Fertility preferences of Turkish married women during the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's fertility preferences in Türkiye due to uncertainty and anxiety. To confirm the results of this study, more research is needed to examine the longer-term impact and among a larger population.PMID:38279884 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.110 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ay şe T Akduman Ay şe F Türkçapar Tu ğçe İçöz Özhan Özdemir Kaz ım E Karaşahin Source Type: research

EuroMed Cancer Network contributions to eliminating cervical cancer in low- and middle-income Mediterranean countries
CONCLUSION: International networks, such as EuMedCN, have the potential to bring together experts and stakeholders to share experiences and catalyse resource mobilization. They can support affordable and synergistic solutions for cervical cancer prevention.PMID:38279885 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.108 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Lina Jaramillo Elisa Camussi Marta Dotti Gianluigi Ferrante Nereo Segnan Roberta Castagno Andreas Ullrich Livia Giordano EuroMed Cancer Network Working Group Source Type: research

Case-control study of determinants of corrective upper eyelid surgery refusals among trachomatous trichiasis patients in Ethiopia
CONCLUSION: Refusing to have TT surgery was significantly related to knowledge about upper eyelid surgery, past surgical outcomes, decision-making capacity, and personal influences. Improved systems for upper eyelid surgery should be established in Ethiopia to better manage, and reduce unfavourable, surgical outcomes, and reduce surgery refusal.PMID:38279886 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.085 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Melese Kitu Kebadnew Mihretie Taye Abuhay Source Type: research

Gaza disaster: we need a permanent ceasefire, now!
East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Dec 21;29(12):919-920. doi: 10.26719/2023.29.12.919.ABSTRACTAnother year ends with multiple humanitarian crises ongoing simultaneously across the globe. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 9 of the 22 Member States and territory are considered fragile or conflict-affected, with severe health consequences for the population.PMID:38279859 | DOI:10.26719/2023.29.12.919 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ahmed Al-Mandhari Richard Peeperkorn Farah Al-Shorbaji Bisma Akbar Ali Mohamed Kamil Richard Brennan Source Type: research

Strengthening dengue control in Pakistan
East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Dec 21;29(12):921-923. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.099.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38279860 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.099 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Maheen Saleem Ayesha Sheikh Hina Nawaz Gati Ara Source Type: research

Cross-sectional study of co-occurring addiction problems among high school students in Tunisia
CONCLUSION: The rate of co-occurrent addictions among adolescents in Sousse, Tunisia, is alarming. Problematic use of Facebook, gaming and tobacco use were the most frequent addictive behaviours. There is an urgent need for effective and multisectoral programmes to prevent addictions among children in Tunisia and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region.PMID:38279861 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.121 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Oumayma Mbarki Rim Ghammem Nawel Zammit Sihem Ben Fredj Jihene Maatoug Hassen Ghannem Source Type: research

Epidemiology of scorpion stings in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory
CONCLUSION: Scorpion stings are commonly encountered by adults and children in the West Bank. There is a need for awareness among the West Bank populations on how to avoid being stung, to train medical staff to better manage sting cases, and to evaluate the antivenom currently being used by physicians for scorpion stings.PMID:38279862 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.118 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Elias N Handal Mohammad Abu Serhan Mazin B Qumsiyeh Rihan Bani Hani David A Warrell Zuhair S Amr Source Type: research

Prevalence, socio-demographic and economic determinants of violence against ever-married women in Morocco
CONCLUSION: Violence against women has reached endemic proportions in Morocco and this has serious consequences for population health and the country's economy. There is a need to reinforce and better structure public health programmes to sustainably prevent or reduce violence against women in the country. It is also important to take actions to mitigate the risk factors and provide adequate and quality care for victims.PMID:38279863 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.122 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Abdelghani Asraoui Chems-Eddouha Khassouani Abdelmajid Soulaymani Source Type: research

Population-based cross-sectional study of sex-specific dose-response associations between night sleep duration and hypertension in Islamic Republic of Iran
CONCLUSION: Longer sleep duration (from 9 hours) had a negative association with hypertension. Further studies are needed to identify the risk factors associated with sleep duration and hypertension among the general population in the Islamic Republic of Iran.PMID:38279864 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.119 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Samaneh Asgari Arezu Najafi Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi Farid Najafi Roya Safari-Faramani Atefeh Behkar Samaneh Akbarpour Source Type: research

A comparative study of tobacco control scale score in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries
CONCLUSION: Tobacco control policies have been implemented and improved in most EMR countries, but there is room for further improvement. Tobacco pricing and taxation, national tobacco control program budgets, and cessation treatments require more attention.PMID:38279865 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.120 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Elnaz Saeedi Sepideh Abdi Amir Reza Dardashti Pedram Fattahi Negar Taheri Fereshte Lotfi Saeed Nemati Mojtaba Vand Rajabpour Source Type: research

Translating political commitments into actions to enhance Universal Health Coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
CONCLUSION: Developing a package of services for the achievement of UHC is a significant milestone for EMR countries and it is central to shaping the healthcare system for effective delivery of services.PMID:38279866 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.112 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Awad Mataria Reza Majdzadeh Deena Al Asfoor Hassan Salah Zafar Mirza Source Type: research

Epidemiology of obesity and control interventions in Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: Prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity have been steadily increasing in Saudi Arabia since 1975. Integrated, "whole-of-community" approach, with continuous evaluation, is needed to achieve sustainable prevention and control of obesity in the country.PMID:38279867 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.086 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Rasha A Almubark Saleh A Alqahtani Source Type: research

All in for Universal Health Coverage and global health security - reinforcing partner engagement in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Nov 30;26(11):835-836. doi: 10.26719/2023.29.11.835.ABSTRACTThe WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) Vision 2023 "Health for All by All" and the EMR Strategy 2020-2023 "Turning Vision into Action" place partnerships at the centre of WHO engagement, to enhance its voice, extend its technical and operational reach, and mobilize needed resources. To be effective, partnerships need to evolve from primarily transactional imperatives to strategic collaboration based on shared vision, value addition and trust.PMID:38279877 | DOI:10.26719/2023.29.11.835 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mira Ihalainen Qaisar Pasha Arash Rashidian Awad Mataria Rana Hajjeh Ahmed Al-Mandhari Ramy Rofail Source Type: research

Resurgence of cholera in Lebanon
East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Nov 30;26(11):837-838. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.111.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38279878 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.111 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Zeina Bayram Abdul Rahman Bizri Umayya Musharrafieh Source Type: research

Cigarette smoking trajectories among adolescents and young adults in the Islamic Republic of Iran
CONCLUSION: Iranian adolescents follow 3 cigarette smoking trajectories into young adulthood: non-smokers, experimenters and escalators. Male sex, employment after high school, and living with a smoker father were associated with unfavourable smoking patterns. Findings from this study provide valuable insights for designing targeted interventions to reduce cigarette smoking among adults and adolescents in the Islamic Republic of Iran.PMID:38279879 | DOI:10.26719/emhj.23.115 (Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal)
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - January 27, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Hasti Masihay-Akbar Soha Razmjouei Elaheh Ainy Leila Cheraghi Fereidoun Azizi Parisa Amiri Source Type: research