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  • A simple way to increase service use: Triggers of women's uptake of postpartum services 
    Kabakian-Khasholian T.; Campbell O.M.R. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2005)
    Objective: To examine the socio-demographic and service-related determinants of utilisation of postpartum services. Design: Data were used from a single-blind, randomised controlled trial aimed at changing women's knowledge, ...
  • Adolescence: A foundation for future health 
    Sawyer S.M.; Afifi R.A.; Bearinger L.H.; Blakemore S.-J.; Dick B.; Ezeh A.C.; Patton G.C. (, 2012)
    Adolescence is a life phase in which the opportunities for health are great and future patterns of adult health are established. Health in adolescence is the result of interactions between prenatal and early childhood ...
  • The Arabic Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale - MARS-Ar 
    Bardus, Marco; Awada, Nathalie; Ghandour, Lilian; Fares, Elie-Jacques; Gherbal, Tarek; Al-Zanati, Tasnim; Stoyanov, Stoyan (Journal of Medical Internet Research Publications, 2020-03)
    Background: With thousands of health apps in app stores globally, it is crucial to systemically and thoroughly evaluate the quality of these apps due to their potential influence on health decisions and outcomes. The Mobile ...
  • Assessing knowledge and attitudes of owners or managers of hospitality venues regarding a policy banning indoor smoking 
    Alaaeddine G.; Al Kuhaimi T.; Al Assaad R.; Dany M.; Diab R.; Hanna E.; Hirmas N.; Ismail H.; Mahmassani D.; Sleiman Tellawi R.; Nakkash R. (LONDON32 JAMESTOWN RD, LONDON NW1 7BY, ENGLAND, 2013)
    Objectives: In response to accumulating evidence on the detrimental health effects of second-hand smoke, governments throughout the world have adopted laws prohibiting indoor smoking in public places. Lebanon has recently ...
  • Building research evidence for policy advocacy: A qualitative evaluation of existing smoke-free policies in Lebanon 
    Nakkash R.T.; Khalil J.; Chaaya M.; Afifi R.A. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2010)
    Secondhand smoke is harmful to smokers and nonsmokers, and smoke-free legislation worldwide improves health status. Lebanon has one of the weakest tobacco control regulatory environments in the Eastern Mediterranean region. ...
  • Care-seeking behavior of women with reproductive health problems from low-income areas of Beirut 
    El-Kak F.; Khawaja M.; Salem M.; Zurayk H. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2009)
    Objective: To examine the patterns of care-seeking behavior and provider choice of women with self-reported reproductive health problems from 3 urban communities in Beirut. Methods: The study was based on a sample of 1869 ...
  • Cigarette and nargileh smoking practices among school students in Beirut, Lebanon 
    Tamim H.; Al-Sahab B.; Akkary G.; Ghanem M.; Tamim N.; El Roueiheb Z.; Kanj M.; Afifi R. (OAK RIDGE2205-K OAK RIDGE RD, #115, OAK RIDGE, NC 27310 USA, 2007)
    Objectives: To determine the prevalence and predictors of smoking nargileh and-or cigarettes among school students in Greater Beirut, Lebanon. Methods: A proportionate random sample of 2443 students from 13 public and ...
  • Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among Lebanese adolescents, a cross-sectional study, 2003-2004 
    El-Roueiheb Z.; Tamim H.; Kanj M.; Jabbour S.; Alayan I.; Musharrafieh U. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND, 2008)
    waterpipe or argileh is a form of smoking other than cigarettes that is currently spreading among people of all ages. The objective of the present study was to assess tobacco smoking practices (waterpipe and-or cigarette) ...
  • Community-based participatory research in complex settings: Clean mind-dirty hands 
    Makhoul J.; Nakkash R.; Harpham T.; Qutteina Y. (Oxford University Press; OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2014)
    Despite the abundance of the literature which discusses factors supporting or inhibiting effective participation of community members in community-based research, there is a paucity of publications analysing challenges to ...
