Journal article
Health-related Quality of life of Gaza Palestinians in the aftermath of the winter 2008–09 Israeli attack on the Strip
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We document the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living in the Gaza Strip 6 months after 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009, Israeli attack.
METHODS: Cross-sectional survey 6 months after the Israeli attack. Households were selected by cluster sampling in two stages: a random sample of enumeration areas (EAs) and a random sample of households within each chosen EA. One randomly chosen adult from each of 3017 …
Authors
Abu-Rmeileh NME; Hammoudeh W; Mataria A; Husseini A; Khawaja M; Shannon HS; Hogan D; Watt GCM; Zurayk H; Giacaman R
Journal
European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 732–737
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 1, 2012
DOI
10.1093/eurpub/ckr131
ISSN
1101-1262
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overArabsCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHealth StatusHumansIsraelMaleMiddle AgedMiddle EastPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsQuality of LifeSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesWarfareYoung Adult