Introduction
Prevalence, in relation to hypertension, relates to the commonness of the condition percentage-wise (AIHW, no date). The primary societal factor among patients in Saudi Arabia is the diversity of health behaviors and social statuses. For example, a higher income would mean that a person’s life choices would be more rational (Aldiab et al., 2018). At the same time, Kazi, El-Kashif, and Ahsan (2020) suggested that the willingness and access to screening opportunities could be another definitive contributor to a person’s lifestyle. Thus, social support (or the lack thereof) is key to understanding and mitigating hypertension in Saudi Arabia.
Incidence
The incidence of congenital glaucoma, which is defined as the number of cases of the aforementioned eye condition (AIHW, no date), is a major issue for Saudi Arabia because of the rate of childhood blindness cases. According to Badawi et al. (2019), the key recommendation is to invest in early diagnosis and treatment to address potential negative outcomes before they happen. Another recommendation would be to scale the screening program to a national level and help future parents through timely genetic counseling (Helayel et al., 2021). This way, childhood blindness could be eliminated across Saudi Arabia.
Disease Burden
The disease burden in relation to ambient particulate matter pollution, which relates to the difficulties correlating with the issue (Harvard T.H. Chan, no date), is a major health risk for the residents of Saudi Arabia. Rojas-Rueda et al. (2021) assessed additional factors to see if air pollution could be mediated by metabolic risk factors or personal rate of exposure to communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Conclusion
In conclusion, another significant burden is the increase in deaths caused by air pollution and the respective health consequences (Rojas-Rueda et al., 2021). Over the past two decades, the issue has become challenging to contain.
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Badawi, A. H. et al. (2019) ‘Primary congenital glaucoma: an updated review’, Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, 33(4), pp. 382-388.
Harvard T.H. Chan (no date) Prevalence and incidence defined. Obesity Prevention Source. Web.
Helayel, H. B. et al. (2021) ‘Profile of glaucoma in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study’, Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences, 9(2), p. 167.
Kazi, R. N. A., El-Kashif, M. M. L. and Ahsan, S. M. (2020) ‘Prevalence of salt-rich fast food consumption: a focus on physical activity and incidence of hypertension among female students of Saudi Arabia’, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 27(10), pp. 2669-2673.
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