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Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia carriers among relatives of beta thalassemia patients in Nile Delta region, Egypt: a multicenter study

Screening of β thalassemia among close relatives is more feasible in highly prevalent countries with limited resources. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of β thalassemia carriers and ir...

Authors: Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Laila M. Sherief, Hoda M. Hassab, Seham M. Ragab, Sohier Yahia, Ahmed K. Mansour, Adel S. Ahmed, Said H. Abdou, Amal M. Helmy, Mona M. Watany, Ahmed M. Gad ALllah, Myriam A. Guindy, Zeinab I. Mourad, Mohamed A. Soliman, Reham M. El-Farahaty, Faeza El-Dahtory…

COVID-19: an opportunity to re-evaluate the implementation of a One Health approach to tackling emerging infections in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries

One Health (OH) has resurfaced in the light of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. It has been accepted by many local and global health authorities as a suitable approach for preventing and responding to infectiou...

Authors: Olaniyi Ayobami, Godwin Mark, Zaharat Kadri-Alabi, Chioma Rita Achi and Joy Chinwendu Jacob

COVID-19 clinical and laboratory diagnosis overview

COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and rapidly spread worldwide, being declared global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. Since its emergence, COVID-19 has raised global concerns assoc...

Authors: Rania A. Zayed, Dalia Omran and Abeer A. Zayed

Etiology of diarrheal disease among children under 5 years in Egypt: a high incidence of human bocavirus

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is globally distributed and associated with respiratory and enteric infections. Limited data are available about the incidence of HBoV in Egyptian children. We aimed to investigate the a...

Authors: Neveen M. Rizk, Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud, Tarek M. Farid, Maha M. A. Abohashish, Ahmad Z. Al-Herrawy and Ibrahim A. Hamza

Predictors of catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure in rural Egypt: application of the heteroskedastic probit model

Out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure is a pressing issue in Egypt and far exceeds half of Egypt’s total health spending, threatening the economic viability, and long-term sustainability of Egyptian household...

Authors: Suzan Abdel-Rahman, Farouk Shoaeb, Mohamed Naguib Abdel Fattah and Mohamed R. Abonazel

Missed nursing care, non-nursing tasks, staffing adequacy, and job satisfaction among nurses in a teaching hospital in Egypt

Missed nursing care (MNC) has been linked to patient harm in a growing body of literature. However, this issue is still not adequately investigated in developing countries. The aim of the study is to measure t...

Authors: Marwa Hammad, Wafaa Guirguis and Rasha Mosallam

Enhanced mosquitocidal efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides by nanometric emulsion preparation towards Culex pipiens larvae with biochemical and molecular docking studies

The growing threat of vector-borne diseases and environmental pollution with conventional pesticides has led to the search for nanotechnology applications to prepare alternative products.

Authors: Nehad E. M. Taktak, Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Osama M. Awad, Nadia E. Abou El-Ela and Salwa M. Abdallah

Nutritional status of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients attending Kasr Alainy MS unit: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Nutrition was claimed to be a factor in MS causation, course, complications, and management. Several studies were conducted to assess the nutritional status of MS patients; however, few studies were conducted ...

Authors: Zeinab E. Afifi, Rania I. Shehata, Asmaa F. El Sayed, El Sayed M. Hammad and Marwa R. Salem

Epidemiological, life style, and occupational factors associated with lower limb varicose veins: a case control study

Few data were documented about risk factors for lower limb varicose veins (LLVV) among Egyptian population. Identifying modifiable risk factors is crucial to plan for prevention. The current research aims to s...

Authors: Shahira Elamrawy, Iman Darwish, Sameh Moustafa, Noha Elshaer and Nesma Ahmed

Vaccine hesitancy: the greatest threat to COVID-19 vaccination programs

Authors: Samia A. Nossier

Perception of the health surveillance users on the health electronic surveillance network (HESN), Saudi Arabia, 2016

The established aim of the Saudi Health Electronic Surveillance Network (HESN) is to support the prevention and control of different health events, and to facilitate the delivery of other public health program...

