Publications by authors named "Samia M Al-Amoudi"
Background: Health care is a basic human right, and Saudi Arabia affirms these rights for all its citizens.
Objectives: To assess the knowledge of medical students regarding health rights in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from September 2015 through November 2015.
Background: We examine whether mothers with breast cancer told their children about the diagnosis, explore mothers' perceptions of the impact of doing so on the mother-child relationship, and assess perceptions of how this affected the children.
Methods: A convenience sample of 28 women with breast cancer ages 35 to 60 was interviewed using a 39-item close-ended questionnaire at the Al-Amoudi Breast Cancer Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Inclusion criteria were having a diagnosis of breast cancer and having school-aged children (ages 5 to 16 years).
Background: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among cancer patients in Saudi Arabia. It is known that nurses play a key role in promoting breast cancer awareness among women in any society. Nurses in primary health care centres (PHCC) have more direct contact with general population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify men's knowledge and attitude towards early detection of breast cancer.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient clinics of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Five hundred and fifty participants were selected by systemic randomization.
Objective: To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of health care professionals on the early detection of breast cancer.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jeddah and Abha regions of Saudi Arabia from May to November 2009. A detailed questionnaire was distributed to 500 doctors from different hospitals.
Objective: To assess the breast cancer knowledge level of Saudi female school students.
Methods: A detailed questionnaire on cancer breast was designed with all the needed information. Using a map of the Jeddah area of Saudi Arabia, schools were identified in each area and permission was sought from the Ministry of Education to distribute the questionnaire to the students.