Taif University Research Articles

Assessment of knowledge regarding water birth among medical students of clinical years in College of Medicine, Taif University

Background: Water birth is a method of giving birth in a tub of warm water that has been known since the 1,800s. This research aimed to assess the awareness about water birth among Saudi medical students in clinical years. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. The respondents were (n = 235) selected by using non-probability simple random techniques. The data were collected by a pre-designed self-administered questionnaire. Results: Only 2.6%, 5.5%, and 3.8% of the students knew about the water birth method, the property of warm water, and that warm water makes the uterus hyperactive, respectively. Of the participants, 16.7% knew that water birth reduces the rate of hemorrhage, and 59.4% knew that warm water helps to increase blood circulation. Most of them (72.2%) reported that awareness about water birth should be provided to pregnant women during the antenatal period, and 55.1% thought that water birth method should be practiced in Saudi Arabia. Students with older age, males, and 5th-year students were significantly associated with information about water birth. Conclusion: There was lack of awareness about many issues related to water birth among the studied students. However, they had a positive attitude toward it. Implantation courses and workshops in medical schools about water birth should be organized in Saudi Arabia.

Prevalence of Lower Back Pain and its Relation to Stress Among Medical Students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia.

Background:Lower back pain (LBP) refers to pain in the back between the last rib and the gluteal fold. Recent psychological research indicates a relevant connection between severe pain and emotional stress. The etiology of musculoskeletal pain shown to be influenced by low social support, high job demands, and low job control.Methods:A cross-sectional study of 640 medical students in Taif University was carried out from November 2018 to April 2019. A standardized Nordic questionnaire was employed to assess musculoskeletal pain and K10 was used to assess psychological stress.Results:Our study found 33.3% of medical students reported lower back pain, 20.7% reported lower back pain 0–7 days during the last 12 months, and 18.8% reported reduction of activity due to lower back pain during the last 12 months. The mean stress score was 22.7 ± 8.8; 20.7% of students with mild stress reported lower back pain. LBP showed non-significant association to stress categories (P = 0.409).Conclusions:Our survey found no significant association between LBP and psychological stress. The three main risk factors associated with lower back pain were being a 2nd year medical student, female gender, and high working hours.

غیبوبة الحاج والأحکام الفقهیة المترتبة علیها

الحاج والأحکام الفقهية المترتبة عليها فاطمة علي فهد الأحمدي کلية الشريعة ، جامعة الطائف، المملکة العربية السعودية . البريد الإلکتروني : f-00m00-f@hotmail.com ملخص : سأتناول بين طيات هذا البحث موضوع غيبوبة الحاج و الأحکام الفقهية المترتبة عليها مبحث تمهيدي فيه: التعريف بمفردات البحث والألفاظ ذات الصلة، والتأصيل الفقهي لغيبوبة الحاج، و المبحث الأول: الحکم فيما إذا دخل المسلم في بعد وجوب الحج عليه، المبحث الثاني:الحکم في إحرام الولي أو الرفقة عن من دخل في غيبوبة، المبحث الثالث: الحکم فيما إذا طيف عمن دخل في غيبوبة، المبحث الرابع: الحکم فيما إذا وقف الحاج بعرفة و هو في الغيبوبة ومن ثم الخاتمة ويحتوي على النتائج والتوصيات. الکلمات المفتاحية: الغيبوية- الحاج- الوقوف بعرفة- وجوب الحج- إحرام الوالي- الرفقة- وقف الحاج بعرفة- المناسک- الميقات. The coma of Hajj and its jurisprudential rulings Fatima Ali Fahad Al-Ahmadi College of Sharia, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Email: f-00m00-f@hotmail.com Abstract: I will discuss among the folds of this research the topic The coma of Hajj and its jurisprudential rulings those jurisprudence judgments on it. An introductory topic in it: definition of the vocabulary of the research and the relevant terms, and the jurisprudential rooting of the coma of the pilgrim, and the first research: the ruling regarding the introduction of the pilgrim into a coma after the obligatory pilgrimage to it, the second research: the ruling on the prohibition of the guardian or companionship on the one who entered into a coma, the topic The third: the ruling regarding whether it is pleasant for someone who entered into a coma, the fourth topic: the ruling regarding the stopping of the pilgrim in Arafat and he is in a coma and then the conclusion and contains the results and that it is. Key words: coma, pilgrim coma, standing in Arafa, obligatory Hajj, entering ihram, governor, companionship, stopping Hajj, Arafa, rituals, meeqaat.

