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	83
COVID-19 financing strategies for refugees and migrants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	68
Ethical soundness of health technology assessment reports in Islamic Republic of Iran	40
Parents’ Education Level and Children’s BMI Explain Caries Distribution Among Kindergarten Students: A Cross-Sectional Study	32
Sleep disturbances following recovery from COVID-19: a comparative cross-sectional study in Egypt	32
Retrospective analysis of a large-scale cholera outbreak in Sudan	28
Managing mass disasters linked to the sinking of illegal migrant boats: experiences of the Sfax forensic medicine service	26
Microbial infection and antibiotic resistance patterns among Jordanian intensive care patients	25
Student screening for inherited blood disorders in Bahrain	24
Post-COVID-19 syndrome among healthcare workers in Jordan	23
Fertility preferences of Turkish married women during the COVID-19 pandemic	22
Food insecurity, starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip	21
Strengthening dengue control in Pakistan	21
Psychosocial experiences of refugee Gaza children who received cancer treatment in Jordan	20
Banning tobacco products sales to adolescents in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	20
War and environmental health in Gaza	20
Beyond illness: Understanding the social determinants in the life of a middle-aged Pakistani woman	17
Underestimation of malnutrition among Pakistani infants weighed with clothes on	16
Possible new role for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in treating glomerulonephritis	16
Causes of prolonged hospitalisation after COVID-19 are more varied than assumed	15
COVID-19 and family planning in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	15
Access of Syrian refugee women to reproductive health services in Türkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study	14
Global, regional and national incidence and causes of needlestick injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14

Effects of hospital-to-home transitional care on health outcomes of elderly patients in Islamic Republic of Iran	14
Charting a course towards a healthier future for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	13
Tuberculosis diagnosis in a region most affected by the 2023 earthquake in southern Türkiye	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
Transmission of HIV through blood and blood products in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	11
Knowledge and perceptions of physicians and veterinarians about One Health in Türkiye	11
Seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus antibody in Iraq	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
Analysis of human resources for health in Afghanistan	11
Supportive public health leadership for COVID-19 response in Jordan	10
Mapping of health innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Mediterranean and selected Arab Countries	10
Intercountry meeting to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	10
External quality assessment of laboratory performance in bacteriology in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2011–2019	10
Population health management in Gaza after the devastation	10
Severity of child neglect among acutely poisoned children in Egypt	10
Repercussions of the destruction of Gaza's sole psychiatric hospital	10
Exploring the bidirectional relationship between chronic disease and depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians: a qualitative analysis	9
COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: the national health response	9
Using time series studies to unravel the short-term health effects of particulate matter air pollution in Eastern Mediterranean Region	9
COVID-19 among people living with HIV in Lebanon	9
Immunization coverage of children aged 24–35 months in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a national cluster coverage survey	9
The brain drain: why medical students and young physicians want to leave Egypt	9
Gender disparity and risk of noncommunicable disease among adults in Islamic Republic of Iran	9
COVID-19 excess deaths in Eastern European countries associated with weaker regulation implementation and lower vaccination coverage	9
Hypertension in elderly Egyptians	8
Adapting the ethical review process for COVID-19 research: reviewers’ perspectives from Pakistan	8
Drugs dispensed with and without a prescription from community pharmacies in a conurbation in Egypt	8
Systematic review and meta-analysis of global prevalence of neurotoxic and hemotoxic snakebite envenomation	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
Vision 2023: midterm push forward plan for Health for All by All in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region	8
A bibliometric analysis of health systems research in Pakistan	8
Barriers to childhood vaccination in urban slums of Pakistan	8
COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Yemen	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	8
Regional expert meeting on policy action for healthy diets, with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	8
Throat culture screening for Beta-haemolytic streptococci among schoolboys in Saudi Arabia	8
Twenty-first meeting of the regional programme review group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	8
Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Sudan	8
Associations between caesarean births and breastfeeding in the Middle East: a scoping review	7
Adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region: leaving no one behind	7
Development of a policy brief to reform waterpipe tobacco taxation in Egypt	7
