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Volume 20, Issue 4


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Original Contribution

Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among postgraduate trainees in Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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Jamal Alrasheedi, Unaib Rabbani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525020

Knowledge of Amblyopia among Primary Health Care Physicians and Family Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia
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Noha Dekhail Aldekhail, Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman
OI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525022

Acute chest syndrome and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell diseases
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Engin Altintas, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu,
Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525023

Barriers Facing Primary Health Care Physicians in Jazan when Dealing with Emergency Cases
[Abstract]
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Sameer Ahmed Ali Holal, Hassan Ali Elsayed Abdelwahid
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525028

Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among Male Students of Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Ahmed Khormi, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai, Ali Yahya Maashi, Mohammed Abduallh Khormi,
Abdulrahman Ahmed hadadi, Abdullatif Mohammed Maashi, Mohammed Ebrahim Mojiri,
Ali Ahmed Zalah, Mohammed Abkar Shok, Ali Mohammed Shawsh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525037

Covid in the Region

Children's vision health during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Moustafa Abdalhade Timorkhan, Mouazzar yusuf Thani Ibraheem
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525024

Multiple myeloma presenting as a pathological rib fracture in a primary health care center and its diagnostic challenges during the COVID 19 pandemic
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Koshy Mathew, Fathima Shezoon Mohideen, Prince Christopher Rajkumar Honest
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525025

The association between sleep disturbance and coronaphobia among physicians in primary health care centers of Ministry of Health, Jazan Province
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Mohammed Atiah Ahmed Bakri, Maged El-Setouhy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525026

Population and Community Studies

What it costs to access skilled birth attendance in Pakistan
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Nida Khan, Muhammad Amir Khan, Shaheer Ellahi Khan, Muhammad Ahmar Khan, Azza Warraitch
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525027

Complementary and alternative medicine practice and perceptions of Saudi subjects in Western region of Saudi Arabia
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Fathi El-Gamal, Abdulaziz Bajubair, Aljawhara Hejji, Aseel Jarwan, Jamil Numan Salah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525029

Prevalence of physical and verbal violence against physicians and nurses in primary health care centres, Buraidah, Qassim province
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Moodhi. R. Almutairi, Saulat. Jahan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525038

Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge & practice and Factors that May affect them among General Population at Family Medicine Outpatient clinic
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Heba Galal Elnahas, Ghada M. Khafagy, Eman M. Abd el-Sattar, Radwa M. Elsayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525039

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April 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 4

Knowledge of Amblyopia among Primary Health Care Physicians and Family Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia


Noha Dekhail Aldekhail (1)
Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman (2)

(1) Family medicine resident, Qassim Family Medicine Academy, Saudi Arabia
(2) Head of Faculty Development Unit, Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Dr. Noha Dekhail Aldekhail
Family medicine resident, Qassim Family Medicine Academy,
Saudi Arabia
Email: Noha14dekh@gmail.com

Received: February 2022 Accepted: March 2022; Published: April 1, 2022. Citation: Noha Dekhail Aldekhail, Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman. Knowledge of Amblyopia among Primary Health Care Physicians and Family Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(4): 12-21. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525022

Abstract


Background: Amblyopia is a serious visual impairment resulting from abnormal visual stimulation during early childhood. Early detection of childhood visual abnormalities will reduce adult visual impairment. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of Amblyopia among primary Health Care (PHC) physicians and Family Medicine Residents (FMA) in Qassim Region.

Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolled 197 PHC physicians and residents from FMA. Data were collected through an online questionnaire with variables on physicians’ knowledge about amblyopia based on the Canadian Pediatric Society Recommendations for Vision Screening at Infant and Well Child Visits. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.

Results: The respondent’s average age was 35 (SD ± 8.00). Males were 103(52.3%); the majority were Saudi 120 (60.9%). Most of them, 189 (96%) knew the definition of amblyopia. But the majority of physicians, 138 (70%) had not seen or diagnosed any case of amblyopia before . The overall knowledge of the family medicine residents and PHC physicians regarding amblyopia’s prevalence rate, causes, examination, and treatment was good at 178 (90.4%). However, their knowledge of referral criteria for amblyopia cases still needed more updating. No statistical relationship was identified between the participant’s demographic characteristics and their level of knowledge.

Conclusions: This study highlighted a good knowledge level regarding amblyopia among primary health care physicians and family medicine residents. However, strategies to improve vision screening are necessary. Early intervention is crucial to prevent treatable causes of vision loss in children.

Keywords: Amblyopia; vision screening; Primary health Care; Qassim; Saudi Arabia







 


 
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