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Somatic Symptom Disorder among medical students in Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Reda Goweda, Marwan Adel Alshinawi, Basim Mazin Janbi, Umar Yousuf Muhammad Idrees, Raed Mohammed Babukur, Hassan Ali Alhazmi, Hani Aiash
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525030

Evaluation of knowledge and practice of primary health care physicians regarding medication prescribing during pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2021
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Reham O. Alzahrani, Reem M. Alqahtani, Shada M. Alharbi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525031

The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy among women attending antenatal primary care clinics in Qatar
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Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Shajitha Thekke Veettil, Hanan Khudhadad, Nazmul Islam
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525033

Covid-19 in the Region

Postgraduate Hybrid E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Real Experience for Replication
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Eman I. Elmeshmeshy, Marwa Mostafa, Rehab M. Sabry, Radwa M. Elsayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525034

Resilience and Coping Self-Efficacy among Family Medicine Residents in times of COVID-19 pandemic: Interplay and contribution of sociodemographic, professional, lifestyle and health-related factors
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Najwa F. Aljehani, Sara Kayal, Abdulrahman M. Albeshry, Majdy M. Qutub
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525036

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Knowledge, attitude and practice among mothers toward home head trauma management in Riyadh, 2020-2021: A cross sectional study
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Deema Ibrahim Altamimi, Afnan Saleh Bamajboor, Ashwaq Ali Asiri, Yasmeen Majid Almustafa
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525041

Total hip replacement in active elderly patients with femur neck fracture, Aden, Yemen
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Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525041

Assessment of Patient Safety Culture in Abu Arish General Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Ali Essa Tawhari, Maged El-Setouhy, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai, Ahmed Yahia Abdaly, Abdullah Abdo Holal, Abdulaziz Mohamed Humedi, Ahmad Alhassan Mokli, Abdulmajeed Ahmed Dayili, Abdulrahman Beshi Hakami
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525043

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A case of ectopic pregnancy
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Ban Alobaidi, Russal Waseem Mohamad, Mohammed Al-Allak
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525044

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Evaluation and assessment of male infertility in Primary care; A review
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Russal Waseem Mohamad, Ban Alobaidi, Sinan Jabbar
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May 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 5

Evaluation of knowledge and practice of primary health care physicians regarding medication prescribing during pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2021

Corresponding author
Dr. Reham O. Alzahrani
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Tel.: 00966538381707
Email: Rehamalza@hotmail.com

Received: March 2022 Accepted: April 2022; Published: May 1, 2022. Citation: Reham O. Alzahrani et al. Evaluation of knowledge and practice of primary health care physicians regarding medication prescribing during pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2021. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(5): 12-24. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525031

Abstract

Background: Despite adequate guidelines that support medication prescribing during pregnancy, primary health care physicians’ practice in Saudi Arabia is still not assessed.

Objectives: to assess knowledge and practice of physicians towards medication prescription during pregnancy and to determine obstacles in prescribing medications.

Methods: Across-sectional study was done on of 168 PHC physicians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was distributed to physicians online, including questions about their knowledge about medication prescribing (categories), reading sources, and practice.

Results: 78.6% of PHC physicians faced obstacles in prescribing medication for pregnant women, where lack of time to read limited information about patient and treatment and pregnant women education level were the most common obstacles found. Amoxicillin (86.9%), Levothyroxine (75.6%), Methyldopa (73.8%), Calcium carbonate (71.4%), Nasal fluticasone (57.1%), and Penicillin G were the most commonly reported medications as being safe during pregnancy by participants (56.5%). Doxycycline (64.9%), methotrexate (63.7%), warfarin (54.2%), and statins were the most commonly reported unsafe medications. Participants aged 25-35 years had a significantly higher percentage of facing a lack of time to read as an obstacle in prescribing medication for pregnant women, whereas GPs had a significantly higher percentage of facing obstacles, such as the level of education of pregnant women, a lack of privacy in a PHC, and a lack of pregnancy education.

Conclusion: There is insufficient awareness and practice of PHC physicians regarding medication prescribing during pregnancy. It is necessary to raise their awareness about the FDA guidelines.

Keywords: knowledge, practice, PHC, medication, pregnancy, Jeddah







 


 

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