Knowledge and Health Beliefs Regarding Sickle Cell Disease Among Omanis in a Primary Healthcare Setting Cross-sectional study

Objectives: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a global health concern associated with high childhood morbidity and mortality; in Oman, the prevalence of SCD is 0.2%. Public awareness of SCD and the need for premarital scree...

Keyhole Surgery of the Kidney at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Objectives: Percutaneous access surgery of the kidneys was introduced in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in 998. We are presenting our early experience in the first 3 patients operated on over an eight ye...

Challenges of Establishing a de novo Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service in a Tertiary Hospital: Practical considerations and challenges

Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP), also known as psychosomatic medicine, is a subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on the care of patients with mental health disorders and general medical/surgical conditions. Inte...

The Role of Patients’ Families in Cancer Treatment Decision-Making Perspectives among Eastern and Western families

Notice of Duplicate Publication Perceived benefts of pre-clinical simulation-based training on clinical learning outcomes among Omani undergraduate nursing students