RESEARCH PROJECTS
Women’s experiences of childbirth in Lebanon This
study uses a qualitative approach to understand women’s views and responses
to the management of their pregnancy and delivery. It aims to reveal women’s
awareness of the range of childbirth options and available choices, and
their actual needs concerning the experience of pregnancy and delivery.
Women, of all parities, who had a “healthy” child within the three months
preceding the study period are considered eligible for interviewing. Criteria
of selection are the care provider and the place of birth. A convenience
sample of 65 women, equally divided between Greater Beirut and the Bekaa,
will be selected by contacting the care provider and the place of delivery.
The instrument consists of focus group discussions and semi-structured
interviews. F. Ghorayeb, T. Kabakian and O. Campbell. (Supported
by Mellon Foundation.)
Assessment of Health Awareness of the AUB Community This
project aims at assessing the degree of health and wellness of AUB community,
and come up with pertinent recommendations for improvement. The method
implied is a tested questionnaire of sixty statement with graded response
(5-0). The statements cover six basic components of wellness, randomly:
Medical-self responsibility, emotional wellness, nutrition, body fitness,
stress-coping and environmental awareness. This test was addressed randomly
to 500 faculty, student and employees, around 290 total responded. Results
of the scores fall into 3 categories: Excellent, Good and Fair. Preliminary
analysis of results reveal that the majority enjoyed a minimum of good
degree of wellness. Work is in progress. F. El Kak and I. Nuwayhid.
(Suported by FHS.)
Health Perceptions and Utilization of Health Services Among Women in Beirut Households - A Population based survey. This
study aims at identifying the predictors of self rated health among the
sample of women. It is expected that the health perceptions of women can
predict the utilization of health care services and in some cases it can
predict morbidity patterns. Ongoing. M. Kanj and F. Ghorayeb.
(Supported by HBE.)
The Epidemiology and Cultural Construction of the Menopause The
project seeks to carry out a study of the symptomatology and management
of menopause in Lebanon. At a time when, due to the aging of populations,
the medicalization of menopause has become an important topic of discussion,
it would be very useful to find out how this transition is dealth with,
to assess the magnof the problem it represents, and to consider the best
approaches to address it. C. Obermeyer* and F. Ghorayeb.
(Supported
by Harvard University; FHS.)
Kanj,
M., Guide to Institutions Working in Health Education in Lebanon (Arabic).
Health Education Resource Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dec. 1995.
ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS Ghorayeb,
F., Deeb, M., Kabakian, T. and Aswad, N. Differentials in women’s perception
of their symptoms: does education matter? Arab Regional Population Conference,
Cairo, Egypt, December 1996.
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