The Prevalence of Symptoms Suggestive of Common Esophageal Disorders Among Taif City Population, Taif University, College of Medicine Taif, Saudi Arabia

The Prevalence of Symptoms Suggestive of Common Esophageal Disorders Among Taif City Population, Taif University, College of Medicine Taif, Saudi Arabia

Specialty Career Choices of Interns and Dental Students in the Clinical Years at Taif University

Specialty Career Choices of Interns and Dental Students in the Clinical Years at Taif University

The prevalence of cyberchondria and the impact of social media among the students in Taif University

The prevalence of cyberchondria and the impact of social media among the students in Taif University

Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of students of health-related science colleges towards epilepsy in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Background:Epilepsy is one of the most common disorders that may be associated with negative attitudes among general populations. This may be due to poor public awareness and knowledge toward epilepsy.Aim:To assess knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of students of health-related science colleges toward epilepsy in Taif.Methods:This study was conducted in three health-related science colleges in Taif University. A questionnaire was distributed to students of these colleges.Results:More than 80% of the participants have heard or read about epilepsy. About half of them had witnessed a seizure attack. More than three quarters of the participants thought that epilepsy is a neurological disease. In total 97% of the participants stated that convulsions are the main manifestations of epilepsy. In total 77.7% of the participants selected the medical treatment and follow-up as the most effective treatment of epilepsy. More than three quarters of the participants agreed with that epileptic woman can get married and have children. About 90% agreed to work with epileptic persons and become a close friend of them. About half of the participants believed that the equal job opportunity for epileptic and normal persons should be practiced.Conclusion:The knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of students of health-related science colleges toward epilepsy in Taif were acceptable regarding to this study. However, the negative attitudes and misconceptions still exist. Further studies are needed to determine methods of overcoming these negative attitudes and misconceptions.

Medical Students’ knowledge, attitude towards hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and donation behaviour at Taif university

Medical Students’ knowledge, attitude towards hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and donation behaviour at Taif university

Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome Among Students of Health Care Colleges and its Correlation to Musculoskeletal Disorders in Saudi Arabia.

Background:Burnout is a chronic stress-related syndrome with the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are defined as a musculoskeletal strain reported by an individual. Burnout is prevalent among Saudi medical students. Many studies have found that burnout is associated with a higher prevalence of MSDs. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study that has assessed the prevalence of burnout among students of health care colleges in Saudi Arabia and its correlation to MSDs and compared the results of each health care college to the other. Hence, this is the aim of this study.Methods:A cross-sectional study of 392 students of health care colleges in Taif University was carried out from April 2019 to May 2019, using a predesigned questionnaire, including sociodemographic characteristics, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) Questionnaire to assess the degree of burnout, and Standardized Nordic Questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms.Results:48.7% of the students of health care colleges had burnout and 64.8% of them had MSDs. We did not detect a statistically significant association between burnout prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics. There was a significant association between burnout and the MSDs, as 34.2% of the students with a high degree of burnout had MSDs.Conclusions:Burnout, as well as MSDs, are prevalent among students of health care colleges. Burnout seems to be a risk factor for MSDs. Social media campaigns and awareness campaigns about burnout should be promoted.

