Research articles 

Letter from the Editor

Climate change and predicted trend of fungal keratitis in Egypt  

Hepatitis B virus infection among staff in three hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan, 2006–07  

Rising bacterial resistance to common antibiotics in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  

Epidemiological profile of health-care-associated infections in the central-east area of Tunisia 

Assessment of liver function among nickel-plating workers in Egypt   

Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in eastern Saudi Arabia  

Effect of nutritional intervention on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and heart disease risk factors in urban Tehran (Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study)  

Factors associated with breast self-examination among Malaysian women teachers  

Evaluating success of no-scalpel vasectomy by ligation and excision with fascial interposition in a large prospective study in Islamic Republic of Iran  

Prevalence and predictors of smoking among adolescent schoolchildren in Monastir, Tunisia  

Sociocultural contexts of attempting suicide among Iranian youth: a qualitative study  

Public attitude towards biomedical research at outpatient clinics of King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  

Role of HFE gene mutations on developing iron overload in β-thalassaemia carriers in Egypt 

Report  

Social consequences of infected haemophilia cases in the Islamic Republic of Iran