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: 4
IJMDC. Year: 2024, Volume: 8 Original Article- Quality assessment of diabetic care in Armed Force Hospital Southern region
Hamad Mahdi AlQahtani, Abdulrahman Abdullah AlQahtani, Mohammad Ahmed AlQahtani, Abdulkareem Fahad Al Bahis, Faisal Mubarak Alshahrani, Mohammad Yahia Alqahtani, Saeed Mohammad Alshahrani
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1064-1069
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Original Article- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of physical activity among patients with diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Feras Naji Albalawi, Nura Saad Almutairi, Mohammed Tamosh Aldhafiri, Abdulaziz Jarallah Alshamari, Abdulaziz Saeed Almusaad, Norah Abdullah Alanazi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1670-1675
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Original Article- Incidence, clinical course, and perioperative outcomes of appendicitis in obese: a retrospective study
Muhanna Abdullah Alhusayni, Osama Ahmed Aljuhani, Majed Marzouq Alqthami, Abdulrahman Rajeh Albogami, Abdullah Dhaifallah Alotaibi, Tamer Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohammad Eid Mahmoud Mahfouz
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1676-1684
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Original Article- Awareness, knowledge, and attitude about shaken baby syndrome among parents in Qassim Region: a cross-sectional study
Fai Nasser Aldakheel, Haifa Nasser Alsaleem, Raghad Abdullah Almuhaisni, Shoug Saleh Alnasyan, Ghaida Abdullah Albattah, Ibrahim Alrashidi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1685-1691
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Original Article- Prevalence of peptic ulcer among medical students in Saudi Arabia
Medhat Taha, Maryam Atyah, Manal Almasary, Hanin Bamahdi, Lama A. Alharbi
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1692-1701
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Original Article- Women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward menopause and hormone replacement therapy in Saudi Arabia
Taghreed Hamza Basri, Noof Mohammad Alharbi, Rawan Shaya Almohammed, Njoud Khaled Alkhaldi, Maryam Jafar Alhashim, Lulwah Saud Alkhuraisi, Raghad Hamd Almithn, Ahood Ahmad Mahjari
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1702-1712
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Original Article- Knowledge and practice of hypertensive patients toward prevention and early detection of chronic kidney disease and associated factors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulmalik Aloriney, Rayan Ahmed Alghamdi, Abdullah Mohammed Jailan, Mohammad Fahad Alhinti, Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Aljaser
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1713-1720
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Original Article- Impact of anesthesia handover on postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting among adults undergoing general anesthesia
Mohammed Aljahdali, Hamad Saadi Alshammari, Hamad Alfaris, Abdulaziz Allhybi, Faisal Sunaid Almuzaini, Mohmed Farj Alshmri
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1721-1729
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Original Article- Prevalence of headache in pregnancy among women in Central region, Saudi Arabia
samer Ahmed Adwani, Faisal Suliman Alkahmus, Mohammed Suliman Alkahmus, Hasna Sulaiman Alkahmous, Abeer Suliman Alkahmus, Raghad Suliman Alkahmus
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1730-1735
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Original Article- The prevalence of burnout among medical students at Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Ali H. S. Alzahrani, Nawaf Saleh A. Althobaiti, Abdullah A. Althobaiti, Lujain H. Althobaiti, Lama A. Alzhrani, Ghaida Ali E. Althobaiti, Naif H. Alsufyani
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1736-1742
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Original Article- Generalized anxiety disorder among patients attending primary health care at security forces hospital, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Bandar Aldosari, Essam Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Alqahtani
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1743-1749
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Original Article- General public awareness and knowledge of neck maneuvers complications in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Sami Almalki, Manar Sami Almaghnem, Shaykhah Sultan Alkulaib, Rana Fuad Alhafith
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1750-1756
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Original Article- Smartphone addiction and its implications on psychosocial well-being in Saudi school-age children
Abdulrahman Sulaiman Almuzaini, Abdulaziz Sultan Almutairi, Sarah Khalid Aljumah, Reema Suliman Alobaishi, Zahraa Ali Alwayel, Turki Moshabab Alqahtani, Jalilah Abdulmohsen Aljumiah, Malik Almalki
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1757-1762
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Original Article- Potential drug-drug interactions between discharge medication from the emergency department and home medication in tertiary hospital
Maram Jaboua, Mohammad Basyouni, Fadwa Alharbi, Lojain Sedyou, Aseel Alzahrani
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1763-1775
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Review Article- Optic neuritis: a review of diagnostic imaging modalities and effective management approaches
Yazeed Fahad Alshahrani, Abdullah Jallwi Korkoman, Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Mohammed F. Alshehri, Fahad Saud Alremthi, Mohammed F. Alshahrani
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1776-1780
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Review Article- The role of low-molecular-weight heparin on recurrent abortion: a review
Taraji Saeed Alrehaili, Mohamed Abdulrahman Alnajjar, Mohammed Saeed Alrehaili, Abdulellah Ismail Alqurashi, Muhammad Essam Aldabbagh
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1781-1785
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Review Article- Gliptins and acute pancreatitis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a review
Fahad Hassan Alami Hakami
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1786-1792
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Review Article- Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia in Saudi Arabia: a review of incidence rates and risk factors
Ehab S. Alameer
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1793-1799
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Review Article- Natalizumab intake during pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis of current evidence
Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Malki, Alaa Saleh Albrakaty Alsharif, Khlood Fayez Aburaya, Sheema Iqbal Cheema, Ashwaq Khader Alharthi, Abeer Awadh Althobaiti
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1800-1806
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Case Report- Retrorectal tailgut cyst: a case report
Abdullah Asaad Kateb, Ghadir Hamzah Badr
IJMDC. 2024; 8(4): 1807-1812
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