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Awareness about breast cancer and mammogram among women attending outpatient clinics, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Breast diseases in women, whether benign or malignant, are very commonly encountered. The breast is the commonest site for …
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Factors associated with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students at Ain Shams University
BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common and potentially disabling gastrointestinal disorders. The pathogenesis of this …
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Patient safety: knowledge, influence and attitude among physicians: an exploratory study
BACKGROUND: Patient safety is regarded as a global problem by which both developed and developing worlds are affected. It is …
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Safe injection awareness and practices among nursing staff in an Egyptian and a Saudi hospital
BACKGROUND: Unsafe injection practices are an occupational hazard among the nursing staff. Awareness of nurses' staff members about safe injection …
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Effect of an educational intervention on breastfeeding knowledge and attitude among interns at Cairo University Hospital
BACKGROUND: Professional advice provided to mothers has an effective role on the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding. Previous studies showed …
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Pesticide usage and occupational hazards among farmers working in small-scale tomato farms in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Agriculture is undoubtedly the backbone of the Cameroonian economy, and other economic activities thrive only if production in this …
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Prevalence and correlates of bullying and victimization among school students in rural Egypt
OBJECTIVES: Knowledge on risk factors of bullying and victimization among school students is crucial for the implementation of preventive measures. …
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Infection control in child daycare centers: logistics, knowledge, and practices of caregivers
BACKGROUND: Children attending daycare centers (DCCs) are at high risk of contracting infectious diseases due to several factors including lack …
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Helicobacter pylori among symptomatic Egyptian children: prevalence, risk factors, and effect on growth
AIM: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and predictors of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection among symptomatic …
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Prematurity, a significant predictor for worse outcome in viral bronchiolitis: a comparative study in infancy
BACKGROUND: The rate of admissions to hospital with bronchiolitis has increased over the past years. The reasons for this are …
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Prevalence, determinants, and outcomes of unintended pregnancy in Sohag district, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancies may be mistimed or unwanted. It represents 40% of all pregnancies, and it had multiple risky health …
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Smoking dependence and anxio-depressive disorders in Tunisian smokers attending the smoking cessation clinic in a university hospital
BACKGROUND: Smokers with comorbid anxio-depressive disorders are more prone to progress to a more severe level of dependence and to …
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Seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus among pregnant women in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Chickenpox infection acquired during pregnancy is a serious condition. There may be congenital malformations and neonatal varicella syndrome with …
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The use of multiplex PCR for the detection of atypical pathogens in Egyptian children with CAP: a high rate of Bordetella pertussis in early infancy
Atypical pathogen infections played an important role in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. Pathogen-specific clinical symptoms are often lacking, and …
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Prevalence and factors associated with warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Warts are one of the most common, persistent, and frustrating cutaneous problems encountered in dermatology clinical practice especially in …
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Pattern and risk factors of congenital anomalies in a pediatric university hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies (CAs) are structural, functional, or metabolic anomalies that originate during intrauterine life and can interfere with the …
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Migraine, tension-type headache, and depression among Saudi female students in Taif University
BACKGROUND: Studies done in Saudi Arabia showed a high prevalence of headache among university students. Limited research was done to …
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among chronic kidney disease patients: an epidemiological study
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should be avoided among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Till now, limited data are available on …
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Evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility test results: how guilty a laboratory could be?
The selection of an appropriate antimicrobial is a challenging task for clinicians. The Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method is one of …