Table 3 Bibliography of Academic GHCB Articles among LMICs in the MENA
Country | Topic | Objective | Population | Modality | Pedagogic Approach | Design | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt | |||||||
 Abdel-Aziz et al. (2015) [19] | NCD | To assess maternal knowledge about diarrhea and implement a community-based health and nutrition education messages | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Pre-post Intervention Study | Not mentioned |
 Abdelazim et al. (2018) [20] | Mental Health | To evaluate the effect of training programs for primary healthcare physicians on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of smoking cessation counselling | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive | Pre-post Intervention Study | Not mentioned |
 Abdelhai et al. (2012) [21] | SRH | To evaluate students’ learning outcomes regarding knowledge acquisition and their opinion towards redesigning a course into an e-learning format | Professional Personnel | Blended | Interactive | Prospective Intervention Study | Swedish Research Link Program; Swedish International Development Agency of the Swedish Research Council in collaboration with the Public Health Department at the Cairo University |
 Alfaar et al. (2012) [22] | NCD | To Investigate the feasibility of providing clinical pharmacy educational activities through international teleconferencing to improve cancer care in developing countries | Professional Personnel | Online | Theory | Case Study Report | National Cancer Institute; American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities |
 El Nouman et al. (2009) [23] | Health System | To improve the performance of healthcare providers, and to promote health among adolescent women | Mixed | Face-to-face | Interactive | Interventional Design | Not mentioned |
 El-Sayed et al. (2014) [24] | SRH | To evaluate the effectiveness of the WHO course on knowledge and capability of PHC providers, on caretaker’s knowledge and practices, and on children’s’ growth | Mixed | Face-to-face | Theory & Practical | Single-blinded randomized controlled study | WHO and the faculty of Medicine at the Suez Canal University in Egypt |
 El-Shinawi et al. (2015) [25] | DM | To describe the development and implementation of a trauma training course | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive | Case Study Report | National Institutes of Health Fogary International Centre |
 Roess et al. (2018) [26] | CD | To provide multidisciplinary collaboration and health training for infectious diseases | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive | Case Study Report | U.S BEP / U. S & Egypt joint Board |
Iran | |||||||
 Ahmadi et al. (2018) [27] | NCD | To compare effect of education delivered by healthcare provider and by peers on self-care behaviours of diabetic patients | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized Control Trial | Rafsanjani University of Medical Sciences |
 Ardalan et al. (2013) [28] | DM | To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention on community disaster preparedness in Iran, as delivered by primary healthcare system | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Pre-post Intervention Study | National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
 Bagherniya et al. (2017) [29] | NCD | To evaluate the impact of a 7-month school-based nutrition education intervention to prevent obesity among adolescent girls | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
 Didarloo et al. (2016) [30] | NCD | To examine the effect of an educational intervention on behaviour, belief, glycaemic control, and quality of life of women with diabetes. | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Experimental Interventional Study | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
 Estebsari et al. (2014) [31] | Global Health | To evaluate the effect on an educational program on aging approach and health promotion behaviour in elderly | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Clinical Trial | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
 Ghahremani et al. (2016) [32] | NCD | To examine the effect of educational intervention conducted by volunteers on promoting pap test use among women | Mixed | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | Research Affairs of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
 Ghahremani et al. (2016) [33] | NCD | To determine the effects of self-care education on performance of breast self-examination among women | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Quasi-experimental | Research Affairs of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
 Gholipour et al. (2018) [34] | Health System | To evaluate the district health management training | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Theory | Case Study | School of Management and Medical Informatics of Tabriz University of Medial Sciences, Tabriz health Services Management Research Centre and Health Deputy of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences |
 Javadi et al. (2015) [35] | SRH | To compare the efficacy of lecture and workshop-based trainings on pharmacists’ knowledge of contraception and male sexual dysfunction | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive & theory | Randomized Control Trial | Not mentioned |
 Javanparast et al. (2012) [36] | Health System | To describe the training process of community health workers and how that impacted their performance | Community Workers | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Qualitative Study | Global Health Research initiative (Canadian institutes of health research, the Canadian international development agency, health Canada, the international development research centre, and the public health agency of Canada) |
 Jeihooni et al. (2019) [37] | NCD | To assess the effect of education based on the PRECEDE model to promote prostate cancer screening among men | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | Not mentioned |
 Rahbar et al. (2015) [38] | Health System | To describe the of community health workers who deliver health services to health houses of Iran | Community Workers | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Descriptive / Case Study Report | Not mentioned |
 Rakhshani et al. (2009) [39] | CD | To enhance knowledge and behaviour of community health workers regarding Malaria | Community Workers | Face-to-face | Theory | Quasi-experimental | WHO / EMRO |
 Rezaeian et al. (2014) [40] | SRH | To determine the effect of breast cancer screening education on knowledge and beliefs in women using health belief models | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Population-based controlled trial | Not mentioned |
 Saied-Moallemi et al. (2009) [41] | ODH | To evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based health promotion intervention on pre-adolescent’s oral health | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized community-based trial | Iran Centre for Dental Research (ICDR) |
