Title: Health-related quality of life of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

Background UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is the main primary health-care provider for 4.9 million Palestinian refugees, including 2 million from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, spent US$18.3 million on essential medicines dispensed free of charge through clinics in five areas of operation (fields) – Gaza Strip, Jo...

BACKGROUND Stunting continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries. It is one of the most important risk factors for morbidity and mortality during childhood. In Palestine, it is another health problem, which adds to the catastrophic issues in the region. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among preschool children in the Ga...

Abstract Exacerbated by 9 years of conflict and displacement, child marriage among Syrian refugees appears to be increasing, while in Gaza, the noticeable reduction brides over past two decades has recently plateaued. This comparative study explores drivers consequences protracted crises, drawing on mixed-methods research from Gaza Jordan with married adolescent girls their parents. Our finding...

As of noon Saturday 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reported that 38 people had been killed: 27 adults, 2 of whom were women, and 11 children under the age of 18. Three people were also reported killed in Israel. 382 people in the Gaza Strip were injured: 245 adults, of whom 76 were women, and 137 children. Many of those injured have been admitted to hospitals with severe ...

As of noon Saturday 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reported that 38 people had been killed: 27 adults, 2 of whom were women, and 11 children under the age of 18. Three people were also reported killed in Israel. 382 people in the Gaza Strip were injured: 245 adults, of whom 76 were women, and 137 children. Many of those injured have been admitted to hospitals with severe ...

As of noon Saturday 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reported that 38 people had been killed: 27 adults, 2 of whom were women, and 11 children under the age of 18. Three people were also reported killed in Israel. 382 people in the Gaza Strip were injured: 245 adults, of whom 76 were women, and 137 children. Many of those injured have been admitted to hospitals with severe ...

Objective: This study investigates the impact of ongoing traumatic events on Palestinian adolescents‟ posttraumatic stress according to event-related and demographic factors. Method: A sample of 368 Palestinian adolescents (49.2% males, mean age 17.03) was drawn from different areas of the Gaza Strip. Students were investigated on exposure to traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms (...

BACKGROUND In many developing countries nutritional, and epidemiological transitions are emerging into continuing undernutrition and escalating overnutrition, giving rise to the double burden of the malnutrition phenomenon. OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine the prevalence of the dual form of malnutrition (overweight mother/underweight child) in the same household and its associated fact...