UNASSIGNED: This study was a cross-sectional survey, which was conducted at primary healthcare centers in Prince Sultan Military Medical City covering Riyadh region from October 2022 to January 2023. The study used a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from attendees aged 18 years and older, focusing on the utilization of eight preventive services (blood glucose testing, blood pressure measurement, cholesterol testing, screening for breast cancer, screening for cervical cancer, screening for colorectal cancer, screening for prostate cancer, and flu and pneumococcal vaccines). Descriptive statistics of the study were reported in frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test was used to assess association between outcome variables.
UNASSIGNED: Participants were mostly married and had a higher educational degree. However, a considerable number is not accessing primary healthcare services regularly. The results showed that the rate of utilizing preventive services was as follows: blood pressure screening (91%), blood glucose testing (72%), cholesterol testing (65.8%), vaccination utilization (39.5%), breast cancer screening (8%), prostate cancer screening (4.6%), colon cancer screening (4.2%), and least utilized was cervical cancer screening with frequency of (3%).
UNASSIGNED: The results underscore the importance of increasing awareness and accessibility of primary healthcare services to promote better health outcomes in the region.
■这项研究是一项横断面调查,该项目于2022年10月至2023年1月在利雅得地区的苏丹王子军事医学城的初级保健中心进行。这项研究使用了一份自我管理的问卷,从18岁及以上的参与者那里收集数据,重点利用八项预防性服务(血糖检测,血压测量,胆固醇测试,乳腺癌筛查,宫颈癌筛查,大肠癌筛查,前列腺癌筛查,以及流感和肺炎球菌疫苗)。该研究的描述性统计以频率和百分比报告。使用卡方检验来评估结果变量之间的关联。
■参与者大多已婚,学历较高。然而,相当多的人没有定期获得初级保健服务。结果显示,预防性服务的使用率如下:血压筛查(91%),血糖检测(72%),胆固醇检测(65.8%),疫苗接种利用率(39.5%),乳腺癌筛查(8%),前列腺癌筛查(4.6%),结肠癌筛查(4.2%),使用最少的是宫颈癌筛查,频率为(3%)。
■结果强调了提高对初级卫生保健服务的认识和可及性以促进该地区更好的卫生结果的重要性。