Publications from the MedCHAMPS and RESCAP-Med consortium

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Papers from the MedCHAMPS and RESCAP-Med consortium

Multi-country papers
Cross Country papers	1	Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world Abdul-Rahim HF, Sibai A, Khader Y, Hwalla N, Fadhil I, Alsiyabi H, Mataria A, Mendis S, Mokdad AH, Husseini A The Lancet 2014 383: 356–67
	2	MedCHAMPS: Mediterranean studies of cardiovascular disease and hyperglycaemia: analytical modelling of population socio-economic transitions Critchley J, Zaman S, Maziak W Int J Public Health (2015) 60 (Suppl 1): S1-S2
	3	Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries. Ghandour R1, Shoaibi A, Khatib R, Abu Rmeileh N, Unal B, Sözmen K, Kılıç B, Fouad F, Al Ali R, Ben Romdhane H, Aissi W, Ahmad B, Capewell S, Critchley J, Husseini A Int J Public Health. 2014 May 31.
	4	A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Salt Reduction Policies to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease in Four Eastern Mediterranean Countries Mason H, Azza Shoaibi A, Rula Ghandour R, Martin O'Flaherty M, Simon Capewell S, Rana Khatib R, Samer Jabr S, Belgin Unal B, Kaan Sözmen K, Chokri Arfa C, Aissi W, Romdhane HB, Fouad F. PLOS ONE 07 January 2014
	5	Health system challenges of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in four Eastern Mediterranean countries. Phillimore P., Zaman S., Ahmad B., Shoaibi A., Khatib R., Khatib R., Husseini A., Fouad F., Elias M., Maziak W. Tlili F., Tinsa F., Ben Romdhane H., Kılıç B.,g, Kalaça S., Ünal B., Critchley J Global Public Health;Volume 8, Issue 8, 2013
	6	CVD risk factor trends in the Eastern Mediterranean region: evidence from four countries is alarming Sozmen et al Int J Public Health. 4th October 2014
Research Design	7	Use of evidence to support healthy public policy: a policy effectiveness–feasibility loop Bowman S, Unwin N, Critchley J, Capewell S, Husseini A, Maziak W, Zaman S, Ben Romdhane H, Fouad F, Phillimore P, Unal B, Khatib R, Shoaibij A, Ahmad B Bull World Health Organ 2012; 90:847-853
	8	Mediterranean studies of cardiovascular disease and hyperglycemia: analytical modeling of population socioeconomic transitions (MedCHAMPS)—rationale and methods. Maziak W, Critchley J, Zaman S, Unwin N, Capewell S, Bennett K, Unal B, Husseini A, Ben Romdhane H, Phillimore P. Int J Public Health. Volume 58, Issue 4, pp 547-553, August 2013,
	9	A policy effectiveness-feasibility loop? Promoting the use of evidence to support the development of healthy public policy. Unwin N, Bennett K, Capewell S, Critchley J, Fouad F, Husseini A, O’Flaherty M, Maziak W, Mataria A, Phillimore P, Ben Romdhane H, Unal B, Zaman S. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64: 1; 2010.
Health services and policy
	10	Syria: health in a country undergoing tragic transition Taleb ZB1, Bahelah R, Fouad FM, Coutts A, Wilcox M, Maziak W. Int J Public Health. 2014 Jul 15
Cardio-related NCDs	11	Health system challenges for the management of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: an empirical qualitative study in Syria. Ahmad B, Fouad FM, Elias M, Zaman S, Phillimore P, Maziak W. Int J Public Health. 09 August 2014
	12	Priority setting for prevention and control of coronary heart disease in the occupied Palestinian territory: a pilot study. Ghandour R, Khatib R, Shoaibi A, Capewell S, Critchley J, Ahmad B, Husseini A The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue , Page S11, 5 December 2013
	13	Health policy analysis for prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in Turkey Kilic B, Kalaca S, Unal B, Phillimore P, Zaman S International Journal of Public Health. 2014
	14	Analyzing recent coronary heart disease mortality trends in Tunisia between 1997 and 2009. Saidi O, Ben Mansour N, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S, Critchley J.A, Ben Romdhane H. PLOS One, 8(5):e63202-e63202.
	15	Salt reduction as a population-based intervention for the prevention of coronary heart diseases: an economic assessment Shoaibi A, Ghandour R, Khatib R, Mason H, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S, Husseini A. The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue , Page S33, 5 December 2013
	16	Health system challenges of NCDs in Tunisia Romdhane HB, Tlili F, Skhiri A, Zaman S, Phillimore P Int J Public Health 2014 Nov 16
	17	Cost-effectiveness analysis of salt reduction policies to reduce coronary heart disease in Syria, 2010–2020 Wilcox ML, Mason H, Fouad FM, Rastam S, al Ali R, Page TF, Capewell S, O’Flaherty M, Maziak W. Int J Public Health. June 2014
	18	Estimating diabetes prevalence in Turkey in 2025 with and without possible interventions to reduce obesity and smoking prevalence, using a modelling approach. Sozmen K, Unal B, Capewell S, Critchley J, O'Flaherty M. Int J Public Health. 2014
Economic Evaluation	19	Fairness in healthcare finance and delivery: what about Tunisia. Abu-Zaineh M, Arfa C, Ventelou B, Ben Romdhane H, Moatti JP. Health Policy and Planning, 2013.
