Marwan Khawaja, PhD

Professor
Epidemiology and Population Health Department
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
PO-Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
Tel: + (961) 1 350000 ext. 4668
Email: marwan.khawaja@aub.edu.lb
Website: www.webfaculty.aub.edu.lb/~mk36


Educational Background:
PhD, 1991, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America.


Research Interests:
Social demography, forced migration/refugees, social epidemiology, urban health, violence, gender, poverty and social exclusion, culture, survey methodology.


Selected Recent Publications:
Hammoury, N., & Khawaja, M. Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy in an antenatal clinic in Lebanon. In press. European Journal of Public Health.

Khawaja, M., Choueiry, N., & Jurdi, R. Hospital-based caesarian section in the Arab region: An overview. In press. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal.

Khawaja, M., & El-Nsour, M. (2007). Prevalence and trends of c-section deliveries in Jordan: Findings from three demographic and health surveys. World Health and Population, 9, 1-12.

Mumtaz, G., Tamim, H., Kanaan, M., Khawaja, M., Khojali, M., Wakim, G., et al. (2007). Effect of consanguinity on birth weight for gestational age in a developing country (with invited commentary). American Journal of Epidemiology, 165, 742-752.

Younis, K., Khawaja, M., Beydoun, H., Khojali, M., & Tamim, H. (2007). Intrauterine growth standards in a developing country: A study of singleton live births at 28 to 42 weeks' gestation. Pediatrics and Perinatal Epidemiology, 21, 387-396.

Saliba, M., Khawaja, M., & El-Kak, F. (2006). Symptomatology of menopause among middle-aged women in peri and early post menopause phase residing in low income communities. Saudi Medical Journal, 27, 1436-1438.

Jurdi, R., & Khawaja, M. (2004). Caesarian section rates in the Arab region: A cross national study. Health Policy and Planning, 19(2), 101-110.

Khawaja, M., Jurdi, R., & Kabakian-Khasholian, T. (2004). Rising trends in c-section rates in Egypt. Birth, 31(1), 12-16.

Khawaja, M., Kabakian-Khasholian, T., & Jurdi, R. (2004). Determinants of caesarian section in Egypt: Evidence from the demographic and health survey. Health Policy, 69, 273-281.