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 satisfaction is a crucial measure of healthcare quality and plays vital role in ensuring effective systems. This study aims to assess the level patient with primary services Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, identify social factors affecting satisfaction, determine reasons behind dissatisfaction how improve satisfaction. The employed cross-sectional observational design included random sample 400 p...

Self-medication is a widespread behavior worldwide. It is defined as the practice of self-diagnosis and drug prescription without proper professional consultation. Aim: To determine the prevalence and predictors of self-medication for oral health problems among adults living in Riyadh city. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a structured close-ended questionnaire was distributed among ad...

Concentrations of selenium (Se) in food from local markets of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were measured and daily intake calculated based on information from a questionnaire of foods eaten by healthy Saudis. The daily intake of Se was then compared to concentrations of Se in blood serum. Primary sources of Se in the diet of Saudis were as follows: meat and meat products (31%), egg (20...

OBJECTIVE To determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of penicillin, ceftriaxone and vancomycin of serogroups/serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) from invasive diseases in all age groups from major hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS All isolates of S. pneumoniae from patients with invasive pneumococcal infections between February 2000 a...

Life cycle assessment (LCA) tools can be used for the environmental of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) systems. The present study aims to evaluate impact an MSWM system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under three different scenarios based on Strategy 2045 Riyadh. current scenario (S0) considers that (MSW) is landfilled, one (S1) energy (WtE) as main treatment while dry recyclables and organic ...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted to correlate the personal formaldehyde (FA) exposure levels of instructors and students with the indoor FA concentrations in gross anatomy laboratory at King Saud University. The personal FA levels of instructors and students are higher than the indoor FA concentration in the gross anatomy laboratory. MATERIALS AND METHODS The gross anatomy laboratory at ...

Efficient pan-sharpening of satellite images with the contourlet transform Mohamed R. Metwalli, Ayman H. Nasr, Osama S. Faragallah, ElSayed M. El-Rabaie, Alaa M. Abbas, Saleh A. Alshebeili & Fathi E. Abd El-Samie a Data Reception, Analysis and Receiving Station Affairs Division, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt b Department of Computer Science and Engineeri...

a Dr. Nasser D. Alqahtani 15 Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics 16 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics 17 College of Dentistry, King Saud University 18 P.O. Box 60160, Riyadh, Zip Code 11545, Saudi Arabia 19 Telephone: +966553446684. Fax: +966-14679017 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21 22 b Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair 23 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sc...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency, experiences and correlates of sexual violence among female adolescents in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2 schools in Riyadh city for adolescent females starting from January 2008 for 3 months. Five classes with 25 students in each were randomly selected from intermediate and secondary grade of each...