Health care providers' perspectives on the need for palliative care in Upper Egypt: a descriptive exploratory study including children and adult patients.

Background: Only four centers in Egypt provide Palliative Care (PC) for adult cancer patients and one provides care for pediatric cancer patients. While PC is not widely utilized in Egypt, this study aims to assess patients' need for PC from the providers' perspective. The primary objectives were to assess providers' knowledge about PC, understand patients' needs, and compare children's and adults' needs for PC.

Maternal cultural practices for neonates' care in upper Egypt.

Problem: Little is known about the home practices and care given to neonates born in Egypt.

Background: Two thirds of all infant deaths in Egypt occur in the neonatal period and many of these deaths occur in the home environment out of sight of health care providers. Understanding cultural practices and beliefs about caring for neonates may help direct appropriate interventions to improve infant outcomes.