Medical Science
Volume 26, Issue 125, July 2022
Knowledge and awareness level of Helicobacter pylori infection among medical students in Umm Al-Qura University: A cross-sectional electronic survey
Abdulrahman M Alharthi1♦, Salah M Bakry1, Muath M Alzahrani1, Nasser M Alshanbari1, Abdullah S Alshanbari1, Yasser B Hennawi1, Faisal A Almalki1, May M Alelaiwi2, Mohannad T Hemdi3
1Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University,
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah,
Saudi Arabia
3Assistant professor, Department of surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm
Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University,
Makkah,
Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Background and aims: Helicobacter pylori are a significant pathogen that can lead to various complications such as gastric cancer and peptic ulcer. Identifying the infection pattern will help in early diagnosis and treatment to avoid serious complications. Accordingly, our study is aimed to evaluate the understanding in level between students of medical College at Umm Al-Qura
University (UQU). Methods: An online descriptive cross-sectional survey was distributed in March 2022. The questionnaire was administered to all medical students from second to sixth grade who study in UQU during the 2021-2022 academic year. Results: Overall, there were 334 participants from the second to the sixth year students involved in the survey. Most of the participants' age ranged from 21-and 24-years old, representing 68.8%, and most of the participating students were males, representing 67.06%. Students from fifth-year medical students had higher responses representing 33.23%, than in other academic years. In addition, the association between students with a previous positive history of H-pylori and a poor level of H-pylori knowledge was significantly positive (P-value, 0.003). Conclusion: The Early detection and intervention of H-pylori are significant in preventing serious complications. However, our findings indicate that students are not informed about basic knowledge of H-pylori, so we suggest further extensive educational campaigns.
Keywords: Complications; infectious disease; knowledge; Medical students;
peptic ulcer
Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms286e2289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i125/ms286e2289
Published: 18 July 2022
