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ABSTRACT Background: The weaning period is a crucial time in an infant’s life. We aimed to study the pattern of the chil-dren’s weaning, age, causes, child's problems of weaning, weaning food, sources of information about wean- ing, and the process of weaning itself among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 452 mothers during the period from September 2017 to March 2018. Mothers were randomly selected from the attendees of the female side of six selected primary health care centers in the city using a systematic random sampling technique (every fourth mother). Results: The majority of children (34.7%) were weaned at 13–24 months, (34.3...
Background: Raising parental awareness will help the illness progress by enabling early identification, prompt treatment, and appropriate management of new born jaundice. Objective: The aim and objectives of the existing research paper was to explore the awareness level of parents about neonatal jaundice (NNJ) knowledge and attitude. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted in Arar city, Saudi Arabia, by using social media, personal interviews and paper-based questionnaires, during the period from 1 May to 31 July, 2021. Results: The study included 385 participants, 69.4% of them were females and 30.6% were males. 55% of study participants had a child or more diagnosed with neonatal...
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in children. The prevalence of UTI during childhood varies by gender, age, and multiple other factors. The most commonly causes of UTI in children are E. coli and Klebsiella in different parts of the world. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of UTI, its etiologic pathogens, presenting symptoms and probable risk factors in our area. Methods; A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on electronic files of 606 pediatric participants of confirmed UTIs from year 2015-2020 in arar city hospital. These cases were diagnosed after urine culture positive for the respected uropathogens. Urine samples were collected...