Knowledge of Reproductive Health and Perception of Violence Among Rural Schoolgirls in Egypt.

Study Objective: Although schools should play a crucial role in providing the right health information at the right age, little is known about the knowledge of school pupils in Egypt, especially girls living in rural areas, regarding reproductive health, and their perceptions of violence. In this study we aimed to assess reproductive health knowledge and perceptions around violence among rural school-attending girls.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 randomly selected public schools in a rural district in Fayoum Governorate.

Body composition of women 20-49 years old as a predictor for noncommunicable diseases: a community-based study.

Background: Obesity increases a person's risk of developing a number of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, and certain cancers. The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been considered as a safe, noninvasive, simple, and least expensive portable method for the evaluation of body composition in clinical practice. However, there is not enough information about its use in community-based surveys to detect the optimal cutoff point for the body fat percent (BF%) that could predict NCDs.