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- 1From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe endemicity status of lymphatic filariasis in Oman is uncertain, with only sporadic cases reported, mostly imported. Immunochromatographic card test surveys were carried out to assess the presence of circulating...
- 2From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBreast cancer is the most important cancer in women in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), being the number one cancer in 16 of the 22 countries. In many technically advanced...
- 3From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThis study evaluated peripheral eosinophil and serum eosinophilic cationic protein (s-ECP) levels as markers of asthma control. A total of 38 children with asthma (16 controlled and 22 partially controlled) were...
- 4From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThis descriptive exploratory study was conducted to describe the health care needs and identify unmet needs of the caregivers of cancer patients in Jordan. A total of 82 caregivers accompanying patients to an outpatient...
- 5From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction As previous studies have revealed, postoperative chylothorax is a rare complication of cardiothoracic surgery procedures, especially myocardial revascularization [1-4]. It occurs in less than 1% of...
- 6From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedNeutrophils are always present in the cytomorphologic process of leishmaniasis but their role is still not fully understood. Microscopic examination was done on smears from 56 cases of clinically diagnosed cutaneous...
- 7From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedMobile clinics have been established in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the equitable delivery of primary health care services in remote and rural areas. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the...
- 8From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedTo compare the serum concentrations of IgG to Helicobacter pylori and its virulence factor CagA in patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD), we recruited 120 patients with IHD [acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n =...
- 9From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe aim of this study was to analyse results of the pilot screening round for Al-Qassim Screening Mammography Programme and compare with international standards. Analysis was conducted in the central screening office in...
- 10From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedA multicentre study was conducted in 27 hospitals in Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of the nosocomial infections. The study population (4634 patients) was...
- 11From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedHepatitis B and C virus (HBV/HCV) infections are serious global health problems. Shaving by barbers has been identified as the key risk factor for spread of HBV. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of barbers in...
- 12From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe 5-year survival rate of female breast cancer cases in Jordan and some of the factors that affected survival were measured. All Jordanian women newly diagnosed with breast cancer during 1997-98 were included. Data...
- 13From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe introduction of a rotavirus vaccine makes it important to determine the need for vaccination in a population. This study in Jordan in 2007-08 determined the incidence and clinical features of rotavirus...
- 14From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBreast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women today, after lung cancer. According to WHO, more than 1.2 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. The...
- 15From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe effect of population growth and demographic transition on economic development has been well documented. The population growth in Iraqi Kurdistan is passing through a critical stage of demographic transition. It is,...
- 16From: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIn 2001 a visceral leishmaniasis (VL) surveillance system was set up for children aged < 12 years in the primary health system in Meshkin-Shahr district of Ardebil province, north-western Islamic Republic of Iran. All...