Daher-Nashif, Suhad
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Violence against women
This article examines how the intersectionality between political, socio-cultural, and demographic factors influences femicide events and women's experiences in Gaza. Based on the testimonies of 13 female first-degree relatives of murdered women and 7 professionals, the article suggests the "politicological" logic of femicide to highlight the inter...
Radwan, Eqbal Radwan, Afnan Radwan, Walaa Pandey, Digvijay
Published in
BMC Psychology
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic considers a threat to students’ well-being and mental health. The current descriptive cross-sectional study aims to identify psychological distress among school students during the lockdown period.MethodsThis study was carried out in a sample of 420 primary and secondary school students from June 10 to July 13, 2020,...
Abuzerr, Samer Abu-Aita, Said Al-Najjar, Ismail Abuhabib, Azzam Al-Jourany, Heba Zinszer, Kate
Published in
Frontiers in Public Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health threat of serious concern, especially in conflict settings that face fragility and lack adequate resources and capacities. Gaza suffers from a blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation, environmental deterioration, confiscation of lands, demolition of houses and hospitals, restrictions on movement, l...
Nancy, Tamimi Hanna, Kienzler Weeam, Hammoudeh Hala, Khalawi Mathias, Regent Rita, Giacaman
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Global Mental Health
Background Concerns exist that online learning directed at non-Western settings to strengthen research capacity imposes Western-centric epistemology, provides unidirectional transfer of knowledge, and neglects local paradigms and expertise. We argue that a plurality of voices, histories and epistemologies are essential to strengthen research capaci...
Mansour, Husam H Shallouf, Fatma A Najim, Ahmed A Alajerami, Yasser S Abushab, Khaled M
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Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer deaths among females in Palestine. Female nurses play a vital role in increasing women's awareness of BC early detection. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of female nurses at Primary Health Care Clinics (PHCCs) in the Gaza Strip regarding early detection of BC. This is an analy...
Radwan, Eqbal Radwan, Afnan Radwan, Walaa Pandey, Digvijay
Published in
Augmented Human Research
The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 is a global health problem that has a significant effect on the educational systems. Therefore, students shifted to distance learning through the digital platform. Since COVID-19 has consequences on mental health, the present study examined the perceived stress level in school students in distance learning during the ...
Di Maio, Michele Leone Sciabolazza, Valerio
Published in
Health economics
We study the impact of conflict exposure on health in the Gaza Strip using individual-level longitudinal data and geo-localized information on conflict-related violent events. Results show that individuals living in localities exposed to more conflict events have a higher probability of suffering from a physical impairment and a chronic disease. Tw...
Abed, Yehia Shaheen, Amira Abedrabbo, Ali
Published in
Frontiers in Public Health
Palestinians are facing the epidemic while they are the only occupied country globally, with around 2 million inhabitants under siege in the Gaza Strip (GS) for the last 14 years and have no control over the health of the Palestinians in East-Jerusalem (EJ). Such catastrophic situations created a variety in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in di...
Abu-El-Noor, Nasser Ibrahim Aljeesh, Yousef Ibrahim Bottcher, Bettina Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon Khalil
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European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology
Hypertension is one of the most prevalent long-term diseases seen in many countries, including Palestine. Patients with poorly controlled blood pressure are more likely to develop several complications. Therefore; it is imperative to control their blood pressure by improving their adherence to the treatment regimen. The objective of this study was ...
Musalam, Alaa M. A. Abunamous, Raed E. S. El‐Ashgar, Nizam M. Alhana, Ahmed S.
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Gaza Strip is exposed to the danger of the novel coronavirus pandemic ‘nCOVID‐19’ spread, which exacerbates the crises severity on this besieged area since 2007. This study aims to identify the preventive actions during the action effectiveness implemented by the Central Emergency Committee and the Ministry of Health to reduce the coronavirus sprea...
