Epidemiology, aetiology and knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to burn injuries in Palestine: A community-level research.

The aim of this study was to identify the epidemiology, aetiology as well as the knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to burn injuries in Palestine. A mixed-method approach was used. A survey was distributed to a total of 1500 households selected by randomised approach.

Factors associated with depression in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Gaza Strip: a cross sectional study.

Background: About 9% of the world's population has diabetes. Most people with diabetes live in developing countries. Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Health-care providers' perception of knowledge, skills and preparedness for disaster management in primary health-care centres in Jordan.

This survey in primary health-care centres in north Jordan aimed to assess health-care providers' perceptions of their knowledge, skills and preparedness for disaster management. A multistage random sample was used to recruit nurses and physicians from 57 health centres. A total of 207 participants completed the Arabic version of the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool.