Objectives: To assess the proportion and grades of retinopathy and its risk factors in diabetes
type 2 patients. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 401 type 2 …

Background: Available information on social anxiety disorder (SAD) in adolescents in Saudi
Arabia is limited. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence, severity, and …

Growing evidence suggests that feeding practices in early childhood play a major role in the
occurrence of childhood diarrhea. However, there is a lack of information regarding feeding …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence, socioeconomic, and demographic determinants of
contraceptive use among women of reproductive age residing in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi …

Objectives: To examine the awareness about major symptoms, risk factors, and response to
stroke among the population in Abha, Southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Improving …

Background: Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone growth, mineralization, and other
metabolic processes in the human body. Hence, insufficiency or deficiency of this vitamin can …

Background: Food poisoning is caused by eating contaminated food. Improper food safety
knowledge, poor food handling, and inadequate personal hygiene may allow microbes to …

Objective To measure the unmet need and demand for family planning among Saudi women;
to delineate the major reasons for not using contraceptives and identify the associated …

Objectives: The present study analyzed in-hospital first-time stroke mortality in southwestern
Saudi Arabia over one-year to assess the in-hospital stroke case fatality rate, mortality rate …

Food businesses, such as food trucks (FTs) and family producers have grown rapidly and
become popular with people in Saudi Arabia. As foodborne diseases are still a public health …