	20	Appraising financial protection in health: The case of Tunisia. Abu-Zaineh M, Ben Romdhane H, Ventelou B, Moatti J-P, Chokri A. International Journal of Health Care Finance Economics, 13: 73-93, 2013
	21	Research capacity and training needs for non-communicable diseases in the public health arena in Turkey. Kilic B, Phillimore P, Islek D, Oztoprak D, Korkmaz E, Abu-Rmeileh N, Zaman S, Unal B. BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:373
Smoking	22	Are primary health care providers prepared to implement an anti-smoking program in Syria. Asfar T, Al-Ali R, Ward KD, Vander Weg MW, Maziak W. Patient Education and Counseling. Vol 85 (2), 2011: 201-205 Epidemiology of CVD and diabetes and their risk factors
Diabetes	23	Preventing type 2 diabetes among Palestinians: comparing five future policy scenarios. Abu-Rmeileh N, Husseini A, Capewell S, O’Flaherty M, on behalf of MEDCHAMPS project. BMJ Open 2014;3:
Epidemiology of CVD and diabetes and their risk factors
CVD and CHD	24	Analysing falls in CHD mortality in the West Bank between 1998 and 2009. Abu-Rmeileh NME, Shoaibi A, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S, Husseini A. BMJ Open 2012:2
	25	Trends in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Tunisia Prevention of Recurrences of MI and Stroke, 2002–2009. Ben Mansour N, Lassoued O, Saidi O, Aissi W, Ben Ali S, Ben Romdhane H. Global Heart. 2012
	26	Decreasing trends in cardiovascular mortality in Turkey between 1988 and 2008 Dinç G, Sözmen K , Gerçeklioğlu G, Arık H, Critchley J, Ünal B BMC Public Health 2013, 13:896
	27	Explaining the increase in coronary heart disease mortality in Syria between 1996 and 2006. Rastam s, Al Ali, R, Maziak W, Mzayek F, Fouad F, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S BMC Public Health 2012, 12:754
	28	Explaining the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in Turkey between 1995 and 2008; Unal B, Sozmen K, Arik H, Gerceklioglu G, Altun D, Simsek H, Doganay S, Demiral Y, Aslan, Bennet K, O´Flaherty M, Capewell S and Critchley J. BMC Public Health 2013 (forthcoming)
Diabetes	29	Forecasting future prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Syria Al Ali R, Mzayek F, Rastam S, Fouad F, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S, Maziak W BMC Public Health, 2013; 13:507.
	30	Prevalence of diabetes in Northern African countries: the case of Tunisia Ben Romdhane H, Ben Ali S, Aissi W, Traissac P, Aounallah-Shkiri H, Bougatef S, Maire B, Delpeuch and Achour N BMC Public Health 2014, 14:86
	31	Forecasting Tunisian type 2 diabetes prevalence to 2027: validation of a simple model Saidi O, O’Flaherty M, Ben Mansour N, Aissi W, Lassoued O, Capewell S, Critchley J, Malouche D, Ben Romdhane H BMC Public Health , 2015 Dec; 1416
	32	Forecasting prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Palestinians to 2030: validation of a predictive model. Abu-Rmeileh NME, Husseini A, O'Flaherty M, Shoaibi A, et al. The Lancet (Published online October, 2012).
Smoking	33	Smoking among adolescents and teenagers living under conflict: cross-sectional surveys in three settings Abu-Rmeileh N, Alderete E, Duque L F, Montoya N E, Pérez-Stable E, Husseini A The Lancet, 5 July 2011
	34	A comparative study of systemic carcinogen exposure in waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers. Al Ali R, Rastam S, Ibrahim I, Bazzi A, Fayad S, Shihadeh A, Zaatari G and Maziak W Tobacco Control, 2013 (forthcoming).
	35	Determinants of cigarette smoking initiation in Jordanian schoolchildren: Longitudinal analysis McKelvey K, Attonito J, Madhivanan P, Yi Qilong, Mzayek F, Maziak W. Nicotine Tob Res 2014
	36	The Relationship Between Waterpipe Smoking and Body Weight: Population- Based Findings From Syria Ward K, Ahn S, Mzayek F, Al Ali R, Rastan S, Asfar T, Fouad F, Maziak W. Nicotine Tob Res 2014
Risk factors
CVD	37	Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among adults in Aleppo, Syria. Al Ali R, Rastam S, Fouad F, Mzayek F and Maziak W. Int J Public Health. 2011, 56:653-662 Obesity & Physical Activity
Obesity & Physical Activity	38	Gender obesity inequities are huge but differ greatly according to environment and socio-economics in a North African setting: a national cross-sectional study in Tunisia. El Ati J, Traissac P, Delpeuch F, Aounallah-Skhiri H, Béji C, Eymard-Duvernay S, Bougatef S, Kolsteren P, Maire B, Ben Romdhane H. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e48153
	39	Prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in Aleppo, Syria. Fouad M.F., Rastam S., Ward K.D., Maziak W. Prev Control. 2006 June ; 2(2): 85–94.
	40	Physical activity in adults with diabetes and at risk for developing diabetes: from the "high-risk" to the "population" strategy. Sibai, A. M., Costanian, C., Tohme, R. Assaad, C and Hwalla, N. BMC Public Health 2013 13:1002.
Patient Perspectives on Healthcare
Diabetes and CVD	41	Patients’ perceptions of access to care for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in Ramallah: a qualitative assessment. Shaoibi A, Khatib R, Khatib RG, Husseini A, Mikki N, Zaman S, Phillimore P. The Lancet. 2011
	42	Living with diabetes and hypertension in Tunisia: popular perspective on biomedical treatment. Tlili F, Tinsa F, Skhiri, Zaman S, Phillimore P, Bem Romdhane H. Int J Public Health 2014 Vol 59 (3) 425-574
Research needs analysis
	43	Research capacity and training needs for non-communicable diseases in the public health arena in Turkey Kilic B, Phillimore P, Islek d, Oztoprak D, Korkmaz E, Abu Rmeilek N, Zaman S, Unal B BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:373