Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Article	Citations
Waste management of used personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	175
Performance of risk prediction models in breast cancer screening among women in Cyprus	77
COVID-19 financing strategies for refugees and migrants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	65
Ethical soundness of health technology assessment reports in Islamic Republic of Iran	38
Parents’ Education Level and Children’s BMI Explain Caries Distribution Among Kindergarten Students: A Cross-Sectional Study	29
Managing mass disasters linked to the sinking of illegal migrant boats: experiences of the Sfax forensic medicine service	27
An outbreak of salmonellosis among Filipinos in a private camp, Saudi Arabia	26
Banning tobacco products sales to adolescents in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	25
Sleep disturbances following recovery from COVID-19: a comparative cross-sectional study in Egypt	25
Retrospective analysis of a large-scale cholera outbreak in Sudan	24
Microbial infection and antibiotic resistance patterns among Jordanian intensive care patients	24
Characteristics and treatment patterns of patients with type 2 diabetes in Lebanon: the DISCOVER study	23
Student screening for inherited blood disorders in Bahrain	23
Strengthening dengue control in Pakistan	22
Fertility preferences of Turkish married women during the COVID-19 pandemic	21
Post-COVID-19 syndrome among healthcare workers in Jordan	20
WHO global meeting to accelerate progress on SDG target 3.4 on noncommunicable diseases and mental health	20
Knowledge and perceptions of physicians and veterinarians about One Health in Türkiye	19
War and environmental health in Gaza	19
Seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus antibody in Iraq	18
Effects of hospital-to-home transitional care on health outcomes of elderly patients in Islamic Republic of Iran	17
Beyond illness: Understanding the social determinants in the life of a middle-aged Pakistani woman	17
Possible new role for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in treating glomerulonephritis	16
Underestimation of malnutrition among Pakistani infants weighed with clothes on	16
COVID-19 and family planning in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	16

Infectiouss diseases surveillance in schoolchildren in Oman	15
Causes of prolonged hospitalisation after COVID-19 are more varied than assumed	15
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study	14
Analysis of human resources for health in Afghanistan	14
Tuberculosis diagnosis in a region most affected by the 2023 earthquake in southern Türkiye	13
Access of Syrian refugee women to reproductive health services in Türkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Charting a course towards a healthier future for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	13
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	12
Perceptions about hypertension in an urban population in Pakistan	12
Overview of the laboratory accreditation programme of the College of American Pathologists	12
Transmission of HIV through blood and blood products in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	11
Exploring the bidirectional relationship between chronic disease and depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians: a qualitative analysis	11
An attempt to illustrate the malaria situation in Arabia at the time of the prophet Muhammed	11
Summary report on the expert consultation on hospital resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	11
Global, regional and national incidence and causes of needlestick injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The brain drain: why medical students and young physicians want to leave Egypt	10
Immunization coverage of children aged 24–35 months in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a national cluster coverage survey	10
Using time series studies to unravel the short-term health effects of particulate matter air pollution in Eastern Mediterranean Region	10
Health laws of Pakistan: compilation and commentary	10
Supportive public health leadership for COVID-19 response in Jordan	9
Intercountry meeting to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	9
Severity of child neglect among acutely poisoned children in Egypt	9
Eastern Mediterranean Region Vision 2023 and expansion of WHO presence at country level: new WHO offices in Bahrain and Kuwait	9
Population health management in Gaza after the devastation	9
Mapping of health innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Mediterranean and selected Arab Countries	9
External quality assessment of laboratory performance in bacteriology in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2011–2019	9
Repercussions of the destruction of Gaza's sole psychiatric hospital	9
Gender disparity and risk of noncommunicable disease among adults in Islamic Republic of Iran	8
COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: the national health response	8
Pattern of growth development of premature children at the age of two and three years in Alexandria, Egypt [Part II]	8
COVID-19 excess deaths in Eastern European countries associated with weaker regulation implementation and lower vaccination coverage	8
COVID-19 among people living with HIV in Lebanon	8
Nutritional outcome of appropriate feeding during and after acute diarrhoea in children	8
Measuring universal health coverage to ensure continuing care for older people: a scoping review with specific implications for the Iranian context	8
Molecular characterization of Anopheles fluviatilis species complex in the Islamic Republic of Iran	8
Women’s health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: time for a paradigm shift	7
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	7
Collaboration: the key to investigations of emerging and re-emerging diseases	7
Regional expert meeting on policy action for healthy diets, with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	7
Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Sudan	7
A bibliometric analysis of health systems research in Pakistan	7
Low birth weight in Lebanon: a morphological parameter and a health status indicator	7
Vision 2023: midterm push forward plan for Health for All by All in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region	7
Hypertension in elderly Egyptians	7
Barriers to childhood vaccination in urban slums of Pakistan	7
Systematic review and meta-analysis of global prevalence of neurotoxic and hemotoxic snakebite envenomation	7
Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: getting back on track in the time of COVID-19	7
Adapting the ethical review process for COVID-19 research: reviewers’ perspectives from Pakistan	6
Faculty development programmes in medical education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	6
Associations between caesarean births and breastfeeding in the Middle East: a scoping review	6

Cross-sectional study of the potential effects of October 2023 war on food security in the State of Palestine	6
Women’s health and climate change: a threat or an opportunity	6
Discontinuation of hormonal contraception in Oman: prevalence and reasons	6
Throat culture screening for Beta-haemolytic streptococci among schoolboys in Saudi Arabia	6
Drugs dispensed with and without a prescription from community pharmacies in a conurbation in Egypt	6
Eastern Mediterranean health news	6
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of the population in Kuwait about AIDS-a pilot study	6
Prevalence and determinants of second-hand tobacco smoking in Pakistan	6
Improving diabetic patients’ outcomes in family medicine in the United Arab Emirates	6
Development of a policy brief to reform waterpipe tobacco taxation in Egypt	6
The role of the laboratory in disease surveillance	6
Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan	6
COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Yemen	6
Twenty-first meeting of the regional programme review group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	6
Adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region: leaving no one behind	6
A conceptual framework to incorporate fundamental values in the health and medical education system in Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Prices, availability and affordability of selected essential medicines for chronic diseases in Türkiye	6
A population-based study of obesity and its complications in southern Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Relevance of the COVID-19 rapid response system to public health policymaking in Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Consumer choice of health facility among the lowest socioeconomic group in newly established demand-side health-financing scheme in Pakistan	5
Current trends and prospects of multiple sclerosis research in Arab countries	5
Regional advocacy workshop on noncommunicable disease priorities among children and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Cancer treatment challenges during Gaza’s humanitarian crisis	5
Inequalities in the geographical distribution and workload of obstetrics and gynaecology specialists by gender in Turkey	5
Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process	5
No evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women	5
Eastern Mediterranean Region intercountry dialogue on the WHO Acceleration Plan to STOP Obesity	5
The evidence governance system in Oman	5
Seroprevalence and clinical outcome of hepatitis D infection in Qatar	5
A multicentre survey of asthma-related quality-of-life and treatment in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Trends of stunting, underweight and overweight among children aged < 5 years in Kuwait: findings from Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System (2007–2019)	5
Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies	5
Celebrating 50 years of Essential Programme on Immunization: What’s achieved and what’s next for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Attitudes and practices of postnatal mothers and their accompanying relatives to breastfeeding in public at a university hospital in Turkey	5
The role of midwives in implementing reproductive health services in Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Consultative meeting to review progress in introducing seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
A review of oral health promotion programmes in Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
A systematic review of frequency and geographic distribution of water-borne parasites in the Middle East and North Africa	5
Hospital-based case–control study of risk factors for early neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip	5
Oesophageal cancer in Bahrain	5
Management of wound infection after appendectomy: are parenteral antibiotics useful?	5
Ten-year review of renal transplants in Punjab Province, Pakistan	5
Response to a 2022 EMHJ paper on palliative care models in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye	5
Epstein-Barr virus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	5
Earthquakes as triggers for public health disasters: WHO and health systems’ response	5
“Our planet, our health”: saving lives, promoting health and attaining well-being by protecting the planet – the Eastern Mediterranean perspectives	5
An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa	4
Association between mode of delivery and breastfeeding practices in Egypt: secondary analysis of Egypt Demographic and Health Survey	4
Comment on “Challenges and epidemiological implications of the first outbreak of dengue and chikungunya” published in EMHJ Volume 30 Number 1	4
[Food intake, and anthropometrical and biological parameters in adult Tunisians during Ramadan]	4
Attitude of healthcare professionals in Türkiye to COVID-19 vaccine	4
Acute hepatitis B outbreak in a nursing home for the disabled in Türkiye	4
Annual meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Research Ethics Review Committee, December 2021	4
Investing in a healthier future for women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Study of mortality risk factors for children under age 5 in Abu Dhabi	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of myopia among school-age children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Secondary multilevel mixed-effects modelling of seroprevalence trends of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	4
Evaluation of an integrated approach to schistosomiasis control in a resettlement area west of Alexandria	4
COVID-19-related challenges in blood donation in the United Arab Emirates	4
Smoking intervention programme for male secondary-school students in south-western Saudi Arabia	4
Cross-sectional analysis of soft drinks consumption patterns post taxation in Saudi Arabia	4
A review of sugar-sweetened beverages taxation in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates	4
National workshop for health research prioritization in Jordan	4
Regional consultation on enhancing the capacity of Member States to implement anti-stigma programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Assessment of adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines among dentists in the West Bank and Jerusalem	4
