A5087074525- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Socioeconomic Development in MENA
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Public Procurement and Policy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
King Abdulaziz University
2017-2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2023-2024
University of Washington
2024
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital
2021
Aston University
2018
Background: Saudi Arabia has taken unprecedented and stringent preventive precautionary measures against COVID-19 to control its spread, safeguard citizens ensure their well-being. Public adherence is influenced by knowledge attitude towards COVID-19. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, practices of public, COVID-19, during pandemic. Methods: a cross-sectional study, using data collected via an online self-reported questionnaire, from 3388 participants. To assess differences in...
BackgroundUnderstanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for development effective prevention and mitigation strategies. We analysed results from Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 inform control planning efforts globally.MethodsThe GBD comparative assessment framework was used estimate behavioural, environmental occupational, metabolic factors. A total 82 risk–outcome pairs were included on basis World...
Objective: This study aims to determine the acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia and factors affecting their intention accept vaccine. Methods: The used data from an online cross-sectional survey that was conducted between 8 December 2020 14 2020. employed bivariate multivariable regression analyses. describe tabulate frequency all variables, including sociodemographic characteristics, risk perception acceptance vaccination chi-squared test...
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in health surveillance systems, disease prevention, and treatment globally. Among the many factors that might have led to these is issue of financing national especially low-income middle-income countries (LMICs), as well a robust global system for preparedness. We aimed provide comparative assessment spending at onset pandemic; characterise amount development assistance preparedness response disbursed first 2 years...
Cancers represent a challenging public health threat in Asia. This study examines the temporal patterns of incidence, mortality, disability and risk factors 29 cancers Asia last three decades. The age, sex year-wise estimates disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 49 Asian countries from 1990 through 2019 were generated as part Global Burden Disease, Injuries Risk Factors study. Besides mortality DALYs, we also examined cancer burden measured terms DALYs deaths attributable to factors,...
Background: The rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide has confined millions people to their homes and caused a substantial degree psychological distress. This study aims investigate the distress impact pandemic among Saudi population. Methods: is cross-sectional study, using data collected from 3036 participants via an online self-reported questionnaire. was constructed Peritraumatic Distress Index classify individuals in sample as having normal, mild or severe levels. used descriptive analysis...
The public sector healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, essentially financed by oil revenues and 'free at the point of delivery', is coming under increasing strain due to escalating expenditure an increasingly volatile market likely be unsustainable medium long term.
The Saudi Healthcare System is universal, financed entirely from government revenue principally derived oil, and 'free at the point of delivery' (non-contributory). However, this system unlikely to be sustainable in medium long term. This study investigates feasibility acceptability healthcare financing reform by examining households' willingness pay (WTP) for a contributory national health insurance scheme.Using contingent valuation method, pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire...
Abstract The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing globally become a significant public health concern in Australia the two past decades. This study explores most recent national trends adult Australia. It will also investigate geographic remoteness as potential risk factor for an individual being or obese adulthood. A retrospective longitudinal that utilised 14 successive waves (wave 6 through 19) nationally representative linked individual-level survey. Data was obtained...
Identifying the factors driving vaccine hesitancy can improve attitudes and motivate individuals to have recommended vaccinations. However, failure address issue directly, or worse, ignoring it, could deepen such concerns, resulting in lower vaccination rates, leading elevated rates of illness vaccine-preventable deaths among older adults. The aim this study was explore rate acceptance COVID-19 adults Saudi Arabia, along with associated predicting reasons for hesitancy. This extracted data...
People with chronic conditions such as cancer, kidney disease, lung diabetes, dementia, obesity, and heart are at elevated risk of developing severe complications, thus greater death due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccine is an effective measure manage the pandemic it prevents illness death. Nevertheless, many people hesitant receive fear its side effects. aim this study was identify protective factors accepting vaccination among Saudi Arabian diseases. This extracted data from online...
Background: Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is growing at a hasty stride; nevertheless, the quality of consumption remains challenged by caseload in free public health facilities. Insurance could ease this pressure moving some demand to private facilities conditional on its ability enact health-seeking behaviour. These potential effects remain under-investigated. Therefore, aim study was investigate whether insurance nudges behaviour using data from Arabia. Materials and Methods: The used...
Background: Achieving universal health coverage is an important objective enshrined in the 2015 global Sustainable Development Goals. However, rising cost of healthcare remains obstacle to attainment coverage. Health insurance considered option reduce out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on and medicine. Nevertheless, relationship between OOP along welfare distributions not well understood. This study investigates heterogeneous association medicine, income, using data from Kingdom Saudi Arabia....
Objective Women’s empowerment and its association with fertility preference are vital for central-level promotional health policy strategies. This study examines the between women’s decision-making in low middle resource countries (LMRCs). Design cross-sectional uses Demographic Health Survey database. Settings 53 LMRCs from six different regions period ranging 2006 to 2018. Participants The data of women-only aged 35 years above is used as a unit analysis. final sample consists 91 070...
Rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases, including diabetes in the Middle East, is a major public health concern 21st century. However, there paucity literature to understand and measure socio-economic inequalities this region, Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA).This study investigated KSA using data from Health Interview Survey. Concentration curve, concentration index, multivariate logistic regression were used examine income- education-related prevalence.The results showed significant...
Background Saudi Arabia is considering increasing the role of private sector's participation in financing and delivering healthcare services through adoption Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). However, successful implementation PPPs sector requires careful attention to overcome potential obstacles. Objectives This study investigates identifies barriers sector. Methods A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used collect data from 72 respondents over a two-month period....
Background: Over the past two decades, Saudi Arabia has made significant improvements in its population's health standards. These have been coupled with an increase risk factors related to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and a dramatic shift burden of disease profile. This study aims provide empirical evidence on socio-economic demographic correlates NCD among adults Arabia. Methods: The data used for this is secondary derived from Health Interview Survey (SHIS) conducted 2013. SHIS...
Tobacco consumption, or smoking, is a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide, including in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA). In order to reduce consumption tobacco products, it necessary understand factors that drive it. However, little known about socioeconomic determinants smoking KSA. This study, therefore, investigates influence Using national health survey, study employs logistic negative binomial regressions examine associated with smoking. Moreover, inequality...
Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming a challenge worldwide, causing high mortality and morbidity. Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates NCDs globally in Arabian Gulf region. Epidemiological data indicate that responsible for 70 % all deaths Arabia. The aim this study was to examine socioeconomic determinants inequalities prevalence Methods Data from Family Health Survey conducted 2018 by General Authority Statistics were used study. Univariate,...
Saudi Arabia is the fifth largest consumer of calories from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in world. However, there a knowledge gap to understand factors that could potentially impact SSB consumption Arabia. This study aimed examine determinants SSBs Arabia.The participants this were Health Interview Survey (SHIS) 2013, recruited all regions Data total 10,118 survey respondents utilized who aged 15 years and older. Our used two binary outcome variables: weekly (no vs. any amount) daily...
The adoption of telemedicine has facilitated the opportunity to offer best health care services. Nevertheless, there is a mismatch between presence programs in Kingdom Saudi Arabia and poor acceptance by end-user patients.This study aimed gain holistic understanding knowledge, attitudes, barriers patients (ie, research participants) toward utility services Arabia.A cross-sectional, survey-based was conducted from June 1 July 31, 2022, Arabia. questionnaire developed based on literature...