awareness

ABSTRACT To assess the level of awareness of heart attack (HA) symptoms and action toward it among the general population in Saudi Arabia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia from September to December 2021. The total number of participants is 10044, individuals who met our criteria (N = 9,536) was selected as study participants, who were residents in Saudi Arabia, aged 18 years and older. An online questionnaire included questions about demographic characteristics, knowledge and awareness of heart attack symptoms and action toward it was distributed through social media. Then, data were entered into the excel sheet, then into the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for analysis. Knowledge of the participants about HA warning symptoms; only (3.2%) knew the seven symptoms of HA while (24.9%) of respondents only knew one symptom. Regarding the knowledge of the first action towards heart attack; (44.3%) stated that the first action is to call an ambulance. The correct ambulance service number was identified by (53.04%) of respondents. The findings revealed good awareness of the typical HA symptoms only. Generally, participants had poor awareness of recognizing all alarming HA symptoms and appropriate action toward it. Further educational efforts to the community are required to raise awareness, avoid pre-hospital delay, and reducing the mortality rate. Keywords: Knowledge, awareness, cardiovascular diseases, heart attack, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract Objective To estimate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding complementary and alternative medicine to control of dyslipidemia and diabetes in the adult population. Background/Introduction Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the group of medical and health care practices and products that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine. CAM remedies can be an important component of health self-management in diabetes and dyslipidemia. Methodology A cross sectional survey based study was carried out at a public health awareness program organized by Oman Medical College in primary health care. All adult >18 years consent to participate in the study were included. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0). Data was expressed in frequencies and percentages and independent sample t-test was used. Result A total of 95 participants have filled the questionnaire, 71.6% were below 50 years and 58.9% were male. Self reported problems 55.8% were type II diabetes, 24.2% were hypertensive,12.6% had known dyslipidemia and smoker. 45.3% were taking medications only 31.6% were having physical activity. Most commonly used herb was garlic 32.6%, black seed and cinnamon 24.2% 26.3% were using it to control diabetes. Nearly half of survey respondents believed CAM can help them achieve better control high cholesterol and diabetes (48.4%) and has fewer side effects (50.5%).An independent samples t-test revealed no statistical significant difference regarding knowledge of CAM between males and females . Conclusion: Lack of knowledge in heart disease in the public can appear in the form unhealthy behaviors. Furthermore its insight may help to transform the gaps in public knowledge which can be filled by increasing health educational programs on Heart disease and Life style modification strategies. Study participants had adequate knowledge regarding risk factors of heart disease however the knowledge about CAM used is not appropriate. There is a positive attitude in public towards CAM used in diabetes and dyslipidemia and most commonly used CAM garlic, black seed and cinnamon.

Abstract Introduction Until 5 years of age, the kids have physiological flat-feet. It’s from a great sign if I can to conduct a prophylaxis starting from young age continuing throughout the entire life. Purpose: To research the impact of parent’s awareness on the prophylaxis off l at-feet in children. Methods and materials: The survey was carried out in June 2016. The survey included 12 closed questions, directed towards exploring the awareness if the parents regarding the condition flat-feet, its diagnostics, prophylaxis and its impact on the general health of the children. In the research participated 59 parents of children between the age of 5 and 17. The gathered data were analyzed using the statistical software package IBM SPSS for Windows, v. 19.0. Results: The majority of the surveyed parents - 57,6% (n=34) haven’t taken their kid to the GP for a prophylactic examination. In 22% (n=13) of the examined children flat-feet have been found. According to 13,6%(n=8) of the parents that is very important for their child’s health, 6,8%(n=4) stated it’s relatively important and 1,7% (n=1) find it not important. The vast majority 89,8% of the respondents are interested in receiving more information, Conclusions: The parents claim that they’re familiar with the condition flat-feet, but when analyzing their responses in our survey, we can conclude that their knowledge should be broadened.