Assessing the nutritional status of Palestinian adolescents from East Jerusalem: a school-based study 2002-03.

In Palestine, there is a little information about nutrition of adolescents compared to other age groups. This study was designed to assess the nutritional status of Palestinian school-aged children (11-16 years) in East Jerusalem during 2002-03. A school-based cross-sectional study targeted randomly 313 adolescents from public and private schools.

The role of general practitioners in promoting cervical cancer screening: a field survey in a rural area of Crete, Greece.

The early detection of cervical cancer with a Papanicolaou (Pap) smear has resulted in a great decline of mortality rates in developed countries, a progress suggesting that general practice may have a crucial role in promoting screening. This study explores the impact of general practitioners on women's adherence to Pap screening recommendations in a rural area of Crete, Greece. A cross-sectional study was conducted during 2006 in a rural area of 3,000 inhabitants, where access to primary care is free of charge.

Nutritional status of Palestinian children attending primary health care centers in Gaza.

Objective: To assess the nutritional status of Palestinian children less than two years old and the associated risk factors.

Methods: The study was descriptive cross-sectional of 102 children attending the main four primary health care centers in the Gaza Strip during summer 2003. Data were collected through medical records and meeting interviews with children's mothers by face to face.

An evaluation of patients' opinions of primary care physicians: the use of EUROPEP in Gaza Strip-Palestine.

The objective of this paper is to identify the level of patients' satisfaction with primary care physicians. Data were gathered from an exit interview using a standardized questionnaire (EUROPEP) and background variables. A total of 956 patients in fifteen primary health care clinics in Gaza Strip participated.

Uptake of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin by 2 Brucella strains and their fluoroquinolone-resistant variants under different conditions. An in vitro study.

The existence of an efflux-mediated mechanism involved in the drug accumulation process of the 2 resistant Brucella strains was investigated; 2 susceptible Brucella strains, Brucella melitensis biovar abortus 2308 (S2308) and AFbortus 3196 (S3196) strains, were the reference strains cultured on trypticase soy agar (TSA) medium and incubated to gradient concentrations of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin antibiotics. The uptake level of 2 antibacterial agents in 2 susceptible and their fluoroquinolones-resistant variants of Brucella strains obtained in vitro at neutral (pH 7) and acidic (pH 4.5) media, in the presence of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), was analyzed spectrophotometrically.

Palestinian primary health care in light of the National Strategic Health Plan 1999--2003.

Background: In 1994, the Palestinian Health Authority took over responsibility for primary health care (PHC) in Gaza Strip and West Bank.

Objectives: This paper reports on the Palestinian National Strategic Health Plan (PNSHP 1999--2003). The extent to which the PHC objectives were achieved is discussed, together with areas that still require improvement.

Adverse impact of insecticides on the health of Palestinian farm workers in the Gaza Strip: a hematologic biomarker study.

To evaluate the health impact of insecticides on Palestinian farm workers in the Gaza Strip, the study assessed biomarkers in farm workers who used organophosphorus insecticides. Serum cholinesterase and complete blood count were determined before and after spraying of organophosphorus insecticides. Burning sensations in eyes/face (62.