Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instruments need disease and country
specific validation. In Arab countries, there is no specific validated questionnaire for …

Tuberculosis is an important reemerging disease with increasing global morbidity and mortality.
Tuberculosis control is hindered by patient noncompliance with treatment regimens. To …

Background & Objective(s): In hospitals, food borne diseases could be prevented if appropriate
food safety measures are applied during food handling. The study aims to assess the …

The fungal skin flora of a sample of 205 elderly persons in Alexandria, drawn by cluster
sampling probability technique, was investigated. Pathogenic yeasts were isolated from 18·6% …

Trachoma is a leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. The disease is hyperendemic
in rural Egypt, where more than 75% of children show signs of having had at least one …

Introduction: The present study was aimed at describing the epidemiological characteristics
of female breast cancer and explore its main risk factors in Sulaymaniyah city, the Kurdistan …

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are considered major health and economic
burdens throughout the world. This study was conducted to estimate the magnitude of three …

… Kyamusugulwa Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM-Bukavu) Mohamed
Helmy Wahdan Iman High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University Metwally Gad Zahira …

Background: Patients with HIV consult traditional healers (THs). These THs can both delay
care for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and transmit HIV through poor infection control …

Disorders affecting the urinary tract represent an important group of diseases which cause
notable morbidity and mortality among children. Little, however, is known about the pattern …