Mustafa Afifi

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data for exposure to risk factors by country, age group, and sex from pooled analyses of population-based health surveys and obtained relative risks for the eff ects of risk factors on cause-specifi c mortality from meta-analyses of large prospective studies.

TL;DR: Why gender matters in mental health is discussed, the relationship of gender and health-seeking behaviour as a powerful determinant of gender differences is explained, and the gender differences in common mental health disorders are examined.

TL;DR: While empowered women were more likely to use contraception, women's education was a better predictor of “met need” than autonomy, as traditional factors and community influence remain strong.

TL;DR: A higher level of education, a higher household income, and the presence of a family history of diabetes were found to be positively associated with more knowledge, which demonstrated that there is lack of awareness of major risk factors for diabetes mellitus.

TL;DR: There is a significant association between Helicobacter pylori infection and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United Arab Emirates population and Helicobacterial infection was significantly higher in diabetic obese patients than non-diabetic subjects.