Ehab Abdelhalim Abo Ali

Batterjee Medical College · Department of Community Medicine

Background: Robotic surgery comprises surgical procedures performed via robotic assistance. Recently, 75% more surgical robotic systems were installed in the United States’ hospitals. Saudi Arabia was the first regionally to introduce robotic surgery in 2003. Our study aims to compare and assess medical students’ knowledge and attitude on robotic s...

Excessive smartphone use leads to several physical and psychological disorders, particularly among young adults. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the associated factors of problematic smartphone use (PSU) among health sciences students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During the 2019 academic year, a cross-sectional analytic study randoml...

Objectives: Voluntary testing (VT) plays a crucial role in the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The present study investigated the perceptions and utilization of VT services for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia. Methods: In total, 3,510 adult participants from all provinces of Saudi Arabia w...

Purpose: To assess mental well-being (MW), self-efficacy (SE), and their predictors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study recruited 1046 HCWs by cluster random sampling technique. Socio-demographic, health, and occupational characteristics were collected for all pa...

Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated consequences can trigger feelings of fear, concern, and anxiety among the population, leading to unfavorable consequences on mental health. This study aimed to assess fear of COVID-19 and stress-relieving practices among social media users in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cros...

Background & Objective(s): Workplace violence, an occupational hazard in the healthcare setting, can lead to a variety of adverse consequences for its victims, including physical and psychological ones. It can also bring job strain, job dissatisfaction, and job turnover for health workers. Further, it has also been found that workplace violence inf...

HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among health care professionals is one of the most important factors of this disease expansion. This study aimed to assess the stigmatized attitude among health care providers toward people living with HIV (PLHIV) at Tanta University Hospitals. The study is a cross-sectional survey. Data was gathered from...

Abstract BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency worldwide that causes a spectrum of diseases including neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute and chronic hemolysis after exposure to an oxidative stress. AIM OF THE WORK: This five years retrospective study was carried out to study the demogra...

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency worldwide that causes a spectrum of diseases including neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute and chronic hemolysis after exposure to an oxidative stress. Aim of the work: This five years retrospective study was carried out to study the demographic,...

Abstract Background: In the Middle East, masturbation is one of the most sensitive and uncomfortable topics to discuss. It is a stigmatized sexual behavior, which is publicly referred to as the secret habit. Methods: A cross sectional study, recruited 484 male medical students using a predesigned questionnaire for data collection. Results: The fir...

Background Nonadherence to diet regimens is a major cause of treatment failure in the field of obesity management. It varies according to the study design and the type of intervention. In weight loss clinical trials, nonadherence rates range from 10 to 80%. Strategies to reduce dropout rates rely on precise identification of factors leading to prem...

Water-borne diseases have been estimated to cause more than two million deaths and four billion cases of diarrhoea annually. Water-borne pathogenic organisms include bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Heavy metal contamination of water is also a potential threat to human health. This study aimed to detect contamination of potable water with protozoal...

Background: Sexual harassment against nurses is a major workplace problem causing adverse psychological effects and may affect the occupational performance of the nurses. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of this problem, and its characteristics and consequences among the nursing staff in Tanta University Hospitals, Gharbeia Governorate, Eg...

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a medical disorder that predisposes to cardiovascular diseases. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common finding in patients with metabolic syndrome. Aim: To assess the presence of EDS among subjects with metabolic syndrome and to find its correlations with apnea hypopnea index (AHI), Hamilton depression rati...