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license: cc-by-nd-4.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - question-answering
  - text-generation
language:
  - ar
tags:
  - NLP
  - Computer Science
size_categories:
  - 100K<n<1M

Arbic Medical Q&A Dataset with Hierarchical Annotations

Dataset Description

This dataset contains Arabic medical question-answer pairs collected from altibbi.com for academic research purposes. This dataset is released for non-commercial research use only under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Our Contribution

Our contribution consists of adding two new levels of annotations to create a hierarchical structure for the medical Q&A data, enabling more fine-grained analysis of medical question categorization, topic modeling, and healthcare information retrieval in Arabic.

Dataset Statistics

  • Source: altibbi.com
  • Language: Arabic
  • Content Type: Medical question-answer pairs
  • Size: 541k
  • Collection Period: [December 2024 - March 2025]
  • Format: CSV
  • Annotation Levels: Level 1: Disciplines, Level 2: mid-Categories, Level 3: Specific condition]

Dataset Structure

Data Fields

  • question: The original medical question text (Arabic)
  • answer: The corresponding medical answer text (Arabic)
  • level_1_annotation: Coarse-grained Annotations in Hierarchical Structure Dataset
  • level_2_annotation: Mid-level Annotations in Hierarchical Structure Dataset
  • Level_3_annotation: Fine-grained Annotations in Hierarchical Structure Dataset

Intended Use

This dataset is intended for non-commercial academic research in:

  • Arabic natural language processing (NLP)
  • Medical information retrieval
  • Healthcare question classification and categorization
  • Medical topic modeling
  • Arabic medical named entity recognition
  • Healthcare chatbot development (research only)
  • Cross-lingual medical NLP studies

Limitations and Considerations

  • Language: All content is in Arabic; results may not generalize to other languages
  • Medical Context: Content reflects medical practices and terminology common in Arab countries
  • Temporal Validity: Medical information may become outdated as medical knowledge evolves
  • Not for Clinical Use: This dataset is for research purposes only and should not be used for clinical decision-making
  • No Personal Information: The dataset contains no personally identifiable information (PII)

License

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Key License Terms:

  • ✅ You are free to: Share, copy, and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes
  • ❌ Non-commercial use only: You may not use the material for commercial purposes
  • ❌ No warranty: The dataset is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind

Full license text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

Ethical Considerations

  • All data was collected from publicly accessible pages without authentication
  • No personally identifiable information (PII) is included in the dataset
  • The dataset is intended solely for academic research purposes
  • Users should be aware of potential biases in medical Q&A content
  • Researchers should not use this data to provide medical advice or clinical services