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Antibiotic prophylaxis in caesarean section at Al-Helal Al-Emirati Hospital (Al-HEH), Gaza Strip, Palestine: A clinical audit
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016)Background Nowadays, there is a general consensus among the current best guidelines about the procedural aspects of antibiotic prophylaxis in Caesarean Section (CS). Clinical audit, which has never been done before in the ... -
Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
(Hindawi Limited, 2020-09-24)Hypertension is a major health concern, especially in low-income countries. Nonadherence and poor or no persistence in adhering to hypertension treatment regimens result in uncontrolled high blood pressure, increasing rates ... -
Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
Introduction. Hypertension is a major health concern, especially in low-income countries. Nonadherence and poor or no persistence in adhering to hypertension treatment regimens result in uncontrolled high blood pressure, ... -
Attitudes of doctors and nurses to patient safety and errors in medical practice in the Gaza-Strip: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ, 2019-08)Objectives This study examined the attitudes of nurses and doctors to key patient safety concepts, evaluated differences and similarities between professional groups and assessed positive and negative attitudes to identify ... -
Causes and consequences of unintended pregnancies in the Gaza-Strip: A qualitative study
(BMJ, 2019-04)Abstract Background Little is known about unintended pregnancies in the Gaza Strip. This study explored causes and consequences of unintended pregnancies among women in the Gaza Strip. Methods This was a qualitative ... -
Choices and services related to contraception in the Gaza strip, Palestine: perceptions of service users and providers
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12)Reliable contraception enables women and men to plan their family sizes and avoid unintended pregnancies, which can cause distress and anxiety, but also increase maternal mortality. This study explored potential barriers ... -
Impact of a mobile phone app on adherence to treatment regimens among hypertensive patients: A randomized clinical trial study
Background: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent long-term diseases seen in many countries, including Palestine. Patients with poorly controlled blood pressure are more likely to develop several complications. Therefore; ... -
Impact of mastectomy on the social well-being and family dynamics of breast cancer female patients in the Gaza Strip
(Oxford University Press, 2017)Background: The impact of mastectomy on social well-being (SWB) and family dynamics (FD) may involve the individual, social role and perception of the usefulness of social and family support affects. The purpose of the ... -
Inpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia at the European Gaza Hospital: a clinical audit
(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 ... -
Ischaemic stroke management at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip: a clinical audit
(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 ... -
Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-12)"Background: High awareness of cervical cancer (CC) risk factors is important to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with CC. This study aimed to assess the knowledge level of Palestinian women about CC risk ... -
Knowledge of ovarian cancer symptoms among women in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-12)"Introduction: Ovarian cancer (OC) is often diagnosed at advanced stages. This study aimed to assess the Palestinian women’s knowledge about OC symptoms and determine the factors associated with having good knowledge. Methods: ... -
Knowledge of Palestinian women about cervical cancer warning signs: a national cross- sectional study
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-12)"Background: Timely presentation and diagnosis of cervical cancer (CC) are crucial to decrease its mortality especially in low- and middle-income countries like Palestine. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of ... -
Maternal mortality in the Gaza strip: a look at causes and solutions
(2018)Background: Maternal mortality is an important health indicator for the overall health of a population. This study assessed the causes and contributing factors to maternal mortality that occurred in the Gaza-Strip between ... -
Patient safety culture among nurses working in Palestinian governmental hospital: a pathway to a new policy
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12)Providing safe care helps to reduce mortality, morbidity, length of hospital stay and cost. Patient safety is highly linked to attitudes of health care providers, where those with more positive attitudes achieve higher ... -
Satisfaction with Quality of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Provided by Governmental Health Care System in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Background and aim: In our dynamically changing world, incorporating patients’ perception into quality assessment and assessing clients’ satisfaction about provided services became a major component in the healthcare ... -
Treating patients in a safe enironment: a cross-sectional study of patient safety attitudes among doctors in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Background: Patient safety is important, as in increasingly complex medical systems, the potential for unintended harm to patients also increases. This study assessed the attitudes of doctors in the Gaza Strip towards ... -
Undergraduate medical students’ attitudes towards medical errors and patient safety: a multi-center cross-sectional study in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Background: In undergraduate medical education, patient safety concepts and understanding of medical errors are under-represented. This problem is more evident in low-income settings. The aim of this study was to explore ...
