Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit最新文献_第9页

UNRWA's health service in Gaza: Challenges and response to the October 2023 crisis. 近东救济工程处加沙保健服务：挑战和对2023年10月危机的反应。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.2.73

Ghada Aljadba, Zoheir Elkhatib, Khalil Hamad, Sayed Shah, Wafaa Zeidan, Shatha Albeik, Akihiro Seita

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Incidence of surgical site infection among appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and caesarean section patients in Qatar. 卡塔尔阑尾切除术、疝修补术和剖宫产术患者手术部位感染的发生率。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.37

Humberto Guanche Garcell, Jameela Al-Ajmi, Ariadna Villanueva Arias, Joji C Abraham, Tania M Fernandez Hernandez

{"title":"Incidence of surgical site infection among appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and caesarean section patients in Qatar.","authors":"Humberto Guanche Garcell, Jameela Al-Ajmi, Ariadna Villanueva Arias, Joji C Abraham, Tania M Fernandez Hernandez","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.1.37","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.1.37","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Surgical site infection is a frequently reported adverse outcome of surgical procedures worldwide, impacting the quality-of-care for patients.Aim: To describe the incidence of surgical site infection among appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and caesarean section patients in Qatar and compare the rates with external benchmarks.Methods: We conducted this retrospective observational study among all 5127 appendectomy, herniorrhaphy and caesarean section patients admitted at The Cuban Hospital, Qatar, from 2013 to 2023. We analysed the data using SPSS version 22 and MedCalc, we determined the relative risk ratios, 95% CI and P-values, and used Student's t-test for comparison. A 2-sided α < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Of the 5127 surgeries, 2463 were appendectomies, 751 were herniorrhaphies and 1913 were caesarean sections. Surgical site infections were 2.19% for appendectomy, 2.53% for herniorrhaphy and 2.56% for caesarean section. Surgical site infection decreased over the study period for appendectomy and herniorrhaphy, while it varied with no definite trend for caesarean section. Infection was higher for herniorrhaphy and appendectomy than reported by the National Healthcare Safety Network and the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Conclusion: The higher incidence of surgical site infection in Qatar than the benchmark countries provides evidence for stricter hospital infection prevention and control programmes to improve patient safety in the country.","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 1","pages":"37-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412011","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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A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan. 巴基斯坦儿童免疫接种覆盖率回顾。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.6

Muhammad A Malik, Muhammad M Siddiqui

{"title":"A review of childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan.","authors":"Muhammad A Malik, Muhammad M Siddiqui","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.1.6","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Pakistani Government has prioritized and invested substantial resources in expanding childhood immunization, aiming to increase coverage to > 90%. It is therefore important to track progress towards achieving this target.Aim: To track progress on childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan at baseline, at endline, and at 2 important milestones (2005 and 2010).Methods: Using 2001 as baseline, we collected milestone data (2005, 2010, 2015) on childhood immunization from the Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement Survey for children aged 1-5 years. We analysed the data using STATA version 15.1 and used the concentration index for bound variables to analyse equity in coverage.Results: Immunization coverage did not follow a consistent upward trend, and it varied by province. Over the 15-year (2001-2015) period, childhood immunization coverage increased substantially. Although more than 80% of 1-5-year-old children were vaccinated by 2015 at the national level, Pakistan missed the Millenium Development Goals targets for childhood immunization. Only Punjab Province achieved the targets for childhood immunization (92.0% in Punjab vs 82.5% at national level). Higher socioeconomic status increased the odds of being vaccinated while living in rural areas decreased the odds.Conclusion: To improve childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan and achieve the related Sustainable Development Goals targets, it is important for the government to set targets at the provincial level, allocate more resources and continue to track progress regularly until 2030.","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 1","pages":"6-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411841","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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Staying and delivering: WHO's enduring commitment to healthcare delivery in emergencies and humanitarian settings in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. 坚持和提供：世卫组织对在东地中海区域紧急情况和人道主义环境中提供卫生保健的持久承诺。

