Awareness, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi population regarding common rheumatic diseases
Joint Authors
al-Qahtani, Najla Said N.
Nadim, Mir
Mashari, Sarah Yahya
Abd Allah, Asalah Thabit
al-Sharif, Yahya Abd Allah M.
al-Shahrani, Shuruq Muhammad
al-Shahrani, Khalid Misfir Safar
al-Shahrani, Abd Allah Muhammad
al-Shahrani, Muhannad Abd Allah
Bakri, Khulud Ali Nasir Ahmad
Nasir, Mari Said Nasir
al-Sultan, Mashail Sad H.
al-Hamlan, Rawan Ahmad O.
al-Qaysi, Ghaliyah Ibrahim Yahya
al-Qahtani, Hisham Ahmad
Source
Issue
Vol. 44, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2022), pp.1084-1087, 4 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2022-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Rheumatic coronary illness (RHD) is the most widely recognized cardiovascular sickness overall in those under 25 years old and it is believed to be a late sequela of gathering A streptococcal disease of the throat, the rheumatic fever (RF) influences the focal sensory system, skin, and heart.
RF nearly is a totally preventive sickness.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected by the purposely constructed questionnaire.
A questionnaire composed of the demographic items and items related to the awareness and knowledge about the rheumatic diseases The study was conducted in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia.
After collection of data, data were coded and entered in the SPSS ver.20 software for analyses descriptive statistics (mean standard deviation, frequencies, and %s were computed), to measure the significance differences chi-square test was used at 5% level of significance.
Results: Out of total 2770 patients, 28.8% have hermetic diseases, 19.2% and 14.4% got information from friends and family and healthcare professionals respectively.
Conclusion: According to the study, there is an urgent need to promote awareness of RF/RHD, sore throat, and its complications among the Saudi community.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nadim, Mir& al-Qahtani, Najla Said N.& Mashari, Sarah Yahya& Abd Allah, Asalah Thabit& al-Sharif, Yahya Abd Allah M.& al-Shahrani, Shuruq Muhammad…[et al.]. 2022. Awareness, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi population regarding common rheumatic diseases. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 44, no. 3, pp.1084-1087.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439867
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nadim, Mir…[et al.]. Awareness, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi population regarding common rheumatic diseases. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 44, no. 3 (Sep. 2022), pp.1084-1087.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439867
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nadim, Mir& al-Qahtani, Najla Said N.& Mashari, Sarah Yahya& Abd Allah, Asalah Thabit& al-Sharif, Yahya Abd Allah M.& al-Shahrani, Shuruq Muhammad…[et al.]. Awareness, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi population regarding common rheumatic diseases. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2022. Vol. 44, no. 3, pp.1084-1087.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1439867
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1087
Record ID
BIM-1439867