Celebrating 50 years of Essential Programme on Immunization: What’s achieved and what’s next for the Eastern Mediterranean Region	7
Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan	7
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
Beliefs and practices of physicians in Lebanon regarding promotional gifts and interactions with pharmaceutical companies	7
Faculty development programmes in medical education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review	7

Prices, availability and affordability of selected essential medicines for chronic diseases in Türkiye	7
Regional advocacy workshop on noncommunicable disease priorities among children and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	7
Discontinuation of hormonal contraception in Oman: prevalence and reasons	7
Women’s health and climate change: a threat or an opportunity	6
Oesophageal cancer in Bahrain	6
Multiple fractures after an explosive injury in Gaza	6
Consumer choice of health facility among the lowest socioeconomic group in newly established demand-side health-financing scheme in Pakistan	6
Relevance of the COVID-19 rapid response system to public health policymaking in Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Current trends and prospects of multiple sclerosis research in Arab countries	6
Effects of tobacco products taxes on consumption in Türkiye	6
Trends of stunting, underweight and overweight among children aged < 5 years in Kuwait: findings from Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System (2007–2019)	6
Hospital-based case–control study of risk factors for early neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip	6
Cancer treatment challenges during Gaza’s humanitarian crisis	6
Prevalence and determinants of second-hand tobacco smoking in Pakistan	6
A conceptual framework to incorporate fundamental values in the health and medical education system in Islamic Republic of Iran	6
Experiences of children with kidney failure in Gaza	6
Inequalities in the geographical distribution and workload of obstetrics and gynaecology specialists by gender in Turkey	6
Seroprevalence and clinical outcome of hepatitis D infection in Qatar	6
A multicentre survey of asthma-related quality-of-life and treatment in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Attitude of healthcare professionals in Türkiye to COVID-19 vaccine	5
Attitudes and practices of postnatal mothers and their accompanying relatives to breastfeeding in public at a university hospital in Turkey	5
The evidence governance system in Oman	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 review of sugar-sweetened beverages taxation in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates	5
A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan	5
Acute hepatitis B outbreak in a nursing home for the disabled in Türkiye	5
A population-based study of obesity and its complications in southern Islamic Republic of Iran	5
A systematic review of frequency and geographic distribution of water-borne parasites in the Middle East and North Africa	5
Policy recommendations for managing stray dogs in Morocco	5
A review of oral health promotion programmes in Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Eastern Mediterranean Region intercountry dialogue on the WHO Acceleration Plan to STOP Obesity	5
Cross-sectional analysis of soft drinks consumption patterns post taxation in Saudi Arabia	5
Development of an atlas of palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through a stakeholder participative process	5
The role of midwives in implementing reproductive health services in Islamic Republic of Iran	5
Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye	5
Fifteen-year analysis of cervical cancer trends in Saudi Arabia	5
Ten-year analysis of hepatitis B incidence in Iraq	5
Consultative meeting to review progress in introducing seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	5
Epstein-Barr virus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	5
No evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women	5
Induced labour with prostaglandin E2 in different parity groups after premature rupture of membranes	5
Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Programme Review Group and national neglected tropical diseases programme managers	4
Investing in a healthier future for women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Composition and nutritional value of traditional rural Iranian foods	4
Nutrition surveillance in the Sudan: a community-based approach	4
Scaling up mental health care for refugee populations: a model by UNRWA	4
National workshop for health research prioritization in Jordan	4
Smoking intervention programme for male secondary-school students in south-western Saudi Arabia	4
Understanding the reasons for refusal of polio vaccine by families in Quetta Block, Pakistan	4
Secondary multilevel mixed-effects modelling of seroprevalence trends of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of myopia among school-age children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Literacy of healthcare personnel in Türkiye about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes	4
Comments on: Incidence and treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in Islamic Republic of Iran, published in EMHJ Vol. 29 No. 6*	4
Meeting on scaling up hospital antimicrobial stewardship in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Progress towards elimination of IDD in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a KAP survey of iodized salt consumption	4
COVID-19-related challenges in blood donation in the United Arab Emirates	4
Earthquakes as triggers for public health disasters: WHO and health systems’ response	4
