The aims of this study are first to determine the prevalence of Derum users among Saudi female in age ranges 18-60 years, and second to evaluate the effect of use of Derum on gingival tissues. To achieve the first aim a 25 item questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 350 Saudi female in different provinces of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Abha, Jeddah, Hail, and Al-Jubail), where the respondents a...

Information Technology (IT) is rapidly growing in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). PC sales and Internet growth is the highest in the region [1, 2]. However, it is generally believed that e-Commerce practices are not progressing at the same speed. To judge this, Saudi web practices need to be evaluated. This study is one of the first scientific studies of Saudi commercial web sites by analyzi...

BACKGROUND There is evidence that mapping mental health systems (MHSs) helps in planning and developing mental health care services for users, families, and other caregivers. The General Administration of Mental Health and Social Services of the Ministry of Health over the past 4 years has sought to streamline the delivery of mental health care services to health consumers in Saudi Arabia. OB...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in healthy Saudi men. METHODS We randomly recruited 429 Saudi men from the community. The recruited Saudi men were subjected to an interview to reveal their lifestyle parameters, calcium intake and level of activity. Bone densitometry was assessed at lumbar spine (L1-4) and the femoral neck. The dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan was car...

OBJECTIVE Because of the leading position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in biomedical research among the Arab States, we aimed this study at providing a detailed analysis of the development of this domain in the Kingdom. METHODS More than 1500 queries were mainly directed to the PubMed bibliographic database. Tags, boolean operators, and wild cards were utilized. RESULTS Most of the Saudi ...

[Purpose] To review the physical therapy educational program model, professional curriculum, and gender representation at major universities, as well as the quality and scope of physical therapy practice in Saudi Arabia. [Methods] Information regarding course curriculum, gender representation, and the quality and scope of physical therapy practice was collected from six universities in Saudi Ar...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiological profile and strain diversity in the light of recent published studies to provide an updated comprehensive picture of the significance of the effect of this virus in Saudi Arabia. METHODS The epidemiology, disease burden, and strain diversity of rotavirus in Saudi Arabia were reviewed using 22 studies of rotavirus and the etiology of diarrhea. We revi...

BACKGROUND We recently adopted a competency based curriculum based on the CanMEDs model. This shift required the cross-mapping of all key CanMEDs competencies with the competencies for higher education in Saudi Arabia as per the Saudi National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA) guidelines. OBJECTIVES To formulate competencies for our curriculum and to create a framewor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the level of evidence (LOE) of Saudi clinical orthopedic research. METHODS In July 2012, a list of Saudi orthopedic surgeons (N=93) affiliated with all major universities and hospitals in Saudi Arabia were obtained. PubMed and Embase searches were performed for all eligible studies over the last 2 decades (August 1991 to May 2012). The Oxford LOE scale was utilized to de...

Purpose – The paper aims to gain a detailed understanding of the current health library/information environment in Saudi Arabia, to identify problems, issues, and areas for improvement, to make recommendations for improvement, and to instantiate these in models and prototypes. Design/methodology/approach – A mixed method empirical approach is used in 11 health libraries, including literature su...