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Loulou Kobeissi, Ziyad Mahfoud, Brigitte Khoury, Faysal El Kak, Zeina Ghantous, Marwan Khawaja, Rima Nakkash, Sami Ramia, Huda Zurayk, Ricardo Araya, Tim Peters. “The Relaxation Exercise and Social Support Trial (RESST): a community-based randomized controlled trial to alleviate medically unexplained vaginal discharge symptoms” BMC Psychiatry.
Z. Mahfoud, L. Kobeissi, T.J. Peters, R. Araya, Z. Ghantous, B. Khoury. "The Arabic validation of Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 against MINI in a disadvantaged suburb of Beirut, Lebanon." European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
Kabakian-Kholashian, T., El-Kak, F. and Shayboub, R. "Birthing in the Arab region: translating research into practice" Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |
| Mikki, N., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Wick, L., Abu-Asad, N., Hassan, S. “Analysis of Cesarean Delivery Rates, Determinants, and Indications in Maqassed Hospital, 1993-2002.” Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |
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Nakkash, R., Kobeissi, L., Ghantous, Z., Abu Saad, M., Khoury, B., Yassin, N. "Process evaluation of a psychosocial intervention addressing women in a disadvantaged setting." Global Journal of Health Science 4(1) January 2012 |
S. Ramia, L. Kobeissi, F. El Kak, S. Shamra, K. Kreidieh, H. Zurayk. "Reproductive tract infections including sexually transmitted infections: a community-based study among married non-pregnant women living in a low-income suburb of Beirut, Lebanon." The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 6(9): 680-683.
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2011 |
| Abdelrahim, S. and Khawaja, M. "The cost of being a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon" Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 37(1): 151-166 |
| Mahfoud Z, Abdulrahim S, Taha MB, Harpham T, El Hajj T, Makhoul J, Nakkash R, Kanj M, Afifi R. “Construct and clinical validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale” Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2011 Mar 24;5:9 |
| Abdulrahim S, El Shareef M, Alameddine M, Hammad S, Afifi RA. "The potential and challenges of an academic-community partnership in a low-income neighborhood." Journal of Urban Health, 87 (6): 1017-1020 |
| Habib, R.R., El Zein, K., Hojeij, S. "Hard Work at Home: Musculoskeletal Pain among Female Homemakers" TERG Ergonomics, Aug 17: 21846278 |
Kobeissi, L. Nakkash, R. Ghantous , Z. Abou Saad, M Yassin, Y. "Evaluating a Community Based Participatory Approach
to Research with Disadvantaged Women in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut" Journal of Community Health DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9368-4 |
| Kobeissi, L., Araya, R., El Kak, F., Ghantous, Z., Khawaja, M., Khoury, B., Mahfoud, Z., Nakkash, R., Peters, T., Ramia, S., Zurayk, H. "The Relaxation Exercise and Social Support Trial-RESST: Study protocol for a randomized community based trial" BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:142 |
| Makhoul, J., Alameddine, M., Afifi, R.A. (corresponding author). “I felt that I was benefiting someone”: Youth as agents of change in a refugee community project." Health Education Research, 2011, April 4 (PubMed ID 21464150 ) |
| Nakkash, R.T., Alaouie, H., Haddad, P., El Hajj, T., Salem, H., Mahfoud, Z., Afifi, R.A. "Process Evaluation of a community based mental health promotion intervention for refugee youth." Health Education Research 2011 Sep 10 |
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| 2010 |
| Abdelrahim, S. and Khawaja, M. “The cost of being Palestinian refugee in Lebanon” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 37(1): 151-166 |
| Afifi R, Nakkash R, Khawaja M. "Social capital, women's autonomy and smoking among married women in low-income urban neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon" Women’s Health Issues 20, (2): 156-167 |
| Afifi RA, Yeretzian JS, Rouhana A, Nehlawi MT, Mack A. "Neighborhood effects on narghile smoking among youth in Beirut." European Journal of Public Health |
