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Syrian women's perceptions and experiences of ultrasound screening in pregnancy: Implications for antenatal policy
No full textUltrasound scanning is firmly embedded in antenatal maternity care around the world. This paper reports on a qualitative study carried out in 2003 of 30 Syrian women's perceptions and experiences of routine ultrasound in pregnancy. It was part of a larger study of the experiences of pregnancy and childbirth of 500 women from Damascus and its suburbs who had recently given birth to healthy newborns. The women had had multiple scans during pregnancy and accepted its use uncritically nearly all the time. The scans gave them reassurance that the baby was healthy, the pregnancy was progressing well and allowed them to learn the sex of the baby. The women also reacted positively to the antenatal educational messages that were conveyed using scans. However, we found the excessive use of this technology worrying. We believe private doctors, who attend 80percent of pregnant women, use ultrasound primarily to attract women to their clinics and increase their income. We recommend that maternity care in Syria should be better regulated; that women and their doctors should be made aware of the essential components of antenatal care; that national guidelines for antenatal care should be developed and that Syrian women should be empowered to ask questions about pregnancy and childbirth and the care they receive. © 2005 Reproductive Health Matters. All rights reserved.Bashour H, 2005, BIRTH-ISS PERINAT C, V32, P20, DOI 10.1111-j.0730-7659.2005.00333.x; BASHOUR H, PATTERNS DETERMINANT; BRICKER L, 2003, COCHRANE LIB; Clement S., 1998, PSYCHOL PERSPECTIVES, P7; Efrat Z, 1999, ULTRASOUND OBST GYN, V13, P305, DOI 10.1046-j.1469-0705.1999.13050305.x; *EHO, 2002, WHO ANT CAR RAND TRI; Enkin MW, 2000, GUIDE EFFECTIVE CARE; Garcia J, 2002, BIRTH-ISS PERINAT C, V29, P225, DOI 10.1046-j.1523-536X.2002.00198.x; HAFEZ R, CHILDBIRTH ITS DISCO; HYDE B, 1986, SOC SCI MED, V22, P587, DOI 10.1016-0277-9536(86)90026-2; KAMEL HS, 1999, J OBSTETRIC GYNAECOL, V25, P433; Lee W, 2004, OBSTET GYNECOL, V103, P333, DOI 10.1097-01.AOG.0000109522.51314.5c; Leithner K, 2004, ULTRASOUND OBST GYN, V23, P240, DOI 10.1002-uog.978; NEILSON JP, 2003, COCHRAN LIB; Nzeh DA, 1996, E AFR MED J, V73, P225; *ROY COLL OBST GYN, 2002, ULTR IM MAN GYN COND; *SYR CENTR BUR STA, 2002, PAN AR PROJ FAM SURV; *SYR MIN HLTH, 2000, TRAIN GUID REPR HLTH; *SYR MIN HLTH, 2003, STAT REP REPR HLTH S; *SYR SOC OBST, 2004, STUD UND REPR HLTH S; Tautz S, 2000, SOC SCI MED, V50, P689, DOI 10.1016-S0277-9536(99)00321-4; THORPE K, 1993, SOC SCI MED, V36, P311, DOI 10.1016-0277-9536(93)90015-V; *UNICEF, 2004, STAT WORLDS CHILDR N; VILLAR J, 1999, WHO REPROD HLTH LIB26232
Development of serological assays for diagnosis of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus using molecular techniques - by Hala Bassam Hourani
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Dept. of Plant Sciences, AUB, 2003.;"Advisor: Dr. Yusuf Abou Jawdah, Professor, Plant Sciences, Plant Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Nasri kawar, Professor, Plant Science--Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Bashour, Associate Professor, LandBibliography : leaves 75-81.Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) is a closterovirus belonging to the Crinvirus genus. It attacks cucurbits causing severe yellowing symptoms and reducing crop yield by SO percent. No serological tests have been yet developed for CYSDV diag
Effect of deep root wetting and strip irrigation on yield and water use efficiency of apples - by Kassem Ali Jouni
No full textThesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, 2009.;"Advisor: Dr. Musa N. Nimah, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Bashour, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences--Member of CommittBibliography : leaves 103-108.Availability of sufficient water for irrigation has been a great challenge in th e arid and semi-arid regions due to water scarcity. Managing irrigation water is a must in order to improve water use efficiency. An experiment was designed and conducted a
Impacts of shifting farming systems on soil degradation in a semi-arid mountainous region of Lebanon - by Rana Mohamad El Hindy
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Science Program, Ecosystem Management, AUB, 2003.;"Advisor: Dr. Rami Zurayk, Professor, Land and Water Resources--Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Bashour, Associate Professor, Land and Water Resources--MembBibliography : leaves 64Land degradation is an important global issue due to its adverse impacts on the agronomic productivity, the environment and its effects on food security and quality of life. Semi-arid lands are a subdivision of drylands that are very vulnerable to land d
Emerging contaminants in Lebanon antibiotic residues in cow manure and soil - by Mirna Gattas Choueiri
No full textThesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Land and Water Resources, 2008.;"Advisor : Dr. Nadim Farajalla, Associate Professor, Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management--Member of Committee : Dr. Isam Bashour, Professor, Agricultural SciencesBibliography : leaves 67-71.Emerging contaminants in the environment are becoming of greater concern. They a re of several types one of which is antibiotics. These were the focus of this st udy due to their abundant veterinary use in livestock production in Lebanon. The objective o
Development of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus - by Hadia Ali Kawtharani
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Dept. of Plant Sciences, AUB, 2003.;"Advisor: Dr. Yusuf Abou Jawdah, Professor, Plant Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Adib Saad, professor, plant Sciences--Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Bashour, Associate Professor, Land and Water ResourBibliography : leaves 61-64.Stone fruits are considered profitable crops in Lebanon and neighbouring countries. Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) is the most important Ilarvirus and has a cosmopolitan distribution. The first line of control relies on the use of virus- free see
Effects of regular deficit irrigation and root wetting on yield of potato and pepper - by Roula Mikhael Bachour
No full textThesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, 2009.;"Advisor : Dr. Musa N. Nimah, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences.--Member of Committee : Dr. Isam Bashour, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Sciences. --Member of CoBibliography : leaves 74-82.Water scarcity is becoming a severe problem worldwide and its effect is more rel evant in arid and semi-arid regions. In order to alleviate this problem, irrigat ion water management is a must to sustain irrigated agriculture. A study was pla nned and co
Effect of ammonium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide on soil borne diseases root knot nematodes, fusarium and verticillium wilts - by Alia Youssef Musbah Alameddine
No full textThesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Land and Water Resources, 2007.;"Advisor: Dr. Isam Bashour, Professor, Soil Sciences--Co-Advisor: Dr. Adib Saad, Professor, Plant Pathology--Member of Committee: Dr. Mussa Nimah, Professor, IrrigationBibliography : leaves 56-57.Limited research has been conducted on the control of soil borne diseases, espec ially the root-knot nematode, fusarium and verticillium wilts, of tomatoes in Le banon. Plant parasitic nematodes are among the most important pests that adverse ly influenc
Characterization of river pollution through riverbed sediment analysis - by Rania Samir Abou Mosleh
No full textThesis (M.S.E.S.)--American University of Beirut, Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (Ecosystem Management), 2005.;"Advisor: Dr. Nadim Farajalla, Assistant Professor, Land and Water Resources.--Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Bashour, ProfBibliography: leaves 57-62.Sediments are essential components of the aquatic environment. They reflect the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the water body in which the y are found. Acting as a sink, they are considered a carrier and a source of contamina nts in aqu
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