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Addressing context to understand physical activity among Muslim university students: the role of gender, family, and culture.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
Physical inactivity is a crucial risk factor for the development of chronic health issues, which have a high incidence among Arabs living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The Qatar Stepwise Survey 2012 ...
Oral cancer knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists in the state of Qatar
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MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
, 2019 , Article)
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess existing knowledge on oral cancer (OC), attitude toward OC examination, and clinical practice among dentists practicing in the governmental health sector in the State of ...
Impact of HR retention strategies in healthcare: The case of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Article)
Retention of healthcare workers is an international challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that in two decades, the shortage of healthcare workers will double. This puts a pressure on the policy makers to ...
Caesarean section in Sudan: findings from nationwide household surveys on rates, trends, and geographic and sociodemographic variability
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BMC
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Medically unjustifiable caesarean section (CS) deliveries have been rising rapidly in many developed countries over the last three decades. While many developing countries show rates beyond optimal levels, few ...
Understanding Sociocultural Influences on Physical Activity in Relation to Overweight and Obesity in a Rural Indigenous Community of Fiji Islands
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Springer
, 2022 , Article)
Introduction: Given health disparities and increased rates of obesity and non-communicable diseases seen in Indigenous populations worldwide and the evidence connecting sociocultural knowledge with physical activity, health, ...
The association between early MRI and length of disability in acute lower back pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
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BMC
, 2021 , Article)
Clinical guideline recommendations are against early magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) within the first 4 to 6 weeks of conservative management of acute low back pain (LBP) without "clinical suspicion" of serious underlying ...
Diabetes Self-Management and Health-Related Quality of Life among Primary Care Patients with Diabetes in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2022 , Article)
Diabetes self-management (DSM) practices are an important determinant of health-related outcomes, including health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The purpose of this study is to explore DSM practices and their relationship ...
Following Interprofessional Education: Health Education Students’ Experience in a Primary Interprofessional Care Setting
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Dovepress
, 2021 , Article)
Background: There is an accelerating need for interprofessional education (IPE) in the Public
Health field, as healthcare providers become diverse and multi-disciplinary. Public Health
students with health education ...
Dietary intake and lifestyle practices of eastern mediterranean postpartum women before and during COVID-19 pandemic: An internet-based cross-sectional survey
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article)
Background: During the lockdown period, a substantial group of these women reported lifestyle changes. Aim: The aim of the study is to characterize the dietary patterns, intake and the adherence to the United States ...
The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This study answers the question of whether the health care costs of managing COVID-19 in preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVD) patients increased or decreased as a consequence of evidence-based efforts to optimize the ...