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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Mothers of Newborns Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Gaza Strip
(2018-10-07)Objective: To determine the prevalence and level of anxiety and depression among mothers of newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units in Gaza Strip. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 195 mothers ... -
Oral Misoprostol as an Alternative Labor Induction Method: A Case Control Study
(2019-04-12)Background: Misoprostol is a new promising agent for cervical ripening and induction of labor. The ideal dose; route and frequency of administration of misoprostol are still under investigation. Aims: To examine 50 μg ... -
Health service utilization in patients with major depression and co-morbid pain
(2009)Patients with depression often have co-morbid pain symptoms. However, rates of service utilization by psychiatric in-patients with co-morbid pain symptoms are unknown. The purpose of this study is to estimate whether ... -
Staff Developed IP Program Increases Antimicrobial Stewardship and Decreases HAIs Rates
(2013)The burden of Hospital Associated Infections (HAIs) in intensive care units is extremely high and cannot be overemphasized, with more than one third ofa all HAIs being acquired in intensive care units. This study firstly ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder among health care providers two years following the Israeli attacks against Gaza Strip in August 2014: Another call for policy intervention
(2018)This study aimed to assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder and to examine the relationship between exposure to war stress and posttraumatic symptoms among health care providers two years following Israeli ... -
Early signals detection of crisis in main governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip
(2018)The Study aimed to assess the crisis early signals detection in main governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The design of this study descriptive, analytic, a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods (mixed ... -
Risk factors for dyslipidemia among hypertensive patients attending the laboratory of the european Gaza hospital:case control study
(2014)Dyslipidemia is a worldwide health problem that is rising steadily. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors that may lead to dyslipidemia in hypertensive patients, which in turn may contribute to the preparation ... -
Quality of Life Among Thalassemia Children Patients in the Gaza Strip
(2016)This study aimed to assess the quality of life of children (3-12 years) diagnosed with Thalassemia in Gaza Strip. A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional design was used. All children 3-12 years old who were diagnosed ... -
The Efficacy of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) on patients with Major Depressive Disorder in Gaza Strip
(2018)This study examined the effectiveness of psycho education program based on Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) for facilitating recovery in patients with Major Depressive Disorder in Gaza Strip. Patients with Major ... -
Prevalence and Associated Demographic Characteristics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Gaza
(2014)ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Gaza. A retrospective case-control study that included 189 GDM women were ... -
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 ... -
Musculoskeletal Disorders among Radiology Technologists at Governmental Hospitals -Gaza Governorates
(2013)This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among radiological technologists (RTs) working at governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip. The design of this study is descriptive, ... -
Identifying and Prioritizing the Research Needs Related to Mental Health in Gaza Strip-Palestine
(2015)Background: An important function of research is to identify community needs in certain fields. As mental health is a vital issue to us, identifying and prioritizing mental health needs is important to policy makers to ... -
Mapping Stakholders of the Palestinian Health Research System
(2019)Background: There is a growing international and regional interest in Health Research Systems (HRSs) in light of a global strategy for HRS stakeholders’ (HRSSHs) active involvement. HRSSHs in Palestine have rarely been ... -
Effect of Exposure to Cement Dust on Pulmonary Function among Cement Plants Workers in the Middle Governorate, Gaza- Palestine
(2015)This study was conducted to investigate the level of PM air pollution in cement plants, and their impacts on respiratory system health and pulmonary function for cement plants workers. Case-control study was conducted on ... -
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Government Hospitals in Gaza Strip- Palestine
(2016)This study was conducted to assess indoor air quality (IAQ) in three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), which were chosen to geographically represent the Gaza strip. The study collected both: objective temperature and ...
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