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                                 Original 
                                  Contribution 
                                Knowledge of Saudi 
                                  Pregnant Women Regarding Gestational Diabetes 
                                  Mellitus and its Complications in Riyadh City, 
                                  Saudi Arabia 
                                  Abdulaziz Alkaabba, Salem Eid Alosaimi, Mohammed 
                                  Dhafer Algarni, Mohammed Hussein Alzahrani 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf]  
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525090 
                                Patterns of Social Interaction and Lifeways 
                                  which Affect Health and Healthcare of Families 
                                  in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States 
                                  Seham Mansour Alyousef  
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525091 
                                 A mixed-method study examining family physicians' 
                                  perceptions regarding insulin pump therapy 
                                  Hammam I. Alghamdi, Khaled A. Yaghmour, Mazen 
                                  A. Ismail, Weam B. AlShora 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525092 
                                Population and Community 
                                  Studies 
                                Associations between age and types of presentation 
                                  of refractive errors in children and young adults 
                                  0-30 years attending specialist referral hospital 
                                  in Yemen: a cross-sectional study 
                                  Tawfik Saleh Mohammed Dhaiban, Qasem Mohammed 
                                  Qasem Buhaibeh, Femina Purakaloth Ummer, Hanan 
                                  Khudadad, Shajitha Thekke Veettil  
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525094 
                                Healthcare providers readiness to response 
                                  to Spousal Abuse in Saudi Arabia: survey among 
                                  medical and dental graduates 
                                  Eman Abbas Zaher, Wafa Romaih Alromaih, Alaa 
                                  saad Alotaibi, Anwar Abdullah Almughairy, (3) 
                                  Amaal Abdullah Alqarfan, Zainab Ayesh Alheji 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525095 
                                Knowledge and Awareness of mothers and caregivers 
                                  of Diabetic Children about clinical features 
                                  and complications of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in 
                                  Riyadh City: questionnaire study 
                                  Abdulaziz Fahad Al Kaabba, Bandar Saleh Alzuair, 
                                  Yara Faisal AlHarbi, Juhainah Abdullah Alshehri, 
                                  Hanan Almalki, Reeman Alsalman, Shoug Alsubaie, 
                                  Reema Awad Alkhatabi,  
                                  Ghaiath Hussein  
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525097 
                                Assessing the Use of Contraceptive Methods 
                                  for Family Planning among Married Women of Rawalpindi 
                                  [urban]  
                                  Saira Lateef, Nimrah Komal, Mamoona Ghaffar, 
                                  Kiran Zulfiqar, Shahid Minhas, Hassan Mumtaz, 
                                  Muhammad Zakria, Muhammad Salman, bSaad Yousaf 
                                  Sulaimani, Shaheer Elahi Khan  
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525098 
                                 In Memoriam 
                                  Dr Manzoor Butt 
                                  [pdf] 
                                Health Literacy of Migrant Workers in Saudi 
                                  Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey 
                                  Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi, Seham Mansour Alyousef 
                                   
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525099 
                                Assessment of Female's Decision Regarding 
                                  Family Planning and Associated Factors in Tehsil 
                                  Sohawa, Punjab, Pakistan 
                                  Ali Mujtaba, Nimrah Komal, Sadiq Jan, Tahira 
                                  Nasreen, Hassan Mumtaz, Khurram Shahzad 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525096 
                                Regional Covid 
                                The Attitude of Health Care Providers in 
                                  Saudi Arabia to Covid-19 Vaccine and Implementing 
                                  Preventive Measures 
                                  Hissah Naif Aldhubayban, Sarah Almuammar 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525101 
                                What are the current COVID-19 public awareness 
                                  levels and practices in Saudi Arabia? Analysis 
                                  of data from an online survey conducted in 2021 
                                  Osama Albasheer, Gassem Gohal, Mohammed Somaili, 
                                  Abdulrahman Yaqoub, Osama Alkhaldi, Abdullah 
                                  Somaily, Hamzah Abuhadi, Abdulaziz Hakami, Alyazid 
                                  Awaji, Saad Khubrani, 
                                  Ahmed Altraifi, Amani Osman Abdelmola 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525102 
                                 Physical activity levels during Covid-19 
                                  among nurses at a Saudi teaching hospital: a 
                                  cross sectional study 
                                  Ranya A. Ghamri, Sofyan O. Faidah 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525104 
                                Review Article 
                                Alexithymia and its Link to Autism 
                                  Tahani Alnashrati, Inas Alnatour, Mahmoud Aldeek 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525105 
                                 Nocturnal Enuresis 
                                  Inas Mahmoud Alnatour, Tahani Alnashrati  
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525106 
                                The diagnosis and treatment of Bell's palsy 
                                  Moustafa Abdalhade Timorkhan, Zain Zohair Safey 
                                   
