2020年沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫地区人群对风湿热和风湿性心脏病的认知情况
Awareness of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among the population in taif, Saudi Arabia 2020.
作者信息
Mougrabi Mohammed M, Aljuaid Raghad Sami, Alrabie Aeshah Dakhel, Althumali Nouran Khalid, Alkhaldi Lama Humaied, Alotaibi Waad Dhaifallah
机构信息
Consultant of Invasive Cardiology, King Faisal Medical Center Taif - Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Student, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
出版信息
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Aug;10(8):3056-3063. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2550_20. Epub 2021 Aug 27.
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.
目的
在沙特阿拉伯王国，评估风湿热（RF）和风湿性心脏病（RHD）相关知识的研究较少。本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫市人群对急性风湿热（ARF）和风湿性心脏病（RHD）的认知情况。
方法
对塔伊夫市716名居民进行了一项横断面研究。采用预先设计的问卷收集参与者的人口统计学特征、咽喉痛病史及用药情况、参与者对咽喉痛病因和并发症的了解、其与风湿性心脏病的关系、治疗方法以及风湿性心脏病的一级和二级预防等数据。
结果
77%的参与者有咽喉痛病史，其中58.4%自行服用过抗生素。42 - 50岁的女性、毕业生以及收入超过10000沙特里亚尔的人群中，既往咽喉痛病史的患病率显著更高。18 - 24岁且毕业的参与者中，知晓咽喉痛病因和并发症、咽喉痛与心脏病有关以及治疗咽喉痛能否预防心脏病的比例显著更高。女性中知晓咽喉痛并发症、非常清楚使用青霉素等抗生素进行咽喉痛一级预防以及非常清楚风湿热复发的二级预防和减缓风湿性心脏病进展的比例显著更高。
结论
需要通过健康教育项目提高对急性风湿热和风湿性心脏病的认识。
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