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Housing Environment and Women's Health in a Palestinian Refugee Camp

Wed, 2014-01-22 13:35 — Mohammad Musmar

Journal Title, Volume, Page:

International Journal of Environmental Health Research Volume 15, Issue 3, 2005

Year of Publication:

2005

Link:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603120500105950#.Ut-xFbSxXgw

Authors:

Issam A Al-Khatib

Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, West Bank

Rania N Arafat

An-Najah National University , West Bank, Palestine

Mohamed Musmar

An-Najah National University , West Bank, Palestine

Current Affiliation:

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine

[email protected]

Preferred Abstract (Original):

This study was carried out during January and February 2002 in Al- Ein Refugee Camp in Nablus city in Palestine. Interviews were held with 150 women of different age groups and different marital status. The results show a positive relationship between women's physical and mental health and housing conditions. There is a statistically significant relationship between the family size represented by the number of children in the household, the number of children that sleep in one room, and the number of children that sleep in one bed, the house size, and number of rooms and women's feeling of privacy (mental health and well-being). Most of the houses in the camp are unhealthy and overcrowded. The family income is very low and there is a general poor health status of women in the camp. Most of the women do not know the conditions of a healthy house. The study shows the importance of housing reforms on the health of the family in general and women's health in particular, mainly in refugee camps.

Rapid Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability in the Palestine Refugee Camps

Sun, 2013-03-10 15:16 — Jalal Nimer al Dabbeek

Journal Title, Volume, Page:

Journal of Applied Sciences 8 (8): pp 1371-1382 ISSN 1812-5624

Year of Publication:

2008

Link:

http://www.sasparm.ps/en/?page=researchdetails&id=14

Authors:

Jalal Al Dabbeek

Earth Sciences and Seismic Engineering Center, An Najah National University,P.O Box 7, Nablus, Palestine

Current Affiliation:

Department of Building Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine

[email protected]

Radwan El- Kelani

Earth Sciences and Seismic Engineering Center, An Najah National University,P.O Box 7, Nablus, Palestine

[email protected]

Preferred Abstract (Original):

Studies of historical and recorded earthquakes in Palestine demonstrate that damaging earthquakes are occurring frequently along the Dead Sea Transform: Earthquake of 11 July 1927 (ML 6.2), Earthquake of 11 February 2004 (ML 5.2). In order to reduce seismic vulnerability of buildings, losses in lives, properties and infrastructures, an attempt was made to estimate the percentage of damage degrees and losses at selected refugee camps: Al Ama'ri, Balata and Dhaishe. Assessing the vulnerability classes of building structures was carried out according to the European Macro-Seismic Scale 1998 (EMS-98) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The rapid assessment results showed that very heavy structural and non structural damages will occur in the common buildings of the investigated Refugee Camps (many buildings will suffer from damages grades 4 and 5). Bad quality of buildings in terms of design and construction, lack of uniformity, absence of spaces between the building and the limited width of roads will definitely increase the seismic vulnerability under the influence of moderate-strong (M 6-7) earthquakes in the future.