Prevalence of Depression among Type-II Diabetic Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic at Arar National Guard Primary Health Care Center, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Depression is a common comorbidity in type-II diabetic patients, which if undiagnosed leads to poor clinical outcomes.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of depression among type-II diabetic patients attending the National Guard Diabetic Clinic in Arar city. .

Violence against Health-Care Workers in Governmental Health Facilities in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Violence against health-care workers (HCWs) showed increasing worldwide concern. No previous studies addressed violence against HCWs in the Northern region, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of violence against HCWs in public hospitals and primary health-care centers in Arar city, KSA, and to identify its associated factors.

Effect of autism on parental quality of life in Arar city, Saudi Arabia.

Background: The quality of life (QOL) of the families of children with autism is lower than that of families of normal children or children with other disabilities. The study's aim was to describe the severity of effect on the domains of the QOL of caregivers of autistic children and to identify the characteristics of caregivers and children associated with impaired QOL.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 84 parents of autistic children attending developmental abnormalities clinic in Arar city during January 1 to March 31, 2019.

Prevalence of smoking among male secondary school students in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: Tobacco is one of the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Tobacco consumption among teenagers is a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. Younger smokers are more liable to smoking complications.

Services satisfaction of type 2 diabetic patients attending Arar's diabetic center, Saudi Arabia.

To determine type 2 diabetic patients' satisfaction with the services provided by the Diabetic Center, Arar, Saudi Arabia, and to assess the relationship between patients' satisfaction and their diabetic control. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study, carried out in 322 patients at the Arar Diabetic Center, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January and April 2018. A systematic random sampling technique was applied to include every second type 2 diabetic patient attending the center.

Prevalence and psychological impact of Acne vulgaris among female secondary school students in Arar city, Saudi Arabia, in 2018.

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common heath problem affecting adolescents with considerable impact on their quality of life.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Acne vulgaris and its psychological impact among female secondary school students.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from January to March 2018, among all female secondary school students in 3 randomly selected schools, in Arar city (Saudi Arabia).

Prevalence of seasonal influenza vaccination among primary healthcare workers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Influenza outbreaks occur annually and have significant ramifications on the wellbeing of the population. Influenza is given high priority in Saudi Arabia where numerous reports of different types of influenza outbreaks have occurred in recent years.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of influenza vaccination among healthcare providers.

Leprosy in a high-prevalence Egyptian village: epidemiology and risk factors.

Background: The epidemiology of leprosy in rural Egypt is unknown. This prospective household survey was conducted in a high-prevalence Egyptian village in order to explore the epidemiologic characteristics of the disease and to determine the possible socioeconomic and HLA genotype risk factors.

Methods: The subjects of the study were the residents of Kafr-Tambul village in the Dakahlia governorate, Egypt.