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Research paper thumbnail of Violence and sociodemographic related factors among a sample of Egyptian women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021

Background Violence against women is a worldwide problem that affects different social and econom... more Background Violence against women is a worldwide problem that affects different social and economic classes, and this violence has almost increased with pandemics as the COVID-19 pandemic. The present survey aimed to assess the prevalence of violence against women in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the relationship between sociodemographic factors and violence exposure. A total of 509 women were recruited using a self-completion e-form questionnaire. Results The prevalence of violence experienced by women was (43.8%); the most common type was the emotional representing (96.0%) of exposed women, while sexual violence was the least common (13.5%). Violence exposure was affected significantly by residence governorates, husbands’ working status, reduced husbands’ working hours, and history of violence exposure. Conclusions Violence against women in Egypt was increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises the need for a strong and urgent anti-violence program to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Egyptian Medical Students Toward the Novel Coronavirus Disease-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020

BACKGROUND: People in times of pandemics, crave after any medical field member (including medical... more BACKGROUND: People in times of pandemics, crave after any medical field member (including medical students) to gain their knowledge and correct their behaviors. AIM: We aimed to assess medical students’ coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 related knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB). METHODS: The study is an exploratory cross-sectional study, conducted among medical students using an online survey. Medical students were classified according to their current academic year into either early year’s group (first 3 years in the medical school) or final year’s group (past 3 years in the medical school). RESULTS: A total of 2255 students completed the questionnaire. Regarding their COVID-19 related knowledge; 63.4% gave unsatisfactory responses (answered <75% of the questionnaire items correctly). Most of males (62.9%) and females (64.1%) gave unsatisfactory responses. CONCLUSION: Most of students had unsatisfactory responses of the current pandemic; however, the final year’s group had a ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnostic indicator of acute lung injury for pediatric critically ill patients at a tertiary pediatric hospital

Medicine, 2018

Early identification of acute lung injury (ALI) in pediatric patients at risk of mortality is imp... more Early identification of acute lung injury (ALI) in pediatric patients at risk of mortality is important for improving outcome.Assessment of soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) as a valid biomarker for diagnosis of ALI among critically ill, pediatric patients in addition to correlating levels of sRAGE and different outcomes of those patients.A Hospital-based case-control study was conducted in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) at Cairo University Hospital, along a period of 6 months. Total of 68 pediatric patients following inclusion criteria were classified into: patients with ALI; with both ALI and sepsis; with sepsis and control patients. They were prospectively followed and their laboratory and immunological workup (at days 1 and 9) was done to measure serum sRAGE levels and detect (sRAGE) genotypes.The age of the included children ranged from 8 to 84 months. Plasma level of sRAGE was significantly higher in plasma from patients with ALI rega...

Research paper thumbnail of Postnatal Care in Rural Egypt: Perspectives of Women and Health Care Providers

Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap... more Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap exists between high coverage with antenatal and natal care and low coverage with PNC in Egypt. Consequently, the current study was conducted to explore pattern of early PNC (after first day following delivery) among rural mothers. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done in four Primary Health Care (PHC) centers related to one district in rural Egypt. Mothers who had delivered in the previous year were invited to a structured exit interview. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were done with mothers and health care providers (HCPs). Results: Out of the total mothers (n=600), 34.2% received PNC. Multivariate analysis showed that low family income was a significant negative predictor for receiving PNC (P=0.000), while utilization of ANC (P=0.00), delivery at public (P=0.004) or private health facility (P=0.00) were significant positive predictors for receiving PN...

Research paper thumbnail of Postnatal Care in Rural Egypt: Perspectives of Women and Health Care Providers

Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap... more Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap exists between high coverage with antenatal and natal care and low coverage with PNC in Egypt. Consequently, the current study was conducted to explore pattern of early PNC (after first day following delivery) among rural mothers. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done in four Primary Health Care (PHC) centers related to one district in rural Egypt. Mothers who had delivered in the previous year were invited to a structured exit interview. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were done with mothers and health care providers (HCPs). Results: Out of the total mothers (n=600), 34.2% received PNC. Multivariate analysis showed that low family income was a significant negative predictor for receiving PNC (P=0.000), while utilization of ANC (P=0.00), delivery at public (P=0.004) or private health facility (P=0.00) were significant positive predictors for receiving PN...

