Medical Science
Volume 26, Issue 130, December 2022
Awareness and knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea among the general population in the western region of Saudi Arabia
Yahya Ahmed Fageeh1, Mohammed Abdullah Basurrah1, Jumanah Ali Alzahrani2, Atheer Ahmed Alzahrani2, Ghadi Mohammed Aljuaid2, Afrah Mohammad Al Sulimani2, Nada Ibrahim Maghrabi2, Amjad Hassan Alharthi2, Khames T Alzahrani3
1Assistant Professor and consultant Otorhinolaryngology-head and neck
surgery, College of medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
2Medical Intern, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
3BDS, PGD in Endo, Saudi Board of Endodontic SR, King Faisal Specialist
Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common medical condition
that causes pauses in breathing during sleep (SDB). It is distinguished by
recurring episodes of partial or complete collapse of the upper airways. To
assess the level of awareness and knowledge about obstructive sleep apnea
OSA among adults in the western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This is cross-sectional observational study was conducted on a
random sample of 500 participants from the general population of the western
region of Saudi Arabia. It is including all participants over 18 year's old,
female and male gender and Saudis and non-Saudis. For data analysis, we
will use (SPSS) software version 24. Approval from the local Ethics Committee
was obtained. Results: The study recruited 500 responses from the general
community, 377 of whom were women (75.4%). The majority of participants
(57%), were between the ages of 18 and 25, followed by those between the
ages of 26 and 35 (17.4%) and 349 (70.2%) had a university education. Total of
403 participants (80.6%) felt that a person requires 7-9 hours of sleep every
day. More than half of the participants (54%) stated that the mental benefits of
enough sleep were the most significant, followed by the physical benefits
(41.2%). Conclusion: The level of awareness of Saudi general population about
obstructive sleep apnea in this study was poor. Knowledge of obstructive
sleep apnea was correlated significantly with gender (p=0.049) and
employment in the health industry (p=0.001).
Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep apnea, Sleeping hours, Lack of
sleep, Knowledge and awareness, Saudi Arabia
Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms566e2661
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i130/ms566e2661
Published: 27 December 2022
