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r number of political stressors is associated with a higher number of economic stressors (p=0·026) and higher food insecurity (p=0·034).
The findings suggest that political, economic, and agricultural factors contribute to food insecurity and food diversity, and that their interactions are complex. Conflict and occupation affect food availability through both direct and indirect channels. In the Gaza Strip, living in close proximity to the buffer zone is associated with lower food diversity and higher food insecurity. In the West Bank, although residing in Area C may not directly increase food insecurity, the hardship generated by the conditions in Area C contributes to higher food insecurity.
The Emirates Foundation.
The Emirates Foundation.
The Safe Childbirth Project is a campaign, launched by WHO in 2012, to improve the quality of care for women and babies during childbirth by promoting evidence-based practice and a midwifery-led approach to care. It was intended to contribute towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. In September, 2015, the project was launched in the maternity ward of Dar Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, to promote midwifery-led care for low-risk deliveries, with de-medicalisation of normal birth, early initiation of breastfeeding, and early detection of complications during the postpartum period.
Dar Al-Shifa Hospital is the largest Ministry of Health hospital in the Gaza Strip, is the referral hospital for the whole area, and includes medical, surgical, and maternity departments. Most women who attend the maternity department (70%) have high-risk pregnancies. The caesarean section rate in 2016 was 27%. 88 midwives and 82 doctors are employed on the 45% at the start of the study vs 30% and 70%, respectively, at the end of the study). Partograms were used in all women throughout the study period. Use of oxytocin augmentation of labour decreased from 24% to 8%. Midwives delivered 53% of low-risk women at the beginning of the study and 100% at the end. The proportion of women who initiated breastfeeding within 1 h of birth increased from 45% to 81% and the percentage of women who had five or more postpartum examinations increased from 27% to 81%.
Implementation of the Safe Childbirth Project in Dar Al-Shifa Hospital improved most of our indicators of quality of care and was maintained along with regular clinical auditing. Management commitment and close clinical supervision have been the cornerstones of success.
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Stressful working conditions among nurses have adverse effects on their physical and mental health. We investigated associations between self-reported stressful working conditions and psychosomatic symptoms among nurses in the Hebron district, occupied Palestinian Territory, and whether there are differences the sexes in the perceptions of working conditions and psychosomatic symptoms.
We did a cross-sectional survey between Oct 7 and Dec 10, 2012, among registered nurses in all health sectors in Hebron district. A nine-point ordinal scale of working conditions was used to categorise perception of stress as low, medium, or high, and seven psychosomatic symptoms were recorded on a checklist coded as never (0), seldom (1), occasionally (2), or often (3), allowing for a total score between 0 and 21. All analyses were done with STATA (version 10). P values of less than 0·05 were significant. Participation in the study was voluntary, and written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study wa care in health services.
Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education.
Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education.
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) living in Lebanon have high poverty rates. As the social, economic, and physical environment in which a child develops is a strong determinant of health and wellbeing, a comprehensive approach that recognises the influence of multidimensional deprivation on child wellbeing is needed. This study investigates overlaps (co-occurrences) in deprivation indicators experienced by Palestinian children compared to those experienced by other vulnerable children living alongside them in Lebanon; children who are Syrian refugees (SYR) and children who are Lebanese nationals (LBN).
This analysis adopted a life-cycle approach using data from the UNICEF 2016 Lebanon Household Survey, and included data on children aged 2-17 years (PRL, n=7106; PRS, n=2768; LBN, n=10555; SYR n=5891). We report on indicators relating to early childhood (24-59 months) and school age (6-17 years), including child survival (nutrition, health, water, sanitation, an UNICEF Lebanon. read more The findings, interpretations, and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the view of UNICEF.
UNICEF Lebanon. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the view of UNICEF.
Estimated dates of delivery have important consequences for clinical decisions during pregnancy and labour. The Electronic Maternal and Child Health Registry (MCH eRegistry) in Palestine includes antenatal care data and birth data from hospitals. Our objective was to compare computed best estimates of gestational age in the MCH eRegistry with the gestational ages recorded by health-care providers in hospital delivery units.
We obtained data for pregnant women in the West Bank registered in the MCH eRegistry from Jan 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017. Best estimates of gestational age in the registry are automated and based on a standard pregnancy duration of 280 days and ultrasound-based pregnancy dating before 20 weeks' gestation or the woman's last menstrual period date. Hospital recorded gestational ages are reported by care providers in delivery units and are rounded to the nearest week. We calculated proportions of gestational ages (with 95% CIs) from both sources that fell into the categories of term, very care for pregnant women.
European Research Council, Research Council of Norway.
European Research Council, Research Council of Norway.
