Volume 24, Issue 103, May - June, 2020

Assessment of school-based health care facilities amongst female schools in Hail, Saudi Arabia

Taghreed Abdullah Alenezi¹, Hamoud Alshammari², Marwa Mohamed Abdelsamed³, Ibrahim Ginawi⁴, Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui^5♦, Junaid Amin⁶, Freah Alshammary⁵

¹Family Medicine, Ministry of Health, Hai’l, Saudi Arabia
²Health Services Management, College of public health & healthinformaticsUniversity of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
³Public Health Consultant, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
⁴General Directorate of Public Health Hail, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
⁵Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of dentistry, University of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
⁶Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health, College of Dentistry, University of Hai’l, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Email: ammarqta2002@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: The school-based health services are an effective initiative ensuring better health in the society commencing it right from the students. Objective: The aim of the study was to report the quality and adequacy of available health services and resources for female students at schools. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among female schools of Hail, Saudi Arabia and health advisors (n=101) were approached based on snowball sampling technique. The data record form was used to collect the study data about the availability of healthcare facilities and services. Results: Among101 schools, 85.1% have established clinics. Between these schools 48.8% had the availability of first aid kits, 92.1 % clinics were giving pharmacy services, 69.3 % had a protocol for hospital referral, and 72.3% have ambulance call protocols. A regular health education program was offered in 76.2%, a regular physical examination was conducted by 74.3 % and 91.1% had a registry for chronic diseases or disabilities. Conclusion: The school-based health care services are a part of the Saudi healthcare system. The study demonstrated that most of the schools were well equipped with healthcare facilities.

Keywords: Adolescent Health, Saudi Arabia, School-based health centers, School health

Medical Science, 2020, 24(103), 1606-1613

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