Volume 26, Issue 119, January 2022

Gallbladder stones and their contributing factors in Saudi Arabian population: Knowledge and awareness assessment

Hyder Osman Mirghani¹, Khaild Fuad Aljuhani², Asmaa Hamed Albuhairy³, Malak Mohammed Alghaith², Ammar Dawood Alzoriri², Khalid Abdullah Saleh², Fayez Dakhil Allah Althobaiti⁴, Khames T Alzahrani^5♦

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk; Postal Code: 71491; P.O. Box: 741 , Saudi Arabia
²Medical student, King Abdullaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³Medical student, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
⁴Medical student, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
⁵BDS, PGD in Endo, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Khames T Alzahrani, BDS, PGD in Endo, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: In 90% of cases, the main cause of acute cholecystitis is gallbladder stones. The majority of Saudis are still unaware about Put, and there aren't enough papers in Saudi Arabia about gallstone disease knowledge. The aim of our study is to assess the awareness and knowledge of the general population of Saudi Arabia towards gallbladder stones and its risk factors. Methodology: In Saudi Arabia, an observational cross-sectional questionnaire study was done. The period runs from January 2020 through September 2021. The total number of participants in the study was 1540 Saudis. Data was collected using structured self-administered questionnaires as a study method. Data was input into excel, and then analyzed using the SPSS program. Results: There were 1540 participants in the study, with 65% of them being girls and 34.9% being males. Between the ages of 20 and 30, 47.9% of the population is between the ages of 20 and 30. Gallstones are known by 88.7% of the people in the study. A positive history of gallstones was reported by 39.9% of individuals, either directly or in a family member. Gallstones were found to cause stomach discomfort in 76.6% of cases, fever in 21.7%, pale skin in 36.7% of cases, jaundice in 36.7% of cases, exhaustion in 41.9% of cases, nausea in 40.1% of cases. Conclusion: There was a strong relationship between participants' awareness of gallbladder stones and their age, gender, and educational level. To promote awareness of the disorders, future health awareness programs and conferences are proposed.

Keywords: Gallbladder Stones, Gallstone Diseases, Risk Factors, Cholecystitis

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms9e2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i119/ms9e2026

Published: 5 January 2022