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Pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and birth outcomes in Lebanon and Qatar: Results of the MINA cohort

Abdulmalik, Mariam Ali; Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Mahmoud, Amira; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Naja, Farah A. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

Accumulating evidence has highlighted the role of maternal nutritional status on fetal development, birth outcomes and child health. The Mother and Infant Nutritional Assessment (MINA) cohort is a 3-year follow-up study ...
Preliminary physiological, phenotypic, and probiotic characterization of Lactobacillus strains isolated from Anbaris-traditional Lebanese fermented dairy product

Abiad, Mohamad G.; Ajjour, Celine; Kassaify, Zeina G.; Iskandar, Christelle F.; Hamzeh, Reem; Hassan, Hussein F. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)

In the present study, 30 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains were isolated from Anbaris, a traditional fermented dairy product manufactured in rural villages of Lebanon from goat milk with a distinct sharp taste, and ...
Prenatal breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and intention, and their associations with feeding practices during the first six months of life: a cohort study in Lebanon and Qatar

Naja, Farah A.; Chatila, Aya; Ayoub, Jennifer J.; Abbas, Nada; Mahmoud, Amira; Abdulmalik, Mariam Ali; Nasreddine, Lara M. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Prenatal knowledge, attitude, and intention related to breastfeeding are postulated as important modulators of feeding practices. Using data from the Mother and Infant Nutritional Assessment (MINA) study, a ...
Prevalence and associations of behavioural risk factors with blood lipids profile in Lebanese adults: Findings from WHO STEPwise NCD cross-sectional survey

Mansour, Megali; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Nasreddine, Lara M.; El-Khoury, Christelle; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Shaya, Monique; Farhat, Antoine G.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

Objective To examine associations of behavioural risk factors, namely cigarette smoking, physical activity, dietary intakes and alcohol consumption, with blood lipids profile. Design and participants Data drawn from a ...
Prevalence and Characteristics of CAM Use among People Living with HIV and AIDS in Lebanon: Implications for Patient Care

Abou-Rizk, Joana; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Naja, Farah A. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Lebanon and to identify related issues that may affect patient ...
Prevalence and Correlates of Anemia among Adolescents Living in Hodeida, Yemen

Al-Jermmy, Abdulghani Sulaiman Mohammed; Idris, Shadia Mohamed; Coulibaly-Zerbo, Ferima; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Al-Jawadleh, Ayoub (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022)

This study assesses the prevalence and correlates of anemia among adolescents living in the war‐affected region of Hodeida in Yemen. A secondary objective was to examine the effect of a nutrition education intervention on ...
Prevalence and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine use among diabetic patients in Beirut, Lebanon: A cross-sectional study

Naja, Farah A.; Mousa, Dana; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Shoaib, Hikma A.; Itani, Leila; Mourad, Yara (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Background: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies due to difficulty in adhering to the therapeutic regimens and lifestyle changes necessary ...
Prevalence and Correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Patients with Lung Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study in Beirut, Lebanon

Naja, Farah A.; Anouti, Bilal; Shatila, Hiba; Akel, Reem S.; Haibe, Yolla; Tfayli, Arafat Hussein (Hindawi Limited, 2017)

Patients with lung cancer are increasingly seeking complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to improve their physiological and psychological well-being. This study aimed to assess CAM use among lung cancer patients in ...
Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among Lebanese households with children aged 4-18 years: Findings from a national cross-sectional study

Jomaa, Lamis H.; Naja, Farah A.; Kharroubi, Samer A.; Hwalla, Nahla C. (Cambridge University Press, 2019)

Objective Food insecurity (FI) is a major public health problem in Lebanon, a small middle-income country with the highest refugee per capita concentration worldwide and prolonged political and economic challenges. The ...
Prevalence and Correlates of Hypertension Unawareness among Lebanese Adults: The Need to Target Those left Behind

Ghaddar, Fatima; Hammad, Lama; Tohme, Rania A.; Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (Hindawi Limited, 2021)

Introduction. Hypertension unawareness is context-specific, and our understanding of factors associated with it has implications on primary healthcare practices locally and contributes to achieving cardiovascular disease ...
Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome in pre-crisis syria: Call for current relief efforts

