scholarly journals Dietary Supplement Use among Primary Health Care Attendants in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2968
Author(s):  
Safar Abadi Alsaleem ◽  
Maryam Mohammed Asiri ◽  
Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem ◽  
Abdulrahman Nasser AlShahrani ◽  
Khalid Amer Alamer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Supplement Usage

Dietary supplements are commercially available manufactured products used as an addition to the normal diet and involve vitamins, minerals, herbs (botanicals), amino acids, and various other products. With the use of a cross-sectional survey, the present paper intended to analyze dietary supplement usage and its health and sociodemographic determinants among attendants of primary health care centers in Abha City, southwestern Saudi Arabia. The sample was selected randomly using the two-stage cluster sampling technique. The study included 438 participants (115 males and 323 females). Their ages ranged from 18 to 59 years, with an average of 36.2 ± 11.7 years. The study showed that 330 people used dietary supplementation, giving a prevalence of 75.3% (95% CI: 71.1–79.2%). The most commonly used supplements were multivitamins (215, 65.2%), specific vitamins (60, 18.2%), and mineral pills (38, 11.5%). Advice from health care workers was the most frequent reason for using dietary supplements (49.4%). The majority (71.2%) reported feeling a better quality of life after using dietary supplements. The most frequent disadvantages of using dietary supplements were constipation and headache (30%) and the most frequent advantage was increasing appetite (59.8%). The people who most frequently recommended the use of supplements were health care workers (190, 57.6%), followed by friends or family members (62, 18.8%), and people on social media (43, 13%). Females had a significantly higher probability of using dietary supplements than males did (Cor = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.21–3.27), and those with a chronic disease had a considerably higher likelihood of using dietary supplements (cOR = 3.48, 95% CI = 2.04–6.06). Age, educational level, and marital status were not significantly related with dietary supplement usage. In conclusion, health care workers should focus on females and persons with chronic diseases in their practice. They should provide them with evidence-based advice regarding the use of dietary supplements. Continued medical education training programs tailored to the needs of health care staff addressing this issue should be provided. New guidelines should be developed to help health professionals to provide their patients with comprehensive care at the primary health care level.

scholarly journals Seasonal influenza vaccination among primary health care workers in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil J. Awadalla ◽  
Hassan Mohammed Al-Musa ◽  
Khalid Mohammed Al-Musa ◽  
Abdulmajeed Mohammed Asiri ◽  
Ahmed Ali Albariqi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Seasonal Influenza ◽  
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Hand hygiene knowledge of primary health care workers in Abha city, South Western Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
AhmedA Mahfouz ◽  
Ahmed Abolyazid ◽  
HasanM Al-Musa ◽  
NabilJ Awadallah ◽  
Aesha Faraheen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON NEWBORN CARE COMPONENTS: A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pandiamunian Jayabal ◽  
Ishwarya Thaniarasu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers

ABSTRACTObjective: This study was done to evaluate the knowledge of primary health-care workers about the newborn care components.Methods: The Institutional Ethics Committee approval was obtained, and a cross-sectional study was carried out among the primary health-careworkers of Karaikal using a pretested questionnaire from January 2015 to March 2015. The questionnaire contained questions on various domains ofnewborn care components. The study participants were explained about the study. Verbal informed consent was obtained, and the questionnaire wasintroduced to 383 health-care workers. The answered questionnaires were collected and analyzed.Results: A total of 349 participants (192-government employees; 157-private employees) were willing to take part in the study. Most (54.7%) of thegovernment participants were nurses and auxiliary nurse midwives (43.2%) whereas the private sector participants were predominantly (79%)nurses. The knowledge level about some of the newborn care components, namely, positioning and attachment, advice on discharge, time of follow-upcheckup, bad child rearing practices, and danger signs of newborn were assessed to be predominantly inadequate among a majority of health workersof both sectors. 22.29% and 41.1% of the private health-care workers and government health-care workers respectively, were having an overalladequate knowledge (overall score >75%) on newborn care components. Knowledge of the government health workers was significantly better thanprivate health-care staff (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Knowledge is found to be inadequate among health-care workers on some newborn care components which necessitate measures toimprove.Keywords: Newborn care, Nurses, Midwives, Inadequate knowledge, Training programs. 

Violence Against Primary Health Care Workers in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 716-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel-Hady El-Gilany ◽  
Adel El-Wehady ◽  
Mostafa Amr
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Nationwide Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies among Four Groups of Primary Health-Care Workers and Their Household Contacts 6 Months after the Initiation of the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in France: SeroPRIM Study Protocol

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 911
Author(s):  
Marie Pouquet ◽  
Dorine Decarreaux ◽  
Pol Prévot-Monsacré ◽  
Corentin Hervé ◽  
Andréas Werner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Household Contacts ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Natural Protection

Background: The protocol study will focus on the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 achieved by vaccination and/or natural protection as well as the history, symptoms, and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 in four primary health-care workers (PHCWs) and their household contacts in metropolitan France. Methods: Here, we propose a protocol for a nationwide survey to determine the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 achieved by vaccination and/or natural protection in four PHCW populations (general practitioners, pediatricians, pharmacists and assistants, and dentists and assistants) and their household contacts. Participants will be included from June to July 2021 (Phase 1) among PHCW populations located throughout metropolitan France. They will be asked to provide a range of demographic and behavioral information since the first SARS-CoV-2 wave and a self-sampled dried blood spot. Phase 1 will involve also a questionnaire and serological study of PHCWs’ household contacts. Seroprevalence will be estimated using two ELISAs designed to detect specific IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in humoral fluid, and these results will be confirmed using a virus neutralization test. This study will be repeated from November to December 2021 (Phase 2) to evaluate the evolution of immune status achieved by vaccination and/or natural protection of PHCWs and to describe the history of exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

A comprehensive public mental health programme in Guinea-Bissau: a useful model for African, Asian and Latin-American countries

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joop T. V. M. De Jong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Diagnostic Sensitivity ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Mental Health Programme ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health Programme

SynopsisFrom 1983–1994 a community mental health programme was set up in Guinea-Bissau. The first part of the programme concentrated on epidemiological aspects: rural and urban study areas were selected on socio-economic level and participation in the liberation war. A two-stage design was used to screen 351 adult consecutive general health care attenders and 100 children in a rural and an urban area for mental disorder. Psychiatric disorders have a morbidity of 12% among adults seen in Primary Health Care. Disorders were mainly neuroses (74%), but more psychoses were found than in other countries. No statistically significant difference in morbidity was found between rural-urban areas or between previous war and non-war zones. The diagnostic sensitivity of the Primary Health Care workers was 31%, their diagnostic specificity 88%. Thirteen per cent of the children showed neuropsychiatric disturbances. There were no sociocultural impediments to this public mental health approach. During the following intervention programme 850 Primary Health Care workers were trained and supervised nationwide. The diagnostic sensitivity of major mental disorders and epilepsy increased from 31% to an average of 85%. Before the training, their knowledge of the treatment of these disorders was nil whereas after training 82% of the patients received appropriate treatment. Moreover, this model programme shows a profitable cost/benefit ratio and a high sustainability over the last 10 years.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document