Saber Al-Sobaihi

Osaka University | Handai · Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine (PRIMe)

Background: In South Asia, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are an increasing public health concern. One strategy for dealing with the growing CVDs epidemic is to make health facilities more ready to provide CVDs services. The study's objectives were to: (1) assess healthcare facilities' readiness to offer CVDs services; and (2) identify the variable...

Background In South Asia, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are an increasing public health concern. One strategy for dealing with the growing CVDs epidemic is to make health facilities more ready to provide CVDs services. The study’s objectives were to: (1) assess healthcare facilities’ readiness to offer CVDs services; and (2) identify the variables...

Quality caregiving practices facilitate early childhood development. This study examined the levels of parents’ engagement in caregiving activities with children aged 36–59 months and the socioeconomic and child-rearing environmental factors. A total of 1035 children and their caregivers were analysed using the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Su...

Objectives Although there is some evidence that flood exposure in Bangladesh and other developing countries increases the risk of chronic undernutrition in children, the underlying mechanisms are, to our knowledge, unknown. The objectives of this research are to examine the association between recurrent flood exposure and the likelihood of chronic...

Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains the leading cause of years of life lost among adolescent boys in eastern and southern Africa. Medical male circumcision (MMC) is a cost-effective one-time intervention that can reduce the risk of heterosexual HIV acquisition in men by approximately 60%. Despite its importance in HIV prevention,...

Abstract Background A growing number of older adults require complex care, but coordination among professionals to provide comprehensive and high-quality care is perceived to be inadequate. Opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills important for interprofessional collaboration in the context of geriatric care are limited, particularly for thos...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an in-service, short-term training program in improving the attitudes toward, and readiness and activities for collaboration among community health workers (CHWs) in a primary care setting in the Philippines. A randomized controlled trial was adopted dividing participants into an intervent...

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infection is a significant public health issue in both developed and developing countries. This study was performed to assess the knowledge and practices of infection prevention and control (IPC) of nurses working in a Saudi hospital, and to examine their associations with the nurses' sociodemographic characteri...

Background There is a dearth of information about the influence of sources of domestic water and malaria infection in endemic regions such as Tanzania. This study examined geospatial variability and association between the source of domestic water and the malaria prevalence in Tanzania. Methods Data of 2017 Tanzania Malaria Indicator Survey was us...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high‐resolution tomographic imaging technique that uses optical interference. OCT has enabled the non‐invasive three‐dimensional analysis of individual acrosyringia in the stratum corneum in human skin. However, no report on the measurement of sweating by OCT using clinical data from humans has been published...

Background: NUAK2 is a critical gene that participates in the carcinogenesis of various types of cancers including melanomas. However, the expression patterns of NUAK2 in normal skin and in various types of skin tumors have not been fully elucidated to date. Objectives: To elucidate the distribution and localization of NUAK2 expression in normal s...

Objective: To identify the patterns of tuberculosis (TB) notification rates in Phnom Penh and examine their relationships with the population density, socioeconomic, residential and occupational characteristics. Methods: The numbers of total TB and smear-positive pulmonary TB cases reported between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012 in Phnom Pen...

Background: There is a paucity of research on knowledge/attitudes regarding the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoking (SHS) among women. The relationship between exposure to SHS, socioeconomic status (SES) and knowledge/attitudes regarding the risks of SHS has often been ignored. We therefore aimed to examine (1) whether SES and exposure to SH...

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of research on knowledge/attitudes regarding the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoking (SHS) among women. The relationship between exposure to SHS, socioeconomic status (SES) and knowledge/attitudes regarding the risks of SHS has often been ignored. We therefore aimed to examine (1) whether SES and exposure to SHS...

OBJECTIVES: To examine: 1) whether exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home is associated with symptoms of self-reported illness among mother-child pairs (MCPs); and 2) the relationship between low socio-economic status and SHS exposure and the role these play as obstacles to the reduction of risk of illness in MCPs. METHOD: A cross-sectional st...

Abstract Background The mental well-being of adolescents is a crucial issue affecting lives of both adults and young people. Bullying and mental health problems are important factors that can have a negative impact on the mental well-being of adolescents. Public awareness of mental health problems among adolescents is rapidly growing in Vietnam. Ho...

Objective: This study examined the change in physical activity status and patterns and their associations with urban and rural residence and employment status in Mongolia. Methods: We analyzed data from 7,738 adults aged from 20 to 64 years (n = 2,877 and 4,861 for 2005 and 2013, respectively) from the Mongolian STEPS Survey on the Prevalence of No...

Objective: This study examined the associations between the adequacy of childcare provided by adult caretakers and childhood undernutrition in rural Yemen, independent of household wealth and food consumption. Methods: We analyzed data of 3,549 children under the age of 5 years living in rural areas of Yemen based on the 2013 Yemen Baseline Survey...

Objective: To explore the association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic undernutrition, anaemia and the coexistence of anaemia and undernutrition among women of reproductive age. Design: The 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, conducted from 8 July to 27 December 2011. Setting: Selected urban and r...

This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the knowledge and perceptions about epilepsy and the attitudes toward people with epilepsy (PWEs) among university students in Yemen. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 1155 students. Approximately 23% thought that epilepsy is a form of insanity, and 18% thought that it is a form of menta...

Objective: The study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and associated factors of hepatitis B and C viral infection among barbers in Sana'a city, Yemen. Methods: Cross-sectional survey was carried out among males' barbers who were practicing hair cutting/shaving for males' customer only in Sana'a city, Yemen from Nov. 2011 to Oct 2012. M...