Assessment of Knowledge and Adherence of Pediatric Residents to Saudi Initiative Asthma (SINA) Guidelines in Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Saad Ahmed Alqarni, Emad Ali M Alzahrani, Ismail Hassan H Almakrami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study business.industry Airflow obstruction medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Chronic disease 030228 respiratory system Family medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Developed country Asthma |
| Zdroj: | The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 70:686-691 |
| ISSN: | 2090-7125 1687-2002 |
| DOI: | 10.12816/0043825 |
| Popis: | Background: Asthma is a chronic disease that infect adults and children. It results in chronic symptoms of airflow obstruction. Developing and developed countries showed increase in asthma prevalence.The Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) was developed in 2009 with attention to non-asthma specialists. Aim: To evaluate the knowledge and attitude of pediatric residents to Saudi Initiative Asthma (SINA) guidelines. Methods: This study is a cross sectional study included 153 residents from different residency levels. Results: The female participants represented 60.1%, while males represented 39.9%. There were 79% had low knowledge and 21 % had high knowledge. The prevalence of attitude represented 57.51%. Conclusion: Knowledge was low between residents, while attitude was moderate. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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