The purpose of this paper is to analyze the patterns and determinants of the extent and duration of breastfeeding in Jordan. Data is from a national sample of women surveyed by the Government of Jordan in 1976 as part of the World Fertility Survey program. Women's level of education appears to have the expected negative impact on the decision to ever breastfeed the child or not. Having other...

Creativity is increasingly important in today’s fast changing world. The use of Group Support Systems has been shown to improve the quantity and quality of ideas produced by groups during idea generation. Similarly, creative techniques may be used to increase creativity. Therefore, the use of creative techniques together with a GSS may help groups think more creatively. Brainstorming is the mos...

background: socioeconomic status (ses) is a major determinant of health inequality in children and adolescents. the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of ses of family and living region with self-rated health (srh) and life satisfaction (ls) among children and adolescents.   methods: this study was a part of the fourth survey of a national surveillance program, which was conducte...

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in education has been depicted as an interesting and promising area where constructivist learning theory can be put into practice. This paper describes a work-in-progress project attempting to take advantage of the current VR technology for constructivist learning practices in the teaching of secondary school Physics. The project involves the creation of 3D VR en...

Bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture incidence vary greatly worldwide. The data, if any, on clinical and densitometric characteristics of patients with hip fractures from the Middle East are scarce. The objective of the study was to define risk estimates from clinical and densitometric variables and the impact of database selection on such estimates. Clinical and densitometric information we...

PURPOSE Vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs aim to facilitate work participation. However, there is no universal framework to describe the functioning of individuals who participate in VR. The objective of this paper is to report on the Core Set for VR based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) by the World Health Organization (WHO). METHODS A fo...

Recent government initiatives to deploy health information technology in the USA, coupled with a growing body of scholarly evidence linking online heath information and positive health-related behaviors, indicate a widespread belief that access to health information and health information technologies can help reduce healthcare inequalities. However, it is less clear whether the benefits of gre...