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525107 
                                
                                Case Report 
                                 Maternal congenital diaphragmatic hernia 
                                  complicated with left pulmonary compression 
                                  in the third trimester of pregnancy 
                                  Bayan A. Zaatari, Sara A. Marzook, Rana M. Bajaba, 
                                  Mohammed A. Malibary,  
                                  Abdulrahman M. Alkudsi 
                                  [Abstract] 
                                  [pdf] 
                                   
                                  DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022. 9525108 
                                              
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                                This issue is 
                                rich with excellent reviews, and with continuous 
                                interest in the covid situation. In addition to 
                                excellent papers on diabetes, ophthalmological 
                                problems, woman issues, cultural issues and literacy. 
                                 Al Kaabba, et al., did a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based 
                                  study design was conducted in Riyadh city in 
                                  Saudi Arabia. A sample size of at least 412 
                                  was required. The total number of respondents 
                                  that were included in the analysis was 414. 
                                  The purpose of this study is to describe the 
                                  knowledge of the Saudi caregivers for diabetic 
                                  children about Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus, its 
                                  signs and symptoms and prevention and its complications 
                                  in children under their care. 399 caregivers 
                                  participated in this study, most of whom were 
                                  Saudi (376; 94.2%), gained university degree 
                                  (300; 75.2%). The most common cited symptom 
                                  of DM in children was raised blood sugar in 
                                  children (225; 56.4%), while the most common 
                                  cited cause was malnutrition (223; 55.9%), and 
                                  the most common cited symptoms of diabetes was 
                                  frequent urination (354; 88.7%). Conclusion: 
                                  This study showed that most type-1 diabetic 
                                  caregivers had knowledge and awareness regarding 
                                  DKA in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, some gaps 
                                  exist. Further studies would assess more factors 
                                  to enhance the level of knowledge and awareness, 
                                  and increase the effectiveness toward the right 
                                  action and response regarding DKA. Whereas, 
                                  Alghamdi, et al., did a cross-sectional study 
                                  was done on PHC physicians working in primary 
                                  healthcare settings to assess the level of knowledge 
                                  and attitude of PHC physicians toward Insulin 
                                  Pumps. There was a lack of understanding of 
                                  the function of an insulin pump and the elimination 
                                  of the usage of finger sticks, however most 
                                  of them were aware of the different types of 
                                  insulin dosages and the appropriate age group 
                                  for insulin pump therapy. The authors concluded 
                                  that there is a need for training programmes 
                                  to increase PHC understanding and attitudes 
                                  about insulin pump therapy. 
                                In three papers woman issues were discussed. 
                                  Alkaabba, et al., utilized interview-based questionnaire-based 
                                  cross-sectional study design. The main aim of 
                                  this study was to assess pregnant women's knowledge 
                                  of GDM and its implications towards the mother 
                                  and fetus. The results indicated that 35.5% 
                                  of the population had adequate knowledge of 
                                  GDM and its implication, 34.7% did not have 
                                  enough understanding of the condition, and a 
                                  further 29.8% were not aware of the complication. 
                                  Knowledge about GDM was found to be statistically 
                                  significant only with the number of pregnancies 
                                  (p=0.03). The authors concluded that Saudi pregnant 
                                  women seem to have an inadequate knowledge scope 
                                  of GDM and its implications to their health 
                                  and those of their children. Specialized medical 
                                  institutions and public health initiatives need 
                                  to implement interventions to raise the awareness 
                                  of the condition to help in earlier diagnosis 
                                  and better management of the condition. Zaher 
                                  et al., did a cross-sectional study using the 
                                  Domestic Violence Health Care Provider Survey 
                                  tool among medical and dental interns and residents 
                                  in the Saudi Arabia to assess the readiness 
                                  of them to detect, manage and prevent spousal 
                                  abuse. The authors concluded that lack of teaching 
                                  and training sessions on managing domestic violence 
                                  during the undergraduate years shows that health 
                                  care professionals are evidently underprepared 
                                  and calls for an urgent need to introduce an 
                                  interprofessional education curriculum that 
                                  trains health care professionals of all concerned 
                                  specialties at undergraduate level on managing 
                                  domestic violence. Lateef et al., looked at 
                                  qualitative data from a survey of married women 
                                  living in urban areas of Rawalpindi are presented 
                                  here in an effort to better understand their 
                                  views on contraceptive techniques and the factors 
                                  that impact their use. A purposeful selection 
                                  strategy was used to choose participants. The 
                                  prevalence of any form of contraception, including 
                                  IUDs, was especially low. According to the finding. 
                                  The number of young women in the United States 
                                  who utilize contraception is influenced by social, 
                                  demographic, and economic factors. Young women's 
                                  access to contraception may be restricted unless 
                                  these findings are included into public health 
                                  programs. Access to family planning information 
                                  and services for young women is highly recommended. 
                                 
