Child Care in Bahrain

Prevalence of tobacco smoking among health-care physicians in Bahrain

BACKGROUND There is a clear shift in smoking habits among the Middle Eastern population with a recent and alarming increase in the prevalence of waterpipe (shisha) smoking. This phenomenon has not yet been studied sufficiently across the physician population. Therefore, we set out to establish the smoking status of primary healthcare physicians in the kingdom of Bahrain. METHODS A self-admini...

A Framework for Effective Management in Child Care Centers

Given the importance of care centers in helping with the children’s developmental processes, the management style and model employed therein becomes crucial in terms of its effectiveness. To define a framework for effective management in child care centers, a set of 163 articles/documents was reviewed and 55 of them, meeting the predetermined criteria, were identified. By synthesizing the findi...

Evaluating the Implementation of Child Development and Care Program in Isfahan Comprehensive Child Development Center

Abstract Background: The Comprehensive Child Development Center was established in 2012 in the center of Isfahan province to rapidly identify and intervene in the developmental problems of children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of this program. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study conducted based on the framework for evaluating public health programs es...

Measuring adherence rate to quality indicators for diabetes care identified by primary health care in Bahrain.

OBJECTIVES To measure the quality of care for patients with diabetes mellitus at the outpatient clinics from 12 general practitioners clinics (GPC) and one diabetes care clinic (DCC). METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Al-Razi Health Center, Manama, Bahrain, and health records from January to December 2012 were reviewed. The study consisted of 120 patients from GPC, and 80 p...

Progress in Child Care