Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey at Cairo University Hospital.

Introduction: Healthcare workers have a significant chance of experiencing violence, with physical violence impacting anywhere from 8 to 38% of healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Besides physical abuse, many healthcare workers are subject to verbal aggression or threats, with patients and visitors being the most frequent sources of such incidents.

Methods: This research examines the work atmosphere of healthcare professionals at Kasr Al-Aini University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, during the pandemic.

Elimination of schistosomiasis haematobia as a public health problem in five governorates in Upper Egypt.

The prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection was determined among schoolchildren living in five governorates in Upper Egypt. Between November 2016 and March 2017, urine samples were collected from 30,083 schoolchildren (6-16 years of age) from the governorates of Assiut (n = 7496; 6 districts), Bani Sweif (n = 4493; 7 districts), Fayoum (n = 4597; 6 districts), Menia (n = 7500; 9 districts) and Sohag (n = 5997; 11 districts). All samples were processed using urine filtration to detect and quantify S.

Perceived Risk of Cervical Cancer and Barriers to Screening among Secondary School Female Teachers in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia.

Background: No previous studies had addressed the perceived risk of cervical cancer (CC) and its influence on screening practices and perceived barriers in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 506 randomly selected Saudi female secondary school teachers in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia to assess their level of knowledge about risk factors and signs of CC in relation to perceived risk and to characterize CC screening compliance using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Of the included female Saudi teachers, 65.

Colon Cancer among Older Saudis: Awareness of Risk Factors and Early Signs, and Perceived Barriers to Screening.

Background: Colon cancer screening (CRCS) uptake is markedly affected by public awareness of the disease. This study was conducted to assess levels of knowledge of CRC, to explore the pattern of CRCS uptake and identify possible barriers to screening among Saudis older than 50 years of age and primary care providers (PCPs) in Al Hassa region, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected primary health care (PHC) centers, 884 Saudis and 39 PCPs being enrolled for data collection.

Screening for antepartum anxiety and depression and their association with domestic violence among Egyptian pregnant women.

Background: Greater attention has been paid recently to prenatal mental disorders and their association with exposure to domestic violence (DV) as both have serious reproductive consequences.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to screen for anxiety and/or depression among pregnant women, as well as identify the frequency and association of exposure to DV.

Participants And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 and included a systematic random sample of 376 pregnant women attending the antenatal care outpatient clinic at the largest university hospital in Egypt.

An e-learning reproductive health module to support improved student learning and interaction: a prospective interventional study at a medical school in Egypt.

Background: The Public Health (PH) course at the medical college of Cairo University is based on traditional lectures. Large enrollment limits students' discussions and interactions with instructors.

Aim: Evaluate students' learning outcomes as measured by improved knowledge acquisition and opinions of redesigning the Reproductive Health (RH) section of the PH course into e-learning and assessing e-course utilization.

Development of an accessible self-assessment tool for research ethics committees in developing countries.

In response to increased research being performed in developing countries, many research ethics committees (RECs) have been established, but the quality of their ethics review systems remains unknown. Evaluating the performance of an REC remains a challenging task. Absent an accreditation process, a self-assessment mechanism would provide RECs a way to review their policies and processes against recognized international standards.

Rubella: serosusceptibility among Egyptian females in late childhood and childbearing period.

Our objective was to determine age-specific rubella susceptibility among Egyptian females. This was a cross-sectional survey in eight randomly selected communities, with the largest number of reported rubella cases in the 2007 Rubella surveillance. A sample of 5672 females between the ages of 6 and 45 years were interviewed.