Research paper thumbnail of A Modified Delphi Study for the Development of a Leadership Curriculum for Pediatric Oncology

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP, 2021

Background: The broader construct of participatory system-wide leadership has not been highlighte... more Background: The broader construct of participatory system-wide leadership has not been highlighted in the pediatric oncology domain, although these skills are teachable. The researchers conducted the current study to develop a leadership competency curriculum for pediatric oncologists in Egypt. Methods: The study was carried out in three phases: (1) Conducting a literature review for the years 2013-2018 to identify the initial competencies of pediatric oncology leadership (2) Holding a meeting with a superior reference panel (SRP) to get a consensus on the initial list of competencies, and (3) Conducting a two-round modified Delphi survey. Results: Seventy-five invitees from 12 countries completed the first round (R1) of the survey. Of the 75 respondents to R1, 69 completed round 2 (R2) (92%). In R1, 73 competency items were surveyed for relevance to include in a pediatric oncology leader role curriculum. Thirty-seven items were judged for inclusion, while 36 items were judged for e...

Research paper thumbnail of Young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes and knowledge of injuries

Injury Prevention, 2010

The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes... more The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and behaviour towards injuries before implementation of an extensive questionnaire about injuries among Egyptian youth. In 2008, five focus groups of three to nine participants each were conducted in Cairo, Egypt in Arabic to evaluate young Egyptians' attitudes towards injuries, injury prevention, and their understanding of 'accidents' and fatalism. Participants were 14-26 years of age and were from medium to high socioeconomic status. Focus group participants noted that the concept of hadthah ('accident') signified an event determined by destiny, whereas esabah ('injury') was the result of human actions. The results of these focus groups indicate that young, educated Egyptians are interested in injury prevention programmes despite low confidence in the preventability of injuries.

Research paper thumbnail of Violence and sociodemographic related factors among a sample of Egyptian women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021

Background Violence against women is a worldwide problem that affects different social and econom... more Background Violence against women is a worldwide problem that affects different social and economic classes, and this violence has almost increased with pandemics as the COVID-19 pandemic. The present survey aimed to assess the prevalence of violence against women in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the relationship between sociodemographic factors and violence exposure. A total of 509 women were recruited using a self-completion e-form questionnaire. Results The prevalence of violence experienced by women was (43.8%); the most common type was the emotional representing (96.0%) of exposed women, while sexual violence was the least common (13.5%). Violence exposure was affected significantly by residence governorates, husbands’ working status, reduced husbands’ working hours, and history of violence exposure. Conclusions Violence against women in Egypt was increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises the need for a strong and urgent anti-violence program to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Egyptian Medical Students Toward the Novel Coronavirus Disease-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020

BACKGROUND: People in times of pandemics, crave after any medical field member (including medical... more BACKGROUND: People in times of pandemics, crave after any medical field member (including medical students) to gain their knowledge and correct their behaviors. AIM: We aimed to assess medical students’ coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 related knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB). METHODS: The study is an exploratory cross-sectional study, conducted among medical students using an online survey. Medical students were classified according to their current academic year into either early year’s group (first 3 years in the medical school) or final year’s group (past 3 years in the medical school). RESULTS: A total of 2255 students completed the questionnaire. Regarding their COVID-19 related knowledge; 63.4% gave unsatisfactory responses (answered <75% of the questionnaire items correctly). Most of males (62.9%) and females (64.1%) gave unsatisfactory responses. CONCLUSION: Most of students had unsatisfactory responses of the current pandemic; however, the final year’s group had a ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnostic indicator of acute lung injury for pediatric critically ill patients at a tertiary pediatric hospital

