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Attitudes of University Students in Gaza to Organ Donation

Naim, Fadel N.; Al-Bahbhani, A.; Jarad, B. A.; Al-Tayan, A.; Elessi, khamis A. (2018)

Background: This study aimed to explore the attitudes and knowledge of university students in Gaza to organ donation. Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data including socio-demographic characteristics, ...

Awareness and factors influencing breast reconstruction in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Alaloul, Enas; Elshami, Mohammed R.; Elessi, khamis A.; Awad, Israa; Abu Nemer, Huda; Khader, Esraa; Baraka, Heba; Alhelu, Alaa (Elsevier, 2018)

Background Women are usually given two options after a mastectomy. They can either wear a prosthesis or have a breast reconstruction. Unfortunately, many women in the Gaza Strip are unaware of these options. The aim of ...

The quality of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a survey-based study

Barqouni, Loai; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Elessi, khamis A.; Obeidallah, Mohammad; Bjertness, Espen; Chalmers, Iain (Elsevier, 2018)

Background There has been an increase in the quantity of health research from the occupied Palestinian territory in the past decade but no assessment of the quality. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of reports ...

The relation between health research output and burden of disease in Palestine: a systematic review

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background Highest priority should be given to research on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden. This is particularly important in settings where resources are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess ...

A comparison between health research output and burden of disease in Arab countries: evidence from Palestine

Barqouni, Loai; Elessi, khamis A.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. (BioMed Central, 2018)

Research conducted on conditions responsible for the greatest disease burden should be given the highest priority, particularly in resource-limited settings. The present study aimed to assess the research output in relation ...

The Palestinian Day of Return: from a short day of commemoration to a long day of mourning

Elessi, khamis A. (2018)

On Friday, March 30, 2018, marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day—when Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during protests against land confiscation in 1976—Palestinians in the Gaza Strip marched to the eastern border ...

Informed-Consent Taking Procedure for Elective Surgery in Gaza strip: Patient's Satisfaction with Doctor's Communication

Elifranji, Zuhdi; Elessi, khamis A.; Elifranji, Mohammed (الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2018)

BACKGROUND : Widespread dissatisfaction and mistrust exists among patients in the Gaza Strip towards doctors. A sense of a lack of sufficient information regarding diagnosis, risks and benefits of interventions and ...

Ischaemic stroke management at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip: a clinical audit

Abukaresh, Amir; Al-Abadlah, Rami; Böttcher, Bettina; Elessi, khamis A. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background In the 2014 Palestinian annual health report, cerebrovascular accident was ranked as the third leading cause of death in the occupied Palestinian territory. Cerebrovascular accident is also one the most common ...

Inpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia at the European Gaza Hospital: a clinical audit

Alyacoubi, Said; Abuowda, Yousef; Barqouni, Loai; Böttcher, Bettina; Elessi, khamis A. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background Disease severity scores such as CURB-65 are often used to guide the management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Early and adequate empirical antibiotic treatment reduces mortality. The aim of this ...

The quality of reports of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a systematic review

Barqouni, Loai.; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.; Elessi, khamis A.; Obeidallah, Mohammad.; Bjertness, Espen.; Chalmers, Iain. (British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2017)

Objective Over the past decade, there has been an increase in reports of health research from Palestine, but no assessment of their quality. We have assessed the quality of reports of Palestinian health research and factors ...