Rula Ghandour

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

1. Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study

   2017 · 316 citations

2. A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Salt Reduction Policies to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease in Four Eastern Mediterranean Countries

   2014 · 110 citations

3. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar (2013‐2016)

   2017 · 55 citations

4. Maternal and child access to care and intensity of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory: a pseudo-longitudinal analysis (2000–2014)

   2019 · 45 citations

5. Well-being and associated factors among adults in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

   2016 · 32 citations

6. Double Burden of COVID-19 Pandemic and Military Occupation: Mental Health Among a Palestinian University Community in the West Bank

   2020 · 30 citations

7. Coming of age: a qualitative study of adolescent girls’ menstrual preparedness in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan

   2022 · 28 citations

8. Complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ramallah and al-Bireh: The Palestinian Diabetes Complications and Control Study (PDCCS)

   2018 · 22 citations

9. Child discipline in Qatar and Palestine: A comparative study of ICAST-R

   2016 · 20 citations

10. Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries

    2014 · 18 citations

11. Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study

    2023 · 17 citations

12. Quality of life of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate–Palestine: a part of the Palestinian diabetes complications and control study (PDCCS)

    2021 · 17 citations

13. Women’s health in the occupied Palestinian territories: Contextual influences on subjective and objective health measures

    2017 · 17 citations

14. The hidden burden of dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls in Palestine refugee camps: a focus on well-being and academic performance

    2024 · 15 citations

15. Contrasting cardiovascular mortality trends in Eastern Mediterranean populations: Contributions from risk factor changes and treatments

    2016 · 15 citations

16. Menstrual health and hygiene among young Palestinian female university students in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study

    2023 · 14 citations

17. Context-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa

    2019 · 13 citations

18. Research priority-setting: reproductive health in the occupied Palestinian territory

    2018 · 11 citations

19. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and associated factors among adolescents in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional study

    2021 · 10 citations

20. Salt reduction as a population-based intervention for the prevention of coronary heart diseases: an economic assessment

    2013 · 9 citations

21. Identifying healthcare cost drivers in Palestine

    2021 · 7 citations

22. Cardiovascular disease research in the Arab world: a scoping review from seven Arab countries (2000–2018)

    2019 · 7 citations

23. Time to act on diabetes mellitus prevention in the West Bank, oPt: Current and future direct cost of diabetes and its complications

    2017 · 6 citations

24. The range and nature of reproductive health research in the occupied Palestinian territory: a scoping review

    2019 · 4 citations

25. Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: A cross-sectional study

    2023 · 3 citations

26. Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study

    2023 · 3 citations

27. Prevalence of disability among elderly people in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional study

    2017 · 3 citations

28. Retinopathy among patients with diabetes in Ramallah Governorate: a clinic-based study

    2017 · 3 citations

29. Access to care for women reporting postnatal complications in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional study

    2013 · 3 citations

30. Measuring human rights violations from an ecological perspective using a locally generated instrument: a cross-sectional study of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

    2025 · 2 citations

31. Self-care and glycaemic control: a cross-sectional study

    2013 · 2 citations

32. Premenstrual syndrome and its association with exposure to political violence, human insecurity, and well-being: a cross-sectional study among Palestinian adolescent refugees

    2025 · 1 citations

33. Fieldwork opportunities and challenges in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, and in Jordan: lessons learned from a Palestinian adolescent reproductive health cross-sectional study

    2022 · 1 citations

34. Quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis receiving medical care at Palestinian Ministry of Health Directorates in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, and associated factors: a cross-sectional survey

    2022 · 1 citations

35. The effectiveness of counselling interventions in reducing HbA 1c concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes: a modelling study

    2018 · 1 citations

36. Influence of international stakeholder and health-care agendas in the Palestinian Family Survey, 2010: a qualitative assessment of a national health survey

    2017 · 1 citations

37. Cognitive caregiving for parents in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional survey

    2013 · 1 citations

38. Same space, different place: Human rights violations, political violence, deprivation and mental health in Palestinian refugee camps and the urban socio-spatial environment of the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory

    2026 · 0 citations

39. Exploring psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) among adolescent Palestinian refugee girls in Palestine and Jordan

    2026 · 0 citations

40. Mapping the evidence on menstrual health: a scoping review

    2026 · 0 citations

41. Well-Being Under Structural Constraints of Political Instability in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank: A Cross-Sectional Study.

    2026 · 0 citations

42. Mapping the evidence on menstrual health: a scoping review

    2026 · 0 citations

43. Mapping the evidence on menstrual health: a scoping review

    2026 · 0 citations

44. Coming of age: menstrual preparation for adolescent girls living in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan

    2023 · 0 citations

45. Characteristics of menstruation and the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescents living in refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study

    2023 · 0 citations

46. Quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients receiving medical care at the Palestinian ministry of health’s directorates in the west bank, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and associated factors

    2022 · 0 citations

47. Prevalence of negative child disciplinary practices and its associated factors as reported by mothers in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study

    2021 · 0 citations

48. Quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients receiving medical care at the Palestinian ministry of health's directorates in the west bank, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and associated factors

    2020 · 0 citations

49. Additional file 2: of The range and nature of reproductive health research in the occupied Palestinian territory: a scoping review

    2019 · 0 citations

50. Disability among children in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional study

    2017 · 0 citations

51. Health differentials among women aged 15–54 years in the occupied Palestinian territories: a cross-sectional study of data from the Palestinian Family Health Survey 2010

    2017 · 0 citations

52. Additional file 1: of Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study

    2017 · 0 citations

53. Standard of Living Scale

    2016 · 0 citations

54. National health surveys: whose priorities?: a case study of the Palestinian Family Health Survey (PFHS) 2010

    2015 · 0 citations

55. Inequalities in self-reported health (SRH) and self-reported illness (SRI) among women aged 15-54 in the occupied Palestinian territories

    2015 · 0 citations

56. Priority setting for prevention and control of coronary heart disease in the occupied Palestinian territory: a pilot study

    2013 · 0 citations

57. Child discipline in the occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional study

    2013 · 0 citations

58. Maternal serum screening in the West Bank : an audit of Palestinian and non-Palestinian women having triple tests

    2011 · 0 citations

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