scholarly journals Acute respiratory infections in primary health care centres in northern Saudi Arabia

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 955-960
Author(s):  
A. H. El Gilany
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
National Programme ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Upper Respiratory Infections ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Upper Respiratory

This study was carried out in the northern region of Saudi Arabia during 1419 AH [1998 AD]. A random sample of 1200 prescriptions was analysed to determine the magnitude of factors associated with acute respiratory infections [ARI]and their treatment. ARI were diagnosed in more than one-third of the prescriptions analysed, of which upper respiratory infections accounted for 65.8%, and pneumonia less than 1%. The prevalence of ARI was significantly higher in urban areas, among children, among males and during the colder seasons of the year. Antibiotics were prescribed for 87.8% of patients. This study reinforces the need to implement forthwith the Saudi national programme for diagnosis and treatment of ARI.

scholarly journals Setting the scene for an ARI control programme: is it worthwhile in Saudi Arabia?

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
T. A. Khoja ◽  
K. K. Al Mohammad ◽  
K. M. Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres

Baseline data on acute respiratory infections [ARI] were collected by a survey questionnaire distributed to physicians of 10% of the health centres randomly selected from each of the five provinces of Saudi Arabia. The physicians estimated that ARI was the cause of sickness in 50% of ill children < 5 years in 1995. None of the physicians had had any training in ARI and they were not aware of any national protocol or programme. Physicians’ responses indicated an over-use of antibiotics and diagnostic procedures. A national protocol for diagnosis and treatment of ARI has been prepared and distributed and leaders of primary health care and 55 national trainers have been trained

scholarly journals Child-care attendance and common morbidity: evidence of association in the literature and questions of design

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aluísio J. D. Barros
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Child Care Centers ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Intermediate Risk ◽  
Measures Of Association ◽  
Upper Respiratory Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Study Designs

Papers on child-care attendance as a risk factor for acute respiratory infections and diarrhea were reviewed. There was great variety among the studies with regard to the design, definition of exposure and definition of outcomes. All the traditional epidemiological study designs have been used. The studies varied in terms of how child-care attendance in general was defined, and for different settings. These definitions differed especially in relation to the minimum time of attendance required. The outcomes were also defined and measured in several different ways. The analyses performed were not always appropriate, leading to sets of results of uneven quality, and composed of different measures of association relating different exposures and outcomes, that made summarizing difficult. Despite that, the results reported were remarkably consistent. Only two of the papers reviewed failed to show some association between child-care attendance and increased acute respiratory infections, or diarrhea. On the other hand, the magnitude of the associations reported varied widely, especially for lower respiratory infections. Taken together, the studies so far published provide evidence that children attending child-care centers, especially those under three years of age, are at a higher risk of upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, and diarrhea. The studies were not consistent, however, in relation to attendance at child-care homes. Children in such settings were sometimes similar to those in child-care centers, sometimes similar to those cared for at home, and sometimes presented an intermediate risk.

Essays in Health and Policy in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ibrahim Alamir
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Upper Respiratory

This dissertation is composed of three unrelated chapters, all of which are on different topics. Chapter 1 : The Effect of Wind Speed and Particulate Matter to the Emergency Depart- ment of King Fahad Central Hospital in the Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia by Those Suffering from Asthma. Chapter 2 : The Effect of Gasoline. Chapter 3 : The Effect of Dust and Sand Storms on Asthma, Pneumonia, Cardiovascular Disease, and Upper Respiratory Disease: Primary Health Care Visits in Jazan, Saudi Arabia Prices on Road Fatalities in Saudi Arabia

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