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) 1658-7820 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.
2026, Vol: 10, Issue: 3
IJMDC. Year: 2026, Volume: 10 Original Article- Knowledge and attitudes towards diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetic patients
Abdulaziz M. Alghuthaymi, Abdulmalik A. Almuawi, Saud A. Aldhabaan, Abdullah Al Helali, Turki S. Alqarni, Abdullah H. Hajlaa, Nawaf K. Kadsah, Abdulrahim S. Alamri, Aladham A. Raeedi, Khalid F. Almuawi, Saif I. Almuawi, Malik M. Alamri, Moath M. Alshahrani
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 869-876
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Original Article- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of voluntary blood donation: exploring AI’s role in promoting awareness and participation in Makkah
Khalid Basamih, Nawaf Alkhuzaee, Salman Alfahmi, Nawaf Aljabri, Amin Qusti, Abdullah Alnajjar, Jaber Althubaity, Abdullah Aldawsari, Sultan Alqurashi, Nada Bajuaifer
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 877-887
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Original Article- Association between lifestyle factors and the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome in Al-Baha City: a cross-sectional study
Sadeem Ali S. Alamri, Reem Mesra A. Alghamdi, Adwa Abdullah M. Alzahrani, Omar M. Sabri Mousa, Futun Attiah M. Alshanini, Sarah Safar I. Alzahrani, Lamees Khalid I. Alzahrani, Ramy Hassan Agwa, Warda Othman Saad
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 888-897
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Original Article- Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, perception, and satisfaction regarding telemedicine in Saudi Arabia: a comparative study
Rehab Mohammed, Intessar Sultan, Ghosoun Habib, Afnan Ahmed Jarwali, Bushra Salman Alharbi, Omar Adnan Issa, Manar Mohammed Bin Asslah, Deema Mohammed Taweel, Amani Khalid Alrefaei
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 898-906
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Original Article- Knowledge and perception of food handlers regarding personal and food hygiene preventive measures in Al-Ardha City, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
Abdul-rahman Sherifi, Jaber Alshahrani, Talal Alraqabi, Abdulmajeed Almusma, Abdulelah Jahlan, Mohammed Alfayaa, Ali Alshahrani, Jaser Alshahrani, Salman Asiri, Ahmed Almayyah
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 907-913
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Original Article- Perceptions and practices toward eye injuries first aid among the general population in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia
Mahadi Abdellatif Bashir, Sara Mahfoud Alghamdi, Sarah Ibrahim Alghamdi, Hanin Ayed Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Suwayyid Alghamdi, Hajir Tariq Alzahrani, Fadi Ahmed Alzahrani, Wajd Saud Alghamdi, Hassan Mahfouz Alghamdi
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 914-921
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Review Article- Effectiveness of antidepressant medications on improving sleep disorders in mental health patients: a systematic review
Tameem Alhomaid, Omar Zayed Alshammari, Fai Sulaiman Almarwani, Bashayer Ali Mureh, Ali Abdulrahman Alarfaj, Aysha Yahya Alhifthi, Abdulgader Abdulaziz Mira, Yusra Yahya Alsharif, Abdullah Mohammad Aljammaz, Sireen Omar Takrouni
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 922-933
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Review Article- Emotional and mental development of children post cochlear implant: systematic review
Tameem Abdulaziz Alhomaid, Baan Alzuhair, Dana Aleidan, Joud Almohrij, Lina Alshabanah, Nour Alswailem
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 934-943
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Review Article- Phenotypic characterization and cancer risk related to homozygous and heterozygous mutations in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene
Maysaa Ahmad Mohammed, Samar N. Ekram, Ohoud Alosaime, Mohammad Fahad Salih Alsharif, Reem Mazeed Alharthey, Huda Mustafh Alhawsawi, Hana Mustafa Ibrahem Alhawsawi, Hadyah Abdalhadi Mansour, Mohammed Aali Alayli, Alsharif Turki Abdullah, Hassan Jaber Quhal
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 944-949
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Review Article- Safety and efficacy of ferric carboxymaltose for iron deficiency anemia in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Khaled Ali Alenazi, Shahad Adel Alhemaid, Danah Zaki Al Abbas, Ali Ayad Alobaidi, Meshari Khalaf Alghuraibi, Rana Alqarni, Shahad Hammad, Reham F. Aldirhami, Norah Abdullah Alharthi, Mohamed Hammed Alyoubi, Ameen Alyoubi, Leena Almobty
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 950-968
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Review Article- Efficacy and safety of ciprofol versus propofol for sedation in hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Azzam Ahmad Alghamdi, Taif Khaled Hakami, Roa’a Abdu Jubran, Mohamed Youssry Fawzy Youssef, Shahd Ali Halwani, Abdulaziz Fahad Mohammed Alhasani, Ghala Fahad Alzahrani, Zainab Fadhel Alshulah, Shahad Bader Alaql, Mostafa Habeeb Alhodibi
