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Volume 18, Issue 3

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Original Contribution

[Abstract]
Evaluation of the quality of mental health referrals from Primary Care Physicians in Qatar
Kalim Zada, Mirza Anwarulhaq
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93768

[Abstract]
Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge and Barriers against Practice of Healthy Lifestyle in Abha City
Hussein Ali Hussein Azaybi, Mohammed Ali Hussein Azaybi, Safar Abadi Alsaleem, Alhussein Ali Almonawar
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93769

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Knowledge about inguinal hernia among the Saudi Population
Mohammad E. Mahfouz, Alia M. AlShalawi , Abdulrahman A. Alzahrani , Sara H. Alqaidi, Rawan N. Al-Holaifi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93770

[Abstract]
Predictors of Pediatric Intensive care Unit admissions among Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Ali Alsuheel Asseri
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93771

[Abstract]
The survey of primary care physicians regarding attitude, confidence and knowledge in providing mental health care in Qatar
Kalim Zada
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93772

Education and Training

[Abstract]
Incorporating Resilience into the Family Medicine Training Curriculum
Mohsin Allah Ditta, Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93776

Population and Community Studies

[Abstract]
Determinants of autism among children in Makkah Al-Mukarramah City, Saudi Arabia: A case-control study
Abid Obaid Alqurashi,Rishi Bharti, Safar Abadi Alsaleem
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93773

[Abstract]
Does increased Body mass index increase the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss? Saleemah Abdul Majeed Omar, Alya Abdul-Rahman Sharef, Awara Ahmed Rashid
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93774

[Abstract]
Quality of Sleep among General Governmental Secondary School Students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia Yahia M. Al-Qahtani, Hamad M. Al-Qahtani, Bothyna M. Mohamed, Fatima Riaz , Ossama A. Mostafa
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93775

Case reports

[Abstract]
Case Report: Detection and Excision of Melanoma in Situ in an Australian Primary Care Setting
Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93778

[Abstract]
Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Rare Presentation
Fazila Khattak, Husam Al Saudi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93777



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March 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 3

Knowledge about inguinal hernia among the Saudi Population

(1) Assistant Professor of surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University & Chairman of surgery departments, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
(2) Emergency Medicine Resident, Emergency Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(3) MBBS, Neurosurgery department, King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:

Alia Mohammed AlShalawi.
College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Phone number: +966551788115
Email: Amam-1013@hotmail.com

Received: January 2020; Accepted: February 2020; Published: March 1, 2020. Citation: Mohammad E. Mahfouz, Alia M. AlShalawi, Abdulrahman A. Alzahrani, Sara H. Alqaidi, Rawan N. Al-Holaifi.
Knowledge about inguinal hernia among the Saudi Population. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(3): 18-25.

Abstract

Background: Inguinal hernias are the most common type of hernias and are a common health problem, which is most commonly treated surgically to avoid the risk of complications.

Aim: assessing the knowledge and awareness about causes, risk factors, and proper management of an inguinal hernia among the population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done from May to August 2017. 1,119 people participated in this study. The electronic online questionnaire was published through social media in all regions of Saudi Arabia. It consisted of socio-demographic data, Past medical and surgical history, Questions related to risk factors. Awareness score was calculated for all participants, depending on validated answers from many surgical international references to the answers chosen by the participants. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 21.

Results: 50.9% show a good awareness level, 45.3% of them were Saudi, those who were significantly younger p=0.000 with a mean age of 28 ± 9 compared with 49.1% show a poor awareness level (mean age 31 ± 11). Variables found to have a statistically significant relationship with awareness level were age, marital status, occupation, number of children and educational level (p=0.005).

Conclusion: The majority of participants in our study were not fully aware of the causes and management of a hernia. Age, marital status, education level, number of children and occupation play a significant role in their awareness. More educational programs about inguinal hernias are needed.

Key words: Inguinal hernias, Awareness, Knowledge, Saudi Arabia, Hernia.

 







 


 

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