Burmese Migrants and HIV Stigma through the Lens of Socio-Ecological Model, Thailand

This piece presents findings of a survey among HIV-positive Burmese migrants living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, examining the psychological empowerment and positive impact of a supportive social structure on reducing the stigma often experienced by these migrants.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Sep 29, 2025

SDG 5: Gender Equality

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Saudi women’s leadership experiences in the healthcare sector

Women leaders in health care in Saudi Arabia share similarities and differences with women leaders around the world. However, the Saudi community has its own social norms and gender roles that cannot be denied.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Sep 22, 2025

Archives of Sexual Behavior

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Islamic Jurisprudence, Biomedical Ethics, and the Social Construct in Relation to Intersex People

In this endeavor, I sought to better understand the existing literature on intersex people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Sep 15, 2025

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Association between sickle cell disease and autoimmune diseases in Saudi population

Although previous studies in the Saudi population have examined a number of autoimmune diseases, no study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has examined the coexistence of sickle cell disease and autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Sep 08, 2025

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Reducing Unreasonable Lab Requests with Demand Management Tools

This quality improvement project was implemented to reduce unnecessary laboratory testing requests with a focus on chromogenic and coagulation tests to improve efficiency and productivity in the hematology department of a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Sep 03, 2025

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

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Attitudes and Practice of Health Care Providers Toward Cancer Screening: A Cross‑sectional Multicenter Study, Saudi Arabia

As the occupational privilege of health care providers (HCPs) is expected to play a positive role in cancer screening practices, we assessed perceptions and personal attitudes of HCPs regarding their decision to screen for cancer.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

May 25, 2025

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Attitudes of Health Care Providers in Relation to Disability, Saudi Arabia

Since only a few studies looked into the attitudes of health care providers toward people with disabilities in Saudi Arabia, we covered this gap, using attitudes toward disabled persons (ATDP) scale.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

May 20, 2025

Behind the Paper

Assessment of Learning Style Preferences of Saudi Nursing Students

This study assessed the differences in learning style preferences among female nursing students of Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

May 15, 2025

Behind the Paper

Improving patient experience by implementing an organisational culture model

A quality improvement project using a patient experience (PX) improvements model demonstrated significant improvements in PX culture within a healthcare facility in the Eastern Saudi Arabia and positively impacted total PX scores across inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

May 08, 2025

Behind the Paper

MERS-CoV Complications and Near-Death Experience During Pregnancy

This narrative study aimed to explore a pregnant woman’s NDE due to complications from MERS-CoV.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Mar 27, 2025

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

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Epidemiology of Vascular Thrombosis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: Comparison with National Data

This study investigated the prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a hematology clinic in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and compared findings with national data.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Feb 23, 2025

Effect of post-diagnosis exercise on depression symptoms, physical functioning and mortality in breast cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Breast cancer, the most common cancer found in women and has the highest number of cancer related deaths. The objective of the current meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of post-diagnosis exercises on depression, physical functioning, and mortality in breast cancer survivors.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Feb 16, 2025

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Sickle cell disease in Sudanese children & psychosocial problems faced by children and parents – a two-scale study

This study explored the psychosocial impact of SCD on affected Sudanese children and parents and to identify the relationship between psychosocial problems experienced by children and parents with the use of two scales.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Feb 07, 2025

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Perception and behavior toward neuropsychiatric disorders in Saudi Arabia

This systematic literature review was conducted to examine the most studied neurodevelopmental disorders reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and explore public knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Jan 26, 2025

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A pilot study on screening for gestational/congenital toxoplasmosis of pregnant women at delivery in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

This prospective study measured the overall incidence of congenital Toxoplasmosis, both patent and ‘silent’ infection, among pregnant women in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Jan 13, 2025

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 and impaired fibrinolysis in pregnancy and sickle cell anemia

This is the first study that aimed to determine antigen levels in plasma and genotypes of PAI-2 in pregnant and non-pregnant homozygous sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Dec 29, 2024

BMC Medical Education

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E- Learning experience of the medical profession’s college students during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

This study explored the e-learning experience of the students of the colleges of health sciences with regard to the technical preparedness, academic achievements, e-learning advantages and limitations.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Dec 18, 2024

Journal of Community Health

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Factors of Overweight and Obesity Among Employees of Petrochemical Manufacturing Companies

This study estimated the prevalence of overweight/obesity and examine the association between overweight/obesity and lifestyle habits among employees of petrochemical manufacturing companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Alexander Woodman

Nov 29, 2024

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