Correlates of sexual violence among adolescent females in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

To determine the frequency, experiences and correlates of sexual violence among female adolescents in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2 schools in Riyadh city for adolescent females starting from January 2008 for 3 months. Five classes with 25 students in each were randomly selected from intermediate and secondary grade of each school. Four hundred and nineteen students were included. A self-answering questionnaire was distributed and collected after 15 minutes by 3 research assistants. Forty-two adolescent students [10%] were exposed to sexual violence. Only 31% of the students were taught how to react to sexual violence. Students whose order was >/= 5th among siblings and who had unsupportive parents in discussing sexual issues were more exposed to sexual violence [x2=4.02, p=0.044, x2=4.24, p=0.039]. Being >/= 5th in order among siblings and having unsupportive parents in discussing sexual issues were correlates for exposure to sexual violence

Presentation and management of children with acute otitis media at primary care level

To determine the patterns of presentation of acute otitis media [AOM] diagnostic ability and antibiotic prescription by family physicians. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at 11 PHCC in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia over 3 month period. Twenty eight family physicians participated in the study. A total of 135 children, less than 5 years of age and presenting with a new episode of AOM were included. The age group [> 30] months had more children presenting with earache compared to other age groups [p < 0.05]. Redness of the TM had the highest [> 50%] certainty level compared to other TM signs [94%] p < 0.05, while retracted TM had the highest [