Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic review and meta …

M Al-Wardat, M Etoom, KA Almhdawi, Z Hawamdeh… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To systematically estimate the overall prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults across the Middle East and North Africa …

Prevalence and risk factors of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in the Saudi population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AH Aljadani, TS Alshammari, RI Sadaqir… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) in Saudi Arabia. Methods: Observational studies (case–control, cohort, and …

Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter population-based study

S AlEnazi, R AlAjlan, H AlKhalaf… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Childhood obesity has increased in Saudi Arabia over the past few decades.
However, a representative burden of obesity remains unclear, as most studies had relied on …

[HTML][HTML] The shifting patterns of childhood obesity: Insights from national school screening data

A Alhamed, A Al-Zeer, F Alsaawi, A Alshaikh… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recent reports indicated an increasing prevalence of obesity among children
and adolescents in Saudi Arabia, making it an impending national epidemic. However …

The Burden of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990 to 2019

S Safiri, SE Mousavi, SA Nejadghaderi… - Journal of Attention …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To report the burden of ADHD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
from 1990 to 2019. Methods: Publicly available data on the burden of ADHD were retrieved …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review of school-based lifestyle interventions to reduce childhood obesity in the eastern Mediterranean region

IJ Abdulwahab, NA Alzahrani, JH Khouja - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
Childhood obesity prevalence has increased worldwide and substantially in the 22 countries
of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). Weight-related interventions are urgently …

School Dental Services Theoretical Model-Based on Geographic Information System in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia

A Aqeeli, AT Alsharif, M Tennant, E Kruger - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study aimed to design a geographic theoretical model for school dental services (SDS)
in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia (SA), using a geographic information system (GIS). The location …

School-based hearing screening of first-grade students in Saudi Arabia: A pilot study

NI Alothman, AA Alanazi - South African Journal of Communication …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Background Hearing loss in children is a global concern. Early identification and
intervention are critical for minimising the adverse effects of hearing loss. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Dental Abnormalities, Soft Tissue Pathologies and Occlusion Disorders in Patients with High BMI: A Cross-sectional Study

AA Ashour, AA Alqarni - Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and oral disorders remains
unclear. This study examined the prevalence and types of dental abnormalities and oral …

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Research in Saudi Arabia: Current Status, Gaps, and the Future Needs

EE Eltyeb - Hail Journal of Health Sciences, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder in
children and adolescents, with estimated prevalence rates varying by the environment …