Marwa Abdelrehim

Minia University · Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department

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Aims: Studying the post-vaccination adverse health events is crucial to determine the confidence and acceptance of the public to the newly-developed COVID-19 vaccines. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence rates of the adverse health events experienced by the recipients of COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia. Methodology and results:...

COVID-19 vaccine recipients are more likely to experience post-vaccination adverse events, which are considered the source of concerns about vaccine safety. This study aims to describe the utilization of COVID-19 vaccines and the associated adverse events and their possible predictors among adult Egyptians. An online cross-sectional study was desig...

Cancer stigma is a critical social issue in cancer care that reduces communication and deprives the patients from health services leading to poor health outcomes. Aim of the study was to determine the patients' stigmatization and related factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 57 breast cancer patients attending outpatient clinic in Mi...

Background: Although the caregiving burden experienced by the family caregivers of drug addicts is receiving increased attention, there is still a need to study the possible predictors of the care burden, especially with the increasing numbers of addicts in Egypt and the important role of family caregivers in the support and treatment of addicts. S...

Background: Addiction is a major problem in Egypt, due to the rapidly growing and changing patterns of substance use. There is a lack of comprehensive study on substance use especially in Upper Egypt and more attention must be paid, which help in addressing the problem more effectively and planning services accordingly. Aim of the study: The presen...

Background: The decline in the physical fitness of college students has become a serious social problem worldwide. Therefore, exploring exercise behavior of college students is of great significance in improving college students' physical and mental health. The purpose of this study was to assess exercise behavior among a sample from medical studen...

Background Work ability and work–family conflicts (total-WFCs) were associated with the risk of depression among the working population. Methods We recruited 3104 Egyptian civil workers between October 2019 and January 2020. The Work Ability Index (WAI), Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) and Midlife Development in the United Stat...

Background: Children and adolescents are vulnerable to mental health problems, which may be triggered by the effects of COVID-19 pandemic that enforced restrictions on daily living. Objectives: This study aims to determine the risk of emotional/behavioral problems among children and their associations with stressors and positive changes during the...

Background: Food addiction (FA) exists in one-sixth of Egyptian adolescents. It is associated with neuropsychiatric problems and is incriminated in the current obesity epidemic. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of FA and its indicators among medical students of Minia University and to identify the predictors of FA indicators...

The global prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is continuously rising, however, a little is known concerning intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and (IBD). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of IPIs among IBD patients, through a case–control study and also, to correlate the positive cases to the socio-demographic risk factors of IPIs...

The prevalence of emerging human intestinal protozoan pathogens in immune-competent adults was not clearly determined in Egypt. This study assessed the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cystoisospora belli and their associated risk factors in Minia Governorate, Egypt. Fecal samples were collected from 190 immunocompetent patients suffering...

Introduction: Self-medication with analgesics is usually defined as intake of any analgesics for treating oneself without professional supervision to relieve an illness or a condition. Self-medication with analgesics is an issue with serious global implications. This study it was aimed to determine pattern of self-medication with analgesics use amo...

Background: Family caregivers are critical partners in the plan of care of people with disabilities. The study aims to demonstrate the factor structure and internal consistency of the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) among the studied caregivers of disabled persons and to determine the effects of patients' and caregivers' characteristics on the bu...

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a serious and rapidly progressing malignancy. Identifying risk factors including dietary elements is important to develop preventive strategies. This study focused on possible links between diet and PC. Methods: We conducted a case-control study including all PC patients diagnosed at Minia Cancer Center and con...

Background: Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the most lethal malignant neoplasms. Therefore, a better understanding of the etiology and identifying the risk factors are essential for the development of preventive strategies. Methods: This case-control study included pancreatic cancer patients attending Minia Cancer Center during the period fr...

Background Hemodialysis results in significant change in daily living, physical and psychological impairments, dis- ruption of marital, family, and social life. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment helps to plan individual treatment strategies, and determine the efficacy, quality of medical and social care provided. Aim The focus of th...