Jahan Saulat, Al-Saigul Abdullah Mohammed
Public Health Specialist, Research and Information Unit, Public Health Administration, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Arab Board in Family Medicine, Field Epidemiology Diploma, Chief, Research and Information Unit, Public Health Administration, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2017 Apr-Jun;11(2):9-15.
The objective of this study was to analyze the published primary health care (PHC) research conducted in Saudi Arabia quantitatively and to determine the distribution of these research publications according to the topic, time, geographical location, and institution.
In this descriptive study, we conducted literature search in PubMed and Google Scholar. The Medical Subject Headings terms: "Primary Health" AND "Saudi" and "Primary Care" AND "Saudi" were used for searching relevant journal articles. Relevant information about the journal articles, published till December 2011, was recorded on a coding instrument.
From 1983 to 2011, a total of 655 PHC research articles were found. The publication output showed an increase with time. Original research articles (85.6%) were the main type of publications, and the most common study design was cross-sectional (93.4%). "Chronic diseases" and "health services research" were the main topics addressed. Riyadh province had the highest proportion (46.3%) of publications, and the universities (56.2%), followed by the Saudi Ministry of Health (24.9%), were the main institutions publishing the research.
Despite a well-established PHC setup in Saudi Arabia, the research outputs are low. Most of the published articles are cross-sectional studies and are conducted by the universities. Enhancing the PHC research by creating a supportive environment will lead to an increased evidence base for PHC and its effective translation into service delivery.
本研究的目的是对沙特阿拉伯开展的已发表的初级卫生保健（PHC）研究进行定量分析，并根据主题、时间、地理位置和机构确定这些研究出版物的分布情况。
在这项描述性研究中，我们在PubMed和谷歌学术上进行了文献检索。使用医学主题词：“初级卫生”和“沙特”以及“初级保健”和“沙特”来搜索相关期刊文章。将截至2011年12月发表的期刊文章的相关信息记录在编码工具上。
1983年至2011年，共发现655篇初级卫生保健研究文章。出版物数量随时间增加。原创研究文章（85.6%）是主要的出版物类型，最常见的研究设计是横断面研究（93.4%）。“慢性病”和“卫生服务研究”是主要涉及的主题。利雅得省的出版物比例最高（46.3%），主要的研究发表机构是大学（56.2%），其次是沙特卫生部（24.9%）。
尽管沙特阿拉伯已建立了完善的初级卫生保健体系，但研究产出较低。大多数已发表的文章是横断面研究，由大学开展。通过营造支持性环境加强初级卫生保健研究将为初级卫生保健增加证据基础，并有效地将其转化为服务提供。