                                There are three covid papers in this issue 
                                  Aldhubayban, & Almuammar did a cross sectional 
                                  study to evaluate the willingness of the community 
                                  to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, 
                                  assess attitude towards continuing to use protective 
                                  measures after getting vaccinated, and continue 
                                  to monitor changes in the spread of the COVID 
                                  19 virus after implementation of vaccination. 
                                  out of 302 participants in the research.. The 
                                  authors concluded that healthcare providers 
                                  and co-workers are willing to receive the COVID-19 
                                  vaccine. Still, we strongly recommend that healthcare 
                                  providers need more preparation and an evidence-based 
                                  approach to address the safety and efficacy 
                                  of the vaccines in the community and build and 
                                  maintain public trust in the vaccine. Ghamri, 
                                  & Faidah did a cross sectional study was 
                                  done on 316 nurses at King Abdulaziz University 
                                  Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The aim 
                                  was to look at physical activity levels during 
                                  Covid -19 among nurses. The nurses in the trial 
                                  had a considerably higher number of days spent 
                                  doing vigorous and moderate physical activities 
                                  a week before COVID-19, as well as spending 
                                  more time doing them. Furthermore, they had 
                                  a considerably higher percentage of days walking 
                                  for at least 10 minutes at a time in a random 
                                  week before to COVID-19. The authors concluded 
                                  that hospital management should provide in-service 
                                  education courses on healthy behaviors and physical 
                                  activity to nurses in order to maintain their 
                                  health and ensure higher levels of performance. 
                                  Albasheer, et al., did a cross-sectional study 
                                  to assess the current knowledge levels, attitudes, 
                                  and practices of the Saudi Arabian population 
                                  were assessed based on an online questionnaire 
                                  survey. The mean knowledge score was 29.36 ± 
                                  3.80; 53.7%, 45.2%, and 1.1% of the participants 
                                  had high, moderate, and low knowledge levels, 
                                  respectively. The knowledge score was significantly 
                                  related to the education level (p<0.001). 
                                  the authors concluded that the participants 
                                  exhibited a high level of public awareness in 
                                  all sub-scales of knowledge, practices, and 
                                  attitudes for the prevention of COVID-19. The 
                                  overall knowledge levels, attitudes, and practices 
                                  of the Saudi Arabian population were considerably 
                                  improved since the beginning of the pandemic. 
                                Saleh et al., did a cross-sectional study of 
                                  1,500 out-patients aged from 0-30 years attending 
                                  ophthalmology clinic in Sanaa, Yemen (between 
                                  2012-2015) included in the study. The aim of 
                                  this study was to determine the associations 
                                  between age and types of presentation of refractive 
                                  errors in children and young adults 0-30 years 
                                  All patients underwent visual acuity examination, 
                                  auto-refractometer, anterior and posterior segment 
                                  examination, and were grouped according to age 
                                  and type, i.e., myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. 
                                  Odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals 
                                  (95% CI) were calculated to evaluate the association 
                                  between age and types of presentation of refractive 
                                  errors. This study highlights the close associations 
                                  between age and types of presentation of refractive 
                                  error. Early identification and proper categorization 
                                  of refractive errors by age, gender, and other 
                                  demographics by general physicians in primary 
                                  care can better deduce and make useful referrals 
                                  to eye specialists. 
                                Alnashrati, et al., reviewed Alexithymia and 
                                  it's link to Autism. Alexithymia is common, 
                                  rather than universal, with notably high rates 
                                  of overlap with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 
                                  The authors reviewed description of Alexithymia 
                                  and its relationship to ASD. Our first aim is 
                                  to provide a brief definition then focus on 
                                  the relationship between ASD and alexithymia, 
                                  including clarifying when and how they originate. 
                                  as well as their overlap in terms of etiology 
                                  and features and suggest clinically useful constructs 
                                  and interventions. Alnatour & Alnashrati 
                                  reviewed nocturnal enuresis, or involuntary 
                                  urination, which is a common problem among children. 
                                  It affects approximately 15% of all children 
                                  at 5?year?old. Nocturnal enuresis decreases 