 Salamati et al. (2009) [42] | Health System | To assess the effectiveness of a home-based training on disabled people in a rehabilitation program. | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Cross-sectional | Not mentioned |
 Shirani et al. (2019) [43] | Global Health | To evaluate the effect of an educational program on successful aging components in elderly populations | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized Clinical Trial | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences |
 Orouji et al. (2017) [44] | Mental Health | To assess the effects of educational interventions on smoking cessation behaviour | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Randomized Control Trial | Department of health education and promotion, school of public health, Tehran university of medical sciences, Thran Iran |
 Rabiei et al. (2009) [45] | NCD | To examine the process evaluation of the Isfahan healthy heart program and associated results | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | National budget and programming organization; Isfahan cardiovascular research centre |
 Rezaei et al. (2018) [46] | Mental Health | To examine the effectiveness of psychological intervention in enhancing communication skills of caregivers | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Randomized Control Trial | Psychosis research centre, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences in Tehran, Iran |
 Shamsaei et al. (2018) [47] | Mental Health | To study the effect of training interventions relating to stigma on family caregivers of patients with mental illness | General public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | Hamdani university of medical sciences, Iran |
 Siabani et al. (2016) [48] | NCD | To evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based educational strategy delivered through community volunteers to improve self-care of patients with chronic heart failure. This is compared to education delivered by formal health professionals and a control group receiving normal care | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Controlled Trial | Not mentioned |
 Tavakoly et al. (2018) [49] | NCD | To improve hypertension outcomes and literacy among patients through training of health providers | Mixed | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized Control Trial | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
 Termeh et al. (2019) [50] | NCD | To assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve attitudes intention and breast cancer diagnosis among women | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial | Not mentioned |
 Vizeshfar et al. (2019) [51] | Health System | To compare role-pay and lecture-based training on health volunteers’ knowledge | Community Workers | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
 Forghani et al. (2011) [52] | SRH | To compare differences in outcomes between peer-led, and teacher-led HIV prevention material among female high school students in Iran. | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Comparative Study | Not mentioned |
 Nateghpour et al. (2012) [53] | CD | To examine the difference between regular training versus refresher training courses in the control of malaria | Mixed | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Case study Report | Centre for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran |
 Omar et al. (2009) [54] | Health System | To evaluate the public health courses and offer recommendations for development of future trainings | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Case Study Report | WHO Khartoum Sudan |
 Behdjat et al. (2009) [55] | Health System | To examine the value of action research in informing policy-makers regarding healthcare delivery | Community Workers | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Case Study Report | Not mentioned |
Iraq | |||||||
 Mahmood et al. (2018) [56] | Mental Health | To examine the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge of high school students regarding substance use | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Quasi-experimental | Not mentioned |
 Murad et al. (2010) [57] | Mental Health | To determine whether trained layperson first responders can improve trauma outcome in a setting where prehospital transit time is long | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Non-randomized controlled intervention | Humanitarian grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Jordan | |||||||
 Al Nsour et al. (2018) [58] | Epidemiology | To describe the Jordanian field epidemiology training program, its activities, and its achievements | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Case Study Report | Not mentioned |
Lebanon | |||||||
 Arevian et al. (2010) [59] | Mental Health | To train young activists to lead awareness campaigns in Lebanon regarding drug and alcohol abuse and healthy stress management | General Public | Face-to-face | Theory | Case Study Report | Oxfam Canadian Fund for Social Development |
 Farhood et al. (2010) [60] | Mental Health | To provide mental health training for PHC providers | Professional personnel | Face-to-face | Theory | Interventional Design | WHO office in Lebanon |
 Karout et al. (2012) [61] | Global Health | To determine the impact of health education intervention on the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding management of solid wastes of the community | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized semi-controlled intervention study | Not mentioned |
Palestine | |||||||
 Ghrayeb et al. (2013) [62] | NCD | To evaluate the impact of a school-based nutrition education intervention on adolescent’s knowledge of nutrition | General Public | Face-to-face | Interactive | Randomized Control Trial | Not mentioned |
Syria | |||||||
 Joury et al. (2015) [63] | ODH | To describe the development and evaluation of a program that addressed undergraduates’ knowledge skills and attitudes regarding dental public health. In addition to that, the training aimed to enhance their assessment, and the satisfaction of patients | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Theory and practice | Mixed-methods | Not mentioned |
Yemen | |||||||
 Al Serouri et al. (2018) [64] | Epidemiology | To describe the Yemen field epidemiology training program, and associated strengths and challenges | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive | Case Study Reports | None |
Multiple | |||||||
 Mesdaghinia et al. (2013) [65] | CD | To describe the implementation and outcomes of the WHO malaria course | Professional Personnel | Face-to-face | Interactive | Review paper | Not mentioned |
 Phillimore et al. (2019) [66] | NCD | To describe and evaluate the implementation of a multinational capacity building initiative in the MENA | Professional Personnel | Blended | Theory | Case study report | European Commission |