The current study aimed at assessing the factors that hinder early detection of breast cancer among women, and to identify the association between socio-demographic characteristic and women knowledge about ways of early detection and causes for delay in seeking medical help. Methodology:A descriptive design / correlation study is used throughout the present study. A Non-Probability (Purposive Sample) of ( 150) women with third and more stage of breast cancer (advanced breast cancer) was selected. The data are collected through the utilization of the developed questionnaire by using an interview technique after the estimation of the validity and reliability of the study instrument.Results: the correlation between overall women's knowledge about ways of early detection and their demographic data, it shows that overall women's knowledge have significant positive correlation with each of age, family history of breast cancer and level of education. The result also indicates that the correlation between causes for delay in seeking medical intervention and women demographic data. It shows that there is a significant positive correlation with each of residence and family history of breast cancer and most patients delayed in seeking medicine because of lack of awareness and financial problems. Conclusion:The study concluded that the general assessment is moderate knowledge about early detection of breast cancer among women, and found the significant relationship between family history and residence with knowledge of patient while there is no correlation with other demographic data.

Epilepsy is a most common neurological disorder related to an abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The current study aims to identify the risk factors associated with epilepsy among children related to mother. Methodology:A descriptive case-control study was adopted to achieve the stated objectives. An analytic case-control study, Non-Probability (a Purposive Sample) of ( 100) women of Children with epilepsy as case group, and (100) women of healthy children without epilepsy as control group. Reliability of instrument is determined using Cronbach Alpha, and the Validity of questionnaires were determined through a panel of experts. The data are analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistics. Results:The study has shown that residency, mother exposure to domestic violence during pregnancy, mother exposure to accident during pregnancy, and prolonged labor are significantly associated with epilepsy occurrence (the Odds ratio more than 1), so these factors are more likely to be risk factors associated with epilepsy occurrence. Conclusion:The study concludes that among the risk factors associated with epilepsy for the present study were the residency, exposure to domestic violence, exposure to accident (car accident, trauma, fall) and prolonged labor.