Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Van Dyck Building
PO Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon
Office: Room 314 Van Dyck
Tel: 961 1 350000 ext. 4665; Fax: 961-1-744470
Email: tk00@aub.edu.lb
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. (2002) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
University of London, UK
Research Interests
Reproductive health; maternal health, including quality of maternity
services.
Research Projects
Mobilizing women to change maternity services
Displacement and pregnancy
Courses Taught
HBED 305: Communication Skills for Health Professionals
HBED 344: Workshop Development
HBED 203: Health Communication
HBED 331: Theories of Health Behavior
HBED 341: Special Topics in Health Behavior and Education: Women's
Health
Selected Publications Submitted Kabakian-Khasholian T., El-Kak F and Shayboub
R. "Birthing in the Arab region: how to translate research
into policy?" Journal of Public Health Policy.
In press Kabakian-Khasholian T. and Campbell O.M.R. "Impact
of written information on women's use of postpartum services:
A randomized controlled trial." Acta Obstetricia et
Gynecologica Scandinavica.
2007 Kabakian-Khasholian T., Kaddour A., De Jong J., Shayboub
R., Nassar A. "The policy environment encouraging C-section
in Lebanon" Health Policy. 83(1):
37-49.
2007 Tamim H, El-Chemaly S, Nassar A, Mumtaz G, Kaddour
A, Kabakian-Khasholian T, Fakhoury H, Yunis K. "Incidence
and predictors of cesarean section in a capital city of middle
income country." Journal of Perinatal Medicine.
35: 282-288.
2007 Arevian M., Noureddine S., and Kabakian-Khasholian
T. "Raising awareness and free screening improves cervical
cancer screening among economically disadvantaged women."
Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 17(4).
2006 Kabakian-Khasholian T., Jurdi R., and El-Kak F.
"What is happening during the postnatal visit?" Health
Care for Women International 27(9):839-847.
2005 Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth Research Network. (Kabakian-Khasholian, T: corresponding author) "Routines
in facility-based maternity care: Evidence from the Arab World."
British Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology. 112: 1270-1276.
2005 Kabakian-Khasholian, T. and Campbell, O.M.R. "A
Simple Way To Increase service Use: Triggers Of Women's Uptake
Of Postpartum Services." British Journal of Obstetric
and Gynecology 112: 1315-1321.
2004 Khawaja, M., Kabakian-Khasholian, T, Jurdi R. "Prevalence
and determinants of c-section in Egypt: evidence from DHS."
Health Policy 69: 273-281.
2004 Khawaja, M., Jurdi R., Kabakian-Khasholian, T. "Rising
trends in c-section rates in Egypt." Birth 31(1):
12-16.
2003 Deeb M., Ghorayeb, F., Kabakian-Khasholian, T.,
Yeretzian, J., Aswad N. "Measuring gynecological morbidity:
evaluating two different data sources from Beirut." Health
Care for Women International 24,254-265.
2000 Kabakian-Khasholian, T., Campbell, O., Shecdiac-Rizkallah,
M., and F. Ghorayeb. "Women's experiences of maternity
care: satisfaction or passivity?" Social Science and
Medicine 51, 103-113.
1997 Deeb, M., Campbell, O., and T. Kabakian. "Safe
motherhood in Lebanon: new population-based results from the
Beirut 1994 survey." International Journal of Gynecology
and Obstetrics.
1997 Arevian, M., Noureddine, S., and T. Kabakian. "A
survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical screening
among Lebanese/Armenian women." Nursing Outlook 45(1),
16-22.
1997 Deeb, M., Ghorayeb, F., Kabakian, T., Kanj, M.,
and J. Jabbour. "Reproductive and Child Health." In,
M. Deeb (ed) Beirut: A Health Profile 1984-1994. Beirut:
American University of Beirut.
Professional Affiliations
Member, Reproductive Health Working Group
Member, American Public Health Association
Member, International Union for Scientific Research
Master
of Public Health