Medicine, 2018

Early identification of acute lung injury (ALI) in pediatric patients at risk of mortality is imp... more Early identification of acute lung injury (ALI) in pediatric patients at risk of mortality is important for improving outcome.Assessment of soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) as a valid biomarker for diagnosis of ALI among critically ill, pediatric patients in addition to correlating levels of sRAGE and different outcomes of those patients.A Hospital-based case-control study was conducted in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) at Cairo University Hospital, along a period of 6 months. Total of 68 pediatric patients following inclusion criteria were classified into: patients with ALI; with both ALI and sepsis; with sepsis and control patients. They were prospectively followed and their laboratory and immunological workup (at days 1 and 9) was done to measure serum sRAGE levels and detect (sRAGE) genotypes.The age of the included children ranged from 8 to 84 months. Plasma level of sRAGE was significantly higher in plasma from patients with ALI rega...

Research paper thumbnail of Postnatal Care in Rural Egypt: Perspectives of Women and Health Care Providers

Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap... more Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap exists between high coverage with antenatal and natal care and low coverage with PNC in Egypt. Consequently, the current study was conducted to explore pattern of early PNC (after first day following delivery) among rural mothers. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done in four Primary Health Care (PHC) centers related to one district in rural Egypt. Mothers who had delivered in the previous year were invited to a structured exit interview. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were done with mothers and health care providers (HCPs). Results: Out of the total mothers (n=600), 34.2% received PNC. Multivariate analysis showed that low family income was a significant negative predictor for receiving PNC (P=0.000), while utilization of ANC (P=0.00), delivery at public (P=0.004) or private health facility (P=0.00) were significant positive predictors for receiving PN...

Research paper thumbnail of Postnatal Care in Rural Egypt: Perspectives of Women and Health Care Providers

Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap... more Objectives: Postnatal care (PNC) is an essential component of maternal care program. However, gap exists between high coverage with antenatal and natal care and low coverage with PNC in Egypt. Consequently, the current study was conducted to explore pattern of early PNC (after first day following delivery) among rural mothers. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done in four Primary Health Care (PHC) centers related to one district in rural Egypt. Mothers who had delivered in the previous year were invited to a structured exit interview. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were done with mothers and health care providers (HCPs). Results: Out of the total mothers (n=600), 34.2% received PNC. Multivariate analysis showed that low family income was a significant negative predictor for receiving PNC (P=0.000), while utilization of ANC (P=0.00), delivery at public (P=0.004) or private health facility (P=0.00) were significant positive predictors for receiving PN...

Research paper thumbnail of A Modified Delphi Study for the Development of a Leadership Curriculum for Pediatric Oncology

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP, 2021

Background: The broader construct of participatory system-wide leadership has not been highlighte... more Background: The broader construct of participatory system-wide leadership has not been highlighted in the pediatric oncology domain, although these skills are teachable. The researchers conducted the current study to develop a leadership competency curriculum for pediatric oncologists in Egypt. Methods: The study was carried out in three phases: (1) Conducting a literature review for the years 2013-2018 to identify the initial competencies of pediatric oncology leadership (2) Holding a meeting with a superior reference panel (SRP) to get a consensus on the initial list of competencies, and (3) Conducting a two-round modified Delphi survey. Results: Seventy-five invitees from 12 countries completed the first round (R1) of the survey. Of the 75 respondents to R1, 69 completed round 2 (R2) (92%). In R1, 73 competency items were surveyed for relevance to include in a pediatric oncology leader role curriculum. Thirty-seven items were judged for inclusion, while 36 items were judged for e...

Research paper thumbnail of Young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes and knowledge of injuries

Injury Prevention, 2010

The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes... more The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate young Egyptians' perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and behaviour towards injuries before implementation of an extensive questionnaire about injuries among Egyptian youth. In 2008, five focus groups of three to nine participants each were conducted in Cairo, Egypt in Arabic to evaluate young Egyptians' attitudes towards injuries, injury prevention, and their understanding of 'accidents' and fatalism. Participants were 14-26 years of age and were from medium to high socioeconomic status. Focus group participants noted that the concept of hadthah ('accident') signified an event determined by destiny, whereas esabah ('injury') was the result of human actions. The results of these focus groups indicate that young, educated Egyptians are interested in injury prevention programmes despite low confidence in the preventability of injuries.