Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Sawsan Ibrahim Fahmy Professor of Public Health, High Institute of Public Health (HIPH)
Executive Editor
Prof. Dr. Samia Ahmed Nossier Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH
Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Fikrat Fouad El-Sahn Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Fahmy Kharboush Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Azza Ahmed Galal Farghaly Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hanan Shatat Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mona Hassan Hashish Professor of Micrbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Heba Sayed Ahmed Selim Professor of Micrbiology, HIPH Dr. Rim Abd El-Hamid Hussein Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH	Dr. Hala Kadry Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Public Health Nursing, HIPH Dr. Iman Mohamed Helmy Wahdan Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Dr. Moataza Abd El-Wahab Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Dr. Nessrin Ahmed El-Nimer: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Dr. Noha Saleh Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Dr. Mayada Reda Moussa Lecturer of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Dr. Zienab Shata: lecturer of Mental Health, HIPH
Reviewers
Biostatistics Specialty Prof. Dr. Laila Nofal Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mona Hassan Ahmed Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Dr. Moataza Abdel Wahab Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Dr. Noha Saleh Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH Prof. Dr. Sameeha Mokhtar Professor of Biostatistics, HIPH	Environmental Health Specialty Prof. Dr. Aleya Hanafy Mahmoud Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Magda Abd El-Atty Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Manal Ahmed Mohamed Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Dr. Mayada Reda Moussa Lecturer of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Dr. Rim Abd El-Hamid Hussein Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Samia Galal Abd El-Hamid Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Biology, HIPH
Epidemiology Specialty Prof. Dr. Aida Aly Reda Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Dr. Iman Mohamed Helmy Wahdan Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Dr. Nessrin Ahmed El-Nimer Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Zahira Metwally Gad Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Health Administration and Behavioral Sciences Specialty Prof. Dr. Ensaf Abd El-Gawwad Professor of Health Education, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hoda Zaki Professor of Hospital Administration, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mohamed Darwish El-Borgy Professor of Health Education, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mofida Kamal Professor of Health Education, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mostafa Nour El-Din Professor of Health Administration, HIPH Prof. Dr. Nagwa Abou El-Enein Professor of Health Administration, HIPH Dr. Rasha Ali Zaki Mosallam Assistant Professor of Health Administration, HIPH Prof. Dr. Wafaa Wahib Gurgis Professor of Hospital Administration, HIPH	Family Health Specialty Prof. Dr. Abla Ibrahim Ayoub Professor of Geriatric Health, HIPH Dr. Ashraf Abd El-Hamid Assistant Professor of School Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Gihan Mohamed Mounir Professor of School Health, HIPH Dr. Hala Kadry Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Public Health Nursing, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hanan Mourad Abd El-Azziz Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Dr. Heba Mahmoud El-Kady Assistant Professor of Geriatric Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Kamal Mohamed Naguib Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Fahmy Kharboush Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Kholoud Yehia Tayel Professor of School Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Medhat Salah El-deen Atteya Professor of Mental Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mervat Wagdy Abu Nazel Professor of Mental Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mona Mohamed Mortada Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Nihad Ibrahim Dabbous Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Sawsan Ibrahim Fahmy Professor of Public Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Samia Ahmed Nossier Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Soheir Bayoumi Professor of Public Health Nursing HIPH Dr. Zienab Shata lecturer of Mental Health, HIPH
Microbiology Specialty Prof. Dr. Ensaf Abd El-Gawwad Professor of Health Education, HIPH Prof. Dr. Aleya Abd El-Gawad Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Heba Sayed Ahmed Selim Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hoda El-Shami Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Laila El-attar Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Medhat Saber Ashour Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mona Hassan Hashish Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Nagwan El-Sayed Youssef Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Osama Nasr Mahmoud Moustafa Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Souraya Ali El-shazli Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Wafaa Mohamed Bakr Professor of Microbiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Bahgat Youssef Guergius Professor of Veterinary Medicine Dept. of Microbiology Animal Health Research Institute Dokki, Giza-Alexandria Branch	Nutrition Specialty Dr. Dalia Tayel Assistant Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Prof. Dr. Eglal Abd El-Salam Ghoneim Professor of Food Hygiene, HIPH Prof. Dr. Ezzat K. Amine Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Prof. Dr. Fikrat Fouad El-Sahn Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hesham El-Derh Professor of Food Hygiene, HIPH Prof. Dr. Nawal El-Sayed Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Prof. Dr. Olfat Darwish Professor of Nutrition, HIPH Dr. Nesrine Kamal Lecturer of Nutrition, HIPH
Occupational Health and Industrial Medicine Specialty Prof. Dr. Hassan Othman Professor of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, HIPH Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mouselhy Professor of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, HIPH Prof. Dr. Ragaa El-Gazzar Professor of Occupational Health and Air Pollution, HIPH	Tropical Health Specialty Prof. Dr. Amal Abd El-Fattah El-Sahn Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Amira Kotkat Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Azza Ahmed Galal Farghaly Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Bothayna El-deghedi Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hanan Shatat Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Sanaa El-Masry Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH Prof. Dr. Manal Koura Professor of Tropical Health, HIPH
Genetics Specialty Prof. Dr. Hanan Mahrouse Prof. of Genetics, Medical Research Institute Alex University Prof. Dr. Kamal Mohamed Naguib Professor of Maternal and Child Health, HIPH Public Health Dentistry Prof. Dr. Hala Abbas Amer Professor of Public Health Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University Prof. Dr. Mona M. El-Kashlan Professor of Public Health Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University Prof. Dr. Nadia Azziz Wahba Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University	Public Health Nursing Specialty Prof. Dr. Soheir Bayoumi Professor of Public Health Nursing, HIPH Alex University Prof. Dr. Zakeya Toma Professor of Public Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University Dr. Hala Kadry Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Public Health Nursing, HIPH Medical Education Specialty Prof. Dr. Maysa Abbas Amer Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University
External Reviewers/International Advisory Panel
Prof. Dr. Galal Mohmed Othman Professor of International Health California University, USA Prof. Dr. De Wolf Miller Professor of Epidemiology Dept. of Tropical Medicine and Microbiology, Hawaii University Prof. Dr. Essam M. Enan Professor of Chemistry Vanderbilt University, USA Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Sayed Settin Assistant Professor, College of Medicine Qassim University, Saudi Arabia Assistant Professor, Genetics unit Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt Prof. Dr. Moustafa Abdel Fattah Abolfotouh Professor of Family and Community Medicine King Saud Bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, KSA	Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mandil Professor of Epidemiology WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Professor of Epidemiology, HIPH Prof. Dr. Hisham Saleh consultant ENT Surgeon in Plymouth Clinical Sub-Dean Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry Prof. Dr. Eman Youssef Professor of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University, Egypt Prof. Dr. Basil H. Aboul Enein Dietetics Professor San Jacinto College, Houston Texas, USA Prof. Dr. Faina Linkov Professor of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh 15261 USA

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