Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminating leafy vegetables in Saudi Arabia's eastern region.

Background: Food-associated antibiotic-resistant bacteria can cause infections that may critically impact human health. The objectives of this study were to determine the microbial contamination level of green leafy vegetables and their antibiotic resistance pattern.

Methods: Sixty-three samples of leafy vegetables were collected from Dammam Central Fruit and Vegetables Market from January to June 2023.

The Role of Healthcare Leaders in Promoting Vaccine Acceptance in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Several vaccines have been recommended by the health authorities in recent years and have been opposed by debates, lack of public trust, and variable levels of hesitance that resulted in increased anti-vaccination advocacy and a subsequent reduction in vaccination rates worldwide.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the community's perceptions of the role of healthcare leadership in promoting vaccine acceptance.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used a validated questionnaire designed according to the study's objectives for a heterogeneous purposive sample of individuals over 18 years old in Saudi Arabia.

Occurrence of Myopericarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults in the Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study.

Background: Evidence supporting the possible causal association of myopericarditis with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine has mainly come from case reports. Epidemiological evidence indicating an increased relative risk for myopericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and assess all confirmed COVID-19 vaccine- related cases of myopericarditis presenting to major cardiac centers in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, before and after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Obesity-Related Knowledge and Practice Among the Healthcare Professions Students in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: The objectives of this study are to identify the prevalence and the factors behind overweight and obesity among the healthcare profession's students.

Methods: A well-structured and validated questionnaire was distributed to a heterogeneous purposive sample of the healthcare profession's students in Saudi Arabia.

Results: About 21.

A Multicenter Study to Determine Knowledge and Perceptions on Stem Cell Donation, Transplantation Among Saudi Medical Students.

Background: Despite significant contributions to stem cell research in Saudi Arabia, knowledge and awareness of stem cell research is the subject of ongoing studies with controversial findings, specifically among medical students. This was a cross-sectional study with 685 medical students aimed to explore their knowledge and attitudes in relation to stem cell research and transplantation.

Methods: A validated survey exploring knowledge and attitudes in relation to stem cell research and transplantation was administered.

Factors of Overweight and Obesity Among Employees of Petrochemical Manufacturing Companies.

The high prevalence of overweight and obesity is a major contributor to the global burden of disease, and create an economic burden for nations, including both direct and indirect costs. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rapidly industrializing and the economy is now less dependent on oil, oil industry is still the main contributor to the Saudi labor force (41%). However, the productivity growth lags behind many developing countries.

Turnover-attachment motive of Saudi Arabia nursing workforce: A Cross-Sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the association of turnover-attachment motive with socio-demographic data among Saudi and foreign nurses in a hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional correlation study was conducted among n = 180 registered Saudi and foreign nurses working at a private tertiary hospital in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The turnover-attachment motive survey was used to evaluate the eight motivational forces.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Toward Organ Donation and Transplantation Among Medical Students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Organ donation is an integral part of medical ethics worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Although the Saudi community has a positive attitude toward the concept of organ donation and transplantation, several factors prevent people from agreeing to donate organs and tissues. This study aimed to explore and evaluate the knowledge and attitudes medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia have toward organ donation and transplantation.

Early mobilization of mechanically ventilated ICU patients in Saudi Arabia: Results of an ICU-wide national survey.

Background: Improved outcomes for patients on mechanical ventilation may be achieved with early mobilization (EM). However, it is not clear how widely this strategy is adopted into routine intensive care unit (ICU) practice in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: This study was conducted to describe the present practices and challenges to providing EM for mechanically ventilated patients, which may drive dissemination and implementation activities.

A literature review of carpal tunnel syndrome and its association with body mass index, wrist ratio, wrist to palm ratio, and shape index.

Study Design: Systematic literature review of case-controlled studies.

Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common tubular neuropathies where certain anatomical variations may be accounted for as risk factors for CTS, including body mass index (BMI), wrist ratio (WR), wrist to palm ratio (WPR), shape index (SI), and digit length.

Purpose Of The Study: To assess case-control studies examining the association between specific anatomical variations of the wrist as risk factors for developing CTS and whether this effect is the same for both genders.

The Impact of Total Automaton on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce: A Case Study.

Background: There has been a significant concern that total automation can decrease the need for laboratory personnel at all levels. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of total laboratory automation on the clinical laboratory workforce.

Methods: A one-year data including the demographical features of laboratory workforce and technical productivity of laboratory tests were provided by two medical laboratory departments of similar profile and different equipment setup; one adopting a total automation system and the other utilizing discrete analysis system.

Factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To assess the amount of vaccine hesitancy and its determinants in relation to various demographic, social, and personal characteristics among the Saudi population.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: we utilized a structured questionnaire on a five point-Likert scale that included immunization process awareness, perception towards immunization and factors leading to vaccine refusal.

E- Learning experience of the medical profession's college students during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Worldwide, most of educational institutions have moved to online electronic learning methods because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 8, 2020, the Saudi Ministry of Education announced remote learning for public and private schools and universities as a preventive and precautionary measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The objective of this study was to explore the e-learning experience of the students of the colleges of health sciences with regard to the technical preparedness, academic achievements, e-learning advantages and limitations.

Community practice of using face masks for the prevention of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.

Community face masking is possibly of great value in reducing COVID-19 transmission, especially when universally adopted with high compliance. The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge, common misconceptions, barriers, and the compliance of the community with the use of face masks for the prevention of COVID-19. A validated questionnaire was administered to the participants through a web link by using various social media.

Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in relation to knowledge and practice among pregnant women in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

The epidemiological importance of the different routes of Toxoplasma gondii transmission is not known and depends largely on population behaviour and knowledge. This study was conducted to assess toxoplasmosis seropositivity and the related knowledge and preventive practices that are necessary for the prevention of the disease among pregnant women. All pregnant women attending antenatal clinic were tested for T.

The sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios of fecal occult blood test for the detection of colorectal cancer in hospital settings.

Objectives: To study the performance of a single test using two fecal occult blood tests with colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) for the first time in Saudi Arabia to determine possible implications for the anticipated colorectal screening program.

Materials And Methods: We compared the performance of guaiac and immunochemical fecal occult blood tests for the detection of CRC among patients of 50-74 years old attending two hospitals in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. Samples of feces were collected from 257 asymptomatic patients and 20 cases of confirmed CRC, and they were tested simultaneously by the guaiac-based occult blood test and monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay kit.

Comparison of microscopy, rapid immunoassay, and molecular techniques for the detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum.

Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum are recognized as the most common protozoan infections in Saudi Arabia. Microscopic examination of stool samples, either direct or concentrated, for the recovery of G. lamblia cysts and trophozoites and C.