Background and Purpose: Afghanistan has high maternal mortality that woman's empowerment and social support could reduce. This study aimed to determine the relationship between empowerment and social support in pregnant women who came to governmental hospitals in Kabul City, Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 governmental hospitals in Kabul, Afghanis...

BACKGROUND Sustained civil and military conflict, resulting in large numbers of internally displaced persons (IDP), in combination with rapid urbanization has strained public health and sanitation within cities in Afghanistan. In order to examine the association between preventive sanitary behaviors and diarrhea within two high risk settings located within Kabul, Afghanistan, this study aimed t...

Background. The prevalence rates of foodand waterborne parasitic infections in Afghanistan are unknown. Cases of invasive diseases found in Afghans are rarely laboratory-confirmed. Objectives. The aim of the study was to present the current status of intestinal parasitic infections in Afghan inhabitants on the example of patients hospitalized in two healthcare facilities in eastern Afghanistan....

Buildings are one of the major consumers energy and producers greenhouse gases globally. Reducing consumption gas emissions from buildings helps decrease global warming enhances natural environment. This can only happen by transitioning traditional to sustainable architecture urban planning. For decades, planning have been applied in many countries’ building sectors, but others among poor least...