الوعي بالذات والقلق لدى عينة من طلاب قسم علم النفس بجامعة الطائف

يهدفالبحث الحاليإلىالتعرفعلى مستوى کل من الوعي بالذات والقلق لدي عينة من طلاب قسم علم النفس بجامعة الطائف، وکذلک العلاقة الارتباطية بين الوعي بالذات والقلق. تکونت عينة البحث من (91) طالبا بالمستويين الثاني والرابع من طلاب قسم علم النفس- کلية الآداب. وللتحقق من صحة الفروض تم استخدام مقياس الوعي بالذات من إعداد الباحث، ومقياستيلور للقلق، ترجمة وتقنين مصطفى فهمى، ومحمد أحمد غالي. وأشارت النتائج إلى وجود مستوى من الوعي بالذات لدى الطلاب يتراوح بين المتوسط والمرتفع، ومستوى من القلق يتراوح بين المتوسط والمنخفض. ولم يوجد فروق دالة احصائيا بين الطلاب في المستوين الدراسيين الثاني والرابع في درجة الوعي بالذات ودرجة القلق. ويوجد علاقة ارتباطية سلبية دالة إحصائيا بين درجات الوعي بالذات ودرجات القلق لدى الطلاب. مما يوصي بأهمية الحرص على زيادة مستوى الوعي بالذات حتى يتغلب الشخص على الکثير من اضطرابات الشخصية. وخاصة لدى الطلاب الذين في مرحلة التأهيل لأن يکونوا أخصائيين نفسيين. Current research aims to identify the level of Self-awareness and anxiety for a sample of students from the Department of Psychology, Taif University. As well as the correlation between self-awareness and anxiety. The research sample consisted of (91) students at the second and fourth levels from the students of the Psychology Department- faculty of arts. Have used the scale of self-awareness to verify hypotheses, prepared by the researcher, and Taylor's anxiety scale, Translated and standardization by Mostafa Fahmy and Mohamed Ahmed Ghali. The results indicated that there is a level of self-awareness among students ranging from medium to high, And the level of anxiety between medium and low. There were no statistically significant differences between students at the second academic level and students at the fourth academic level in the degree of self-awareness and the degree of anxiety. There is a statistically significant negative correlation between students ’degrees of self-awareness and students’ degrees of anxiety. And this recommends the importance of taking care to increase the level of self-awareness so that a person can overcome many personality disorders. Especially among students who are under qualification to be a psychologist.

Terrorism from the Faculty of Education at Taif University Students' Viewpoint and the Role of the Social Media in Disseminating it (A field study)

The research aimed to identify terrorism from the Faculty of Education at Taif University students' viewpoint and the role of the Social Media in disseminating it. The research problem was formulated in the following question: What is terrorism from the Faculty of Education at Taif University students' viewpoint and the role of the Social Media in disseminating it? The research adopted the descriptive method due to the nature of the research, the research tools included the identification of terrorism from the Faculty of Education at Taif University students' viewpoint and the role of social media in disseminating it, and the research sample was intentionally chosen from the study population at the Faculty of Education from students of various departments, and the total sample was (40 students) The results of the research showed the Faculty of Education - Taif University students' identification of the concept of terrorism and its dimensions, as well as the presence of the Faculty of Education - Taif University students' identification of the causes of the phenomenon of terrorism, and that the Social Media has a clear role in the disseminating of the phenomenon of terrorism in general through the available capabilities which can exploited in this aspect. The research presented some recommendations which included preparing awareness programs for the students constantly explaining to them the concept, causes and risks of terrorism, especially cyber and electronic terrorism, as well as positive Social Media uses, and activating the roles of faculty members in raising awareness of the dangers of the Social Media in the aspects related to terrorism.

Instructors Perceptions of EFL Supervisors Classroom Observation Practices at University Level

This paper investigated the instructors' perceptions of supervisors' classroom observation practices at Taif University English Language Center (TUELC) in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. The researcher attempted to answer two questions. The first investigated the instructors' perceptions of supervisors' classroom observation practices. The second question investigated the instructors' suggestions for better practices by supervisors. A 4- Likert scale questionnaire was used to gather data from fifty nine instructors to answer the first question, and content analysis was used to answer the second question. The collected data were analyzed in the form of descriptive statistics, using means, standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages. The results showed that the instructors were generally satisfied with the supervisors' classroom observation practices. However, some had certain concerns regarding some observation practices to be considered for further action of improvement. In addition, the instructors had several suggestions for better practices implemented by supervisors. The most important of these was the suggestion to conduct peer observation. Based on the results, the researcher drew several conclusions and recommendations.

ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TAIF CITY, SAUDIARABIA

10Dec 2019 ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TAIF CITY, SAUDIARABIA Mohammed Wael Bassuoni , Ahmed Abdulhalim Turkistani , Abdulrahman Hani Sabbagh , Mutaz Fahad Felemban , Talal Mastour Alqurashi and Khalid Hussain Alghamdi Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BDS, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

An Investigation of the Perceptions and Experiences of the EFL Teachers and Learners About the Effectiveness of Blended Learning at Taif University

The traditional face-to-face teaching, despite being constantly criticized by the methodologists and ever-emerging modern approaches, has never lost its scope in the (EFL) English as a Foreign Language context. Researchers and pedagogues, in order to get the both ends meet, have converged traditional face-to-face instructions and online activities into the concept of blended learning. By establishing on previous works and contexts, the present study aims at investigating Taif University’s EFL teachers and learners’ positive and negative perceptions and experiences towards the effectiveness of online (CLMS) Cambridge Learning Management System and on-site learning environments. The work utilized triangulation in the use of research methods, i.e., both qualitative and quantitative methods overlap each other: (i) structured interview of experienced EFL (4 male and 4 female) teachers of Taif University, with maximum open ended questions, exhibit qualitative dimensions of the study; (ii) an opinionnaire developed with closed ended questions by employing Likert’s five point scale to collect the data from 100 male and 100 female EFL learners of Taif University, represents quantitative perspective of the work. The opinionnaire includes 22 items and has been developed to measure the four subscales; learners’ beliefs and attitudes, promising strands that help develop learners’ confidence and language coupled with the perils that impede their creativity and motivation to learn. The findings of the study indicate that the level of strengths of blended learning is higher than its limitations. Learners found themselves satisfied being more exposed to the target language through vivid images, videos, audios, reading texts, chatting and discussion forums and acknowledged that (BLE) blended learning environment enhanced their language proficiency.

Dogmatism and Emotional stability for a sample of Taif University students: الجمود الفكري والاتزان الانفعالي لدى عينة من طلاب جامعة الطائف

The present research aims to identify the level of dogmatism and emotional stability for a sample of Taif University students. The research sample consisted of (190) male and female students. Aged between 19 and 21 years. To test hypotheses, the researcher used: The measure of dogmatism, the researcher's preparation, and the measure of emotional stability, prepared by the researcher. Was used SPSS check about hypothesis results. The results indicated that there are statistically significant differences between males and females in dogmatism in favor of females. There were a statistically significant differences between males and females in emotional stability in favor of males. There were a statistically significant correlation between dogmatism and emotional stability with a correlation coefficient-0.283, Level of significance at 0.01, And this is indicating a negative correlation between dogmatism and emotional stability. There were a percentage of the prevalence of dogmatism in students above the mean degree of the scale and this is a course that affects them negatively in terms of emotional stability, although the degree of students in the emotional stability is higher than the mean degree of the scale. Therefore, the method of thinking has an effective role in determining the degree of emotional stability and mental health in general and this requires more training and good education on the right thinking methods, especially because of the spread of dogmatism among university students.

Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Linguistics Research, Vol. 8, No. 4

AbstractEnglish Linguistics Research (ELR) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether ELR publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue. Reviewers for Volume 8, Number 4Alina Andreea Dragoescu Urlica, University of Life Sciences, RomaniaGirolamo Tessuto, University of Naples, ItalyHülya Tuncer, Çukurova University, TurkeyKate Short-Meyerson, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USANassier Al-Zubaidi, University of Baghdad, IraqOmer Elsheikh Hago Elmahdi, Taibah University, Saudi ArabiaSawsan M.A. Ahmed, Taif University, Saudi ArabiaWagdi Bin-Hady, Hadhramout University, YemenWin Whelan, St. Bonaventure University, USAZeineb Ayachi Ben Abdallah, Higher Institute of Human Sciences Jendouba, Tunisia Best Regards,Camille SuEditorial Assistant, English Linguistics ResearchSciedu Press*************************************Add: 9140 Leslie St. Suite 110, Beaver Creek, Ontario, L4B 0A9, CanadaTel: 1-416-479-0028 ext. 210Fax: 1-416-642-8548E-mail1: elr@sciedupress.com E-mail2: elr@sciedupress.org Website: http://elr.sciedupress.com

