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Knowledge, Barriers and Attitudes Towards Breast Cancer Mammography Screening in Jordan
Abu-Helalah, Munir Ahmad,Alshraideh, Hussam Ahmad,Al-Serhan, Ala-Aldeen Ahmad,Kawaleet, Mariana,Nesheiwat, Adel Issa Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9
Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in Jordan. Current efforts are focused on annual campaigns aimed at increasing awareness about breast cancer and encouraging women to conduct mammogram screening. In the absence of regular systematic screening for breast cancer in Jordan, there is a need to evaluate current mammography screening uptake and its predictors, assess women's knowledge and attitudes towards breast cancer and screening mammograms and to identify barriers to this preventive service. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in six governorates in Jordan through face-to-face interviews on a random sample of women aged 40 to 69 years. Results: A total of 507 participants with mean age of $46.8{\pm}7.8$ years were interviewed. There was low participation rate in early detection of breast cancer practices. Breast self-examination, doctor examination and periodic mammography screening were reported by 34.9%, 16.8% and 8.6% of study participants, respectively. Additionally 3.8% underwent breast cancer screening at least once but not periodically, while 87.6% had never undergone mammography screening. Reported reasons for conducting the screening were: perceived benefit (50%); family history of breast cancer (23.1%); perceived severity (21.2%); and advice from friend or family member (5.8%). City residents have shown higher probability of undergoing mammogram than those who live in towns or villages. Results revealed negative perceptions and limited knowledge of study participants on breast cancer and breast cancer screening. The most commonly reported barriers for women who never underwent screening were: fear of results (63.8%); no support from surrounding environment (59.7); cost of the test (53.4%); and religious belief, i.e. Qadaa Wa Qadar (51.1%). Conclusions: In the absence of regular systematic screening for breast cancer in Jordan, the uptake of this preventive service is very low. It is essential for the country of Jordan to work on applying regular systematic mammography screening for breast cancer. Additionally, there is a need for improvement in the current health promotion programmes targeting breast cancer screening. Other areas that could be targeted in future initiatives in this field include access to screening in rural areas and removal of current barriers.
Ahmad, Zahoor,Hanif, Muhammad,Ahmad, Munir The Korean Statistical Society 2010 Communications for statistical applications and me Vol.17 No.5
In this paper we propose generalized multi-phase multivariate ratio estimators in the presence of multiauxiliary variables for estimating population mean vector of variables of interest. Some special cases have been deduced from the suggested estimator in the form of remarks. The expressions for mean square errors of proposed estimators have also been derived. The suggested estimators are theoretically compared and an empirical study has also been conducted.
Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Colorectal Cancer Survivors in Jordan
Abu-Helalah, Munir Ahmad,Alshraideh, Hussam Ahmad,Al-Hanaqta, Motasem Mohammad,Arqoub, Kamal Hasan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.18
Background: Colorectal ranked first among cancers reported in males and ranked second amongst females in Jordan, accounting for 12.7% and 10.5% of cancers in males and females, respectively. Colorectal cancer patients can suffer several consequences after treatment that include pain and fatigue, constipation, stoma complications, sexual problems, appearance and body-image concerns as well as psychological dysfunction. There is no published quantitative data on the health-related quality of life and psychological wellbeing of Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors. Method: This project was a cross-sectional study of colorectal cancer survivors diagnosed in 2009 and 2010. Assessment was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the colorectal cancer specific module (EORTC QLQ-CR 29) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data on potential predictors of scores were also collected. Results: A total of 241 subjects completed the study with mean age of $56.7{\pm}13.6$. Males represented 52.3% of study participants. A majority of participants reported good to high overall health; the mean Global health score was $79.74{\pm}23.31$ with only 6.64% of study participants scoring less than 33.3%. The striking result in this study was that none of the study participants participated in a psychosocial support group; only 4 of them (1.7%) were even offered such support. The mean scores for HADS, depression score, and anxiety score were $8.25{\pm}9$, $4.35{\pm}4.9$ and $3.9{\pm}4.6$, respectively. However, 77.1% of study participants were within the normal category for the depression score and 81.7% were within this category for anxiety score; 5.4% of participants had severe anxiety and 5.4% of them had severe depression. Discussion: Patients with colorectal cancer in Jordan have a good quality of life and psychological wellbeing scores when compared with patients from western countries. None of the colorectal cancer patients managed at the Ministry of Health received any formal counselling, or participated in psychological or social support programmes. This highlights the urgent need for a psychosocial support programme, psychological screening and consultations for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the Ministry of Health Hospitals.
STRONG CONVERGENCE OF NEW VISCOSITY RULES OF NONEXPANSIVE MAPPINGS
AHMAD, MUHAMMAD SAEED,NAZEER, WAQAS,MUNIR, MOBEEN,NAQVI, SAYED FAKHAR ABBAS,KANG, SHIN MIN The Korean Society for Computational and Applied M 2017 Journal of applied mathematics & informatics Vol.35 No.5
The aim of this paper is to present two new viscosity rules for nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert spaces. Under some assumptions, the strong convergence theorems of the purposed new viscosity rules are proved. Some applications are also included.
