A decade of tobacco control efforts: Implications for tobacco smoking prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean countries.

Background And Objectives: This study aimed to assess the association between the 10-year implementation of tobacco control policies, cigarette affordability index and changes in tobacco smoking prevalence across Eastern Mediterranean (EMR) countries.

Materials And Methods: An ecologic study was conducted using EMR countries as the analytical unit. Data from three sources were utilized: the MPOWER scale to measure tobacco control policy implementation (2010-2020), the tobacco affordability index (expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes, from 2010 to 2020), and national tobacco smoking prevalence data for EMR countries (2010-2023).

A comparative study of tobacco control scale score in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries.

Background: The tobacco control scale (TCS) score is used widely in European countries to evaluate the adoption of anti-tobacco policies by countries, however, data on the adoption of tobacco control programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) are limited to a 2009 survey.

Aim: To compare the TCS score for measuring national tobacco control programmes in the EMR countries in 2009 and 2021.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey compared data from 21 EMR countries on 6 major indicators, including the price of cigarettes, tobacco smoke-free public places, national budget for tobacco control activities, ban on tobacco advertising, health warning labels on tobacco packets, and support for treatment of tobacco dependence.

In-hospital mortality of COVID-19 in Iranian children and youth: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study.

Background: COVID-19 presents as a mild and less severe respiratory disease among children. However, it is still lethal and could lead to death in paediatric cases. The current study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of children and young people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Qazvin-Iran.

National and Regional Fraction of Cancer Incidence and Death Attributable to Current Tobacco and Water-Pipe Smoking in the Eastern Mediterranean Countries in 2020.

Introduction: We aimed to calculate the Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) of cancers due to tobacco use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), where water-pipe smoking is prevalent but its effect was not considered in previous studies.

Aims And Methods: We applied Levin's formula to estimate PAFs of cancers due to tobacco use (defined as all type tobacco including both cigarette and water-pipe). We also calculated PAF of water-pipe smoking separately.

Trends of in-hospital and ICU mortality in COVID-19 patients over the fourth and fifth COVID-19 surges in Iran: a retrospective cohort study from Iran.

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the temporal trend of in-hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients over 6 months in the spring and summer of 2021 in Iran.

Design: We performed an observational retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Qazvin Province- Iran during 6 month from April to September 2021.

Decomposition of socioeconomic inequality in COVID-19 mortality in Iran: A retrospective cohort study.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status and COVID-19 mortality in Iran. We performed a retrospective cohort study on data from the hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Qazvin. We collected data on education, self-reported socioeconomic status, and location of residence as a proxy for socioeconomic status (SES).