EFFECT OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT ON PROMOTING SELF- CARE BEHAVIOURS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CVD, AT NGHA. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

Obesity among Saudi male adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its correlates among Saudi male adolescents in Riyadh. As well as evaluating their knowledge, attitude and practice towards obesity. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in intermediate and secondary schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was carried out during a 5-month period, September 2001-Janua...

Medication errors in primary care in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.

Medication errors can cause a variety of adverse drug events but are potentially preventable. This cross-sectional study analysed all medication prescriptions from 5 public and 5 private primary health care clinics in Riyadh city, collected by simple random sampling during 1 working day. Prescriptions for 2463 and 2836 drugs from public and private clinics respectively were examined for errors,...

Puberty Onset Among Boys in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND The ages of onset of pubertal characteristics are influenced by genetic, geographic, dietary and socioeconomic factors; however, due to lack of country-specific norms, clinicians in Saudi Arabia use Western estimates as standards of reference for local children. AIMS The aim of the Riyadh Puberty Study was to provide data on pubertal development to determine the average age of onse...

Patients' perspective on factors affecting utilization of primary health care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to assess factors which the patients think can encourage, discourage or have no effect on utilization of Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS Patients (n=540) attending the selected PHCCs in Riyadh were asked regarding their views on 21 (factors) items and whether they can encourage, discourage or has no effect on u...

Smoking among health science university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.