Knowledge about the overall patient's satisfaction of the primary health care in Saudi Arabia and common complains that brings patients to the primary health centre

Background: Despite the modern life and the availability of great facilities, patients are not satisfied with the health care offered in the primary health care center in Saudi Arabia. Common complains that bring patients to the primary health care center are usually hypertension, headaches or back pain but there are others that are unknown and common like abdominal pain

Objectives: This study was done to explore the overall patient's satisfaction of the primary health care in Saudi Arabia and the common complains that bring patients to the primary health centre

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period from January to April 2018 on 864 participants chosen from many different social media platforms to investigate the overall patient's satisfaction of the primary health care in Saudi Arabia and the common complains that bring patients to the primary health centre

Results: 48.1% of the participants had visited the primary health care center at a certain point of time, 33.6% of the participants went to the primary health center first before going to the hospital, 43.7% of the participants received a professional health care whenever they enrolled to the primary health care centers, 51.9% of the participants usually found the prescribed medications at the primary health care center and 30% of the participants claimed abdominal when they visited the primary health care center. Regarding patient's satisfaction, 18.8% of the participants rate the primary health care center 5 out of 10. Finally, 90.6% of the participants thought that the ministry of health should pay more attentions to the primary health care centers

Conclusion: overall patient's satisfaction about the primary health care center in Saudi Arabia was as great as we could expect. The main complain that brings participants to the primary health care centers was abdominal pain

prevalence of rickets disorder among children in Saudi Arabia

Background: Despite the modern life and the availability of nutrition, the prevalence of children suffering from rickets in Saudi Arabia is increasing these days. Rickets can cause an effect to the children growth and cause an impaction on their later life. Identifying the prevalence of rickets in Saudi Arabia and comparing it with other countries can bring useful information about it in reaching the causes, risk factors and prevention methods that have been done in the community to avoid it

Objectives: This study was done to investigate the prevalence of rickets among children in Saudi Arabia

Methods: A cross-sectional study on knowing the prevalence of rickets among children living in Saudi Arabia was carried out on 864 participants within different social media platforms during the period from February to April 2018

Results: 15.3% of the children were diagnosed with rickets, 50.5. % of the diagnosed children was between the ages of 0 to 5. Regarding risk factors, 41.9% of the children drink soft drinks and 15.4% of them were obese. Only 55% of the participants breast fed their children, 35.9% of the participants know what rickets is, 45.3% ask for medical help once their child has been diagnosed and 70.5% of the participants thought that vitamin D can prevent rickets

Conclusion: At the end of this study, there were an increased number of children that have been diagnosed with rickets in Saudi Arabia

prevalence of people underwent appendectomy procedure in Saudi Arabia

Background: despite the modern life and the availability of knowledge, the prevalence of people who have had appendectomy procedures is increasing these days in Saudi Arabia in the previous years for multiple different risk factors. Knowing the prevalence of people who underwent appendectomy procedure in Saudi Arabia and comparing it with other countries could provide useful information about these risk factors and how to avoid them

Objectives: This study was done to collect information upon and investigate the prevalence people under went appendectomy procedure in Saudi Arabia

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 864 participants from different social media platforms to investigate the prevalence of people who have had an appendectomy procedure in Saudi Arabia from February to April 2018

Results: 41.1% of the participants knew some information about appendicitis, 8.1% of the participants have had an appendectomy procedure, 33.3% of the participants who had an appendectomy procedure suffered from post-surgery complication, 29.7% of the participants suffered from gastrointestinal diseases. Recently, 41.4% of the participants do not eat food rich in fibers and 37.7% of the participants have a positive family history of appendectomy

Conclusion: At the end of this study, there were an increased number of people who have had an appendectomy procedure in Saudi Arabia

Knowledge about the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and its associated risk factors in females in Saudi Arabia

Background: despite the modern society and available healthy food, iron deficiency anemia is common in Saudi Arabia woman. Iron deficiency anemia is very common in women due to many risk factors like heavy menses and eating food that is not rich in iron. Knowing the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and its associated risk factors in Saudi Arabia can provide a useful knowledge in avoiding these risk factors and improving the overall health

Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia is increasingly common worldwide. This study aims to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and its associated risk factors in women in Saudi Arabia

Methods: Across-sectional study on the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was randomly carried out among women [1638 participants] in different social media platforms of Saudi Arabia during the period from February to April 2018

Results: In 43.5% of the participants have been suffering from iron deficiency anemia, only 10.1% had a blood transfusion as a consequence of the anemia, 42.6% have sought medical help, 32.8% had heavy menses, 48.5% had a positive family history of iron deficiency anemia, only 15.4% had hypothyroidism disease, 57.2% don't eat iron rich food and only 7.9% were pregnant

Conclusion: Our result showed that huge number of the participants was suffering from iron deficiency anemia in Saudi Arabia

Dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University: prevalence, predictors and outcome

Objective: To determine the prevalence, predictors and outcome of dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University [KAU], Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 435 medical students at KAU, Jeddah selected through stratified random sample method. A pre-constructed, validated, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect personal and socio-demographic information. Data about menstrual history, stress, smoking were also collected. The severity of dysmenorrhea was scored by the "Visual Analogue Scale [VAS]". Descriptive and analytical statistics were conducted

Results: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 60.9%. Logistic regression showed that heavy period was the first predictor of dysmenorrhea [aOR=1.94; 95% CI: 1.29- 2.91], followed by stress [aOR=1.90; 95% C.I.: 1.19-3.07]. The prevalence of severe dysmenorrhea among the sufferers was 38.6%. Depressed mood was the commonest [80.8%] symptom accompanying dysmenorrhea. Regarding the outcome of dysmenorrhea, 67.5% of the sufferes reported emotional instability, while 28.3% reported absenteeism from the university

Conclusions: A high prevalence of dysmenorrhea was prevalent among medical students in King Abdulaziz University [KAU], Health promotion, screening programs, and stress management courses are recommended

Safe and effective use of conscious sedation for defibrillation threshold testing during ICD implantation

Over a period of years general anesthesia has been a standard anesthetic technique for defibrillation threshold [DFT] testing at the time of implant. DFT testing without general anesthesia cover has gained limited acceptance. Use of local anesthesia combined with deep sedation for DFT testing might facilitate and simplify these procedures by reducing the procedural time, staff time, avoiding inefficient service in organizing anesthetic cover; thereby improving patient compliance. The objective of this study was to evaluate feasibility, safety and efficacy of conscious sedation for DFT testing during Implantable cardioverter defibrillators [ICD] implantation. Data of 87 non-selected patients who achieved adequate sedation with titrated doses of midazolam and pethidine were analyzed retrospectively. These medications were administered by a circulating nurse under the supervision of the implanting physicians. All hemodynamic measures, treatment and complications were monitored and recorded throughout the procedure. A retrospective analysis of data from 87 patients who underwent ICD implantation and DFT testing under conscious sedation at our center was reported. The mean dose of midazolam and pethidine administered was 4.9 +/- 1.8 and 47.7 +/- 20 mg, respectively. During the period of conscious sedation, no patient depicted episode of sustained apnea. No major complication or mortality was reported. Use of conscious sedation as an alternative to the use of general anesthesia for DFT testing during ICD implantation is found to be feasible, safe and effective, with an added advantage of reduced procedural time and improved patient compliance