| Afifi, R, Makhoul,J, Nakkash,R,and el-Hajj, T. "Developing a logic model for youth mental health: Participatory research with a refugee community in Beirut" Health Policy and Planning Oct 15, 2010. |
| Afifi RA, Nakkash R, El Hajj T, Mahfoud Z, Hammad S, Makhoul J, Abdulrahim S, Kanj M, Haddad P. "Qaderoon youth mental health promotion programme in the Burj El Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp," (published online) The Lancet, July 2, 2010 |
| DeJong, J., Akik, C., El-Kak, F., Osman, H. and El-Jardali, F. (corresponding author) "The Safety and Quality of Childbirth in the Context of Health Systems: Mapping Maternal Health Provision in Lebanon" Midwifery doi:10.1016/j.midw.2010.06.012 |
| El-Kak, F.H. "Policy Makers and Bedouin Health Provision" Journal of Migration 6(3):31-35 |
| Habib RR, Yassin N, Ghanawi J, Haddad P, Mahfoud Z. "Double Jeopardy: Assessing the Association between Internal Displacement, Housing Quality and Chronic Illness in a Low-income Neighborhood." Journal of Public Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0368-0 |
| Habib, RR, F.A. Fathallah, K. Messing. "Full-time homemakers: Workers who cannot "go home and relax" International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 16(1): 113-128, 2010. |
| Linos, Natalie, Marwan Khawaja, Mohannad Al-Nsour “Women’s autonomy and support for wife beating: Findings from a population-based survey in Jordan” Violence and Victims 2010;25(3):409-19 |
| Makhoul J, Nakkash RT, El Hajj T, Abdulrahim S, Kanj M, Mahfoud Z, & Afifi RA. "Development and validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale." Community Mental Health Journal doi: 10.1007/s10597-010-9312-6 |
| Nakkash R, Khalil J, Chaaya M, Afifi RA. "Building research evidence for policy advocacy: A qualitative evaluation of existing smoke free policies in Lebanon." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 22: 168S-174S, doi:10.1177/1010539510373020 |
Nakkash R, Khalil J. "Health warning labeling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories" Tobacco Control. 19:235-239. doi:10.1136/tc. 2009. 031773
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| 2009 |
| Al-Nsour, M., Khawaja, M., Al-Kayyali, G. "Domestic Violence Against Women in Jordan" Journal of Family Violence 24(8) November, 2009: 569-575 |
| Assaf, S., Khawaja, M., DeJong, J., Mahfoud, Z. and Younis, K. (2009) “Consanguinity and reproductive wastage in the Palestinian territories.” Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 23[2] 107-115(9) |
Assaf, S., and Khawaja, M. (2009) “Trends in consanguineous marriage in the Palestinian territories.”
Journal of Biosocial Science, 41, 107-124 |
| Chaaya, M., Mehio Sibai, A. (corresponding), Tabbal, N., Chemaitelly, H., El Roueiheb, Z., Slim, S. "Work and mental health: the case of older men living in underprivileged communities in Lebanon" Ageing & Society 29 2009 000-000. |
| El-Kak, F., Khawaja, M., Salem, M., Zurayk, H. (2009) “Care-seeking behavior of women with reproductive health problems from low-income areas of Beirut” International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 104[1] 60-63 |
| Habib, R. R., Mahfoud, Z., Fawaz, M., Basma, S.H., Yeretzian, J.S. (2009) "Housing Quality and Ill Health in a Disadvantaged Urban Community" Public Health123 (2009) 174–181 |
| Hammoudeh, W., Mataria, A., Wick, L., & Giacaman, R. (2009) "In search of health: Quality of life among postpartum Palestinian women" Expert Reviews Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Res. 9(2), 123-132 |
| Hammoury, N., Khawaja, M., Mahfoud, Z., Afifi, R.A., Madi, H. (2009) “Domestic violence against women during pregnancy: the case of Palestinian refugees attending an antenatal clinic in Lebanon.” Journal of Women’s Health, 18(3):337-345 |
Kanaan, M. & Afifi, R.A. "Gender differences in determinants of weight control behaviors among adolescents in Beirut"
Public Health Nutrition doi:10.1017/S136 898000900500X |
Khawaja, M., Kaddour, A., Zurayk, H., Choueiry, N., El-Kak, F. "Symptoms of reproductive tract infections and mental distress among women in low-income urban neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon" Journal of Women's Health, Volume 18, Number 10, 2009
DOI: 10.1089=jwh.2008.0962 |
Khawaja, M., Choueiry, N., Jurdi, R. "Hospital-based caesarean section in the Arab region: An overview."