Authors: Zayid K. Almayahi, Fahad Alswaidi and Abdullah Alzahrani

Need for improving COVID-19 mortality registries: the case of Peru

Authors: Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, Jesús Eduardo Gamboa-Unsihuay and Diego Azañedo

Intimate partner violence among Arab women before and during the COVID-19 lockdown

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a serious human rights violation and an important health concern during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The study aims to estimate the proportion of IPV among adult Arab ...

Authors: Nessrin A. El-Nimr, Heba M. Mamdouh, Amal Ramadan, Haider M. El Saeh and Zeinab N. Shata

Cancer screening: the collateral damage of the pandemic in Egypt

Authors: Abdullah S. Eldaly

Occupational health risk among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: actions to limit the risk

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020. The infection with coronavirus started in Wuhan city, China, in December 2019. As of October 2020, the ...

Authors: Eman Casper

Challenges in clinical dental education during COVID-19 crisis

Authors: Mohamed G. Hassan and Reham Hassan

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and related isolation measures on violence against children in Egypt

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related isolation measures have substantial adverse economic, social, and psychological consequences and expose children to increased risk of violence. The present study...

Authors: Seham Ahmed AboKresha, Elsayed Abdelkreem and Rasha Abd Elhameed Ali

Vaccine platform technologies and national security

Authors: Mohamed K. M. Khalil

Webinar fatigue: fallout of COVID-19

Authors: Manoj Kumar Sharma, Shweta Sunil, Nitin Anand, Senthil Amudhan and Sundarnag Ganjekar

Survey on the indexes of health equity in the physical environment and infrastructures of Kermanshah province, Iran

Health equity is directly associated with the proper distribution of resources, the existence of infrastructures, and the balanced physical environment. The present study aimed to survey the indexes of health ...

Authors: Sohyla Reshadat, Shahram Saeidi, Alireza Zangeneh, Ali Almasi, Samira Rahimi Naderi, Ramin Teimouri, Raziyeh Teimouri, Kobra Gholami Kiaee and Mehdi Khezeli

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of multidrug-resistant bacteria among intensive care units patients at Ain Shams University Hospitals in Egypt—a retrospective study

The nightmare of the rising numbers of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) requires the implementation of effective stewardship programs. However, this should be preceeded by making available  evidence-based...

Authors: Noha Alaa Eldin Fahim

Inequalities in out-of-pocket health expenditure among women of reproductive age: after-effects of national health insurance scheme initiation in Ghana

Improvement in maternal healthcare is a public health priority. Unfortunately, in spite of the efforts made over time regarding universal coverage, there remain issues with accessibility and use of healthcare ...

Authors: Michael Ekholuenetale and Amadou Barrow

Providers’ perspectives of socio-cultural and health service challenges related to postpartum family planning in Alexandria, Egypt

Postpartum family planning (PPFP) focuses on prevention of unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies through the first 12 months following childbirth. Adoption of family planning during the postpartu...

Authors: Heba Mahmoud Taha El Weshahi, Ahmed Fawzy Galal and Eman Anwar Sultan

Using Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula

Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are public health interventions which serve to improve public awareness of specific health conditions. Google Trends is a publicly available tool that allows the user to view t...

Authors: Aymane Ajbar, Thomas A. Shepherd, Michelle Robinson, Christian D. Mallen and James A. Prior

Health inequality among different economies during early phase of COVID-19 pandemic

The new coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, started in January 2020 is escalating as a pandemic across the globe in March 2020. It causes unprecedented morbidity and shocked health systems and the...

Authors: Myo Nyein Aung, Yuka Koyanagi and Motoyuki Yuasa

A case-control study of pattern and determinants of quality of life of patients with diabetes in a developing country

Globally, diabetes is a leading cause of impairment of quality of life. In the sub-Saharan African region, there is a need for studies that provide more valid assessment of effect of diabetes on quality of lif...

