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Research paper thumbnail of Substitution of Cobalt Alloying in PWR Primary Circuit Gate Valves

IASMiRT, 1995

SIGLEAvailable at INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : 26165 A, issue : a.19... more SIGLEAvailable at INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : 26165 A, issue : a.1996 n.29 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide first aid in Taif city, KSAa

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021

Aim: To determine the effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide ... more Aim: To determine the effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide first aid in Taif city, KSA. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 297 participants from Taif, KSA. An Arabic self-administrated electronic questionnaire was used that included different parts to collect the information from participants; characters, previous history of seizures, habits, beliefs and traditions about the seizures and first aid. Results: Most of the participants had an average level of knowledge by 20.88, 47.14 and 31.99% of the participants had a poor, average and good level of knowledge about seizures and epilepsy. 70.0% of our participants knew that seizure is a symptom associated with many diseases; 40.7% knew that hypoglycemia can cause a seizure, while 37 and 32.3% did not know seizure treatment and whether Hijama and Cupping therapy were enough to treat seizure; 26.9 and 35.4% of the participants responded by neither putting something hard on the patient's mouth nor opening the patient's mouth by force to protect him from swallowing his tongue, respectively. Only 17.2% agreed on not calling the ambulance for all seizure cases. Participants aged between 20 and 29 and single had a significant higher percent of good knowledge with no significant association between gender, income and educational level and the participant's level of knowledge. Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge and misconceptions about aspects related to seizures among the studied participants. It is recommended to raise awareness and correct false misconceptions about providing first aid to seizure patients.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Basic Life Support Among Non-Medical Students at Two Academic Institutions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2020

Background: Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality in Saudi Arabia. Prompt and quick in... more Background: Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality in Saudi Arabia. Prompt and quick intervention using early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be a life-saving strategy. Sufficient knowledge and awareness regarding CPR are important in initial care, particularly during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We aim to assess the knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward CPR among the students of King Abdulaziz University and Jeddah University. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study design with a sample of 1053 non-medical students, regardless of their academic year, was conducted from May to July 2019 at both universities. Data were analyzed through chi-square and analysis of variance where a P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Out of 1053 students, 28.7% received CPR training. Also, the majority of the subjects were female 71%. The science department provided the largest response. Results showed that chest pain was the most observed early sign of cardiac arrest among participants by a percentage of 84.6. Majority of the participants (90.9%) felt no hesitation in performing early CPR on a family member. Additionally, committing a mistake was the most feared factor that deterred students from performing CPR. Conclusion: Knowledge and awareness of CPR among non-medical university students were poor, despite positive attitudes toward it. Integrating mandatory CPR courses in the orientation and in the first year of the undergraduate curriculum could increase awareness and improve the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, barriers and uptake of influenza vaccine among non-health college students at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Public Health Research, 2020

Background: Viral influenza, one of the global public health problems is specifically important i... more Background: Viral influenza, one of the global public health problems is specifically important in Saudi Arabia due to high susceptibility of transmission in hajj and umrah seasons (Islamic pilgrimage to the Mecca), as it has the ability to spread widely to a large proportion, in addition the disease has a higher rate of complications that might lead to death. Vaccination is an important strategy in prevention of viral influenza. Design and methods: The study aimed to describe the association between uptake of influenza vaccine with knowledge as well as identify the barriers that prevent vaccination among Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) non-health colleges students. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was undertaken, including 385 students from non-health colleges using a convenience sampling technique. Data was collected using an Arabic self-administered online questionnaire Analysis done by JMP program. IRB approval as well as informed consent were taken. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnosis and management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Sun protection is vital

BMJ, 1993

finds general practitioners wanting in their efforts to stop their patients smoking.' As a result... more finds general practitioners wanting in their efforts to stop their patients smoking.' As a result of the government's banding scheme for health promotion activities in general practice we distributed a questionnaire to 6530 of our patients who attended our practice over six months. Altogether 1523 smokers were specifically asked if they would like our help in stopping smoking. A total of 365 replied affirmatively, and 100 of these were invited to attend a midweek evening meeting outlining information and help available to enable them to stop smoking. Twelve patients replied: eight accepted, three declined, and one had already stopped smoking. On the evening six smokers attended. All were counselled on a nearly one to one basis by the health professionals, who included a doctor, a health visitor, a district nurse, a practice nurse, and the district health authority's health promotion coordinator. The health professionals' view on stopping smoking was aired, and a video was shown and carbon monoxide monitoring demonstrated. The group agreed to meet one week later, when five patients attended. Two of these five have continued in their resolve to stop smoking. We are left wondering whether this operation was worthwhile in terms of its cost and the time required and whether our time might have been better used.

