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Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: evidence from an urban health study (2006)
Journal Article
Khawaja, M., Barazi, R. A., & Linos, N. (2007). Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: evidence from an urban health study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 33(2), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00660.x

Background: The negative effect of poverty on child health has been well established. However, rapid urbanization in developing countries prompts new research questions relating to socio-cultural practices and other related variables in these setting... Read More about Maternal cultural participation and child health status in a Middle Eastern context: evidence from an urban health study.

Prevalence of wife beating in Jordanian refugee camps: Reports by men and women (2005)
Journal Article
Khawaja, M., & Barazi, R. (2005). Prevalence of wife beating in Jordanian refugee camps: Reports by men and women. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59(10), 840-841. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2004.031625

Wife beating, the most widespread form of domestic violence, has adverse consequences on the health and wellbeing of women and is a major cause of disability and death in many countries.1 In the past few years, it has been widely reported in developi... Read More about Prevalence of wife beating in Jordanian refugee camps: Reports by men and women.