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Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.3

Hanan Balkhy

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Cross-sectional, laboratory-based study of measles seroprevalence in Oman. 阿曼麻疹血清流行的横断面实验室研究。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.30

Bader Al-Rawahi, Prakash Patel, Noura Al-Farsi, Hanan Al-Kindi, Amina Al-Jardani, Intisar Al-Shukri, Samira Al-Mahruqi, Aisha Al-Busaidy, Anitha Hangarge, Seif Al-Abri

{"title":"Cross-sectional, laboratory-based study of measles seroprevalence in Oman.","authors":"Bader Al-Rawahi, Prakash Patel, Noura Al-Farsi, Hanan Al-Kindi, Amina Al-Jardani, Intisar Al-Shukri, Samira Al-Mahruqi, Aisha Al-Busaidy, Anitha Hangarge, Seif Al-Abri","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.1.30","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.1.30","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Since the introduction of vaccination in Oman in 1981, measles incidence has decreased, and Oman achieved measles elimination in 2019. Measles cases in the country are currently import-related.Aim: To understand the measles immunity profile of the Omani population and identify high-risk groups.Methods: A total of 1990 anonymous blood samples out of 2032 samples collected from all regional referral hospitals and one private laboratory in Oman from November 2015 to January 2016 were tested for measles immunoglobulin G. We grouped the study population into 4 birth cohorts and analysed the data using SPSS version 16.0. We used the χ2 to test for statistical significance and used Kruskal-Wallis test to calculate the geometric mean for each age group. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: The overall measles seropositivity was 84.0%. Seronegativity was significantly higher among the 15-20 years (34.0%) and 20-35 years (24.0%) age groups. There was no significant difference in seropositivity by gender and nationality. Seropositivity was 72.7% in the 1987-1996 cohort and 70.1% in the 1997-2006 cohort. The mean measles antibody level was 2318.5 IU/ml.Conclusion: This study revealed a measles immunity gap among some age groups in Oman, indicating the need for sustained high vaccination coverage, robust surveillance, targeted vaccination campaigns, and timely outbreak response.","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 1","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411859","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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Educational intervention to increase childhood immunization uptake in rural Pakistan. 提高巴基斯坦农村儿童免疫接种率的教育干预。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.16

Shiraz Shaikh, Greesh Maheshwari, Aroosa Nighat, Lubna Mazharullah, Allah N Samoo, Ghulam M Soomro

{"title":"Educational intervention to increase childhood immunization uptake in rural Pakistan.","authors":"Shiraz Shaikh, Greesh Maheshwari, Aroosa Nighat, Lubna Mazharullah, Allah N Samoo, Ghulam M Soomro","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.1.16","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.1.16","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Childhood immunization uptake in rural Pakistan is low, due mostly to myths and misunderstanding regarding its importance.Aim: To determine the effect of an educational intervention on childhood immunization uptake for infants aged ≤ 16 weeks in 5 rural districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted from September 2023 to January 2024 among parents of 1200 children aged 3-5 weeks enrolled in intervention and control villages. Education campaigns that included face-to-face sessions and distribution of print and video information materials were conducted with families of children in the intervention group. Multivariable Cox regression was used to assess the effect of the intervention on immunization uptake.Results: After the initial immunization at birth, 19.8% of infants in the intervention villages and 24.8% in the control villages had not completed their Expanded Programme on Immunization vaccinations at age 16 weeks. Children in the intervention villages were significantly more likely to have been completely vaccinated at 14 weeks. Age, gender, household monthly income, place of birth, maternal education, and distance from immunization facility were not significantly associated with uptake.Conclusion: Educational interventions, including use of social media, can help increase childhood immunization uptake in rural areas of developing countries like Pakistan.","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 1","pages":"16-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411874","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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Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye. COVID-19 和肺炎球菌结合疫苗对土耳其住院老年 COVID-19 患者的影响。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.26719/2025.31.1.24

