Sexual activity constitute in the life of the adolescent, a risk-taking and possibly health-compromising behavior. Since unfortunately, knowledge about sexuality is often acquired after sexual activity has begun, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) should be given high priority in health care and in education. Sexual education is an indispensable need, especially for adolescents, in order to protect them from irresponsible and non-conscious behavior. In the areas of adolescent sexual behavior, sexual education and knowledge, it is imperative and of paramount importance that the health-care ...

During recent years, the practice of administering antibiotics to animal feed at sub-therapeutic levels has raised concern with consumers because of the apparent increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the human food chain. Researchers have found that probiotics composed of naturally occurring beneficial live microbes such as bacteria (lactobacilli) could be the novel growth promoters. Supplementing poultry diet with probiotics has been found to improve growth performance, feed conversion efficiency, and immune responses, and help in combating enteric pathogens. The aim of this study is ...

Antibiotic resistance and prevalence of hospital (HAI) and community-acquired (CAI) infections are significantly increasing in the world, though very few studies are addressing this topic in Lebanon. Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to identify antibiotic (AB) resistance prevalence among hospital and community acquired infections. Literature databases were searched for antibiotic resistance, HAI, and CAI in Lebanon from 2010 to 2020. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data in Lebanon published between 2010 and 2020, antibiotic resistance in microorganisms responsible for either ...