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 15[2] |
| Khawaja, M., Assaf, S. and Jarallah, Y. "The transition to lower fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Evidence from Recent Surveys." Journal of Population Research, 26 (2): 153-74. |
| Nakkash, R., Makhoul, J., Afifi, R. "Obtaining informed consent: observations from community research with refugee and impoverished youth" Journal of Medical Ethics, 35 , Issue:10. 2009 |
| Osman, H.,Campbell, O.M.R., Nassar, A. “The use of emergency obstetrical drills in maternity units as a performance improvement tool.” Birth, 36(1) March 2009:43-50 |
Osman, H., Nassar, A., Sinno, D., Zarwi, R., Campbell, O.M. R. "Facility-based audit of maternal mortality in Lebanon: a feasibility study."
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2009;88(12):1338-44 |
| Osman, H., El Zein, L. and Wick, L. "Cultural beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding among Lebanese women: a qualitative analysis" International Breastfeeding Journal 2009 4:12 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-4-12 |
| Sibai A. M.,Beydoun A. Z, Tohme R.A. (2009) “Living arrangements of ever-married older Lebanese women: Is living with married children advantageous?” Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology, 24[1] 5-17 |
| Salem, M.T., Abdulrahim, S., Zurayk, H. "Using Open-ended Data to Enrich Survey Results on the Meanings of Self-rated health: A Study Among Women in Underprivileged Communities in Beirut, Lebanon" Women & Health, 49(8): 1-17 |
| Sibai, A. M., Chaaya, M., Tohme, R.A., Al Amin, H., Mahfood, Z. “Validation of the Arabic version of the 5-item WHO Well Being Index in elderly population” International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24[1] 106-107 |
Yeretzian J.S. & Afifi, R.A. (corresponding author). ‘It won’t happen to me’: the knowledge attitude nexus in adolescent smoking.
Journal of Public Health, 2009 doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp03.1
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| 2008 |
| Bashour, H. et al. (2008) "Effect of a Community-based Intervention on Postnatal outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Study in Syria" Public Health Nursing, 25: 115-125. |
| Bashour, H., Abdulsalam, A., Al-Faisal, W. and Cheikha, S. (2008) "The Patterns and Determinants of maternity care in Damascus, Syria." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 14: 595-604 |
| Chaaya, M., Sibai, A.M., El-Roueiheb, Z., Chemaitelly, H., Chahine, L.M., Al-Amin, H., Mahfoud, Z. (2008) "Validation of the Arabic version of the Short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)." Journal of International Psychogeriatrics, 20[3] 571-58 |
| Chemali, Z., Chahine, L.M., Sibai, A.M. (2008) "Prospects of older adult care in Lebanon: Towards stronger and sustainable reforms.” EMHJ-WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 14[6] November-December, 2008 |
| Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Mataria, A., Wick, L. (2008) "Palestinian Women's Pregnancy Intentions: Analysis and critique of the Demographic and Health Survey 2004." Health Policy, 85[1] 83-93 |
| Jawad, M.H., Sibai, A.M., Chaaya, M. (2008) "Stressful life events and depression among older persons in a post-war context: Which informal support makes a difference?" Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, DOI 10.1007/s10823-008-9059-5 |
| Khawaja, M., El-Nsour, M., Saad, G. (2008) "Khat (Catha edulis) chewing during pregnancy in Yemen: Findings from a national population survey." Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12[3], 308-312 |
| Khawaja, M., Linos, N., El-Roueheb, Z. (2008) "Attitudes of men and women towards wife beating: Findings from Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan." Journal of Family Violence, 23:211-218 |
| Khawaja, M., Hammoury, N. (2008) "Coerced sexual intercourse within marriage: A clinic-based study of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon." Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 53,150-54 |
| Osman, H., Usta, I., Rubeiz, N., Abu-Rustum, R., Charara, I., Nassar, A. (2008) “Cocoa Butter Lotion for Prevention of Striae Gravidarum: A a double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled trial.” International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 115[9] 1138-42 |
| Tamim, H., Harrison, G., Atoui, M., Mumtaz, G., El-Kak, F.H., Seoud, M., Yunis, K. (2008) “Preconceptional folic acid intake in Lebanon,” Public Health Nutrition, 11:1-6. |
Sweidan, M., Mahfoud, Z., DeJong, J. (2008) "Hospital Policies and Practices Concerning Normal Childbirth in Jordan" Studies in Family Planning, 39[1], 59-68.