Authors: Ofem Enang, Ogban Omoronyia, Udeme Asibong, Agam Ayuk, Kenneth Nwafor and Annette Legogie

Perspectives of pharmaceutical stakeholders on determinants of medicines accessibility at the primary care level

Equitable access to essential medicines of maintained efficacy, safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness must be ensured by a well-functioning health system. This study aims to identify the determinants of pati...

Authors: Hoda Ibrahim Rizk, Monira Mahmoud Elkholy, Abeer Abdou Barakat, Raghda Mostafa Mostafa Elsayed and Shaimaa A. M. Abd El Fatah

Effect of a weight loss program on serum adiponectin and insulin resistance among overweight and obese premenopausal females

Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis in many populations including Egypt. Adipose tissue produces a number of adipokines, one of them is adiponectin which has attracted much attention because of its a...

Authors: Walaa H. Foula, Rana H. Emara, Mona K. Eldeeb, Samiha A. Mokhtar and Fikrat A. El-Sahn

Stigma and burden of mental illness and their correlates among family caregivers of mentally ill patients

Family caregivers play a curial role in supporting and caring for their mentally ill relatives. Their struggle for facing stigma and shouldering caregiving burden is marginalized, undervalued, and invisible to...

Authors: Omnya S. Ebrahim, Ghada S. T. Al-Attar, Romany H. Gabra and Doaa M. M. Osman

Acne vulgaris: prevalence, severity, and impact on quality of life and self-esteem among Egyptian adolescents

Acne vulgaris is the most common dermatoses affecting adolescents with significant impact on their quality of life (QoL). The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of acne, severity, and its impact on...

Authors: Kholoud Tayel, Medhat Attia, Naglaa Agamia and Noha Fadl

Trend and status of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Iran: equity and catastrophic effect

Equity in the distribution of health care resources and mitigating the risk of out-of-pocket (OOP) catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHE) are the major objectives of the health system of a country. This st...

Authors: Satar Rezaei, Abraha Woldemichael, Mohammad Ebrahimi and Sina Ahmadi

Spousal violence and its determinants among married adolescent girls in Upper Egypt

In Egypt, many girls are still married before the age of 18, which is a fundamental violation of the girls’ human rights. Early marriage is associated with an alarmingly elevated risk of all types of intimate ...

Authors: Amira F. El-Gazzar, Mirette M. Aziz, Heba M. Mohammed, Omaima Elgibaly and Manal M. Darwish

Family impact and economic burden among caregivers of children with chronic kidney disease in Assiut, Egypt

Chronic disease greatly increases children’s dependency on parents/caregivers (usually mothers) as they face new problems associated with caring for a child with chronic disease. Thus, chronic kidney disease (...

Authors: Manal M Darwish, Shimaa Hosny Hassan, Samaher Fathy Taha, Hosnia Said Abd El-Megeed and Taghreed Abdul-Aziz Mohammad Ismail

Internet addiction among young Bangladeshi adults: critical commentary on Hassan et al. (2020)

Authors: Mark D. Griffiths and Mohammed A. Mamun

How marketing mix (7Ps) affect the patients’ selection of a hospital: experience of a low-income country

Applying marketing mix in the hospitals is necessary for their success. It is also important to optimize the price, developing services, increasing health literacy, and improving financial resources. Experts a...

Authors: Ramin Ravangard, Amir Khodadad and Peivand Bastani

Views and attitudes of university students in Upper Egypt towards youth health centers

A healthy youth is considered the major human resource for any country development. They are suffering from unmet health needs. Considering these needs and their attitude towards the use of youth health center...

Authors: Mohamed M. Abd El-Mawgod, Shimaa A. Elghazally, Heba M. Mohammed, Mariam Roshdy Elkayat and Doaa M. M. Osman

A predictive model of the sunscreen use in the paddy workers based on the health action process approach model: a path analysis

Skin cancer is considered as one of the most common cancers in the world. There is little information about identifying factors affecting sunscreen use among paddy workers and their protective behavior. The pr...

Authors: Hadiseh Panahi, Leili Salehi and Zohreh Mahmoodi

Knowledge and health beliefs of reproductive-age women in Alexandria about tetanus toxoid immunization

Maternal neonatal tetanus is a substantial public health problem in many developing countries. In 2017, nearly, 30,848 newborns died of neonatal tetanus; thus, high immunization coverage remains a necessity. T...

