Assessment of Knowledge : Attitude and Practice toward Down Syndrome in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 146-151
Author(s):  
Yousef Ehab Jan ◽  
Murad Mahmood Binjahlan ◽  
Abdulrahman Ghazi Alqurashi
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Hanan M. Shamrani ◽  
Arwa F. Shamrani ◽  
Abdulrahman E. Alsaggaf ◽  
Mohammad I. Khojah ◽  
Maram M. Alafif ◽  
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Objective (Background): The use of oral contraceptive pill is considered an acceptable practice worldwide. Socio-demographic patterns in Saudi Arabia are rapidly changing with time. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice among women in Jeddah towards the use of oral contraceptive pills. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire as a tool for data collection. Results: The study was conducted in Jeddah city in the Western region of Saudi Arabia between 2014-2015, 913 women were approached and 40 refused to participate (4.378% refusal rate). Out of those 873 who agreed to participate, 713 responded correctly and were included (78.09% response rate). Participants were grouped into six categories based on their age. The majority of the women polled were Saudis (71.4%). There was a positive correlation between the attitude of women towards the use of oral contraceptive pill and age (P-value < 0.001). Similar correlation was true also in the case of knowledge and the level of education towards the use of oral contraceptive pills. There was a significant correlation between marital status towards oral contraceptive pill use (P-value <0.001). Conclusions: This study should be extended to other regions of the kingdom. The results emphasize the need for women in Jeddah city as well as the rest of Saudi Arabia to be better educated, aware and informed about the different contraceptive methods available in order for them to make the right decision regarding the method they like to choose for birth control.


Author(s):  
Waleed Alsalhi ◽  
Mansour Alqurashi ◽  
Fatemah Albarghawi ◽  
Fatimah AlMuhanna ◽  
Alhanouf Alahmari ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Aldraimly ◽  
Sayed Azhar Suliman ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim Nouri ◽  
Manahel Mohammed Alshaer ◽  
Norah Mohammed Almaghrabi ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Tripathi ◽  
Hafiz A. Makeen ◽  
Ahmed A. Albarraq ◽  
Abdulkarim M. Meraya ◽  
Pankaj Tripathi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Mohammed G. Alsaedi ◽  
Bader S. AlQahtani ◽  
Anhar Khalid Zahrani ◽  
Shaima E. Alshareef ◽  
Khlood A. Alzubaidy ◽  
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Introduction: Ocular manifestations, such as conjunctivitis, redness, and tearing, were reported in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Objective: To investigate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice about the ocular manifestations of COVID-19 and protective eye measures among the general population in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over two months with 800 participants from the general population and a 39-item online structured validated questionnaire using Google Forms. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS program version 20 and a P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results and Discussion: Among the participants (n = 800), 71.9% were females, 50% were highly educated, and 61.8% had moderate incomes. The overall mean total knowledge score was 25.185 ± 3.774, with significant differences regarding age group, gender, and income. Most of the Saudi residents with high monthly incomes, especially females, were knowledgeable regarding the ocular manifestations of COVID-19 (25.0957 ± 3.4311). The average total knowledge, attitude, and practice score was 42.1419 ± 4.833, which was average (medium level), with significant differences regarding age group, gender, and income; a high mean was obtained from the age group >50–60, females, and high-income class. Conclusion: Detailed information about the epidemiology of COVID-19 and an understanding of emerging related health issues, such as ocular manifestations, should be empowered to the public while considering the least knowledgeable groups.


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