Research paper thumbnail of Substitution of Cobalt Alloying in PWR Primary Circuit Gate Valves

IASMiRT, 1995

SIGLEAvailable at INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : 26165 A, issue : a.19... more SIGLEAvailable at INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : 26165 A, issue : a.1996 n.29 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide first aid in Taif city, KSAa

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021

Aim: To determine the effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide ... more Aim: To determine the effect of habits, traditions, and beliefs on seizure diagnosis and provide first aid in Taif city, KSA. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 297 participants from Taif, KSA. An Arabic self-administrated electronic questionnaire was used that included different parts to collect the information from participants; characters, previous history of seizures, habits, beliefs and traditions about the seizures and first aid. Results: Most of the participants had an average level of knowledge by 20.88, 47.14 and 31.99% of the participants had a poor, average and good level of knowledge about seizures and epilepsy. 70.0% of our participants knew that seizure is a symptom associated with many diseases; 40.7% knew that hypoglycemia can cause a seizure, while 37 and 32.3% did not know seizure treatment and whether Hijama and Cupping therapy were enough to treat seizure; 26.9 and 35.4% of the participants responded by neither putting something hard on the patient's mouth nor opening the patient's mouth by force to protect him from swallowing his tongue, respectively. Only 17.2% agreed on not calling the ambulance for all seizure cases. Participants aged between 20 and 29 and single had a significant higher percent of good knowledge with no significant association between gender, income and educational level and the participant's level of knowledge. Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge and misconceptions about aspects related to seizures among the studied participants. It is recommended to raise awareness and correct false misconceptions about providing first aid to seizure patients.

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Basic Life Support Among Non-Medical Students at Two Academic Institutions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2020

Background: Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality in Saudi Arabia. Prompt and quick in... more Background: Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality in Saudi Arabia. Prompt and quick intervention using early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be a life-saving strategy. Sufficient knowledge and awareness regarding CPR are important in initial care, particularly during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We aim to assess the knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward CPR among the students of King Abdulaziz University and Jeddah University. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study design with a sample of 1053 non-medical students, regardless of their academic year, was conducted from May to July 2019 at both universities. Data were analyzed through chi-square and analysis of variance where a P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Out of 1053 students, 28.7% received CPR training. Also, the majority of the subjects were female 71%. The science department provided the largest response. Results showed that chest pain was the most observed early sign of cardiac arrest among participants by a percentage of 84.6. Majority of the participants (90.9%) felt no hesitation in performing early CPR on a family member. Additionally, committing a mistake was the most feared factor that deterred students from performing CPR. Conclusion: Knowledge and awareness of CPR among non-medical university students were poor, despite positive attitudes toward it. Integrating mandatory CPR courses in the orientation and in the first year of the undergraduate curriculum could increase awareness and improve the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge, barriers and uptake of influenza vaccine among non-health college students at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Public Health Research, 2020

Background: Viral influenza, one of the global public health problems is specifically important i... more Background: Viral influenza, one of the global public health problems is specifically important in Saudi Arabia due to high susceptibility of transmission in hajj and umrah seasons (Islamic pilgrimage to the Mecca), as it has the ability to spread widely to a large proportion, in addition the disease has a higher rate of complications that might lead to death. Vaccination is an important strategy in prevention of viral influenza. Design and methods: The study aimed to describe the association between uptake of influenza vaccine with knowledge as well as identify the barriers that prevent vaccination among Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) non-health colleges students. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was undertaken, including 385 students from non-health colleges using a convenience sampling technique. Data was collected using an Arabic self-administered online questionnaire Analysis done by JMP program. IRB approval as well as informed consent were taken. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diagnosis and management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Sun protection is vital

BMJ, 1993

finds general practitioners wanting in their efforts to stop their patients smoking.' As a result... more finds general practitioners wanting in their efforts to stop their patients smoking.' As a result of the government's banding scheme for health promotion activities in general practice we distributed a questionnaire to 6530 of our patients who attended our practice over six months. Altogether 1523 smokers were specifically asked if they would like our help in stopping smoking. A total of 365 replied affirmatively, and 100 of these were invited to attend a midweek evening meeting outlining information and help available to enable them to stop smoking. Twelve patients replied: eight accepted, three declined, and one had already stopped smoking. On the evening six smokers attended. All were counselled on a nearly one to one basis by the health professionals, who included a doctor, a health visitor, a district nurse, a practice nurse, and the district health authority's health promotion coordinator. The health professionals' view on stopping smoking was aired, and a video was shown and carbon monoxide monitoring demonstrated. The group agreed to meet one week later, when five patients attended. Two of these five have continued in their resolve to stop smoking. We are left wondering whether this operation was worthwhile in terms of its cost and the time required and whether our time might have been better used.