Affiliation:
1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majma’ah, Saudi Arabia
2. College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majma’ah, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study aimed to study the awareness and practice of patients with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) toward their disease in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia.
Material and Methods:
This is a descriptive cross-sectional community-based study, in the central region of the kingdom. The target population of this study was adult patients with H. pylori infection, and a sample of 808 Saudi and non-Saudi male and female individuals were randomly selected using an online questionnaire. A consent form was obtained from all participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the university ethics committee.
Results:
There were a total of 808 responses. Most participants were female (89.4%) (n = 722) and between the ages of 35 and 60 years (60.8%), and most participants had a bachelor’s degree (62.4%). 53.47% of the participants have good knowledge regarding their disease. Most of the participants knew it could cause gastric and duodenal ulcers (82.5%), but they did not know the infection might cause gastric cancer (48.6%).
Conclusion:
The study concluded that the majority of patients with H. pylori infection (53.47%) have good knowledge regarding their disease. Additionally, many participants were aware of the symptoms associated with H. pylori. Furthermore, many participants complained about their treatment.
Subject
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Bioengineering,General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Bioengineering
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