Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Apr 2019
Agenda setting analysis for maternal mortality reduction: exploring influential factors using Kingdon's Stream Model.
Maternal mortality is considered as unacceptable death. ⋯ The three streams: problem, policy and politics are not separate from each other. Political stability and commitment, having a national plan and benefiting from technical or financial support of international entities was a common feature among almost all the studied countries. The key actions leading to the opening of the window of opportunity were those actions that led to highlighting the problem.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Apr 2019
Human development index, maternal mortality rate and under 5 years mortality rate in West and South Asian countries, 1980-2010: an ecological study.
Human Development Index (HDI), maternal mortality rate (MMR) and children aged under 5 years mortality rate (U5MR) are fundamental issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries. ⋯ HDI increased during 1980-2010. The highest rate of HDI decrease was observed in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the greatest reduction of MMR was seen in India. Also, the highest decrease in U5MR was related to India as well, while MMR and U5MR rate decreased. Hence, improving HDI might have a definite impact on decreasing MMR and U5MR, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Mar 2019
Meta AnalysisGlobal prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. ⋯ Global prevalence of COPD among men is about 5% higher than among women. The most prevalent stage of COPD is stage 1.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Mar 2019
Assessment of device-associated infection rates in teaching hospitals in Islamic Republic of Iran.
Surveillance of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) is an integral part of infection control programmes, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Device-associated infections (DAIs) are a major threat to patient safety. ⋯ This study showed high incidence rates of DAIs and resistant organisms, and appropriate interventions are necessary to reduce these rates.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Mar 2019
Determinant factors in applying electronic medical records in healthcare.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) offers remarkable facilities such as reducing medical errors, decreasing healthcare costs and promoting quality of healthcare services by collecting, storing and displaying information at the point of care. ⋯ The study findings suggest that the proposed conceptual integrated model of TOE-TAM is a favourable model for identifying the relevant factors of EMR adoption. The present study clearly recognized nine significant determinants that affect end-users' intention when comprehensive implementation of ERMs is considered.