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 969-977
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Review Article- Efficacy of liberal oxygenation in critically ill ICU patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abdulsalam Aleid, Razan Bajafar, Basel Alghamdy, Waseem Jadoh, Turki Alomar, Jerayed Aljerayed, Ghaida Mohammed Alghamdi, Muhammad Adel Almahdi, Ayman Kharaba
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 978-991
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Review Article- Efficacy of honey in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lama Alsubhi, Manar Alqahtani, Anas Alshamrani, Fatimah Alzaid, Wateen Alanazy, Ghada Alshehri, Afnan Obaid Alsulami, Abdulaziz Jameel Saud Alotaibi, Abdullah Salah Aldeen Alsawwaf, Saja Mohammed S. Alghamdi, Deemah Attar, Ola Alkhars
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 992-1000
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Review Article- Safety and efficacy of ropivacaine for anesthesia in phacoemulsification cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Badriah Almotiri, Alanood Mariq, Norah Alharbi, Abdulrahim Asiri, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Ghaida Alghamdi, Amal Aljuhani, Mohammed Sami Buhaimed, Hadeel Abdulrahman Aljoufi, Jood Majed Bamunef, Mohammad Barnawi
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1001-1008
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Review Article- Hypertension and the increased risk of breast cancer
Thana’a Ali Alrashed, Khalil Ibrahim Bo Grain, Arwa Mohammed Ttri, Ariam Majed Almsari, Batool Saleh Alibrahim, Shoug Hussain Alghanim, Wejood Dheya Alshakhouri, Ftoon Omar Alsuhaibani, Kawthar S. Alherz, Zainab S. Alherz
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1009-1018
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Review Article- Clinical outcomes and management strategies for multi-system trauma including maxillofacial, neck, chest, and pelvic injuries in the emergency department
Mazi Mohammed Alanazi, Mohammed Khalil Abutaima, Nawaf Sami Althobaiti, Naif Fahad D Alharbi, Abdullah Salem A Alshehri, Ali Saeed Albashrawi, Renad Abdussalam Alshehri, Zahra Shaker Alkhawaja, Ara Rami Allinjawi, Bassam Mohammed Alnaimi
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1019-1025
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Review Article- Recurrent pregnancy loss and antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review of novel autoantibodies and immunological pathways
yousef Mohammed Elamin Ali Mohammed, Nora Alhussein Ali Almonawar, Mohammed Fareed A Alasmari, Abdulaziz Awad Alqarni, Mohammed Saeed Algadmi, Faisal Ali M. Alshahrani, Maha Saeed Alzahrani, Aisha Mofareh Almarir, Naif Ahmed Alasiri, Lama Khalid Alnahdi, Amal Mohammad Alahmari, Ali Yahya Alshehri
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1026-1035
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Review Article- A linking lungs and heart: a systematic review and meta-analysis on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure coexistence
Hanan Almehmadi, Ahlam Alqarni, Jood Aljohni, Anwaarr Banjabi, Maya Damnhouri, Marwa Mohammed Fathi
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1036-1039
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Review Article- Perioperative safety and oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive versus open thymectomy for large thymomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rana Ali Alshehri, Mahdi Yahya Alzamanan, Deem Ibrahim Alnowaiser, Khaled Ali Alsubhi Alharbi, Abdulaziz Hazim Moria, Fatmah Abdulkadir Nur Hassan, Reem Fahad Alharbi, Hesham Rizk
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1040-1049
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Review Article- Online gaming and student sleep and well-being: a narrative review of timing, duration, and problematic gaming
Rakan Badar Alotaibi, Feras Theeb Alkahtani, Adnan Mahmood Usmani
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1050-1059
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Case Report- Management of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with postoperative complications: a case report
Sarrah Awad Khalaf Alshammari, Khaled Mohammed Alqahtani, Abdulkreem Abdulaziz Alnasser, Shakir Ali Bakkari, Saeed Rashid Alzubide
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1060-1062
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Case Report- Tadalafil-associated central serous chorioretinopathy: a case report and review of the literature
Abdulelah T. Binyamin, Abdulaziz S. Alrashid, Waleed Talib Batais, Jumanah Mohammed Tirksstani, Abdullah S. Alqahtani
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1063-1066
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Case Report- Atypical Marcus Gunn jaw-winking syndrome with non-volitional triggers associated with ipsilateral unilateral choanal atresia: an ophthalmic case report
Renad Musaed Alhussein, Abdullah Alrushud, Rimah Fahad Alsalem
IJMDC. 2026; 10(3): 1067-1069
» Abstract » PDF» doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1767802267
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