Setting the scene for an ARI control programme: is it worthwhile in Saudi Arabia?
(East. Mediterr. health j).
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ABSTRACT
Baseline data on acute respiratory infections [ARI] were collected by a survey questionnaire distributed to physicians of 10% of the health centres randomly selected from each of the five provinces of Saudi Arabia. The physicians estimated that ARI was the cause of sickness in 50% of ill children < 5 years in 1995. None of the physicians had had any training in ARI and they were not aware of any national protocol or programme. Physicians' responses indicated an over-use of antibiotics and diagnostic procedures. A national protocol for diagnosis and treatment of ARI has been prepared and distributed and leaders of primary health care and 55 national trainers have been trained
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Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Competencia Clínica
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Educación Médica Continua
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
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En
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Año:
1999