Rebuilding better and fairer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee	4
Multiregional workshop on the implementation of the global action plan on public health response to dementia	4
Workshop for sharing best practices in sexual and reproductive health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Regional consultation on enhancing the capacity of Member States to implement anti-stigma programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	4
Study of mortality risk factors for children under age 5 in Abu Dhabi	4
Health effects of desert dust storm events in the south-eastern Mediterranean: perceptions and practices of local stakeholders	4
Evaluation of an integrated approach to schistosomiasis control in a resettlement area west of Alexandria	4
Annual meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Research Ethics Review Committee, December 2021	4
Validation of the Arabic Childbirth Care Satisfaction Survey	4
Expanding community-delivered HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis models in Pakistan	4
Comment on “Challenges and epidemiological implications of the first outbreak of dengue and chikungunya” published in EMHJ Volume 30 Number 1	4
An ecological study of the burden of road traffic crashes in the Middle East and North Africa	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal mortality ratio and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Workplace violence against healthcare professionals in Morocco	3
Cross-sectional investigation of the effects of the war in Gaza on quality-of-life of breast cancer patients	3
Distribution of hospital beds across Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2019: a cross-sectional study	3
Needs assessment and gap analysis for national health technology assessments in Lebanon	3
Tobacco control in the State of Palestine during wartime	3
Compliance with smoke-free policies at indoor and outdoor public places: an observational study in Pakistan	3
Integrating emergency nutrition into UNRWA's humanitarian response in Gaza	3
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Commission for Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication	3
Assessment of adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines among dentists in the West Bank and Jerusalem	3

Development of an action plan to implement the global strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Access of Syrian refugees to COVID-19 testing in Lebanon	3
Cigarette use and exposure to second-hand smoke and tobacco advertising among Tunisian adolescents	3
Sixth meeting of the Regional Verification Commission of Measles and Rubella Elimination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
A review of antibiotic misuse and bacterial resistance in Iraq	3
Mental health and driving behaviour of students and alumni of a university in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study	3
Restoring stolen dreams and futures, saving Gaza’s children from generational trauma	3
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among blue-collar workers in United Arab Emirates	3
Comparative study of lung function in Iranian factory workers exposed to silica dust	3
Palliative care models and innovations in 4 Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: a case-based study	3
Gaza cannot wait any longer	3
Determinants of the Early Childhood Development Index among children aged < 5 years in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana: a comparative study	3
Public health practitioners’ perspective on the sustainability of the tuberculosis control programme at primary health care level in Pakistan	3
Historical trends in completeness of death registration in Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Using social media surveys and interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia	3
Income inequality and willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination in Islamic Republic of Iran	3
Assessment of concerns about vaccination among recovered COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia	3
Psychometric properties of the shortened Farsi version of the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait	3
Engagement of private healthcare sector in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in selected Eastern Mediterranean countries	3
The fate of Afghan women’s health amid COVID-19 and political uncertainty	3
Urgent action is needed to address Sudan’s growing humanitarian crisis	3
Taxing tobacco as a strategy to reduce consumption and increase public health benefits in Pakistan	3
United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme:an evaluation 1998-2000	3
Time for a do-not-resuscitate policy? Outcomes of inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation in very old patients in Bahrain	3
Assessment of surgical services and needs in rural district and subdistrict hospitals in Pakistan	3
COVID-19 vaccination certificates and lifting public health and social measures: ethical considerations	3
Country offices as operational base for WHO programmes: the case of Qatar	3
Patient flow analysis in a children’s clinic	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
Medical supplies agencies and access to foreign currency in resourcelimited settings: case studies from Sudan	3
Strategies for enhancing the use of primary health care services by nomads and rural communities in Saudi Arabia	3
Presentation and management of female breast cancer in Egypt	3
Impact of noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs and worker productivity, Saudi Arabia	3
Enhancing outbreak and pandemic alert and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3