Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit最新文献

Effects of tobacco products taxes on consumption in Türkiye. 烟草制品税对日本烟草消费的影响。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.309

Metin Dincer

{"title":"Effects of tobacco products taxes on consumption in Türkiye.","authors":"Metin Dincer","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.5.309","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.5.309","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Tobacco products taxes are a source of revenue for governments, but more importantly a strategy to reduce consumption of tobacco products and their associated health risks.Aim: To investigate how tobacco products taxes have altered tobacco use in Türkiye.Methods: This retrospective study collected data published between 2010 and 2023 on tobacco and tobacco products in Türkiye, including tobacco products taxes imposed by the government. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 22.0 and correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between domestic cigarette and fine-cut tobacco sales.Results: Between 2010 and 2023, excise taxes on tobacco products varied between 19.2% and 34.2%. Consumer spending on fine-cut tobacco products per capita increased 42 694.6 folds due to an increase in the consumer price index. The annual number of cigarettes consumed per capita increased from 1266 in 2010 to 1609 in 2023 and fine-cut tobacco consumption per capita increased from 0.0037 g/year in 2010 to 106.8139 g/year in 2023. These increases in cigarette and fine-cut tobacco sales were attributed partly to population growth and a shift from cigarette consumption to fine-cut tobacco products consumption.Conclusion: Although the main tobacco product consumed in Türkiye is industrial cigarettes, increasing the prices increased interest in fine-cut tobacco. Therefore, the production of cigarettes from fine-cut tobacco above the legal estimates reduced the effect of the tax on cigarette consumption. The taxation system needs to be reformed to prevent the effect of such alternatives.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 5","pages":"309-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Strategies to combat infodemics in public health. 防治公共卫生信息流行病的战略。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.340

Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Afsaneh Dehnad

{"title":"Strategies to combat infodemics in public health.","authors":"Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Afsaneh Dehnad","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.5.340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.5.340","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Infodemic is an emerging concept in public health and effective strategies are required to combat it.Aim: To identify documented strategies for combating infodemics in the health sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: In November 2022, we reviewed 87 articles on the management of infodemics in public health on PubMed and Web of Science using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews.Results: The number of articles on infodemic more than doubled from 18 in 2020 to 37 in 2021 and decreased to 32 in 2022, indicating efforts at different levels to combat infodemics especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategies to combat infodemics included health literacy and education, use of more effective information resources, content control, social networking and communication, restrictive laws, use of electronic platforms, awareness campaigns, and health care provider involvement.Conclusion: Findings from this review indicate that infodemic, especially during a pandemic, is a serious challenge in public health and a multifaceted approach involving education, technology, policy and community engagement is essential to combat it.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 5","pages":"340-349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Accelerating access to medical products in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. 加快在东地中海区域获得医疗产品。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.303

Hanan Balkhy

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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among women of childbearing age in Jordan. 约旦育龄妇女高血压患病率及决定因素

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.317

Nadine N Abdelhadi, Mervat M Alsous

{"title":"Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among women of childbearing age in Jordan.","authors":"Nadine N Abdelhadi, Mervat M Alsous","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.5.317","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.5.317","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The burden of hypertension among women of childbearing age in Jordan is increasing, indicating the need to explore its prevalence and associated risk factors.Aim: To assess the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among women aged 18-49 years in Jordan.Methods: This study used secondary cross-sectional data on hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia from 2675 Jordanian and Syrian women aged 18-49 years from the 2019 WHO STEPS survey in Jordan. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 28, and univariate analysis was conducted to determine the associations between the variables.Results: Prevalence of hypertension among the study participants was 17% and women who had hypertension were also obese. Having hypertension was significantly associated with being married, having lower educational attainment and consuming high amounts of salt. Those who had hypertension were more likely to have a history of diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease (P < 0.05).Conclusions: The 17% prevalence of hypertension among the study participants, alongside obesity, indicates the need for weight management and lifestyle modification interventions to reduce the burden of hypertension among women of childbearing age in Jordan.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 5","pages":"317-324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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To record the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in earthquake survivors, all influencing factors should be included in the evaluation. 为了记录地震幸存者中创伤后应激障碍的患病率，应将所有影响因素纳入评估。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.350

Josef Finsterer, Joao Gama Marques

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Scope of optometry practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. 地中海东部地区验光实践的范围。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.325

Zoelfigar Mohamed, Saif H Alrasheed, Yazan Gammoh, Mustafa Abdu, Babu Noushad, Nasser Alshamli, Waleed M Alghamdi

