Cultura

Kindergarten Programs And Children’s Sexual Education Awareness In The Context Of The UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child

VOLUME 23, 2026

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Essa A. Alibraheim
Sabrin A. Labib
Nagwa I. Albadaly
Eman O. Abdalla

Abstract

This study examines the role of the kindergarten program in the College of Education at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Saudi Arabia in enhancing pre-service kindergarten teachers’ awareness of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for children. The study is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), with particular focus on Article 34. CSE is understood as an age-appropriate, science-based educational process that aims to protect children from abuse by strengthening their awareness of their bodies and their rights. The study addresses the gap between the recognized importance of CSE as a child right and the limited integration of its concepts in teacher preparation programs. Using a descriptive research design, a questionnaire was administered to 300 students. The findings show low levels of CSE awareness among the students and indicate a limited role of the program in promoting such awareness. The study identifies very high challenges in promoting pre-service teachers’ awareness of CSE. These challenges include content design issues, faculty readiness, cultural sensitivity, institutional resistance, and limited understanding of the role of the UNCRC in child protection. In alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, the study calls for comprehensive reforms that involve curriculum development, faculty training, awareness initiatives, and stronger integration of UNCRC principles to better prepare future teachers for preventive and protective responsibilities.

Keywords : Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Kindergarten program, Pre-service teachers, Child protection, Teacher preparation.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty