Hygiene and Disease in Palestine

Population Attributable Fraction of Ischemic Heart Disease Associated to Hypertension in the Middle East and North Africa

Background: Ischemic Heart Disease has been increasing in the Middle East and North Africa. Hypertension is an important modifiable risk factor of IHD and play an important role in the epidemic of IHD. Hypertension is responsible for about 45% of IHD mortality and affects more than one billion people around the world. Objective: This study aims to quantify the population attributable fraction...

The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors Among Hemodialysis Patients at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Background and Objectives: Malnutrition is highly prevalent worldwide among hemodialysis patients and is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality.This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and to determine the related demographic socioeconomic factors associated with malnutrition indicators among hemodialysis patients at Al-Shifa Medic...

Aus dem Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene der Medizinischen Fakultät der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin DISSERTATION Molecular Epidemiology, Clinical Molecular Diagnosis and Genetic Diversity of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Jericho, Palestine

Food sanitation practices in restaurants of Ramallah and Al-Bireh district of Palestine.

Safe handling of food in restaurants is a basic element in the reduction of foodborne illness. We investigated knowledge and practices about food safety by food-handlers in restaurants in Ramallah and Al-Bireh district of Palestine. A high proportion of workers in the restaurants had no previous experience in other restaurants and 63.4% had received no training on food sanitation and safety. Mo...

31 Epidemiology of cutaneous.pmd

1Islah Medical Laboratory, Islah Charitable Social Society, Jericho, Palestine. 2Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine. 3Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 4Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Humboldt University, Charité, Berlin, Germany. ABSTRACT This study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Jericho city and the ad...