{"title":"Scope of optometry practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.","authors":"Zoelfigar Mohamed, Saif H Alrasheed, Yazan Gammoh, Mustafa Abdu, Babu Noushad, Nasser Alshamli, Waleed M Alghamdi","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.5.325","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.5.325","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Optometry regulation and practice vary by country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, therefore, understanding the disparities is crucial for optimizing eye care services in the region.Aim: To evaluate the professional regulations, clinical practices and barriers to providing specialized optometry services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Methods: Between April and September 2024, this cross-sectional survey collected data on professional regulations, clinical practices and barriers to specialized optometry services from 383 optometrists in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries that recognize optometry as a profession. The data were analysed using SPSS version 29 and descriptive analysis was conducted.Results: Eighty percent of the respondents said there was national legislation and mandatory registration to obtain a practicing license in their countries. Almost all the optometrists said they had authority to prescribe spectacles (97.9%) and dispense contact lenses (94.3%), while only 29.2% said they were licensed to prescribe therapeutic drugs. Almost all the respondents (95.6%) assessed visual acuity, while only 18.1% performed contact tonometry. Insufficient training (33.6%) and lack of equipment (29.3%) were the main barriers to providing specialized optometry services.Conclusion: There are significant variations in the scope of optometry practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries and optometrists primarily provide basic eye care services. There is a need to widen the scope of optometry practice in the region and provide more comprehensive training and equipment support to enable optometrists to meet the diverse and evolving eye care needs.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 5","pages":"325-331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Building a sustainable future in Bahrain: Evolving from healthy cities to healthy settings. 在巴林建设可持续的未来：从健康城市发展到健康环境。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.306

Tasnim Atatrah, Deena Alkhamis, Shanine Mohebat, Asmaa Khalil, Yusuf Jalili, Samar Elfeky

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Satisfaction with mobile health clinic services in support of Universal Health Coverage and Oman's Vision 2040 health agenda. 对支持全民健康覆盖和阿曼2040年远景卫生议程的流动诊所服务感到满意。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.5.332

Haitham S Al Hakmani, Yousuf S Al Kalbani, Gasan M Al Zuhli

{"title":"Satisfaction with mobile health clinic services in support of Universal Health Coverage and Oman's Vision 2040 health agenda.","authors":"Haitham S Al Hakmani, Yousuf S Al Kalbani, Gasan M Al Zuhli","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.5.332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.5.332","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mobile health clinics play a vital role in achieving Universal Health Coverage, particularly in disaster-prone areas. However, little is known about patients' satisfaction with their use in Oman.Aim: To investigate satisfaction with mobile health clinic services during health emergencies in Oman.Methods: This cross-sectional survey collected data from 180 individuals aged ≥ 16 years in Balad Seet and Yasab on the use of mobile health clinics during natural disasters between July 2022 and April 2024 in Oman. We used the patient satisfaction questionnaire short form to evaluate patients' satisfaction with services across 7 domains and used χ2 test to analyse the association between categorical variables and satisfaction.Results: Almost all (90.6%) the study participants said they were satisfied with the mobile health clinic services. There were significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics and participant satisfaction levels between Balad Seet and Yasab. Participants from Balad Seet reported consistently higher satisfaction levels than those from Yasab, across all domains.Conclusion: This study highlights the potential of mobile health clinics for providing services in remote areas and during health emergencies in Oman and the potential contribution to achieving Universal Health Coverage and Oman's Vision 2040 health agenda.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 5","pages":"332-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The imperative of a ceasefire for the recovery of public health education in Gaza. 必须停火以恢复加沙的公共卫生教育。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.4.298

Duha Shellah, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Shahenaz Najjar, Mazen AbuQamar

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Effects of the October 2023 war on diabetes treatment and medication adherence in Gaza. 2023年10月战争对加沙糖尿病治疗和药物依从性的影响。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.4.268

Hatem A Hejaz

{"title":"Effects of the October 2023 war on diabetes treatment and medication adherence in Gaza.","authors":"Hatem A Hejaz","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.4.268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26719/2025.31.4.268","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Diabetes management requires lifelong medical and medication supervision. The war in Gaza has worsened essential care for diabetes patients, disrupting access to treatment and medications and causing non-adherence.Aim: To evaluate the effects of the October 2023 war on diabetes treatment and medication compliance in Gaza.Methods: Between February and May 2024, this cross-sectional study collected data from 278 diabetes patients residing in Rafah, Gaza Strip. It analysed the impact of the war on access to care and medications and medication adherence.Results: Access to health care facility had decreased from 90% before the October 2023 war to 22% at the time of the study, and medication adherence had decreased from 85% to 45%. Financial constraints severely impacted medication affordability (55% significantly, 37% moderately, 7% lightly, and only 1% not at all) and medication adherence (65% due to mild constraint, 40% due to moderate constraint and 15% due to high constraint).Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate the need for accelerated assistance to rehabilitate health infrastructure and services in Gaza to guarantee continuous care for diabetic patients and patients suffering from other chronic diseases.","PeriodicalId":93985,"journal":{"name":"Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit","volume":"31 4","pages":"268-273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144192619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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