Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Self-ear Cleaning in Makkah Region, Cross-sectional Study

Haji, Aseel; Alharbi, Bashaer; Alhazmi, Khalid; Alharthi, Bassam T; Kabli, Abdulrahman; Siddiqui, Muhammad Irfanullah

doi:10.54293/smhj.v1i1.19

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“…These findings were similar to those reported by Haji et al, (2021) who noted that 60% of participants did not consult a doctor.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…concerning trend indicates a poor knowledge of ear hygiene. These results support those from previous studies(Afolabi et al., 2009; Alateeq et al, 2018; Ghauth et al, 2018; Lukolo et al, 2021; Olajide et al, 2019; Tobih et al, 2021) and the current study is in agreement with a study conducted in the Makkah region(Haji et al, 2021) in Saudi Arabia. The current study is rich in its findings owing to its investigation of the habit of self-ear cleaning among the youth (medical students) of both sexes.…”

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“…Many studies have reported poor knowledge regarding self-ear cleaning worldwide (Alateeq et al, 2018;Ghauth et al, 2018;Lukolo et al, 2021;Olajide et al, 2019;Tobih et al, 2021). A study conducted in the Makkah region on a young population demonstrated that 80% of participants had poor knowledge and 60% of them would not consult a doctor if they experienced hearing difficulties (Haji et al, 2021).…”

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Self-ear cleaning practice and the associated ear-related symptoms and injuries among medical students

Alhazmi¹,

Alshammari²,

Almutairi³

et al. 2022

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Objectives: The study sought to ascertain the prevalence; various methods used for self-ear cleaning practice and identify injuries during self-ear cleaning malpractice among medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with an online validated questionnaire conducted electronically from January to October 2022 among first, second, third, fourth and fifth-year medical students at Qassim University, including males and females in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. The study sample consisted of 386 participants: Males (n=202; 52.3%) and females (n=184; 47.7%). The distribution on the level of education was 1st year (n=85; 22%), 2nd year (n=67; 17.4%), 3rd year (n=81; 21%), 4th year (n=66; 17.1%) and 5th year (n=87; 22.5%). Results: The prevalence of self-ear cleaning practices among medical students is 83.2%, males (78%) and females (89%). The association between self-ear cleaning and experiencing ear or damage to the eardrum had no significant finding (χ² (1) = 0.017, p = 0.895). The students in the study acknowledge that they experienced different forms of ear symptoms. In terms of ear symptoms, itching was the most common (32.9%), followed by earache (27.2%) and a feeling of fullness (26.2%). The least frequent symptoms were vertigo (7%) and ear discharge (7.5%). Overall, there were significant differences between the methods used to clean the ears especially ear buds (93%) were the most common method. Conclusion:Our study demonstrates that, despite senior medical students' knowledge of medicine, self-ear cleaning still exists. This brings to a close the widespread lack of knowledge regarding how the ear naturally cleans itself.Therefore, the study advises highlighting the requirement for a medical education program on the issues with public health brought on by self-ear cleaning.

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“…These findings were similar to those reported by Haji et al, (2021) who noted that 60% of participants did not consult a doctor.…”

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confidence: 91%

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“…Another study in the Makkah region showed that 8.1% of participants thought that it is harmful to self-clean your ear. In contrast, 50.4% thought that we do not have to remove the wax from our ears constantly [26]. Another study in Riyadh revealed that over 42% of the participants agreed or strongly agreed that cotton buds should be used for cleaning the ears.…”

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“…Similarly, Abdulrahman KA et al, [27] found that 54.7% of the participants reported cleaning both the outside and inside of the ear, and 93.0% of them cleaned both ears equally. Haji AK et al [26] found that nearly 32% of them cleaned to remove the dirt and 29.30% cleaned to improve their ear hygiene. Other studies showed similar self-ear cleaning practices among community participants [15,[32][33][34].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Self-ear cleaning among the General Population in KSA

Alshehri,

Al Jallal,

Mahzara

et al. 2024

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Introduction: Cerumen or ear wax is a normal secretion from sebaceous and ceruminous glands found in the external auditory canal with an antimicrobial effect. Self-ear cleaning practice is reported among different populations with different tools that may be harmful to the ear. Aim: The current study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices of self-ear cleaning among the general population in KSA. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey based on an online structured questionnaire distributed over Saudi Arabia’s different regions was conducted during the period from……. to … . The final questionnaire was uploaded online using social media platforms till no more responses were added. The first section concerns demographic characteristics such as gender, age, education, and income. The second section is continuing questions about self-ear cleaning and awareness. The third covered data about self-ear cleaning practices and complications. Results: A total of 503 eligible participants completed the study questionnaire, 210 (41.7%) from the western region, 147 (29.2%) from the central region, 78 (15.5%) from the southern region, and others from other regions. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to about 60 years with a mean age of 27.5 ± 12.9 years old. A total of 304 (60.4%) participants were females. A total of 324 (64.4%) of the participants had an overall good knowledge and perception of self-ear cleaning. Exactly 420 (83.5%) practice self-ear cleaning, and most of them (95.5%) do it for both ears; ear sticks were the most commonly used tools (61.9%) followed by tissues (28.8%). Conclusion: The study has shown that the public is highly aware of the risks, methods, and tools used in self-ear cleaning. More than three-quarters of people surveyed reported using ear sticks to clean their ears, and the majority of them experienced no negative symptoms or complications after cleaning. Keywords Self-ear cleaning, practice, knowledge, awareness, prevalence, attitude, complications, Saudi Arabia.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of ear care among Jazan general population, Saudi Arabia

Alharbi

Sanguf

Mahzara

et al. 2022

Egypt J Otolaryngol

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Objective The present study aimed at determining the knowledge, attitude, and practice of ear care among Jazan population and its association with sociodemographic variables. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted between January and June 2022 in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Data was collected using an Arabic electronically questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software version 23. Results About 446 of the participants were included in the study. Two-hundred sixty-two (58.7%) of the participants were females. Most of the participants 200 (44.8%) were within the age group of 18–23 years old. Marital status of 315 (70.6%) of the participants was found to be single. Out of a total score of 5, regarding mean ± standard deviation for scores of respondents, knowledge score is 3.7 ± 0.88, 3.7 ± 0.94 for attitude score, and 3.6 ± 1.12 for practice score. About 91.9% of the respondents were found to be having good knowledge about ear care, whereas 8.1% of the participants were considered as having poor knowledge about ear care. In regards to attitude, about 90.4% was having good attitude regarding ear care, and 9.6% was with poor attitude. Considering practice, about 83.9% of the respondents were having good practice. Gender was found to be associated with good practice (p-value = 0.005) with males tend to have better practice compared to females. Educational level was found to be associated with good knowledge about ear care (p-value = 0.006) with university/postgraduate educational level having higher knowledge scores compared to other educational level. Conclusion Good knowledge, attitude, and practices among participants in regards to ear care were documented. Efforts should be directed towards raising the knowledge level, and this will result in improvements in attitudes and practices. This could be accomplished through health education campaigns, community events, and augmentation of the role of media.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Self-ear Cleaning in Makkah Region, Cross-sectional Study

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Self-ear cleaning practice and the associated ear-related symptoms and injuries among medical students

Self-ear cleaning practice and the associated ear-related symptoms and injuries among medical students

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Self-ear cleaning among the General Population in KSA

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of ear care among Jazan general population, Saudi Arabia

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