Güzin Z Öztürk, İlknur Demir, Zeynep U Yılmaz

{"title":"Effects of COVID-19 and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on hospitalized older COVID-19 patients in Türkiye.","authors":"Güzin Z Öztürk, İlknur Demir, Zeynep U Yılmaz","doi":"10.26719/2025.31.1.24","DOIUrl":"10.26719/2025.31.1.24","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV13, are part of Türkiye's adult immunization programme to reduce COVID-19 severity and mortality among older adults.Aim: To evaluate the effects of CoronaVac and PCV13 vaccines on hospitalized patients aged ≥ 65 years in Türkiye.Methods: This retrospective descriptive study included 365 patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to the COVID-19 wards and intensive care unit of Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital in Türkiye between March and June 2021. We evaluated vaccine efficacy among patients at ≥ 14 days and < 14 days after the second dose. We analysed the data using SPSS version 20.0 and compared proportions in independent groups using χ2 test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Intensive care unit admission was lower (25.3%) among patients vaccinated with CoronaVac than among unvaccinated patients (38.5%), and mortality rate was significantly lower (16.9% vs 32.7%) among vaccinated patients. Mortality decreased significantly with the number of vaccine doses. No significant relationship was found between PCV13 vaccination and mortality or intensive care unit admission, but mortality was lower among vaccinated patients.Conclusion: CoronaVac significantly reduced intensive care unit admissions and mortality among older COVID-19 patients. Although PCV13 did not show a significant reduction in mortality, its observed benefit supports continued pneumococcal vaccination among older populations.","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 1","pages":"24-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411878","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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Putting governance into practice: The engagement of private health sector for Universal Health Coverage and health security. 将治理付诸实践：私营卫生部门参与全民健康覆盖和卫生安全。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.26719/2024.30.12.807

Hanan Balkhy, Bruce Aylward

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Comparative analysis of the impact of cigarette taxation on consumption, revenue and mortality in Jordan. 香烟税对约旦消费、收入和死亡率影响的比较分析。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2024-12-03 DOI: 10.26719/2024.30.11.788

Nihaya A Al-Sheyab, Yousef Khader, Mohammad S Alyahya, Nadia Sweis, Maryam Mirza

{"title":"Comparative analysis of the impact of cigarette taxation on consumption, revenue and mortality in Jordan.","authors":"Nihaya A Al-Sheyab, Yousef Khader, Mohammad S Alyahya, Nadia Sweis, Maryam Mirza","doi":"10.26719/2024.30.11.788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.11.788","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Tobacco taxes are a powerful tool for reducing tobacco consumption and a reliable source of revenue for government.Aim: To investigate the potential efficacy of tobacco taxation strategies in Jordan in relation to their fiscal and health-related outcomes.Methods: Using Tobacconomics, we conducted a comparative analysis of several taxation scenarios: maintaining the status quo; increasing both specific excise and tiered taxes; increasing tiered tax rates alone; and raising specific excise taxes only.Results: We obtained the projected fiscal and health outcomes under the different tax policy scenarios: current scenario with no adjustments; 20% increase in specific excise taxes coupled with a 10% boost in tiered tax rates; raising tier tax by 20%; and raising specific excise by 20%. A 20% increase in excise taxes will decrease cigarette consumption, increase government revenues and reduce deaths among adults and adolescents. It can provide up to 87.5% reduction in adolescent deaths if coupled with a 10% boost in tiered tax rates.Conclusion: A consistent and aggressive approach to tobacco taxation can effectively decrease tobacco consumption and increase government revenue if Jordan's multi-tiered specific excise tax system is adjusted according to retail price.","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":"30 11","pages":"788-797"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901313","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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Global status of WHO FCTC implementation and the way forward on tobacco products taxes. 世卫组织烟草控制框架公约实施的全球现状和烟草制品税的未来道路。

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Pub Date : 2024-12-03 DOI: 10.26719/2024.30.11.714

Douglas Bettcher, Juliette McHardy

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