Composition and nutritional value of traditional rural Iranian foods	4
Progress towards elimination of IDD in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a KAP survey of iodized salt consumption	4
Rebuilding better and fairer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee	4
Validation of the Arabic Childbirth Care Satisfaction Survey	4
Congenital anomalies in neonates in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt	4
Shigella dysentery and shigella infections	4
Challenges and opportunities for tobacco control in the Islamic countries-a case-study from Bangladesh	4
A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan	4
Induced labour with prostaglandin E2 in different parity groups after premature rupture of membranes	4
Understanding the reasons for refusal of polio vaccine by families in Quetta Block, Pakistan	4
Scaling up mental health care for refugee populations: a model by UNRWA	4
Nutrition surveillance in the Sudan: a community-based approach	4
HIV/AIDS surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Health effects of desert dust storm events in the south-eastern Mediterranean: perceptions and practices of local stakeholders	4

Comparative study of lung function in Iranian factory workers exposed to silica dust	3
Strategies for enhancing the use of primary health care services by nomads and rural communities in Saudi Arabia	3
Assessment of concerns about vaccination among recovered COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia	3
Engagement of private healthcare sector in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in selected Eastern Mediterranean countries	3
Workplace violence against healthcare professionals in Morocco	3
COVID-19 vaccination certificates and lifting public health and social measures: ethical considerations	3
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among blue-collar workers in United Arab Emirates	3
Determining the risk factors associated with delayed sputum conversion at the end of the intensive phase among tuberculosis patients	3
The fate of Afghan women’s health amid COVID-19 and political uncertainty	3
Comments on: Incidence and treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in Islamic Republic of Iran, published in EMHJ Vol. 29 No. 6*	3
Gaza cannot wait any longer	3
Workshop for sharing best practices in sexual and reproductive health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme:an evaluation 1998-2000	3
Development of an action plan to implement the global strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Needs assessment and gap analysis for national health technology assessments in Lebanon	3
Country offices as operational base for WHO programmes: the case of Qatar	3
Systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal mortality ratio and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Expert meeting to develop a regional roadmap for palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Some aspects of the use of oral contraceptives as growth-promoting agents in poultry	3
Urgent action is needed to address Sudan’s growing humanitarian crisis	3
Palliative care models and innovations in 4 Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: a case-based study	3
Using social media surveys and interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia	3
Constraints facing surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Multiregional workshop on the implementation of the global action plan on public health response to dementia	3
Effectiveness of breast cancer screening campaigns from 2012 to 2017 by analysis of stage at diagnosis, Lebanon	3
A review of antibiotic misuse and bacterial resistance in Iraq	3
Public health practitioners’ perspective on the sustainability of the tuberculosis control programme at primary health care level in Pakistan	3
Taxing tobacco as a strategy to reduce consumption and increase public health benefits in Pakistan	3
Compliance with smoke-free policies at indoor and outdoor public places: an observational study in Pakistan	3
Patterns and determinants of treatment compliance among hypertensive patients	3
Taxonomy of effective strategies to reduce unnecessary caesareans: a systematic review	3
Association of malnutrition and low quality of life among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, Palestine	3
Literacy of healthcare personnel in Türkiye about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes	3
Time for a do-not-resuscitate policy? Outcomes of inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation in very old patients in Bahrain	3
Frequency and types of skin disorders and associated diabetes mellitus in elderly Jordanians	3
Impact of noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs and worker productivity, Saudi Arabia	3
Health system considerations related to voluntary and forced displacement in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a critical analysis of the available literature	3
Mid upper arm and calf circumferences as indicators of nutritional status in women of reproductive age	3
Access of Syrian refugees to COVID-19 testing in Lebanon	3
Patient flow analysis in a children’s clinic	3
Medical supplies agencies and access to foreign currency in resourcelimited settings: case studies from Sudan	3
Cigarette use and exposure to second-hand smoke and tobacco advertising among Tunisian adolescents	3
Presentation and management of female breast cancer in Egypt	3
Human factors in emerging infectious diseases	3
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	3
Cross-sectional investigation of the effects of the war in Gaza on quality-of-life of breast cancer patients	3
Mental health and driving behaviour of students and alumni of a university in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study	3
Distribution of hospital beds across Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2019: a cross-sectional study	3
Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Programme Review Group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	3
Nutrient intakes and adequacy among preschool children under blockade in Gaza City, Palestine	3
Determinants of the Early Childhood Development Index among children aged < 5 years in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana: a comparative study	3
Psychometric properties of the shortened Farsi version of the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait	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