Patient satisfaction and loyalty to the private hospitals in Sana'a, Yemen.

Objective: To evaluate patients' satisfaction and loyalty to private hospitals and to identify factors influencing patient loyalty.

Design: A cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted between May and September of 2005.

Setting: Sana'a, the capital city of the Republic of Yemen.

A national study on the prevalence of obesity among 16,127 Malaysians.

Unlabelled: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in all states of Malaysia with the aim to determine the prevalence of obesity among Malaysians aged fifteen years and above and factors associated. A stratified two-stage cluster sampling design with proportional allocation was used. Trained interviewers using a standardized protocol obtained the weight and height measurements and other relevant information.