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  1. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  2. EMHJ volume 14, 2008

Volume 14 Issue 1

Research articles

Smoking and asthma in 20–44-yearold adults in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran

Altitude and bronchial asthma in south-western Saudi Arabia

Serum lipid profiles with and without CAD: Jordan Hyperlipidaemia and Related Targets Study (JoHARTS-1)

Coronary heart disease and associated risk factors in Qazvin: a population-based study

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors in a semirural area in Yemen

Central obesity among adults in Egypt: prevalence and associated morbidity

Head circumference reference data for Egyptian children and adolescents

Qualitative study on nutritional knowledge of primary-school children and mothers in Tehran

Age at menarche in girls born from 1985 to 1989 in Mazandaran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Comparing the complications of 2 copper intrauterine devices: T380A and Cu-Safe 300

Prevalence of induced abortion and associated complications in women attending hospitals in Isfahan

Dental health status and risk factors for dental caries in adults in Istanbul, Turkey

Prevalence and risk indicators of periodontal disease among high-school students in Tehran

Rates of depression and anxiety among female medical students in Pakistan

Use of the Internet by Sudanese doctors and medical students

Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning HIV/AIDS among Iranian at-risk sub-populations

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran: a population-based study

Seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in primigravida women in Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2004

دراسات ميكروبيولوجية لأقراص اللحم المفروم المتبّلة (beef burgers) في مدينة طرابلس، بالجماهيرية العربية الليبية

Short communication

Health of people working/living in the vicinity of an oil-polluted beach near Karachi, Pakistan

Molar pregnancy and husband’s occupation: do soil and dust have any role?

Connaissances et vécu des mères de la région de Tunis vis-à -vis de certaines conduites addictives chez les jeunes

Review

Effect of garlic on atherosclerosis and its factors

Reports

Malaria control in an urban area: a success story from Khartoum, 1995–2004

Aggressive strategic planning for oral health in Kuwait: a decade of post-war successes

Case report

Aspiration of an incisor tooth after adenotonsillectomy in a 10-year-old Saudi boy

Cladosporium spp. as a causative agent of white superficial onychomycosis

Volume 14 Issue 2

Research articles

Role of some environmental factors on the breeding activity of Anopheles arabiensis in New Halfa town, eastern Sudan

Laboratory evaluation of 3 repellents against Anopheles stephensi in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Primary isolation and detection of Helicobacter pylori from dyspeptic patients: a simple, rapid method

Meningococcal carrier rate before and after hajj pilgrimage: effect of single dose ciprofloxacin on carriage

Clinical and laboratory profile of patients with tuberculosis/HIV coinfection at a national referral centre: a case series

Knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS of schoolteachers in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran

Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about tuberculosis in urban Morocco

Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on serum lipids, apolipoproteins and malondialdehyde in type 2 diabetes patients

Patterns of lipid changes among type 2 diabetes patients in Sudan

Thyroid autoantibodies in women with and without thyroid disorders in an iodine-replete area

Body mass index of Kuwaiti adolescents aged 10–14 years: reference percentiles and curves

Self-reported knowledge and pattern of physical activity among school students in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Facial cleft and associated anomalies: incidence among infants at a Jordanian medical centre

Comparison of oral ibuprofen and indomethacin on closure of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

Profile of paediatric emergency cases in Yemen: the need for evidence-based guidelines

Nocturnal enuresis and its treatment among primary-school children in Oromieh, Islamic Republic of Iran

Knowledge of Iraqi primary health care physicians about breastfeeding

Attitudes and beliefs about cervical smear testing in ever-married Jordanian women

Community-based study of unintentional injuries among preschool children in Damascus

Flying bullets and speeding cars: analysis of child injury deaths in the Palestinian Territory

Perspectives on domestic violence: case study from Karachi, Pakistan

Development of the International Consortium for Blood Safety (ICBS) HCV panels

Frequency of and barriers to utilization of mental health services in an Iranian population

Using SERVQUAL for assessing and improving patient satisfaction at a rural health facility in Pakistan

العلاقة بين استخدام السيدات الريفيات لملوِّثات الهواء داخل المنازل في محافظة الإسكندرية وبين الخصائص الاجتماعية الديمغرافية للأسرة والإصابة بالأمراض

Review

Caesarean section in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Volume 14 Issue 3

Research articles

National health research system mapping in 10 Eastern Mediterranean countries

Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Somalia: national tuberculin survey 2006

Case-finding tuberculosis patients: diagnostic and treatment delays and their determinants

Nosocomial pneumonia: risk factors, rates and trends

Antibacterial susceptibility of uropathogens in 3 hospitals, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2002–2003

Increased isolation of Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Inaba over serotype Ogawa in Pakistan

Factors associated with acute diarrhoea in children in Dhahira, Oman: a hospital-based study

Measles epidemiology and its implications for a vaccination programme in Oman

Rubella serology in pregnant women attending health centres of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Patterns and determinants of maternity care in Damascus

Assessment of women’s satisfaction with reproductive health services in Urmia University of Medical Sciences

Implementing a quality improvement programme in a family planning centre in Monastir, Tunisia

Outcome and management of pregnancy in women with thalassaemia in Cyprus

An audit of diabetes care at 3 centres in Alexandria

Association of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemias in the Tehran population

Periodontal status of type 2 diabetics compared with nondiabetics in north Jordan

برنامج لتحسين الحالة الانفعالية والمعرفية لدى المرضى الخاضعين للاستصفاء الكلوي

Attitudes of dental students towards using computers in education—a mixed design study

Attitudes des étudiants tunisiens en médecine vis-à-vis de la pratique médicale : différences en fonction du sexe

Occupational stress and workrelated unintentional injuries among Iranian car manufacturing workers

Sport practice among private secondary-school students in Dubai in 2004

Short communication

Ten-year mortality from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Cyprus

Report

Maternal mortality in Bahrain 1987–2004: an audit of causes of avoidable death

Introducing the IMCI community component into the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira

Case report

Perforated tuberculous appendicitis and peritoneal tuberculosis

Alkaptonuria in a 5-year-old boy in Iraq

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