Ramadan, H.; Naja, Farah A.; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad; Antoun, E.; Jaffa, Miran A.; Chaaban, Rawan; Haidar, M.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (World Health Organization, 2016)

This study aimed to assess the prevalence, components and correlates of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults in pre-crisis Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic. We used a population-based, 2-stage cluster sampling method in a ...
Prevalence and correlates of preschool overweight and obesity amidst the nutrition transition: Findings from a national cross-sectional study in Lebanon

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Saliba, Angie; Akl, Christelle; Naja, Farah A. (MDPI AG, 2017)

There is increasing evidence linking early life adiposity to disease risk later in life. This study aims at determining the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among preschoolers in Lebanon. A national ...
Prevalence and loads of fecal pollution indicators and the antibiotic resistance phenotypes of Escherichia coli in raw minced beef in Lebanon

Kassem, Issmat I.; Nasser, Nivin A.; Salibi, Joanna (MDPI AG, 2020)

Meat is an important source of high biological value proteins as well as many vitamins and minerals. In Lebanon, beef meats, including raw minced beef, are among the most consumed of the meat products. However, minced beef ...
Prevalence and predictors of metabolically healthy obesity in adolescents: Findings from the national Jeeluna study in Saudi-Arabia

Nasreddine, Lara M.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Mailhac, Aurélie C.; Albuhairan, Fadia S. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

Background: Obese children and adolescents may vary with respect to their health profile, an observation that has been highlighted by the characterization of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). The objectives of this study ...
Prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe tobacco smoking among adults in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: a cross-sectional household survey

Nakkash, Rima T.; Khader, Yousef Saleh; Chalak, Ali; Abla, Ruba; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E.; Mostafa, Aya; Jawad, Mohammed; Lee, Ji Hyun; Salloum, Ramzi George (NLM (Medline), 2022)

OBJECTIVES: Tobacco smoking is on the rise in the Eastern Mediterranean region. In light of limited surveillance of smoking in the region, this study sought to understand the prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe smoking ...
Prevalence of diabetes in greater Beirut area: Worsening over time

Nasrallah, Mona P.; Nakhoul, Nancy F.; Nasreddine, Lara M.; Mouneimne, Youssef; Abiad, Mohamad G.; Isma’eel, Hussain A.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 2017)

Objective: The Middle East North Africa region has one of the highest rates of diabetes, both in prevalence and in rate of increase. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and associated risk factors of type ...
Prevalence of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Patients in Lebanon Using Nutrition Risk Screening (NRS-2002) and Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Criteria and Its Association with Length of Stay

Ouaijan, Krystel; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin; Mpinga, Emmanuel Kabengele (MDPI, 2023)

(1) Background: Prevalence studies on hospital malnutrition are still scarce in the Middle East region despite recent global recognition of clinical malnutrition as a healthcare priority. The aim of this study is to measure ...
Prevalence, correlates and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: Findings from a national population-based study

Costanian, Christy; Bennett, K. E.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Assaad, Shafika E.; Mehio-Sibai, Abla Mehio (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2014)

Aims: This study aims to examine the prevalence, associated risk factors and complications of diabetes, as well management and preventive care in Lebanon, a small, middle-income country of the Mediterranean region. Methods: ...
Prioritization of small and medium domestic dams in dry lands

Jaafar, Hadi H. (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2015)

The feasibility of small and medium dams in arid environments is studied. A novel method for prioritization of dam commissioning is proposed. The method focuses on key hydrologic and economic factors that affect the ...
Promoting healthy eating and physical activity among school children: Findings from Health-E-PALS, the first pilot intervention from Lebanon

Habib-Mourad, Carla; Ghandour, Lilian A.; Moore, Helen J.; Nabhani-Zeidan, Maya; Kasim, Adetayo S.; Hwalla, Nahla C.; Summerbell, Carolyn Dawn (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Results: Students in the intervention group reported purchasing and consuming less chips and sweetened drinks post-intervention compared with controls (86% & 88% less respectively p < 0.001). Knowledge and self-efficacy ...

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