在沙特阿拉伯社区对静脉血栓栓塞意识的横截面研究
Muazzam Sheriff Maqbul1, Noorain Asif Hamdani2, Razan Hassan Alharthi2
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
概括
在沙特阿拉伯,公众对静脉血栓塞栓症 (VTE) 的认识很低,这是一种包括深静脉血栓症和肺栓塞在内的严重疾病. 需要有针对性的健康活动来提高VTE知识,特别是在风险人口中.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 提高健康意识 提高健康意识
背景情况:
- 静脉血栓塞栓症 (VTE),包括深静脉血栓症 (DVT) 和肺栓塞 (PE),构成了全球卫生挑战.
- 在沙特阿拉伯,久坐不动的生活方式和肥胖率的上升正在增加VTE风险.
- 尽管VTE对健康造成严重后果,但公众对VTE的认识仍然显著有限.
研究的目的:
- 评估沙特阿拉伯成年人对VTE的认识.
- 确定有关VTE风险因素,症状和预防的具体知识差距.
- 检查人口因素对VTE意识的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及沙特阿拉伯773名成年人的横截面研究.
- 在线分发一个结构化问卷,评估VTE知识和人口统计.
- 统计分析,包括千平方测试,以确定人口统计和意识之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 根据人口因素,VTE意识有很大差异,在中部地区,女性和36-50岁的人群中,意识更高.
- 教育水平与VTE意识正相关.
- 关于VTE风险因素和症状存在重大知识差距,尽管吸烟被认可;医疗保健专业人员是首选的信息来源.
结论:
- 有针对性的公共卫生活动对于提高VTE意识至关重要,特别是在年轻人,老年人和农村人口中.
- 解决知识差距和利用医疗保健专业人员可以改善VTE预防和早期检测.
- 提高VTE意识对于降低这种疾病的公共卫生负担至关重要.
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