Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Apr 22;41:327. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.327.33708. eCollection 2022.
shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is an abusive head trauma inflicted on infants and young children. Injuries induced by shaking can result in death or permanent neurologic disability. It is difficult to know the exact number of SBS cases per year because many cases of SBS are not reported and/or never receive a diagnosis. From a public health perspective, creating greater awareness about SBS is important. Previous studies have revealed poor awareness and knowledge about shaken baby syndrome. In this study our aims to investigate the awareness, knowledge level, and attitude regarding shaken baby syndrome and to highlight the sources and factors associated with SBS knowledge among parents of the pediatric population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
a cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2021 and September 2021. A validated electronic questionnaire was distributed among parents of the pediatric population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia using the convenient random sampling method; SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the collected data.
the study involved 577 participants; 59.8% were mothers and 96.5% were Saudis. A total of 32.1% had previously heard about SBS. The overall knowledge mean score was low (2.95 + 1.74), and attitude was positive among 82.5% of the participants. The factors significantly associated with knowledge level were gender, marital status, and occupation.
the participants had poor knowledge and awareness about SBS, but, despite that, they expressed a positive attitude toward learning more about it. This should prompt health authorities to increase efforts to improve public awareness and knowledge about SBS.
摇晃婴儿综合征（SBS）是一种对婴儿和幼儿造成的虐待性头部创伤。摇晃引起的损伤可能导致死亡或永久性神经功能障碍。由于许多 SBS 病例未报告和/或从未得到诊断，因此很难知道每年 SBS 的确切病例数。从公共卫生的角度来看，提高对 SBS 的认识很重要。先前的研究表明，人们对摇晃婴儿综合征的认识和了解程度较差。在这项研究中，我们旨在调查沙特阿拉伯利雅得儿科人群的父母对摇晃婴儿综合征的认识、知识水平和态度，并强调与 SBS 知识相关的来源和因素。
本研究采用横断面研究，于 2021 年 1 月至 2021 年 9 月进行。使用便利随机抽样法，通过电子问卷向沙特阿拉伯利雅得儿科人群的父母分发了一份经过验证的问卷；使用 SPSS 版本 22 分析收集的数据。
该研究共涉及 577 名参与者；59.8%为母亲，96.5%为沙特人。32.1%的人之前听说过 SBS。总体知识平均得分为 2.95+1.74，82.5%的参与者态度积极。与知识水平显著相关的因素是性别、婚姻状况和职业。
参与者对 SBS 的了解和认识程度较差，但尽管如此，他们还是对了解更多有关 SBS 的信息表示了积极的态度。这应该促使卫生当局加大努力，提高公众对 SBS 的认识和了解。
