Life style and nutrition and their impact on health of Saudi school students in Abha, Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To evaluate the life style and dietary habits of school students and the prevalence of some nutritional problems.

Methods: We conducted this study in Abha city during the scholastic year 2000. A two-stage random sample was used to select the students.

Knowledge assessment about AIDS among primary health care centers female attendees and health care providers in Abha - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Promotion of mental health as a function of different service agencies.

Introduction: There is a reliable evidence that personnel working in a variety of settings beyond mainstream mental health services can make an important contribution to the prevention of mental health problems.

Aim: To assess the ability of personnel in different sectors including schools, school health unit and Primary Health Care (PHC) centers to recognize the risks and signs of deteriorating mental health among vulnerable people. The roles played by these personnel in the area of mental health were also defined.

Hearing impairment: is it a public health problem among primary school pupils in Alexandria?

A hearing screening survey was conducted among the primary school students in Alexandria. It aimed at measuring the prevalence of hearing impairment among students and studying the predisposing factors of hearing problems. The schools of the middle educational region were selected to carry out the study.