the Eastern Mediterranean perspectives	5
Response to a 2022 EMHJ paper on palliative care models in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
A population-based study of obesity and its complications in southern Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Cross-sectional analysis of soft drinks consumption patterns post taxation in Saudi Arabia	5
Consultative meeting to review progress in introducing seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Acute hepatitis B outbreak in a nursing home for the disabled in Türkiye	5
A review of sugar-sweetened beverages taxation in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates	5
A systematic review of frequency and geographic distribution of water-borne parasites in the Middle East and North Africa	5
A multicentre survey of asthma-related quality-of-life and treatment in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Fifteen-year analysis of cervical cancer trends in Saudi Arabia	5
No evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women	5
Policy recommendations for managing stray dogs in Morocco	5
Earthquakes as triggers for public health disasters: WHO and health systems’ response	5
The role of midwives in implementing reproductive health services in Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Expanding community-delivered HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis models in Pakistan	5
Comments on: Incidence and treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in Islamic Republic of Iran, published in EMHJ Vol. 29 No. 6*	4
Investing in a healthier future for women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa	4
National workshop for health research prioritization in Jordan	4
Comment on “Challenges and epidemiological implications of the first outbreak of dengue and chikungunya” published in EMHJ Volume 30 Number 1	4
Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process	4
Determinants of the Early Childhood Development Index among children aged < 5 years in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana: a comparative study	4
Integrating emergency nutrition into UNRWA's humanitarian response in Gaza	4
Workplace violence against healthcare professionals in Morocco	4
Compliance with smoke-free policies at indoor and outdoor public places: an observational study in Pakistan	4
Mental health and driving behaviour of students and alumni of a university in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study	4
Assessment of adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines among dentists in the West Bank and Jerusalem	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of myopia among school-age children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Meeting on scaling up hospital antimicrobial stewardship in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Annual meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Research Ethics Review Committee, December 2021	4
COVID-19-related challenges in blood donation in the United Arab Emirates	4
Secondary multilevel mixed-effects modelling of seroprevalence trends of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	4
COVID-19 vaccination certificates and lifting public health and social measures: ethical considerations	4
Literacy of healthcare personnel in Türkiye about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes	4
Presentation and management of female breast cancer in Egypt	4
Enhancing outbreak and pandemic alert and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	4
Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Programme Review Group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	4
Health effects of desert dust storm events in the south-eastern Mediterranean: perceptions and practices of local stakeholders	4
Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan	4
Scaling up mental health care for refugee populations: a model by UNRWA	4
Regional consultation on enhancing the capacity of Member States to implement anti-stigma programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Workshop for sharing best practices in sexual and reproductive health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Urgent action is needed to address Sudan’s growing humanitarian crisis	4
Multiregional workshop on the implementation of the global action plan on public health response to dementia	4
Sixth meeting of the Regional Verification Commission of Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Historical trends in completeness of death registration in Islamic Republic of Iran	4
Development of an action plan to implement the global strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Cross-sectional investigation of the effects of the war in Gaza on quality-of-life of breast cancer patients	3
Psychometric properties of the shortened Farsi version of the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait	3
Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan	3
Access of Syrian refugees to COVID-19 testing in Lebanon	3
A review of antibiotic misuse and bacterial resistance in Iraq	3
Obesity and lifestyle behaviours among in-school children in Oman	3
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Engagement of private healthcare sector in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in selected Eastern Mediterranean countries	3
Cross-sectional, laboratory-based study of measles seroprevalence in Oman	3
Burden of cancer attributable to insufficient physical activity in Tunisia	3
Time for a do-not-resuscitate policy? Outcomes of inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation in very old patients in Bahrain	3
Mental health of healthcare providers needs support: preparing for the post-COVID-19 era	3
Restoring stolen dreams and futures, saving Gaza’s children from generational trauma	3
Cigarette use and exposure to second-hand smoke and tobacco advertising among Tunisian adolescents	3
Progress, challenges and opportunities in building a sustainable digital health system in Oman	3
Factors associated with hospitalization for seasonal influenza in Morocco	3
Country offices as operational base for WHO programmes: the case of Qatar	3
Regional technical meeting on strengthening risk communication and community engagement in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region and UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Region	3
The fate of Afghan women’s health amid COVID-19 and political uncertainty	3

Medical supplies agencies and access to foreign currency in resourcelimited settings: case studies from Sudan	3
Distribution of hospital beds across Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2019: a cross-sectional study	3
Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing distribution modes among key populations in Morocco	3
Effects of October 2023 war on health care costs in Gaza	3
Impact of noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs and worker productivity, Saudi Arabia	3
Training on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and molecular phylogenetics for national influenza centres in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Needs assessment and gap analysis for national health technology assessments in Lebanon	3
Health system considerations related to voluntary and forced displacement in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a critical analysis of the available literature	3
Using social media surveys and interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia	3
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among blue-collar workers in United Arab Emirates	3
Income inequality and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination in Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Tobacco control in the State of Palestine during wartime	3
Assessment of concerns about vaccination among recovered COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia	3
