International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries (IJMDC) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published for health care professionals.
The journal is accredited by the Ministry of Culture and Media, Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية - وزارة الثقافة والإعلام . The journal has an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) registered via King Fahad National Library, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Our mission is to provide relevant, useful, and up-to-date medical information to help healthcare providers solve clinical problems and improve patient care. With contributions from physicians, dentists, medical students and researchers from around the world, IJMDC provides a platform for the recent developments across many medicine and dentistry specialties, particularly from the developing world.
Each issue contains original research, academic review articles, health outcomes articles, case reports and basic research to assist health care professionals in making decisions by including the latest techniques and treatment options for treating their patients.
More than 9 authors (students/interns) are not acceptable until there is a special justification. For the articles authored by students/interns, they must include their research supervisor or consultant as co-author (9 students + 1 Supervisor/Consultant/Prof). Please see our Guide for Authors for more details.
2024, Vol: 8, Issue: 3
IJMDC. Year: 2024, Volume: 8 Original Article- Knowledge, attitude and practice towards foot care in adult diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia
Alhassan Almaghrabi, Muhannad Moawad Almutairi, Tariq Mohammed Alharbi, Abdullah Kiffah Qureshey , Hussain Atif Alkhlaqi , Reem Abdulkhaliq Alghamdi, Abdulaziz Ahmed Munshi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 951-960
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Original Article- Assessment of public awareness about Semaglutide (Ozempic) use, safety, and adverse drug reaction in Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Mofareh Alshehri, Anas Saeed Almalki, Majed Mohammed Althomali, Nawaf Abed Altowarqi, Hassan Saleh Almalki, Ayman Abdelbaky Atalla
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 961-967
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Original Article- Knowledge, attitude, and practice around breast cancer and mammography screening among women in Qassim region during 2023-2024
Ali Abdulaziz Albweady, Abdulhamid Mohammed Alfayyadh, Jana Mohammed Alfayyadh, Amjad Ibrahim Alrasheed, Lamis Ibrahim Alsulmi, Areen Mohammad Alhemedy, Shahad Saleh Aladwan
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 968-977
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Original Article- Prevalence of Burnout among Postgraduate Medical Trainees, and Associated Potential Factors With Burnout, At Security Forces Hospital (SFH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Eyas AlHamad
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 978-989
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Original Article- Thyroid nodules and the risk of cancer based on fine-needle aspiration using Bethesda classification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fahad Alsabaan, Abdulrahman F. Alotaibi, Mohammed A. Alshehri, Manea Mohammed Alahmari
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 990-995
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Original Article- Public awareness of DEXA-scan in detecting osteoporosis A Cross-Sectional Study
Mustafa N.R. Al_Rawi, Abdulaziz M Saati, Mohammad G Alhaidari, Sultan S AlAli, Mishal A. Abu Melha, Faisal A Alqarni, Abdulrahman A Alfryyan
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 996-1002
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Original Article- Use, beliefs, and attitude towards the use of complementary and alternative medicine in a sample among medical students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study
Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Faisal Shaya Alqahtani, Turki Sulaiman Algannas, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alomar, Muhamad Muslim Aljurfi, Saud Ahmed Almudarra, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alnayil, Suha Adel Alrumaih, Yazeed Bandar Alsalamah, Abdulaziz Zeyad Aljoufi, Duhaim Saad Hassan Alsubaie, Nasser Husam Nasser ALarfaj, Mohammed Ahmed Koshan
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1003-1009
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Original Article- Patients’ comprehension and satisfaction with informed consent at day surgery unit at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sulaiman A Alshammari, Suliman Ahmed Aldhalaan, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alqahtani, Ahmed Tawfik Khoja, Ghaith Uthman Alkhulayfi, Meshal Abdulaziz Aljudai
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1010-1016
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Original Article- Increasing compliance rate of administration timing of antimicrobial prophylaxis in elective surgery within four months at a 100-bed capacity hospital
Saeed F Algahtani, Tariq Almuzaini, Emad S Almalki, Bader N Asiri, Alaa Alsehemi, Hasser Waradji, Ashraf Abdelkader, Ayman Kasem, Azza Kilani, Mashael Alhowiti
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1017-1021
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Review Article- Prevalence and determinants of autism spectrum disorder in children in Saudi Arabia in comparison to developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Assaf Nahar Alsulami, Fahad Nahar Alsolami, Jabr Nahar Jabr Alsulami, Ibrahim Majed Alharbi, Nasser Faihan Alotaibi, Fahad Mudhhi Alotaibi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1022-1029
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Review Article- PCSK9 inhibitors as a new modality for treating dyslipidemia
Abdulrahman M. Alanazi, Nawaf A. Sheer, Reema A. Alassaf, Haifaa A. Abuhemid, Turki S. Algannas, Abdulaziz M. Alnayil, Abdulaziz M. Alomar
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1030-1039
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Review Article- The effects of pharmacists' counseling on patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus; a systematic review
Hussam Ahmed Kariri, Ashjan Mohammed Jatem
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1040-1046
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Review Article- Chest tube insertion versus Oxygen therapy treatment in spontaneous pneumothorax; systemic review
Mazi Mohammed Alanazi, Mohammed Ahmed Alanazi, Orjwan Badghaish, Abdulwahab Ahmad Alshehri, Wadha Abdulrazaq Z Alanazi, Moaied Mohammed Samaren, Montaha Ahmed Y Aljowaiedi, Mansour Mohammad Ibrahim Alnasser, Mohammed Muflih Alaklabi, Obay Wail Dhafar, Shomoukh Abdulrahman AlNashmi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1047-1052
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Case Report- Case series of infantile systemic hyalinosis: Suggested diagnostic criterion
Ahmad Zaher Aljijakli, Raghad Alsharef
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1053-1058
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Case Report- A novel case of yamaguchi syndrome in the Saudi population
Danah A. Albarrak, Fay Arran Alaotibi, Shahad Elyan Alenezi, Rana Ayesh Alshehri, Ihab F. Suliman
IJMDC. 2024; 8(3): 1059-1063
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