Predictors of Perceived Stress among Medical and Nonmedical College Students, Minia, Egypt.

Background: Nowadays, stress has been tagged a global phenomenon. Many undergraduate students undergo considerable stress, and a variety of sources of stress have been identified among university students. The aim of this study is to identify the level of perceived stress and its predictors among medical and nonmedical Minia University students.

Female genital mutilation: current awareness, believes and future intention in rural Egypt.

Background: Female genital cutting, also termed female genital mutilation (FGM), is a damaging practice with no health benefits for girls or women, and is considered to be a violation of children's rights.

Methods: A cross-sectional, community-based study using interview administered questionnaire to explore knowledge and attitude of people living in a rural area in Minia. Systematic random sampling was used to interview 618 males and females above the age of 18 in the period from September to November 2016.

Dietary Factors Associated with Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Minia, Egypt: Principal Component Analysis.

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a serious and rapidly progressing malignancy. Identifying risk factors including dietary elements is important to develop preventive strategies. This study focused on possible links between diet and PC.

Awareness and practice of patient rights from a patient perspective: an insight from Upper Egypt.

Objectives: To assess the patients' awareness of their rights, the predictors of knowledge of patients' rights and the degree of adherence to these rights by the medical team from the patients' perspective.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Minia University Hospital, Minia, Egypt.

The Palliative Performance Scale Predicts Survival among Emergency Department Patients, Minia, Egypt.

Background: Emergency department (ED) physicians provide care to patients with a wide range of prognoses, and must develop care plans that anticipate patient's survival. However, the tools available to guide care planning had limited data to support their use. There is a new concern to understand if palliative care (PC) should be offered in the ED and the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), a screening tool used in other settings in PC, has been little used in the ED.

Quality of life among postmenopausal women in rural Minia, Egypt.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and their effect on the quality of life of postmenopausal women in rural Minia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1 100 postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years selected by multistage random sampling. The menopause rating scale (MRS) was used to assess the menopausal symptoms.

Awareness about Breast Cancer and Its Screening among Rural Egyptian Women, Minia District: a Population-Based Study.

Background: Recent global cancer statistics indicate rising global incidence of breast cancer and the increase is occurring at a faster rate in developing countries. Training women how to carry out breast self-examination (BSE) can help them to be alert to any abnormalities in their breasts to speedily seek medical consultation. Health behavior may be influenced by level of awareness about breast cancer.

Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt.

Objectives. To determine the barriers that hinder early seeking of medical care among Minia's myocardial infarction patients. Methods.

Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV infection among Egyptian prisoners: seroprevalence, risk factors and related chronic liver diseases.

Background And Aim: Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses, and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus among prisoners. This study was performed to detect the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C, hepatitis B core and human immunodeficiency virus among Egyptian prisoners.

Methods: The study was conducted in an Egyptian prison.

Factors affecting survival of women diagnosed with breast cancer in El-Minia Governorate, Egypt.

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine breast cancer survival time and the association between breast cancer survival and socio-demographic and pathologic factors among women, in El-Minia, Egypt. While there has been much researches regarding prognostic factors for breast cancer but the majority of these studies were from developed countries. El-Minia has a population of approximately 4 million.