Hypergroupoids as Tools for Studying Blood Group Genetics
Mohammad Munir,Nasreen Kausar,Salahuddin,Rukhshanda Anjum,Qingbing Xu,Waqas Ahmad 한국지능시스템학회 2021 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of FUZZY LOGIC and INTELLIGE Vol.21 No.2
We initially introduce the concepts of an m-right (m-left) hyperideal and an m-hyperideal in a hypergroupoid. The ideas behind an m-factor and a generalized m-factor are then introduced. Next, we demonstrate the existence and important properties of these sub-hyperstructures through theorems and examples. We then define the m-right (m-left) consistent, m-consistent, m-intra-consistent, and m-simple hypergroupoids. Finally, we demonstrate that practical problems in biology, such as ABO blood group genetics, can be studied by defining these hypergroupoid substructures.
Wardah Anam,Munir Ashraf,Muhammad Bilal Qadir,Khurram Shehzad Akhtar,Sheraz Ahmad,Ali Afzal,Tehseen Ullah 한국섬유공학회 2019 Fibers and polymers Vol.20 No.12
In this research work, we have studied the dyeing behaviour of fabrics made from ring, rotor and MVS yarns. Thediscrete structure of respective yarns made by different spinning techniques have significant effect on dyeing behaviour offabrics. The fabrics were investigated for K/S values of polyester dyed, cotton dyed and polyester+cotton dyed fabrics andtheir colour fastness to crocking. The analysis of dyeing behaviour revealed that yarn manufacturing technique hassubstantial effect on the colour strength of their respective fabrics. Due to unique distribution of fibers within the crosssectionof yarn, the cotton dyed and polyester+cotton dyed fabrics made from MVS yarns exhibited better K/S values ascompared to other fabrics. The fabrics also exhibited a difference in colour fastness to crocking in dry and wet form. Thecolor fastness of fabrics to crocking in dry form were found higher than in wet form. The polyester dyed and polyester+cottondyed fabrics made from MVS yarns have shown higher color fastness to crocking.
STRONG CONVERGENCE OF NEW VISCOSITY RULES OF NONEXPANSIVE MAPPINGS
Muhammad Saeed Ahmad,Waqas Nazeer,Mobeen Munir,Sayed Fakhar Abbas Naqvi,강신민 한국전산응용수학회 2017 Journal of applied mathematics & informatics Vol.35 No.5
The aim of this paper is to present two new viscosity rules for nonexpansive mappings in Hilbert spaces. Under some assumptions, the strong convergence theorems of the purposed new viscosity rules are proved. Some applications are also included.
Imran, Muhammad,Ahmad, Munir,Naeem, Muhammad,Mahmood, Khalid,Nasir, Muhammad,Aslam Sheikh, Umer Ayyaz Korean Society of Sericultural Science 2017 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.34 No.2
Bumblebees, more efficient than honeybees, provide important services for pollination especially in tomato, pepper, cucumber, strawberries and other crops grown under tunnel farming or glasshouse conditions to yield maximization. These bees require pollen and nectar to meet their dietary needs and maintain their colony structure, development and reproduction. Keeping in view their economic importance, the effect of five concentrations of sugar and honey solutions (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 2:1,1.5:1) each as alternative to nectar were used to observe their effect on life history parameters of Bombus terrestris. The 1:1 ratio of sugar solution was found most effective followed by 1.5:1, 1:1.5, 1:2 and 2:1 and also more effective of all five concentrations of honey solutions on all three stages of colony development i.e., at colony initiation, colony development and colony maturation stages. At colony initiation stage, early pre-oviposition period ($6.40{\pm}0.97$ days), early emergence of first worker in the first batch ($25.40{\pm}1.21$ days) and maximum numbers of workers ($6.20{\pm}0.24$) emergence in the first batch were observed at 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. Colonies reared on 1:1 ratio of sugar solution reached earlier ($52.13{\pm}1.28$ days) at colony foundation stage with minimum mortality ($3.27{\pm}0.54$ workers). At colony maturation stage, maximum numbers of workers, sexual (males, queens) and maximum mother queen longevity was observed at the same 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. It can be suggested from present study that sugar solution as alternative of nectar at 1:1 ratio was better than other sugar concentration levels and also from those of honey solution.
( Muhammad Imran ),( Munir Ahmad ),( Muhammad Naeem ),( Khalid Mahmood ),( Muhammad Nasir ),( Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh ) 한국잠사학회 2017 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.34 No.2
Bumblebees, more efficient than honeybees, provide important services for pollination especially in tomato, pepper, cucumber, strawberries and other crops grown under tunnel farming or glasshouse conditions to yield maximization. These bees require pollen and nectar to meet their dietary needs and maintain their colony structure, development and reproduction. Keeping in view their economic importance, the effect of five concentrations of sugar and honey solutions (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 2:1,1.5:1) each as alternative to nectar were used to observe their effect on life history parameters of Bombus terrestris . The 1:1 ratio of sugar solution was found most effective followed by 1.5:1, 1:1.5, 1:2 and 2:1 and also more effective of all five concentrations of honey solutions on all three stages of colony development i.e., at colony initiation, colony development and colony maturation stages. At colony initiation stage, early pre-oviposition period (6.40± 0.97 days), early emergence of first worker in the first batch (25.40±1.21 days) and maximum numbers of workers (6.20±0.24) emergence in the first batch were observed at 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. Colonies reared on 1:1 ratio of sugar solution reached earlier (52.13±1.28 days) at colony foundation stage with minimum mortality (3.27±0.54 workers). At colony maturation stage, maximum numbers of workers, sexual (males, queens) and maximum mother queen longevity was observed at the same 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. It can be suggested from present study that sugar solution as alternative of nectar at 1:1 ratio was better than other sugar concentration levels and also from those of honey solution.