Public Perception of Plastic Surgery in Saudi Arabia

Surgery in Saudi Arabia.

Formal education in Saudi Arabia began around the fourth decade of the 20th century. At first only men were taught. Before this, youngsters were taught to read and write Arabic scripts and to read the holy Koran, but there were no formal schools. Usually, there was only 1 teacher for a group of male, and later female, students who were at different levels. This teacher was usually called “Katib...

Level of evidence of plastic surgery clinical research in Saudi Arabia.

Influence on Saudi Arabia

"Broadcast" theory is one of the common theories explaining how phenomena and ideas spread. It is used by researchers in different fields of study. Having studied broadcast theory and its different components, this article tries to represent whether Islamic revolution of Iran has exerted influence on Saudi Arabia. And if positive, how it has influenced and how much it has been. The results sug...

Nurses` perception of barriers to research utilization in a public hospital in Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVES To explore nurses` perception of barriers to research utilization. METHODS A descriptive study was implemented. A total of 243 registered nurses in a public hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was selected using convenience sampling during the first quarter of 2013. The 29-item BARRIERS scale was used. RESULTS The top 5 items were rated as great or moderate barriers were either sett...

Physicians perception of health insurance in Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE To assess physicians views on health insurance and its implication on the health care system. METHODS We carried out a cross-sectional study in 2 major hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from January to December 2002 through self-administered questionnaires that were distributed to a total sample of 400 physicians. The instrument consisted of 28 items ...