OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and pattern of depression in a secondary school
sample of Saudi Arabia adolescents. METHODS: Four hundred and ninety secondary school …

Background: Consanguinity has been a long-standing social habit among Egyptians.
Estimates of consanguinity ratios in different parts of Egypt ranged from 29 to 50%. This study …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to cause microvascular and possibly macrovascular
complications. This study was performed to find the association between glycosylated …

The objectives of the current study are to define how many and what kind of nosocomial
infections are occurring, what are the causative microbes and what kind of drugs can be used in …

The nosocomial infection rate within the study period (January 1-December 31, 2010) was
highest during January and lowest during December, while it was highest during May and …

Background: Young people can have mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that are
real, painful, and costly. Objectives: determination of the prevalence rate of emotional and/or …

The prevalence of sleep complaints increases steadily with age. Studies investigating insomnia
among elderly people living in geriatric homes, especially among Egyptians, are scarce. …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and possible risk factors for anemia and abnormal
anthropometric measurements among schoolchildren in Al-Hada Area, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi …

Background: Breast cancer patients in developing countries usually seek treatment at a more
advanced-stage of disease. This work was aimed at evaluating the avoidable risk factors …

Objective: This report aims at both estimation of the rates of overall nosocomial and urinary
tract infection (UTI) and their linear trends as well as studying the potential risk factors of …