Attitude and Behavior of Oral Hygiene among Taif University Students - A questionnaire study

Attitude and Behavior of Oral Hygiene among Taif University Students - A questionnaire study

Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors and Complications among the Students at Taif University

Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors and Complications among the Students at Taif University

الوصف المناسب ودوره فی التعلیل عند الأصولیـین وتطبیقاتـه الفقهیـة

الملخــــــص إن موضوعالوصف حقيقته وأنواعهيعد مسألة شرعية وأصولية تتفرع من مبحث القياس والتعليل ، وتندرج ضمن مسالک التعليل في القياس عامة ، وتتصل بمسالک إثبات العلة بالاستنباط والاجتهاد خاصة .ولذلک فالوصف هو موضع اختلاف من قبل علماء الأصول، حيث اختلف في تحديد مفهومه ومراده ، إما باعتبار أنواعه ؛ حيث اتفق الأصوليون على تقسيماته إلى وصف مناسب [معتبر في نظر الشارع ] کـــ(المصلحة المعتبرة الثابتة بالنص)، و(المصلحة المعتبرة الثابتة بالإجماع ) و(المصلحة المعتبرة الثابتة بالترتيب)، وإلى [وصف غير معتبر ]، والذي أطلقوا عليه المناسب الملغى والملغى فقط والمصلحة الملغاة أي أن الشارع ألغاه .أما أنواع الأوصاف المناسبة بسبب اعتبار الشارع الوصف علة فهي على أربعة أنواع : مؤثر ، وملائم ، وغريب. ومرسل، وفي جميعها خلاف. وختاما: فإن اعتبار المناسبة هي نفسها معتدلة کونها ثابتة بميزان وسطية الشريعة فيکون فيها التعليل: بالأوصاف، والعلل ، والأسباب ، والأمارات ، وما يترتب عليها من المصالح والمنافع جلبا وتحقيقا .ومن المفاسد والمضار دفعا وإبعادا يکون عندئذ استعماله محمودا لا مردودا The suitable Description; the Truth and Types An Applied and Fundamental Study BY: Shafi Muzkar Alsobaie Associate prof. of Origins of Islamic Fiqh Taif University، Saudi Arabia E.MAIL: ShafiMuzkar@hotmail.com Abstract The topic of the suitable description، its truth and types is originally a legal and fundamental issue which emanates from the scale of analogy and justification. It could be traced within the general approaches of analogy. It is also related to the approaches of proving the cause by means of deduction and discretion. Accordingly، the suitable description is the core of difference in between scholars of fundamentals as they differed around specifying the concept and significance of description by considering its types. The fundamentals agreed to divide the description into an appropriate description (respected by the Islamic jurisprudence) such as (the considered benefit as stated in the text)، the (considered benefit approved by consensus and (the considered benefit approved by priority). Then there is the unconsidered description which is identified as “the invalid suitable”، “only invalid” and the “invalid benefit” which simply means the Islamic jurisprudence abolished it. As for the types of suitable descriptions – because the Islamic jurisprudence considered description a weakness- they include four categories; influential، convenient، strange and loose and they are all controversial. In conclusion، tracing suitability is itself “a moderate means” since it is carefully considered by the Islamic jurisprudence. Justification is counted after; descriptions، weaknesses، reasoning، clues and the inflected benefits and interests that could be realized. As for the abuses and ill effects، they should be kept away and prevented. Hence، utilizing a suitable description becomes a favorable matter not defected one.

Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of First Aid Skills among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Taif University

Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of First Aid Skills among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Taif University