Palliative care models and innovations in 4 Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: a case-based study	3
Systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal mortality ratio and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Improving the health status of Afghan mothers living in the Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Regional workshop on HeRAMS implementation in fragile, conflictaffected and vulnerable countries	3
Coverage and predictors of COVID-19 vaccination in rural districts of Pakistan	3
Taxing tobacco as a strategy to reduce consumption and increase public health benefits in Pakistan	3
Strengthening implementation of WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Gaza cannot wait any longer	3
Expert meeting to develop a regional roadmap for palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Air pollution with particulate matter and other environmental and endogenous factors	2
Infant formula in Lebanon: An essential but “luxury” commodity	2
Engagement of private healthcare sector in addressing noncommunicable diseases at primary care level in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Nurses’ experiences of managing COVID-19 contact tracing clinics in a tertiary care hospital	2
A multisectoral approach to medication safety in Kuwait using the take-back campaign	2
Correlation between maternal and fetal umbilical cord blood lead concentrations in Libya	2
How COVID-19 pandemic affected medical waste management in Türkiye	2
Diabetes-related distress among type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia	2
In the midst of war, we choose life	2
Intention to vaccinate under-12 children against COVID-19 by parents in the Meknes Prefecture of Morocco	2
Expert meeting on protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with a focus on digital marketing	2
Flaccid paraplegia of the lower limbs in paediatric patients has many causes	2
Regional consultation on the draft WHO global report on disability inclusion in the health sector	2
Factors responsible for mortality among burns patients in Islamic Republic of Iran	2
An evaluation of university research ethics oversight in Islamic Republic of Iran	2
Seasonal pattern of emergency department visits by children with asthma	2
The need to sustain funding for Afghanistan health system to prevent excess morbidity and mortality	2
Stegomyia indices of Aedes aquatic stages in El Geneina town, Western Sudan	2
Assessment of the impact of integrated disease surveillance and response system on surveillance management at healthcare facilities in Pakistan	2
Effects of the October 2023 war on diabetes treatment and medication adherence in Gaza	2
Consultation on the world report on hearing: implications for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Strengthening hospital resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Epidemiology of scorpion stings in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory	2
Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye	2
The impact of health taxes on consumption of tobacco and sugar-sweetened beverages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Enhancing the use of geographic information systems for public health planning and decision-making in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Analysis of biomedical and health research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Household catastrophic total cost due to tuberculosis in Egypt: incidence, cost drivers and policy implication	2
Immunisation coverage among refugee Afghan children in Islamic Republic of Iran	2
Prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe smoking and associated cancer incidence among adults in the Middle East	2
Trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: antibiotic resistance, virulence factors and emerging strains	2
Effect of low-cost interventions to reduce the incidence of violent events in two public sector tertiary-care emergency departments, Pakistan	2
Hospital-based case–control study of risk factors of early neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip	2
Misuse of prescription drugs and other psychotropic substances among university students: a pilot study	2
Prevalence of probable post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors of the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye	2
Spatial-temporal patterns and typology of attacks against healthcare in the Occupied Palestinian Territory	2
Vaccine hesitancy in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	2
The fundamental basis for sugar-sweetened beverages and tobacco products taxes: The theory behind the practice	2
Protecting health care workers from COVID-19: implementing a training programme on personal protective equipment in Pakistan	2
Does willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 depend solely on income?	2
Suicidal thoughts and attempts among married women who experience intimate partner violence in Türkiye	2
Electronic medical record redesign to improve patient safety and use of non-medication orders by clinicians	2
Could self-reported symptoms be predictors of RT-PCR positivity in suspected COVID-19 cases? The Libya experience	2
Incidence of incidental positron emission tomography and computed tomography signs of COVID-19 in asymptomatic cancer patients in Egypt	2
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals in the post-COVID-19 era – the 69th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	2
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on forensic cases in a paediatric emergency department in Türkiye	2
The devastating effects of Gaza war on healthcare	2
Missed opportunities to prevent hypertension at a tertiary care centre in Pakistan	2
Reliability of the rapid antigen test for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in Tunisia	2
Epidemiological features, antimicrobial resistance profile and clinical outcomes of healthcare-associated infections in Islamic Republic of Iran	2
Engagement of private health sector in communicable disease and immunization programmes in Pakistan	1
Substance abuse among university students in Egypt: prevalence and correlates	1
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq	1
Measuring the impact of Gaza war on the wellbeing of Israeli civilians using real-time wireless sensing	1
Health and healing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress on Vision 2023 and the priority health targets	1
Factors related to good death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	1
A systematic review of adherence to lifestyle modifications by hypertensive patients	1
Combating chikungunya in Pakistan: The critical need for vaccine deployment	1
Prevalence of child maltreatment in Albania	1
Patients’ experiences with tele-mental health services during COVID-19 in Pakistan	1
Forecasting daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Algeria using ARIMA models	1
A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan	1
Putting governance into practice: The engagement of private health sector for Universal Health Coverage and health security	1
Fourth meeting of the Regional Verification Commission on Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	1
Regional meeting to review antimicrobial resistance country programmes	1
Unpacking the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations at country level	1
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on quality of life in a literate population in Pakistan	1
Health promotion and education interventions in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a rapid evidence review	1
Reasons for parental hesitancy or refusal of childhood vaccination in Türkiye	1
Prevalence of hepatitis and HIV in Pakistan	1
Changes in physical activity among adults in Türkiye	1
Adolopment of atopic dermatitis management guidelines for Pakistan	1
Thirty-fifth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	1