沙特阿拉伯未下降丸的知识水平:为什么我们面临延迟的演示?
Shahad T Abdulrahman1, Maryam Dahlawi1, Mansour M Almalki1
1College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus
|August 22, 2023
概括
沙特阿拉伯的一项研究发现,儿童对未下降丸 (UDT) 缺乏意识. 由于家长和公众缺乏知识,这会推迟关键的花术手术,影响儿科手术的结果.
科学领域:
- 儿科手术 儿科手术
- 提高公共卫生意识
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
背景情况:
- 不下降的丸 (UDT),或密码性,是一种常见的儿科手术疾病,需要及时干预.
- 建议在1岁之前进行最佳的手术纠正 (兰花).
- 沙特阿拉伯的兰花症的平均年龄为25个月,比推的时间框架晚得多.
研究的目的:
- 确定导致沙特阿拉伯儿童中UDT延迟出现的因素.
- 评估公众对UDT及其治疗的认识程度.
主要方法:
- 2022年11月进行的一项全国性横截面研究.
- 利用经过验证的调查问卷,通过社交媒体平台分发给普通人群.
- 招募了2360名参与者,收集有关UDT意识和提交延迟的数据.
主要成果:
- 超过一半 (54.92%) 的参与者从未听说过UDT.
- 很大一部分人对UDT呈现的适当年龄 (48.5%) 和治疗选择 (49.1%) 缺乏知识.
- 延迟干预的主要原因包括缺乏社区意识 (22.3%),父母无知/忽视 (21.7%),以及早期查不足 (19.7%).
结论:
- 在沙特人口中存在着关于UDT的大量知识差距.
- 迫切需要在医疗机构和医疗保健中心开展文化敏感的UDT教育计划.
- 解决意识缺陷对于改善儿童UDT的早期诊断和及时的外科治疗至关重要.
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