Community Health Needs Assessment of Primary Healthcare in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Continuous assessment of community health needs is essential to predict, recognize, and act on healthcare issues. Conducting community health needs assessments (CHNAs) in Saudi Arabia has become a priority to overcome the current healthcare challenges and keep pace with the Saudi Arabia 2030 vision. Studies reporting community health needs in Saudi Arabia regions are limited despite the high incidence of chronic diseases. This study aims to understand the community's health problems and the range of healthy behaviors and determine the priority health problems.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study based on the adults in Primary Health Care Centers in Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia, by using the CHNA standard questionnaire. In addition to the demographic info

SUBMITTER: Derkaoui A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554391 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature