Volume 27, Issue 134, April 2023

Awareness, knowledge and attitude toward venous thromboembolism among Tabuk, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Hyder Osman Mirghani^1♦, Abdulaziz Abdulkhaliq A Alwakeel², Sarah Ali H Abu Sabir², Sarah Majed A Alquayr², Ibrahim Ahmed J Albalawi², Omniyyah Mohammed S Alatawi², Raghad Faraih A Albalawi², Sultan Abdulrahman S Alamrani², Muruj Mohammed Hassan Bahar³

¹Professor and Consultant, Internal Medicine Department, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
²Medical student at the University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
³Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Alrayan Colleges, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Professor and Consultant, Internal Medicine Department, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Although DVT is a significant source of morbidity and mortality, it can be avoided by avoiding risk factors and putting an emphasis on primary prevention. Aims: Our objective is to assess knowledge of VTE causes, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and treatment choices among the population of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey of the population of the Tabuk region was conducted, from January 2, 2023 to February 2, 2023. Results: Most of the participants were female, single, between the ages of 18 and 39 and most held bachelor's degrees; the majority of them had good expertise. The prevalence of venous thrombosis was low in the Tabuk region; there was no clear role for demographic factors at the level of consciousness in contrast to the medical history. Conclusion: The continuity of educational programs and awareness campaigns via the Internet, the media, health centers and public places.

Keywords: Tabuk, Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, Saudi Arabia, Thromboembolism, Venous, A deep vein thrombosis/leg clot (VTE), A pulmonary embolism (PE).

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e171ms2928

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i134/e171ms2928

Published: 03 April 2023