Research articles 

Letter from the Editor

AIDS awareness and attitudes among Yemeni young people living in high-risk areas

HIV/AIDS surveillance in Egypt: current status and future challenges

Evidence-based approach to HIV/AIDS policy and research prioritization in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Changes in tobacco use among 13–15-year-olds between 1999 and 2007: findings from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Assessing validity of the adapted Arabic Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire among Egyptian children with asthma

Cigarette smoking, hypertension and diabetes mellitus as risk factors for erectile dysfunction in upper Egypt.

Behavioural and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes

Profile of diabetic ketoacidosis at a teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Efficacy of metoclopramide and dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: a double-blind clinical trial

Chlamydia trachomatis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in married women in a Middle Eastern community

Pregnancy outcome in women with antiphospholipid syndrome on low-dose aspirin and heparin: a retrospective study

Accuracy of ultrasound, clinical and maternal estimates of birth weight in term women

Road traffic fatalities in Qatar, Jordan and the UAE: estimates using regression analysis and the relationship with economic growth

Drug prescription habits in public and private health facilities in 2 provinces in South Africa

Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behaviour among dental students in Palestine

Amalgam use and waste management by Pakistani dentists: an environmental perspective 

Case reports

Disseminated leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in HIV-positive patients in the Islamic Republic of Iran

A case of Behçet disease with pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: long term follow-up

Ascaris lumbricoides infection: an unexpected cause of pancreatitis in a western Mediterranean country 

Lupoid Leishmaniasis due to leishmania major with remaining large scars: report of 2 cases