Lebanese Women in Education

Lebanese Higher Education

Lebanon's higher education is the oldest in the region. It goes back to 1866 when the American University of Beirut (AUB) was founded under the name of the Syrian Evangelical College, followed by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in 1875, then by the Lebanese American University (LAU) in 1947 as a Beirut College for Women. The Lebanese University (LU) which is the only public university in t...

Patterns and determinants of mammography screening in Lebanese women

The associations of ever using and/or repeating a mammography test with psychosocial and socio-demographic factors were surveyed in 2014 among Lebanese women ≥ 40. A sample of 2400 women was selected across Lebanon. Variables with significant bivariate associations with various types of behaviors were entered in multivariate analysis. Of the total, 105 women (4·4%) had never heard of mammograph...

Gene expression profiling of breast cancer in Lebanese women

Breast cancer is commonest cancer in women worldwide. Elucidation of underlying biology and molecular pathways is necessary for improving therapeutic options and clinical outcomes. Molecular alterations in breast cancer are complex and involve cross-talk between multiple signaling pathways. The aim of this study is to extract a unique mRNA fingerprint of breast cancer in Lebanese women using mi...

Age-associated changes in quantitative ultrasonometry (QUS) of the os calcis in Lebanese women-assessment of a Lebanese reference population.

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to assess age changes in quantitative ultrasonometry (QUS) in a large sample of Lebanese women to determine a Lebanese reference population. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and speed of sound (SOS) and the stiffness index (SI) of the os calcaneus was measured in 4,320 women with a mean age of 52.5 years...

Lebanese women understanding of their sexuality: A qualitative inquiry