                                  with age, with a spontaneous remission rate 
                                  of about 15% per year. It can improve with treatment, 
                                  and improved self-esteem and quality of life 
                                  have been reported after successful treatment. 
                                  It is therefore important to offer timely treatment, 
                                  and to refer children for specialist care when 
                                  treatments are not effective. The authors discussed 
                                  definition, epidemiology , etiology ,evaluation 
                                  and different modality of treatment for nocturnal 
                                  enuresis . Timorkhan & Safey reviewed the 
                                  diagnosis and treatment of Bell's palsy. Using 
                                  internet search, a comprehensive literature 
                                  review was done and words such as facial nerve 
                                  palsy, Bell's palsy were searched. In confirmed 
                                  Bell's palsy, unless contraindicated, corticosteroids 
                                  should be given to all patients with Bell's 
                                  palsy as early as possible (ideally within 72 
                                  h); Combination therapy with steroids and antiviral 
                                  agents are recommended for patients with severe 
                                  to complete paresis. Patients with incomplete 
                                  eye closure should be given eye protection, 
                                  with lubricating drops and ointments, to prevent 
                                  corneal damage. Establishing the correct diagnosis 
                                  is imperative to avoid missing another treatable 
                                  condition. Determining whether the facial nerve 
                                  paralysis is central or peripheral is important. 
                                  The history of a Bell's palsy case should include 
                                  discomfort or sensory symptoms in the distribution 
                                  of the facial nerve in the hours or days preceding 
                                  facial palsy, and it is very important to reveal 
                                  whether the symptoms were progressive in nature. 
                                Zaatari , et al., reported a case of Maternal 
                                  congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicated 
                                  with left pulmonary compression in the third 
                                  trimester pregnancy. The maternal mortality 
                                  due to diaphragmatic hernia is 6%. Cases are 
                                  often misdiagnosed due to the nonspecific presentation 
                                  and lack of experience placing pregnant women 
                                  at risk. This case report discusses the presentation 
                                  and management of a 17-year-old patient who 
                                  had congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicated 
                                  with left pulmonary compression in the third 
                                  trimester pregnancy 
                                Dr. Alyousef, used Purnell's Cultural Competency 
                                  framework to focus on communication, family 
                                  roles and organization, developmental tasks, 
                                  social status, family dynamics, workforce issues, 
                                  biocultural ecology, high-risk behavior, physical 
                                  activity, nutrition, pregnancy, fertility, birth, 
                                  spirituality, and death from the standpoint 
                                  of healthcare delivery. The purpose of the study 
                                  was looking into the absence of insight into 
                                  these unique lifeways by healthcare providers 
                                  may limit their caring activities. Each of the 
                                  sectors discussed illuminated important ways 
                                  in which Saudi and Gulf society are similar 
                                  and different from the body of research related 
                                  to this area. The author concluded that added 
                                  perspectives which may be useful for provision 
                                  of care by healthcare practitioners who are 
                                  unfamiliar with some of the health related lifeways 
                                  in Saudi Arabia and Gulf.  
                                Alhamidi, & Alyousef, did a cross-sectional 
                                  survey to assess the level of health literacy 
                                  of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. A convenience 
                                  sample of 127 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia 
                                  were surveyed using the Brief Health Literacy 
                                  Screening Tool (BHLST) from September 2019 to 
                                  November 2019. A comparison of the BHLST scores 
                                  of the participants was performed. This study 
                                  adhered to the STROBE checklist. Out of the 
                                  127 respondents, 28 reported experiencing health 
                                  problems, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, 
                                  back pain, hepatitis A, rheumatic disorders, 
                                  allergy, headache, kidney disease, and colitis. 
                                  The authors concluded that overall, the findings 
                                  of the study revealed that most migrant workers 
                                  had inadequate or low health literacy levels, 
                                  as indicated by their BHLST scores. The health 
                                  authorities in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries 
                                  need to develop health literacy interventions 
                                  geared toward increasing the health literacy 
                                  levels of their migrant workers. 
                                 
                                 
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