Ertwaa Alamri1, Noor Alsaadi1, Manar Alghamdi1, Hasnaa Gheliwi1, Amirah Alsulami1, Ranen Mesh1, Ameera Bukhari2, Mohammad Binhussein3, Amer Khojah4*
1 College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
2 College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
Volume: Special Issue | Pages: 24-28| April 2025|https://doi.org/10.54940/ms85907633 | PDF
Received:17/01/2022 |Accepted:22/06/2022
*Corresponding Author:amkhojah@uqu.edu.sa
Abstract
Background: Mother-child relationships are built on the foundation of their interactions through-out the postnatal period. If it compromised in premature infants will results in sub-stantial maternal anxiety and/or depression. We investigated the degree of mater-nal anxiety during retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) examinations..
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers who visited the Maternity and Children, Al-Habib Hospital and Qassim University Hospital. The mothers completed a self-completion survey. The survey included questions about the child’s appearance at examination, sociodemographic characteristics, the child’s condition from the treating consultant, and maternal anxiety using a Visual Ana-logue Scale. .
Results:Of 481 mothers, 33.7% were aged over 35 years, and 40.5% were bachelor’s degree holders. Approximately 44.5% mothers attended ROP clinical examinations for the first time. Approximately 69.2%, 25.8%, and 3.1% reported severe, moderate, and mild anxiety, respectively. Increasing age was more associated with the risk for se-vere anxiety. However, mothers who received complete information.
Conclusion:Mothers who attended ROP examinations demonstrated severe anxiety. Increasing age was the independent risk factor, whereas receiving complete information about their child’s condition was the protective factor. Psychological support is beneficial for mothers experiencing a high degree of anxiety during ROP examinations
Keywords
Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Mak-kah
How to Cite
Alamri, E. Alsaadi,N. Alghamdi, M. Gheliwi, H. Alsulami, A. Mesh, R. Bukhari,A. Binhussein,M. Khojah,A. (2025). The Prevalence of Obesity Among High School Female Students in Mak-kah City , Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Sciences, 10(2), 24-28.https://doi.org/10.54940/ms85907633
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