OBJECTIVE To assess family practitioners’ attitudes toward and awareness of evidence-based
medicine (EBM). DESIGN A cross-sectional study from a questionnaire distributed …

Objectives: To describe and estimate the effect of 5 sociodemographic variables and insurance
status on awareness of pap smear, and the influence of sociodemographic characteristics…

Background: Providing evidence-based care is recognized as a key skill for health care workers
from diverse professions and cultures. Purpose: We aimed to assess the effectiveness of …

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the problems of polypharmacy and inappropriate
medication use among elderly patients. Design: 400 elderly patients≥ 65 years of age attending …

Objectives: Physical activity is progressively more promoted worldwide as a healthy lifestyle
performance. This study aims to assess knowledge and practice of leisure-time physical …

We estimate the prevalence and type of urinary incontinence (UI), possible associated risk
factors, and the impact of UI on women's social and psychological well-being. The sample …

… Dr Farihan Barghouti – Associate professor in the Family and Community Medicine Department
– Jordan University; 5. Dr Samiha Jarrah – Associate professor – Dean of the faculty of …

Objective: Breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and the developing
world. In Jordan it constituted more than one third of all female cancers and half of the …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the present familiarity, knowledge, and attitudes of Jordanians
towards epilepsy. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted over a 6-…

Objective: to study the frequency of metabolic syndrome according to the ATPIII criteria among
elderly people attending the family practice clinic at the Jordan University Hospital, and to …