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Volume 18, Issue 4

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Original Contribution

[Abstract]
Knowledge and Prevalence of Energy Drinks Consumption among King Khalid University Female Students
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Abrar Abdulaziz Sultan, Safar A. Al Saleem, Amani A.M. Osman, Ossama A. Mostafa
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93793

[Abstract]
The safest values of low density lipoproteins in the plasma
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93794

[Abstract]
Prevalence of Symptoms and Risk of Sleep Apnea in the northern Population of Pakistan.
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Faryal Subhani, Usman Ali, Rohan Advani, Muneeb Hussain, Waris Qidwai
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93800

[Abstract]
Assessment of Health-Related Knowledge and Practices among Patients with Peptic Ulcer
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Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khulood Alfageeh, Teaf Thabet, Nadia Ali, Njood Alnahdi, Malak Mohammed, Khalid Yousef Nabrawi, Awad Saeed Alsamghan
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93802

Population and Community Studies

[Abstract]
Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Abdlsatar J. Mathkhor, Abdulnaser H. Abdullah, Amer S. Khudhairy M
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93795

[Abstract]
Kidney stones in children aged less than 5 years in Aden, Yemen
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Ali Ahmed Salem Hatroom
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93796

[Abstract]
The Importance of Screening - Screening Programs in Qatar
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Hana Ansari Hayat
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93799

Education and training

[Abstract]
Emotional Intelligence of Family Medicine Residents in Qatar
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Muna Taher, Mohamed Salem, Hisham El-Mahdi, Eman Fadhel, Teeba Salwan, Kahina Dameche, Ayat Alhakeem, Mansour El-Mahdi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93797

[Abstract]
Personal Development Plan (PDP)
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Shabana Shaheen, Muhammad Hameed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93801

Case Report

[Abstract]
Unwitnessed Oesophageal Foreign Body Ingestion: A Case Report
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Idris Akinwande, Saad Rehman
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93798

[Abstract]
Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis: A Case Report
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Tahani Magliah, Salwa Bardisi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93803



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April 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 4

The Importance of Screening - Screening Programs in Qatar

Correspondence:
Hana Ansari Hayat
Email: hhayat@phcc.gov.qa

Received: Febuary 2020; Accepted: March 2020; Published: April 1, 2020. Citation: Hana Ansari Hayat. The Importance of Screening - Screening Programs in Qatar. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(4): 54-55 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93799

Abstract


Screening is defined as a ‘test to detect potential health disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of disease’ (1). It is a method of detecting possible pathology in a pre-determined high-risk population to better inform decision making with regards to further investigations or management (2). It is not necessarily intended to be a means of diagnosis.

By offering screening to a population, often based on demographic factors including age or gender, the aim is to reduce the incidence of serious health problems at a late or symptomatic stage of disease. It is well documented that the introduction of screening programs has improved national mortality rates, globally. This is demonstrated well by the introduction of breast screening in various parts of the world. A study in Norway concluded that ‘After 15 years of follow up, a 43% reduction in mortality was observed among women who attended the national mammographic screening program in Norway (3). Blanks R G et al commented on a 21.3% reduction in mortality for women aged 55-69 years in 1998, when ‘compared to predicted mortality in the absence of screening or other effects’ (4). In April 2010 – a study in Canada found that ‘initiation of the screening program led to a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality within five years of its initiation’ (5). More locally in the MENA region, it is well identified that ‘mortality rates have declined with late detection of the disease dropping from 64% in 2009 to 16% in 2013’ (6). It goes on to champion screening services claiming ‘As in other countries, one of the most effective ways of lowering mortality rates from cancer can be to engage the public in an education campaign around possible signs or symptoms. This also includes engaging public health bodies in organising campaigns and funding for mammograms.

 







 


 

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