Smartphone addiction among university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Smartphone addiction among university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence and correlates of smartphone addiction among university students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and March 2015. An electronic self administered questionnaire and the problematic use of mobile phones (PUMP) Scale were used.  RESULTS Out o...

Smoking among health science university students in 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...

Patient attitudes towards medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

CONTEXT A key element of medical education is patients' willingness to and cooperation in involving a medical student in their care. OBJECTIVE To assess patients' attitudes and their associated factors toward involving medical students in their care. METHODS This study was conducted over a period of two months in two hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Six hundred patients were approached to...

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...