Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, MPH, PhD

Associate Researcher
Institute of Community and Public Health
Birzeit University
Palestine
Email: nrmeileh@birzeit.edu, nrmeileh@gmail.com


Educational Background:
PhD, 2004, Statistical Epidemiology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
MPH, 2000, Birzeit University, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territory.
BS, 1997, Bachelor of Medical Technology, Arab College of Medical Professions, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territory.


Research Interests:
Epidemiology of chronic diseases, quality of health information data, population studies.


Selected Recent Publications:
Abdul-Rahim, H. Abu-Rmeileh, N., Wick, L. (2009) Cesarean section deliveries in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): an analysis of the 2006 Palestinian Family Health Survey. Health Policy (open access).

Abu Safieh, R., Hart, C., McConnachie, A., Upton, M., Lean, M., & Watt, G. Fat families are getting fatter: An important contribution to obesity trends. In press. Obesity Research.

Mikki, N., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Wick, L., Abu-Asab, N., & Hassan-Bitar, S. Cesarean delivery rates, determinants, and indications in maqassed hospital, Jerusalem, 1993 and 2003. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. In press.

Abu-Rmeileh, N., & Larsen, N. (2008). Age at first marriage in Palestine. In press. Population Studies.

Fujiya, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., & Jimba, M. (2008). Where did women desire to give birth? : The case in the west bank, occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) under conflict. In press. Reproductive Health Matters.

Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Mataria, A., & Wick, L. (2008). Palestinian women's pregnancy intentions; analysis and critique of the DHS 2004. Health Policy, 85, 83-93.

Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Husseini, A., Saab, H., & Boyce, W. (2007). Humiliation: The invisible consequence of war for Palestinian youth. Public Health, 121, 563-571.

Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., & Wick, L. (2007). The limitations on choice: Palestinian women's childbirth location, dissatisfaction with the place of birth and determinants. The European Journal of Public Health, 17(1), 86-91.

Mikki, N., Wick, L., Abu-Asab, N., & Abu-Rmeileh, N. (2007). A trial of amniotomy in a palestinian hospital. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27(4), 368-373.

Halileh, S., Abu-Rmeileh, N., Watt, G., Gorden, N., & Spencer, N. (2005). Determinants of birth weight in palestine; a comparative analysis of males and females. In press. Maternal and Child Health.