Publications by authors named "Saeed Mustafa"

Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation (IFAS) among pregnant women in eastern Sudan.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pregnant women who obtained antenatal care (ANC) at Gadarif Maternal Hospital in eastern Sudan between May 1 and August 31, 2023. Face-to-face interview questionnaires were used to gather sociodemographic, obstetric, and clinical data (age, parity, education, residence, and previous medical diseases).

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Background: Clinical guidelines support the use of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in patients at risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding such as those with coagulopathy, renal replacement therapy, and mechanical ventilation. Despite the observed benefits of SUP, its overuse has been highly associated with serious adverse effects.

Objective: To assess the adherence to the national SUP guidelines in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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Objectives: This study aims to describe the perception of dental professionals in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (SA) towards the practice of teledentistry, its usefulness and challenges.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 190 dentists from January 2021 to April 2021. The participants were included in the study using snowball sampling method.

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This study aims to examine the association of orofacial pain and oral health status and oral health behaviours in facial burn patients. The participants in this cross-sectional study were randomly recruited from the Burn Care Center, Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. An intraoral evaluation was carried out to record the DMFT and OHI-S.

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Introduction: Rare presentation of tongue actinomycosis makes it challenge, less than 3% of all recorded cases of actinomycosis can be proved in the English literature. In this study we clarify the unexpected presence of actinomycosis wishing that it assist our practitioner colleagues in diagnosing such lesions perfectly.

Case Presentation: Sixty five years old female was complaining from mass in the tongue submucosally since 1 year last with no history of fever, pain and trauma.

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