Research Title: Factors Associated with Cessation of Exclusive Breastfeeding.

Purpose: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), measure the association between EBF and sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of lactating mothers, and determine challenges of EBF.

Methods: The study was cross-sectional and was conducted in four primary health care centres (PHCCs) at Alehsa region in Saudi Arabia (SA). Lactating mothers coming to vaccinate their babies (0-6 months) were recruited.

Burnout and Coping Methods among Emergency Medical Services Professionals.

Purpose: To determine levels of burnout among emergency medical services (EMS) professionals and the coping strategies they use to alleviate burnout and measure the association between burnout vs sociodemographic and work-related characteristics and coping strategies of EMS professionals.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey study conducted among 270 active-duty EMS professionals. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) - Health Services Survey was used to assess burnout.

Predictors of drug resistance in tuberculosis patients in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Management of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis is highly complicated because of the longer treatment time, lesser effectiveness of second-line antituberculosis drugs, more side-effects, and a significant financial burden on tuberculosis control programs. This study aimed to identify predictors of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Materials And Methods: It was a case-control record study conducted in an antituberculosis center in a government hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Successes and challenges in the implementation and application of telemedicine in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Telemedicine is the practice of healthcare using audio, video, and data communications. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of health professionals at hospitals adopting and not adopting telemedicine on its benefits and challenges, and their willingness to use it. The study was conducted at one hospital not adopting telemedicine and three hospitals adopting telemedicine.

Effect of adopting integrated management of childhood illness guidelines on drug use at a primary health care center: a case study from Egypt.

Background: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a cost- effective strategy that improves the quality of care through the use of evidence- based management protocols for the most common causes of childhood death and illness. Evidence- based clinical guidelines are critical to promoting rational use of medicines. Despite the large number of studies that assessed process and outcome of care delivered to children utilizing IMCI protocol, there is a scarcity of studies that assessed the effect of adopting IMCI on the drug use.

Annual survey on the level and extent of usage of electronic health records in government-related hospitals in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

This study aims to determine the level and extent of usage of electronic health records (EHRs) in government-related hospitals in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Another aim is to develop a Web site to serve as a forum of exchange on the development of EHRs in Saudi Arabia. All government hospitals (n = 19) in the province were included.

Miss and missed diagnosed cases at the emergency department of king fahd hospital of the university in khobar, king saudi arabia.

Background: Medical errors in the emergency department (ED) are common, and proportion of preventable adverse events is among the highest for all areas of medical care. Some of the most common types of medical mistakes in ED include misdiagnosis, medication errors, surgery errors, nosocomial infections, laboratory test errors, and administrative errors. The present work aims to assess rate and identify contributing factors to miss and missed diagnoses at the ED of King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU) in Khobar, KSA.

Quality of diabetes care in primary care setting in egypt: an example of health sector reform in developing countries.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of provider adherence to evidence-based guidelines for diabetes care and the extent of glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control in patients with diabetes in a developing country. A retrospective cohort study was carried out to evaluate diabetes care provided under Health Sector Reform Program (HSRP) in a major medical center in Alexandria, Egypt. Data on care provided for 137 patients were abstracted from medical records.

Health sector reform and equity: a study at a family health center affiliated to health insurance organization in Alexandria.

The 1990's witnessed a wave of reform in health systems of many countries. Health sector reform (HSR) initiatives aimed at improving health status, utilizers' satisfaction, as well as equity and accessibility of care. This study aims at exploring the question of whether there is a socioeconomically- based differential access to services provided by a family health center applying HSR.