Explaining withdrawal's persistence: correlates of withdrawal use in Albania, Armenia, Jordan, and Turkey observed in a cross-sectional study.

Withdrawal dominates the contraceptive method mix in a geographical cluster of countries in South-Eastern Europe and Western Asia that have, in part, reached low fertility. This study examines the socio-demographic determinants associated with withdrawal use in Armenia, Albania, Jordan and Turkey that could explain withdrawal's persistence and inform contraceptive programs in these unique settings. Cross-sectional data on 31,569 married women 15 to 49 years were drawn from the Demographic and Health Surveys in Albania (2017-2018), Armenia (2015-2016), Jordan (2017-2018), and Turkey (2013).

Stigma and burden of mental illness and their correlates among family caregivers of mentally ill patients.

Background And Objectives: Family caregivers play a curial role in supporting and caring for their mentally ill relatives. Their struggle for facing stigma and shouldering caregiving burden is marginalized, undervalued, and invisible to medical services. This study assessed the stigma and burden of mental illnesses, and their correlates among family caregivers of mentally ill patients.

Variations in pediatric hospitalization in seven European countries.

Objective: To compare rates of pediatric hospital utilization across seven European countries.

Methods: Secondary data from WHO's European Hospital Morbidity Database from 2009 to 2012. Cross- country comparison of rates of admissions and bed days per 100 person-years by clinical service.

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Family Planning Services Offered by Mobile Clinics versus Static Clinics in Assiut, Egypt.

Cost effectiveness studies of family planning (FP) services are very valuable in providing evidence-based data for decision makers in Egypt. Cost data came from record reviews for all 15 mobile clinics and a matched set of 15 static clinics and interviews with staff members of the selected clinics at Assiut Governorate. Effectiveness measures included couple years of protection (CYPs) and FP visits.

'Yeah, I've grown; I can't go out anymore': differences in perceived risks between girls and boys entering adolescence.

This analysis is based on data from the Global Early Adolescent Study, which aims to understand the factors that predispose young people aged 10-14 years to positive or negative health trajectories. Specifically, interview transcripts from 202 adolescents and 191 parents across six diverse urban sites (Baltimore, Ghent, Nairobi, Ile Ife, Assuit and Shanghai) were analysed to compare the perceived risks associated with entering adolescence and how these risks differed by gender. Findings reveal that in all sites except Ghent, both young people and their parents perceived that girls face greater risks related to their sexual and reproductive health, and because of their sexual development, were perceived to require more protection.

"A Boy Would Be Friends With Boys … and a Girl … With Girls": Gender Norms in Early Adolescent Friendships in Egypt and Belgium.

Purpose: A gender analysis was conducted to illuminate the key elements of friendships highlighted by early adolescent girls and boys in two sites for the purpose of better understanding the impact of gender norms on adolescent friendships in different contexts.

Methods: Narrative interviews with early adolescents were conducted in two sites: Assiut, Egypt (n = 37) and Ghent, Belgium (n = 30). The interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated into English, and coded using Atlas.

Long Term Follow up and Patient Satisfaction after Reduction Mammoplasty: Superomedial versus Inferior Pedicle.

Background: Surgery for hypertrophied breast represents a challenge for plastic surgeons. The search for a good cosmetic breast has led to the development of many techniques. Objectives for reduction mammoplasty are to achieve elevated, symmetrical breasts, with round shape, good projection, small cicatrices that are not very perceptible, and a lasting result.

Long-term follow-up and patient satisfaction after reduction mammoplasty: Superomedial versus inferior pedicle.

Background: Surgery for hypertrophied breasts represents a challenge for plastic surgeons. The search for a good post-surgical cosmetic breast has led to the development of many techniques. Objectives for reduction mammoplasty are to achieve elevated, symmetrical breasts, a round shape, good projection, small cicatrices that are not very perceptible, and a lasting result.

Prevalence of neuromuscular disorders in Qena governorate/Egypt: population-based survey.

Background: Few epidemiological studies of the prevalence of neuromuscular disorders have been undertaken. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of the most common types of neuromuscular disorders in Qena governorate/Egypt.

Methods: A random sample was taken from 11 districts, involving 9303 inhabitants with 57.

Mobile clinics for women's and children's health.

Background: The accessibility of health services is an important factor that affects the health outcomes of populations. A mobile clinic provides a wide range of services but in most countries the main focus is on health services for women and children. It is anticipated that improvement of the accessibility of health services via mobile clinics will improve women's and children's health.

Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Neuropathy in Qena Governorate: Population-Based Survey.

Background: No previous study was done to estimate the prevalence of diabetic neuropathy (DN) in Arabic countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of DN and its characteristics in Qena governorate.

Material And Methods: This is a random sampling of 10 study areas, involving 9,303 inhabitants; 51.

Quality of delivery care in Assiut University Hospital, Egypt: mothers' satisfaction.

Background: Client satisfaction is an important parameter of quality assessment, as patient's preferences and demands influence health status and medical outcomes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess mothers' satisfaction with the quality of healthcare during hospital delivery and its determinants.

Participants And Methods: A cross-sectional design was used.

Prevalence of Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease in Qena governorate/Egypt: a cross-sectional community-based survey.

Background And Purpose: In a previous study we found a high crude prevalence rate (CPR) for Parkinson's disease (PD) in Assiut governorate/Egypt. We therefore surveyed a second Nile valley governorate (Qena) to provide confirmatory evidence for the high prevalence rate of PD in Egypt.

Subjects And Methods: 10 areas in Qena governorate were selected by random sampling to recruit 8027 inhabitants.

Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia among the elderly population of Qena Governorate, Upper Egypt: a community-based study.

Background: There are only a few reports which provide prevalence rates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia specifically in Arabic countries.

Objective: This study is aimed at estimating the prevalence of MCI and dementia among subjects aged ≥60 years using door-to-door survey in Qena Governorate/Egypt.

Methods: We conducted a door-to-door survey with multistage probability random sampling.

Epidemiological study and risk factors of stroke in Assiut Governorate, Egypt: community-based study.

Background: Because there have been no epidemiological studies of stroke in Egypt, a community-based survey was conducted in the Assiut Governorate to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of stroke in our community.

Methods: A three-phase door-to-door study was performed in which 6,498 participants were chosen by random sampling from 7 districts in Assiut (first phase). Out of this sample, 578 dropped out leaving 3,066 males (51.

A community based epidemiological study of epilepsy in Assiut Governorate/Egypt.

Background: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of different types of epilepsy and their possible risk factors in the region of the Assiut Governorate/Egypt.

Material And Methods: A community based study with random sampling of 7 districts, involving 6498 inhabitants. Out of this sample, 578 dropped out leaving 3066 males (51.

Epidemiological study and clinical profile of Parkinson's disease in the Assiut Governorate, Egypt: a community-based study.

Background: Few comprehensive epidemiological studies of the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been undertaken in Arab countries, and none has been carried out in Egypt. A community-based survey was conducted in the Assiut Governorate to estimate the prevalence and clinical profile of PD.

Methods: A community-based study was carried out, with random sampling of 7 districts, involving 6,498 inhabitants.