A'aqoulah Ashraf, AlAhmari Rasha, Alahmary Khalid, Al Sudairy Atika A, Innab Nisreen, Abu Saris Raghib
Public Health Department, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Inquiry. 2025 Jan-Dec;62:469580251326444. doi: 10.1177/00469580251326444. Epub 2025 Jun 1.
PHC should be accessible to the entire population, regardless of their economic or social class and geographical location. The PHC system in Saudi Arabia provides most curative and preventive health services through many centers. This study aims to estimate the percentage of PHC utilization and determine the factors associated with the utilization of PHCCs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used for community-based PHCs and employer-based PHCs in Riyadh. The study sample consisted of 306 patients and community members attending primary health clinics at National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) and Ministry of Health (MOH). Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire adopted from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to achieve the aim of the study. In our study, we found that 53.9% (95% CI = 48.34%, 59.51%) utilized PHCs. Furthermore, females were more likely to utilize PHCs with OR = 1.675 and 95% CI = (1.029, 2.727). Healthcare managers and policymakers should focus their efforts on providing desirable services, consequently changing public opinion about healthcare services, and increasing their satisfaction with existing services.
初级卫生保健应面向全体人群，无论其经济或社会阶层以及地理位置如何。沙特阿拉伯的初级卫生保健系统通过众多中心提供大多数治疗性和预防性卫生服务。本研究旨在估计利雅得地区初级卫生保健的利用率，并确定与利用初级卫生保健中心相关的因素。对利雅得地区基于社区的初级卫生保健机构和基于雇主的初级卫生保健机构采用了定量横断面设计。研究样本包括306名在国民警卫队卫生事务部（NGHA）和卫生部（MOH）的初级卫生诊所就诊的患者和社区成员。数据通过采用医疗保健研究与质量局的自填式问卷收集。使用SPSS进行数据分析。描述性和推断性统计用于实现研究目的。在我们的研究中，我们发现53.9%（95%置信区间=48.34%，59.51%）利用了初级卫生保健。此外，女性更有可能利用初级卫生保健，比值比为1.675，95%置信区间为（1.029，2.727）。医疗保健管理人员和政策制定者应集中精力提供理想的服务，从而改变公众对医疗保健服务的看法，并提高他们对现有服务的满意度。