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| 2007 |
| Chaaya, M., Sibai, A.M., Fayad, R., & El-Roueiheb, Z. (2007) "Religiosity and depression in older people: Evidence from underprivileged refugee and non-refugee communities in Lebanon." Aging & Mental Health, 11[1], 37-44. |
| Choueiry, N., & Khawaja, M. (2007) "Displacement and health status in low income women: Findings from a population-based study in Greater Beirut." The Journal of Migration and Refugee Issues, 3[1] |
| Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Wick, L. (2007) "The limitations on choice: Palestinian women's childbirth location, dissatisfaction with the place of birth and determinants." European Journal of Public Health, 17[1], 86-91. |
Hassan-Bitar S, Wick L.(2007) "Evoking the guardian angel: childbirth care in a Palestinian Hospital." Reproductive Health Matters,
15[30], 103-113. |
| Kabakian-Kasholian, T., Kaddour, A., DeJong, J., Shayboub, R., Nassar, A. (2007). "The Policy environment surrounding cesarean section in Lebanon." Health Policy, 83[1], 37-49. |
| Khawaja, M., Al-Nsour, M. (2007). "Trends in the Prevalence and Determinants of Caesarean Section Delivery in Jordan: Evidence from Three Demographic Health Surveys, 1990-2002." World Health & Population, 9, 1-12. |
| Khawaja, M., Barazi, R., & Linos, N. (2007). "Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: Evidence from the urban health study." Child: Care, Health & Development, 33[2], 117-125. [Abstract] |
| Khawaja, M., & Habib, R. (2007). "Husbands' involvement in housework and women's psychosocial health: Findings from a population-based study in Lebanon." American Journal of Public Health, 97[5]:860-6. |
Khawaja, M., Hammoury, N. (2007) "Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy in an antenatal clinic in Lebanon."
European Journal of Public Health, 17[6] 605-606. |
| Khawaja, M., & Mowafi, M. (2007). "Types of cultural capital and self-rated health among disadvantaged women in outer Beirut, Lebanon. " Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 35[5], 475-480. |
Makhoul, J., & Nakkash, R. (2007). "The use of qualitative techniques to verify quantitative community indicators."
Health Promotion Practice, doi: 10.1177/ 1524839907301423. |
Osman, H., Rubeiz, N., Tamim, H., Nassar, A. (2007). "Risk factors for the development of striae gravidarum."
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 196[6] e1-62.e5. |
| Sibai, A.M., Kanaan, M.N., Chaaya, M., Campbell, O.M.R. (2007). "Mortality among married older adults in the suburbs of Beirut: estimates from offspring data." Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85[6], 482-6. |
| Tamim, H., El-Chemaly, S., Nassar, A., Mumtaz, G., Kaddour, A., Kabakian-Kasholian, T., Fakhoury, H., Yunis, K. (2007). "Incidence and correlates of cesarean section in a capital city of a middle income country." Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 35[4], 282-288. |
Zurayk, H., Myntti, C., Salem, M.T., Kaddour, A., El-Kak, F., & Jabbour, S. (2007). "Beyond reproductive health: Listening to women about their health in disadvantaged Beirut neighborhoods." Health Care for Women International, 28[7], 614-637.
