Background: allergic rhinitis (AR) is considered a worldwide health disease therefore the lack of knowledge would result in poor adherence to management and preventive protocols and increasing the prevalence of AR. Objectives: evaluating the knowledge, attitude and practice(KAP) of Saudi adult subjects toward AR in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: a cross sectional study conducted on 900 Saudi adult subjects admitted to primary health care centers. The subjects were interviewed and filled up a questionnaire including the respondent's demographics, questions related to knowledge, attitude and practice. Results: most of the respondents aged from31-45 years old, 59.7% were females and 49% were graduated from college.30% of participants had a family history of allergic rhinitis and 34% suffered from allergic rhinitis. Inadequate KAP was found among the participants with higher KAP scores related with higher educational degree. But there were no association between KAP level and gender or age. Conclusion: an inadequate knowledge was found among most of respondents thus resulting in poor attitude and practice pattern. Also, higher educational levels were associated with higher KAP scores.

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Background: Cancers form one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in children between the ages of one and 15 years. Childhood cancers are histologically more diverse than adult cancers; they differ in type, distribution, etiology and prognosis from adult cancers. Childhood cancers are more influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The patterns of childhood cancers in America and Europe are almost similar, where leukemia tumors accounting for over one-half of cancer cases. In contrast, lymphoma is the most common prevailing cancer among children in Africa. The objective of this study is to determine the patterns of childhood tumors in Hail region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study conducted in king Khalid hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the period from October 2016 to March 2017. A full coverage of data regarding leukemia and lymphoma were retrieved from the hospital. Obtained data were filled in standard form prior to analysis. The study was approved by ethical committee at college of medicine, university of Hail. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The results showed a pattern of childhood leukemia as the most common cancer (60.8%). The prevalence of cancer was found to be higher among males (58.3.7%) than females (41.7%) with a rate of 1.3:1. Most of the children admitted with cancer were from Hail region (63.3%). Majority (41.7%) of cancer children had good prognosis and where discharged home. Conclusion: Hematological malignancies were the most common form of cancer among our patients. The pattern of childhood tumors showed wide variation during the study.

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