Gender-based disparities on health indices during COVID-19 crisis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Jordan.

Background: COVID-19 has an inevitable burden on public health, potentially widening the gender gap in healthcare and the economy. We aimed to assess gender-based desparities during COVID-19 in Jordan in terms of health indices, mental well-being and economic burden.

Methods: A nationally representative sample of 1300 participants ≥18 years living in Jordan were selected using stratified random sampling.

Level, Causes and Risk Factors of Neonatal Mortality, in Jordan: Results of a National Prospective Study.

Objective: The present study aimed at assessment of the magnitude of neonatal mortality in Jordan, and its causes and associated factors.

Methods: Through a multistage sampling technique, a total of 21,928 deliveries with a gestational period ≥20 weeks from 18 hospitals were included in the study. The status of their babies 28 days after birth, whether dead or alive, was ascertained.