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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 126-135 |
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Public perception in the management and prevention of common ear, nose, and throat diseases in Saudi Arabia
Feras Alkholaiwi, Muteb Mousa Alharbi, Abdulrahman Yousef Aldayel, Asem Mustafa Shadid, Faisal Eid Almutairi, Abdulmajeed Bin Dahmash
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Abdulmajeed Bin Dahmash
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 7544, Othman Bin Affan Rd., Al-Nada, Riyadh 13317-4233
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JNSM.JNSM_50_19
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Objective: The objective was to evaluate the awareness and knowledge of and attitudes toward common ear, nose, and throat (ENT)-related diseases among Saudi Arabian adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in Riyadh in April 2018 through 2500 self-administered, convenient sampling technique online questionnaires. Sociodemographic data, as well as knowledge regarding common ENT-related conditions, were collected and evaluated. Results: Of the 2500 distributed questionnaires, 1611 responses were received (response rate = 64.4%). The majority of participants (79.4%) had poor knowledge of ENT-related diseases (<50% score). In terms of general knowledge, 69.6% of the participants correctly answered the questions related to the safety of cotton buds for the ears and 17.75% and 19.9% correctly answered the questions related to the role of Vitamin C in the treatment of the common cold and the difference between dizziness and vertigo, respectively. Most participants had acceptable knowledge when questioned on hearing loss (score ≥50%), whereas only 18.37% scored correctly regarding the use of hearing aids in infants. The question related to the initial step in controlling nasal allergies was the highest scoring question (95.65%). The most common information resources were community, social media, and Internet websites. Conclusion: Lack of awareness of ENT-related issues is common among people in Riyadh. In addition, our findings imply that there is a need to educate and increase public awareness, especially through community-based public health campaigns and awareness programs, as community was the major information source among participants in this study.
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