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Domestic violence in refugee camps in Jordan

Khawaja M. (CLARECUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 2004)

[No abstract available]
Caesarean section rates in the Arab region: A cross-national study

Jurdi R.; Khawaja M. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2004)

This study had a dual purpose of estimating population- and hospital-based caesarean section rates in 18 Arab countries and examining the association between these rates and important indicators of socio-economic development. ...
The extraordinary decline of infant and childhood mortality among Palestinian refugees

Khawaja M. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2004)

This article documents the levels and patterns of infant and child mortality among Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian areas based on comparable data from household sample surveys conducted since ...
Syrian women's perceptions and experiences of ultrasound screening in pregnancy: Implications for antenatal policy

Bashour H.; Hafez R.; Abdulsalam A. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2005)

Ultrasound scanning is firmly embedded in antenatal maternity care around the world. This paper reports on a qualitative study carried out in 2003 of 30 Syrian women's perceptions and experiences of routine ultrasound in ...
Poverty

Mowafi M.; Khawaja M. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Women's perceptions of reproductive health in three communities around Beirut, Lebanon

Kaddour A.; Hafez R.; Zurayk H. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2005)

The aim of this study was to elicit definitions of the concept of reproductive health among women in three communities around Beirut, Lebanon, as part of the reproductive health component of a larger Urban Health Study. ...
Prevalence of wife beating in Jordanian refugee camps: Reports by men and women

Khawaja M.; Barazi R. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Cultural capital and self-rated health in low income women: Evidence from the urban health study, Beirut, Lebanon

Khawaja M.; Mowafi M. (CARYJOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA, 2006)

This paper examines the association between cultural capital and self-rated psychosocial health among poor, ever-married Lebanese women living in an urban context. Both self-rated general and mental health status were ...
Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: Evidence from an urban health study

Khawaja M.; Barazi R.; Linos N. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2007)

Background: The negative effect of poverty on child health has been well established. However, rapid urbanization in developing countries prompts new research questions relating to socio-cultural practices and other related ...
Disparities in child health in the Arab region during the 1990s

Khawaja M.; Dawns J.; Meyerson-Knox S.; Yamout R. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2008)

Background. While Arab countries showed an impressive decline in child mortality rates during the past few decades, gaps in mortality by gender and socioeconomic status persisted. However, large socioeconomic disparities ...
Khat (Catha edulis) chewing during pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a national population survey

Khawaja M.; Al-Nsour M.; Saad G. (NEW YORK233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2008)

Aims: This study examines the prevalence of khat chewing among women during pregnancy and some of the risk factors for this habit in Yemen. Methods: Survey data on 7,343 ever-married women from the Yemen Demographic and ...
Attitudes of men and women towards wife beating: Findings from palestinian refugee camps in Jordan

Khawaja M.; Linos N.; El-Roueiheb Z. (NEW YORK233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2008)

The aim of this study is to investigate the factors associated with the acceptance of wife beating among currently married men and women living in disadvantaged Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. The study uses data from ...
Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: An overview

Khawaja M.; Choueiry N.; Jurdi R. (, 2009)

This article provides an overview of hospital-based rates of caesarean delivery in 18 Arab countries and the association between these rates and selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Data on caesarean ...
Rethinking gender-based violence during war: Is violence against civilian men a problem worth addressing?

Linos N. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2009)

Gender-based violence during conflict and post-conflict situations has received increased attention in research and in the work of development agencies. Viewed primarily as a form of violence against women, this commentary ...
The transition to lower fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Evidence from recent surveys

Khawaja M.; Assaf S.; Jarallah Y. (2009)

Using recent data from three national-level surveys conducted in 1995, 2000, and 2004, we provide evidence that Palestinian fertility rates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, historically among the highest in the world, began ...
Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory

Rahim H.F.A.; Wick L.; Halileh S.; Hassan-Bitar S.; Chekir H.; Watt G.; Khawaja M. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2009)

The Countdown to 2015 intervention coverage indicators in the occupied Palestinian territory are similar to those of other Arab countries, although there are gaps in continuity and quality of services across the continuum ...
Health status and health services in the occupied Palestinian territory

Giacaman R.; Khatib R.; Shabaneh L.; Ramlawi A.; Sabri B.; Sabatinelli G.; Khawaja M.; Laurance T. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2009)

We describe the demographic characteristics, health status, and health services of the Palestinian population living in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, and the way they have been modified by 60 years of continuing ...
Women's autonomy and support for wife beating: Findings from a population-based survey in Jordan

Linos N.; Khawaja M.; Al-Nsour M. (NEW YORK11 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10036 USA, 2010)

The aim of this study is to examine attitudes among married women toward wife beating and to investigate the hypothesis that female individual empowerment is associated with such attitudes within a broader context of ...
Health professionals for a new century: Ttransforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

Frenk J.; Chen L.; Bhutta Z.A.; Cohen J.; Crisp N.; Evans T.; Fineberg H.; Garcia P.; Ke Y.; Kelley P.; Kistnasamy B.; Meleis A.; Naylor D.; Pablos-Mendez A.; Reddy S.; Scrimshaw S.; Sepulveda J.; Serwadda D.; Zurayk H. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2010)

Background Activation of renal sympathetic nerves is key to pathogenesis of essential hypertension. We aimed to assess eff ectiveness and safety of catheter-based renal denervation for reduction of blood pressure in patients ...
Predictors of displacement behaviour during the 2006 lebanon war

Khawaja M.; Assaf S.; Yamouta R. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2011)

The July 2006 war in Lebanon was one of the country's shortest wars. Yet perhaps it was also the worst interstate war in the history of Lebanon. Over the course of 33 days, the war resulted in over 1000 deaths, thousands ...

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