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Postoperative pain reduction is a key priority after caesarean delivery. Current recommendations are to breastfeed the baby as soon as possible after birth, including after caesarean section. However, analgesics can transfer into breast milk, and hence an ideal scenario is a postoperative period free from analgesics and pain. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of early breastfeeding on pain perception after caesarean delivery with spinal anaesthesia in the Gaza Strip. ⋯ None.
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Rotating shift work is associated with job dissatisfaction, sleeping disturbances, and health problems compared with working only in the daytime. Whether the relationship between rotating shift work and job satisfaction differs between the sexes among nurses in occupied Palestinian territory is unclear. We investigated this relationship and compared it with that among regular day workers. ⋯ Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education.
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Palestinian women. Breast self-examination and mammography screening are important tools to detect tumours early and improve survival. Champion's Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS) is a self-report instrument that can help in detecting beliefs and behaviours. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of CHBMS to assess the beliefs and behaviours of Palestinian women in West Bank, occupied Palestinian Territory, towards screening and health education programmes for early detection of breast cancer. ⋯ None.
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Malnutrition, the coexistence of both undernutrition and obesity, poses a considerable public health and economic burden worldwide. Globally, undernutrition is the largest cause of death in children younger than 5 years, being responsible for 3·1 million, or approximately 45%, of deaths in this population. Conversely, WHO estimated that, in 2016, 41 million children younger than 5 years were overweight or obese. The global problem of malnutrition can be ascribed to changing dietary and lifestyle habits and to the epidemiological transition of most countries. Developing communities, such as in the Gaza Strip, are thus subject to a double burden of preexisting widespread undernutrition and emerging obesity and chronic diseases. ⋯ None.
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Chemotherapy has several side-effects, including chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), that can substantially reduce patients' activities of and participation in daily living. Few studies have addressed this issue. We investigated the effects that CIPN has on daily living of patients in occupied Palestinian territory. ⋯ None.