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April 2023 -
Volume 21, Issue 3


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From the Editor

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Original Contribution

Mazen A. Basheikh, Ashraf M. Dhaiban, Adnan A. Badahdah, Ahmed T. Almalki, Waahaj A. Kattan, Hisham A. Alshite, Mohammed A. Alqarni, Suleiman A. Alsuleimani, Jamal A. Thaiban, Abdulrahman O. Batarfi, Mohammed A. Basheikh DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256066

Prevalence of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Bedridden Dementia Patients. A Study from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Manal Alotaibi, Manar Aljohar, Raghad Alyousef, Ruba Alosaimi, Norah Albdaya, Mohammad Alshammri DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256068

Knowledge and practices of health practitioners toward pulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia
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Zahra Mannan Waheed, Muhammad Muneeb Khan, Fahad Rafiq Butt, Sana Afzal Khan, Chinonso Ndubuisi, Abrar Hussain DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256069

Collagen-Based Grafts and Autologous Dura Replacement in Patients with Dura Abnormalities: A Retrospective Comparative Evaluation
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Saleh Mohamed Alrajihi, Hawra Abdali Alshajarah, Reem Ridha Alhijri Alaa AlQurashi, Abdulaziz Ali Subyani, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alqarni, Noura Yousef Alrashada DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256067

Prevalence and characteristics of Nocturnal Enuresis (NE) in affected children aged 5-18 years in Saudi Arabia
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Regional Covid

Ibraheem M. Alsawalem, Khalaf A, Alotaibi, Omar A. Alsamani DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256070

Concerns of parents of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) towards the safety of COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia (SA)
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Hala A. Hussein, Radwa M. Elsayed, Eman I. Elmeshmeshy, Eman M. Abd el-Sattar, Rehab M. Yassen DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256071

Post COVID 19 vaccination symptoms among the health care workers in Egypt
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Abdurahman Hassan-Hussein, Mohammad Alkot, Arwa A. Al-Subhi, Haneen I. Barno, Shahad S. Al-Kidaiwi, Rawan A. Zagzoog, Arwa A. Hussain, Renad G. Al-Hazmi, Shada Mohammed Abyad DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256073

Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia
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Kader Mutluer, Juwairia Hashmi DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256074

The impact of vitamin D deficiency on gestational COVID-19 infection
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Education and Training

Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Abdulmajeed A. Al-Habdan, Mazen. A. Al-Bogami, Abdulmalik. E. Al-Dhafyan, Ahmed A. Basendwah DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256075

Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome among undergraduate medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A multi-university cross-sectional study
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Rayed Alreshidi, Fayez Saud Alreshidi DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256077

The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Improving Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills in Medical Students: A Systematic Review of Fifteen Years' Experience (2005-2019)
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Murad Aljiffry DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256078

Factors Influencing Medical Students and Interns in Choosing a Career in Saudi Arabia. A Cross-Sectional Study
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Review

Yusuf Bakkar, Rana Bakkar DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256079

The Role of Ultrasound in Thyroid Assessment
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Syed Shahinul Haque, Syed Mohsin Raza DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256081

Subclinical Hypothyroidism: significance in conception and pregnancy - a narrative review
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Case Report Imran Ahmad, Bilal Hasan Chaudhry DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256082 Case History: A Case of primary Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma


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April 2023- Volume 21, Issue 3

Knowledge and practices of health practitioners toward pulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia

(1) College Of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(2) Department of internal Medicine, College of medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Dr. Norah Albdaya
College Of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Email: nalbdaya@gmail.com

Received: February 2023 Accepted: March 2023; Published: April 1, 2023. Citation: Manal Alotaibi et al. Knowledge and practices of health practitioners toward pulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. March 2023; 21(3): 13-18 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256068

Abstract


Background: Appropriate TB knowledge and good practice attitudes are substantial particularly among health care personnel because of great occupational risks during their daily activities. Therefore, TB prevention and control have become an important issue on training courses. This study mainly aimed to assess the level knowledge and practices of health practitioners toward pulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia. In addition we aim to assess the perception of health practitioners toward the role of CXR.

Methodology: This is a cross-sectional online questionnaire-based study conducted in Al-imam medical clinics Saudi Arabia during 2022.

Results: A total of 95 participants responded to our survey. Almost two thirds of the sample were general practitioners (n = 67, 70.5%). A total of 27 physicians (28.4%) reported seeing a positive result of pulmonary tuberculosis and 43 participants (45.3%) agreed on doing CXR with/without Microbiologic testing to investigate a suspected pulmonary TB patient. Almost half of the participants (n = 47, 49.5%) reported referring to isolation as the next step for positive cases.

Conclusion: Generally speaking, there was a good understanding of TB and clinical knowledge among medical students and physicians which is particularly important for early detection, management and protective measures. Our results showed moderate knowledge regarding TB investigations and excellent knowledge in terms of dealing with positive or suspected cases.

Key words: pulmonary tuberculosis, health practitioners, Saudi Arabia






 


 

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