Assessment of the level of general knowledge and awareness of the public toward skin diseases in Hail City

Ahmed, Hussain A; Alsulami, Ethar; Alshammari, Amirah; Almutairi, Maha A.; Albalawi, Alanoud Mansour Ayed; Alharbi, Abdullah; Al-Harbi, Dalal

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“…Survey based cross sectional study design was conducted to assess public awareness toward skin disease in Jouf region, Northern Saudi Arabia, during the period from 1 st January to 31 st June, 2022. The date was collected using a web base self-administered questionnaire used by Ahmed et al, (2020). The questionnaire is going to be in Google forms and was distributed through social media apps targeting the public of Jouf region.…”

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“…In spite of the fact that skin disease is common, only one study was conducted to assess the public's general information and alertness of dermatologic disorders in KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Ahmed et al, 2020), Because of this, we are conducting this study in Jouf region to assess the public level of overall information and alertness of dermatologic disorders. It is believed that this study will provide public health experts with information about future public health intervention raise public awareness, plan future campaigns regarding the common and important dermatological conditions.…”

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Assessment of public awareness towards skin disease in Jouf region, Saudi Arabia

Alshaalan¹,

Alruwaili²,

Altaymani³

et al. 2022

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Background: In spite of the fact that skin disease is common, to evaluate the public's overall understanding, awareness and knowledge of skin disorders in Saudi Arabia, just one research was carried out. Objective: This study aims to assess public awareness toward dermatologic disorders in Jouf region and to assess prevalence of common dermatologic disorders among Saudi populace.Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among Saudi general population in Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Adult participants completed a selfadministrated questionnaire to assess knowledge of skin diseases. All data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 23. P-value less than 0.05 were considered for statistical significance. Results: The study included 453 participants, 73.5% were women. As for age, 51.4% of participants were more than 25 years old. Only 1.8% of participants think that all skin diseases are chronic while 16.1% think not. 2.9% think that all skin diseases are infectious while 20.8% think not, 2.4% think that all skin diseases are hereditary while 24.5% think not. Regarding prevalence of dermatologic disorders in the study participants, in addition to having 20.8% acne vulgaris, 3.5% had warts and 3.1% had psoriasis. Freckles made up 19.9% of the population, vitiligo 2%, albinism 5.1%, and claret stain 4.9% of the skin pigmentations. Only 0.2% of people had scabies, 11.5% had dandruff, and 50.1% suffered hair loss. Conclusion:The findings of the current study indicate that Saudi citizens generally have little understanding about prevalent dermatologic illnesses.

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confidence: 99%