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| 2006 |
| Chaaya, M., Mehio-Sibai, A., & El-Chemaly, S. (2006)."Smoking patterns and predictors of smoking in elderly populations in Lebanon." International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 10[8], 917-923.[Abstract] |
| Giacaman R, Wick L, Abdul-Rahim H, Wick L. (2005) “The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict: policies or de facto practices?” Health Policy, [72], 129-139. |
| Habib, R.R., Basma, S.H., & Yeretzian, J.S. (2006). "Harboring illnesses: On the association between disease and living conditions in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon." International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 16[2], 99-111. [Abstract] |
| Habib, R.R., Nuwayhid, I., & Yeretzian, J. (2006). "Paid work and domestic labor in disadvantaged communities on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon." Sex Roles, 55[5-6], 321-329.[Abstract] |
| Habib, R.R., Zohry, A., Nuwayhid, I., & Najdi, F. (2006). "Older adults in the division of domestic labor in communities on the outskirts of Beirut. " European Journal of Ageing, 3[3], 137-145.[Abstract] |
| Kabakian-Khasholian, T., Jurdi, R., El-Kak, F.H. (2006) “What is happening during the post-natal visit?” Health Care for Women International, 27[9]:839-847 |
| Khawaja, M., Abdelrahim, S., Afifi Soweid, R.A., & Karam, D. (2006). "Distrust, social fragmentation and adolescents' health in the outer city: Beirut and beyond." Social Science & Medicine, 63[5], 1304-1315. [Abstract] |
| Khawaja, M., & Mowafi M. (2006). "Cultural capital and self-rated health in low income women: A case study from Lebanon." Journal of Urban Health, 83[3], 444-458.[Abstract] |
| Saliba, M., Khawaja, M., & El-Kak, F. (2006). "Symptomatology of menopause among middle-aged women in peri and early post menopause phase residing in low income communities." Saudi Medical Journal, 27[9], 1436-1438. [Abstract] |
Giacaman R, Wick L, Abdul-Rahim H, Wick L. (2005) “The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict: policies or de facto practices?” Health Policy, [72], 129-139.
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| 2005 |
| El Kak, F., Jurdi, R., Kaddour, A., & Zurayk, H. (2004). "Gender and sexual health in clinical practice in Lebanon." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 87[3], 260-266. [Abstract] |
| Habib, R.R., Hamdan, M., Nuwayhid, I., & Odaymat, F. (2005). "A healthy houseworker effect: On women’s involvement in domestic labor." Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 62[11], e34. [Abstract]. |
| Habib, R.R., Hamdan, M., Nuwayhid, I., Odaymat, F., & Campbell, O.M.R. (2005). "Musculoskeletal disorders among full-time homemakers in poor communities. " Women & Health, [2], 1-14. [Abstract] |
| Kaddour, A., Hafez, R., & Zurayk, H. (2005). "Women’s perception of reproductive health in three communities around Beirut, Lebanon." Reproductive Health Matters, 13[25], 34-42. [Abstract] |
Khawaja, M. (2005). "Impoverishment and urban health in outer Beirut: Findings from the urban health study."
Journal of Urban Health, 82[Suppl. 2], ii100 [Abstract]. |
Khawaja, M., & Mowafi, M., (2005). "Cultural capital and morbidity in low income women: A case study from outer Beirut."
Journal of Urban Health, [Suppl. 2], ii123. [Abstract] |
| Mowafi, M., & Khawaja, M. (2005)."Poverty: A glossary." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 59[4], 260-264. Full article |
| Saab, B.R., el Roueiheb, Z., Chaaya, M., & Sibai, A. (2005). "Determinants of depression among poor elderly women: Findings from refugee and non-refugee communities in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon." Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 1[3] [Online Journal]. |
| Saab, B.R., Salem, M.T., Chaaya, M., & Campbell, O.M. (2005). "Psychological distress among marginalized women in the outskirts of Beirut: Determinants and association with health perception." Journal of Urban Health, 82[4], 653-665. [Abstract] |
Wick L, Mikki N, Giacaman R, Halabi H. (2005) "Childbirth in Palestine: reported practices and evidence-based guidelines." International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 89: 174-178.
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| 2004 |
Makhoul, J. (2003). "A structural perspective on poverty and health inequalities in Lebanon." Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies , 5[1], 25-41. [Abstract]
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| 2003 |
| Makhoul, J., Abi Ghanem, D., & Ghanem, M. (2003) "An ethnographic study of the consequences of social and structural forces on children: The case of two low income Beirut suburbs." Environment & Urbanization, 15(2], 249-259. [Abstract] |
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