Authors: Azza Mehanna, Mervat H. Ali and Ibrahim Kharboush

Perceptions and reasons of E-cigarette use among medical students: an internet-based survey

Nowadays, E-cigarette use shows a significant increase among adults and youth in many countries, although there is still a public health debate about its relative effects compared to the traditional cigarettes.

Authors: Abdulmohsen A. Alzalabani and Sheref M. Eltaher

The quality of work life and turnover intentions among Malaysian nurses: the mediating role of organizational commitment

Understanding the factors influencing nurses’ turnover intention, particularly the work life quality and commitment to organization, is important to all countries suffering from nursing shortage. The study aim...

Authors: Luma Ghazi Ibrahim Alzamel, Khatijah Lim Abdullah, Mei Chan Chong and Yan Piaw Chua

Perceived benefits and barriers towards exercise among healthcare providers in Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt

Physical inactivity is considered a problem with great impact on morbidity and mortality. There is a necessity to combat this behavior through an assessment of barriers and benefits perceived by subjects.

Authors: Hebat-Allah M. S. Gabal, Maha M. Wahdan and Waleed Salah Eldin

Prevalence and determinants of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in The Gambia: a secondary data analysis

Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mother and the newborn brings many benefits including its potential to promote the survival of the newborn. Nevertheless, it is a practice that is underutilized in many resou...

Authors: Michael Ekholuenetale, Adeyinka Onikan and Charity Ehimwenma Ekholuenetale

The Covid19 outbreak: a catalyst for digitization in African countries

Authors: Said Bensbih, Hajar Essangri and Amine Souadka

Hypertensive patients’ knowledge of cardiovascular disease in Calabar, Nigeria

This study aimed at assessing knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and prevention, among hypertensive patients in a developing country setting with high cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortal...

Authors: Ogban Omoronyia, Agam Ayuk, Kenneth Nwafor and Annette Legogie

Quantitative determination of selenium in the most common food items sold in Egypt

Particular interest in selenium (Se) was generated as a result of clinical studies showing that balanced Se dietary system is very important for many physiological processes. There is no recent information ava...

Authors: Fawzya Moatkhef, Hanaa Ismail, Neveen Agamy and Samar Aborhyem

Pneumonia among under-five children in Alexandria, Egypt: a case-control study

Pneumonia among under-five children constitutes a major public health concern. Studies examining risk factors for pneumonia in Egypt are limited.

Authors: Noha Fadl, Ayat Ashour and Yasmine Yousry Muhammad

Women’s enlightenment and early antenatal care initiation are determining factors for the use of eight or more antenatal visits in Benin: further analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey

Within the continuum of reproductive health care, antenatal care (ANC) provides a platform for vital health care functions, such as disease prevention, health promotion, screening, and diagnosis. It has been w...

Authors: Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow and Adeyinka Onikan

Spatial analysis of completeness of death registration in Egypt

Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems should be the primary source of routine mortality data. However, there is lack of information about the completeness of death registration at the sub-nati...

Authors: Nesma Lotfy

Multimodal intervention program to improve hand hygiene compliance: effectiveness and challenges

Hand hygiene (HH) is considered the most important measure to tackle the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. However, compliance with recommendations is usually low and effective improvement strat...

Authors: Sihem Ben Fredj, Asma Ben Cheikh, Sana Bhiri, Hela Ghali, Salwa Khefacha, Lamine Dhidah, Latifa Merzougui, Mohamed Ben Rejeb and Houyem Said Latiri

Prevalence and allele frequency of Congenital Colour Vision Deficiency (CCVD) among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia

The prevalence of congenital colour vision deficiency (CCVD) varies from race to race and differs in different geographic regions. Colour vision deficiency or colour blindness, is the inability or decreased ab...

Authors: Reta Gutema Mitiku, Bekele Serbessa Tolera and Zelalem Gebremariam Tolesa