Awareness of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among the population in taif, Saudi Arabia 2020.

Autor: Mougrabi MM; Consultant of Invasive Cardiology, King Faisal Medical Center Taif - Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia., Aljuaid RS; Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Alrabie AD; Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Althumali NK; Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Alkhaldi LH; Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi WD; Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2021 Aug; Vol. 10 (8), pp. 3056-3063. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 27.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2550_20
Abstrakt: Objective: Studies assessing knowledge about rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are scarce in KSA. The aim of this study was to assess the awareness about ARF and RHD among the population at Taif city, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 716 of residents of Taif city. A pre-designed questionnaire that collected data about the participants' demographic characters, their history of sore throat and medication used, participants' knowledge about cause and complications of sore throat, its relation to RHD, treatment, primary and secondary prevention of RHD.
Results: 77% of the participants had a history of sore throat, of them 58.4% took antibiotics as a self-medication. A significant higher prevalence of previous history of sore throat was present among 42-50-year-old females, graduated, and those with an income above 10000 SR. Participants with an age of 18-24 years and graduated, had significantly higher percent of those who knew about: cause and complications of sore throat, sore throat is associated with heart diseases, and if treating sore throat can prevent heart disease. Females had a significantly higher percent of those who knew about: complications of sore throat, being extremely aware of that primary prevention of sore throat by using antibiotics such as penicillin and being extremely aware of secondary prevention of recurrence RF and decrease progression of RHD.
Conclusion: Raising awareness about ARF and RHD through health education programs is needed.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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