What do medical students in Alexandria know about female genital mutilation?

We explored the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 330 5th year medical students in Alexandria University towards female genital mutilation (FGM). The students' basic knowledge about the practice of FGM was unsatisfactory. Students were unaware of the prevalence of FGM in Egypt and the practices and procedures of FGM.

Health and lifestyle survey: community's attitudes to health and barriers toward lifestyle change.

The study was carried out in Alexandria City. A household cluster sample survey was conducted. The total sample was 300 subjects.

Community perceptions of dietary and environmental factors as cardiovascular diseases risk determinants.

This work was carried out to assess the community's perception of the relative importance of various dietary, environmental and lifestyle factors as CVDs risk determinants and to investigate the beliefs of the community on issues related to CVDs. A household cluster sample survey was conducted in Alexandria city. The total sample was 600 persons aged > or = 18 years Results of this work revealed that public awareness of the magnitude of CVDs in the community was high.

A study of pattern of gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms in the last decade (1987-1996) in Alexandria.

The present study was conducted to reveal the pattern of different gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms in Alexandria in the last decade (1987-1996). All registered cases of GIT cancers in Alexandria. Main University Hospital in the last decade were included in the study.

Sociodemographic determinations of management behavior of diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic in Alexandria. Part III: Relation between diabetics' sociodemographic background and health belief model variables.

The present work aims to study the relation between patient's health beliefs and psychological perception and demographic variables. The same subjects and methods applied in part I and II was adopted. It was found that a minority (1.

Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part II. Diabetics' knowledge of the disease and their management behaviour.

We aimed to: describe the level of knowledge of diabetic patients about the disease, show the relationship between demographic variables (age, sex and education) and level of knowledge and reveal the relationship between knowledge and management-related behaviour of diabetics. We found that a majority of diabetic patients (90.0%) had poor knowledge about the disease, 83.

Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part I. Behaviour of patients in relation to management of their disease.

We studied 300 randomly chosen diabetic patients to assess their behaviours in relation to management of their disease. The majority had very good compliance with regular periodic check-ups (97.0%), urine and blood screening for sugar (94.

Probability of contraceptive continuation and its determinants.

Probability of contraceptive continuation and factors associated with discontinuation were assessed in a retrospective study of women's records in Alexandria. Contraceptive continuation rates were 88/100, 75/100 and 56/100 women at 6, 12 and 24 months respectively. Reasons for discontinuation included side-effects and health concerns (30.

Study of different risk factor profiles in stroke patients in Alexandria.

The study included 94 stroke cases. They were admitted at the Internal Medicine Department between October 1994 and March 1995. For each case studied, an attempt was made to obtain, from the same hospital, age and sex matched control patient.

Familial and sociological correlates of behavioral deviance among juvenile boy delinquents in Alexandria.

Sixty five institutionalized juvenile boy delinquents aged 11 to 21 years were screened for behavioral deviance in relation to familial and social variables. Data of behavioral deviant children was compared with similar data available for the group of children not identified by the screen. Results of this study revealed statistical associations between behavioral deviance among juvenile boy delinquents and most of the studied familial/social backgrounds and morbid parent-child relationships.

Assessment of level of intellectual functioning among juvenile boy delinquents in Alexandria and its relation to behavioral deviance.

Sixty-five institutionalized boy delinquents in Alexandria aged 11 to 21 years were screened for intellectual functioning (I.Q. level) in relation to behavioral deviance.