Assiri Asaad M, Saeed Anjum, Saeed Elshazaly, El-Mouzan Mohammad I, Alsarkhy Ahmed A, Al-Turaiki Muath, Al Mehaideb Ali, Rashid Mohsin, Ullah Anhar
Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2015 Jun;36(6):751-3. doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.6.11519.
To assess knowledge of celiac disease among medical professionals (physicians).
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of hospital-based medical staff in primary, secondary, and tertiary care public, and private hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (KSA). We carried out the study between January 2013 and January 2104 at King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA. A pretested questionnaire was distributed to the potential participants. A scoring system was used to classify the level of knowledge of participants into 3 categories: poor, fair, and good.
A total of 109 physicians completed the survey and of these participants, 86.3% were from public hospitals, and 13.7% from private hospitals; 58.7% were males. Of the physicians, 19.2% had poor knowledge. Interns and residents had fair to good knowledge, but registrars, specialists, and even the consultants were less knowledgeable of celiac disease.
Knowledge of celiac disease is poor among a significant number of physicians including consultants, which can potentially lead to delays in diagnosis. Educational programs need to be developed to improve awareness of celiac disease in the health care profession.
评估医学专业人员（医生）对乳糜泻的了解程度。
我们对沙特阿拉伯利雅得的公立和私立初级、二级及三级医疗保健医院的医护人员进行了一项横断面调查。我们于2013年1月至2014年1月在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的哈立德国王大学医院和沙特国王大学开展了这项研究。向潜在参与者发放了一份经过预测试的问卷。使用评分系统将参与者的知识水平分为三类：差、一般和良好。
共有109名医生完成了调查，其中86.3%的参与者来自公立医院，13.7%来自私立医院；58.7%为男性。在这些医生中，19.2%的人知识水平较差。实习医生和住院医生的知识水平为一般到良好，但住院医师、专科医生甚至顾问医生对乳糜泻的了解都较少。
包括顾问医生在内的相当一部分医生对乳糜泻的了解较差，这可能会导致诊断延迟。需要制定教育计划，以提高医疗保健行业对乳糜泻的认识。