  • DeJong etal respond 
    Dejong J.; Mahfoud Z.; Khoury D.; Barbir F.; Afifi R.A. (WASHINGTON800 I STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-3710 USA, 2010)
    [No abstract available]
  • Determinants of caesarean section in Egypt: Evidence from the demographic and health survey 
    Khawaja M.; Kabakian-Khasholian T.; Jurdi R. (CLARECUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 2004)
    This paper examines the impact of near birth complications and socio-demographic, healthcare and spatial characteristics of caesarean section in Egypt, using data on 4032 births from the 2000 Egypt Demographic and Health ...
  • Developing a logic model for youth mental health: Participatory research with a refugee community in Beirut 
    Afifi R.A.; Makhoul J.; El Hajj T.; Nakkash R.T. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2011)
    Although logic models are now touted as an important component of health promotion planning, implementation and evaluation, there are few published manuscripts that describe the process of logic model development, and fewer ...
  • Development and validation of the Arab youth mental health scale 
    Makhoul J.; Nakkash R.T.; El Hajj T.; Abdulrahim S.; Kanj M.; Mahfoud Z.; Afifi R.A. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2011)
    A variety of measures of mental health have been used with youth. The reason for choosing one scale over another in any given situation is rarely stated, and cross-cultural validation is scarce. Psychometric testing is ...
  • Distrust, social fragmentation and adolescents' health in the outer city: Beirut and beyond 
    Khawaja M.; Abdulrahim S.; Soweid R.A.Afifi.; Karam D. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2006)
    This study examined the association between place and components of social capital among adolescents living in three impoverished communities outside of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. We utilized a unique data set ...
  • Domestic violence against women during pregnancy: The case of Palestinian refugees attending an antenatal clinic in Lebanon 
    Hammoury N.; Khawaja M.; Mahfoud Z.; Afifi R.A.; Madi H. (NEW ROCHELLE140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA, 2009)
    Objectives: To determine the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant Palestinian refugee women residing in Lebanon and currently using the United Nation Relief and Work Agency's (UNRWA) primary healthcare ...
  • Ethical considerations in HIV-AIDS biobehavioral surveys that use respondent-driven sampling: Illustrations from Lebanon 
    DeJong J.; Mahfoud Z.; Khoury D.; Barbir F.; Afifi R.A. (WASHINGTON800 I STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-3710 USA, 2009)
    Respondent-driven sampling is especially useful for reaching hidden populations and is increasingly used internationally in public health research, particularly on HIV. Respondent-driven sampling involves peer recruitment ...
  • Evaluating a community based participatory approach to research with disadvantaged women in the southern suburbs of Beirut 
    Kobeissi L.; Nakkash R.; Ghantous Z.; Saad M.A.; Yassin N. (NEW YORK233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2011)
    This manuscript presents the evaluation of a 3 year community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach involving the testing of a psychosocial intervention to improve reproductive and mental health of married women in ...
  • Expanding Concern for Women's Health in Developing Countries. The Case of the Eastern Mediterranean Region 
    Saliba M.; Zurayk H. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2010)
    Background: Women's health is still largely associated with the notion of reproduction in developing countries despite a more varied disease burden, including noncommunicable conditions resulting from consequences of ...
  • Family medicine in Arab countries 
    Osman H.; Romani M.; Hlais S. (LEAWOOD11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, STE 540, LEAWOOD, KS 66207 USA, 2011)
    Background And Objectives: Information on the practice of family medicine in Arab countries is scant. In this study we aim to describe the current state of the specialty in the region. This includes scope of practice, ...
  • Gender and sexual health in clinical practice in Lebanon 
    El-Kak F.; Jurdi R.; Kaddour A.; Zurayk H. (CLARECUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 2004)
    This study examines the readiness of obstetricians-gynecologists (Ob-Gyns) in Lebanon to provide sexual consultation, their degree of comfort when discussing issues of sexual health, and their attitudes regarding assessment, ...

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