Workplace aggression, psychological distress, and job satisfaction among Palestinian nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses can be exposed to aggressive behavior from patients, patient's relatives, colleagues and visitors.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of workplace aggression among Palestinian nurses in the Hebron district and to examine cross-sectional associations between exposure to workplace aggression and the occurrence of psychological distress and job satisfaction.

Methods: Of 372 nurses eligible for the study, 343 were included (response rate of 92.

Psychosomatic symptoms and stressful working conditions among Palestinian nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Background: High levels of perceived stressful working conditions have been found to have an adverse effect on physical and mental health.

Objectives: To examine the associations between self-reported stressful working conditions and Psychosomatic Symptoms (PSS), and to investigate possible gender differences.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study comprises 430 nurses employed in Hebron district, Palestine.

Lung function and respiratory symptoms among female hairdressers in Palestine: a 5-year prospective study.

Objectives: Hairdressers are exposed to chemicals at the workplace which are known to cause respiratory symptoms and asthma. This study aimed to examine changes in self-reported respiratory symptoms over 5 years, as well as to examine the lung function decline and determine whether it is within the expected range, to assess the dropout rate and reasons for leaving the profession, and to examine the associations between occupational factors and lung function changes at follow-up.

Design: Prospective study.

Airway inflammation and ammonia exposure among female Palestinian hairdressers: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Little is known about the working conditions and airway inflammation in hairdressers in Palestine. We aimed to investigate if hairdressers in Palestine have a higher level of airway inflammation as compared to a control group. We also assessed the hairdressers' physical working conditions and exposure to ammonia gases at the hair salons.

Cross-Shift Changes in Lung Function Among Palestinian Farmers During High- and Low-Exposure Periods to Pesticides: A Longitudinal Study.

The purpose of this study was to study cross-shift changes of lung function in relation to pesticide use. One hundred and ninety-five male farmers, from a total of 250 farmers, performed lung function tests both pre- and post-shift during high- and low-pesticide-exposure periods. There were no associations between lung function differences across shifts and estimated quantity of pesticides used.

Pesticide use and opportunities of exposure among farmers and their families: cross-sectional studies 1998-2006 from Hebron governorate, occupied Palestinian territory.

Background: Adverse health effects caused by pesticide exposure have been reported in occupied Palestinian territory and the world at large. The objective of this paper is to compare patterns of pesticide use in Beit-U'mmar village, West Bank, between 1998 and 2006.

Methods: We studied two populations in Beit-U'mmar village, comprised of: 1) 61 male farmers and their wives in 1998 and 2) 250 male farmers in 2006.

Fecundability among newly married couples in agricultural villages in Palestine: a prospective study.

Background: The validity of studies on fecundability in Western countries has been questioned. The complexity of societal and cultural factors makes it difficult to dissect pure biological impact. Our aim was to assess couple fecundability in a population which to a large degree is unaffected by the same socio-cultural influences.