Parental Awareness regarding Aerodigestive Pediatric Foreign Bodies, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

AlShakhs, Fatimah A.; Al-Yahya, Khalid; AlSaeed, Asmaa S.; AlSultan, Marwah S.

doi:10.12816/0044677

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“…Among the 1087 parents surveyed, our results showed a poor level of knowledge and low level of FBA practices (65.4% and 78.6%, respectively), which agrees with a similar study conducted in Al Qassim region [4] Their participants had poor knowledge of FBA (63.1%) and poor FBA practices (55.3%), whereas another study carried in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia reported a high level of awareness (60.3%) about aerodigestive foreign bodies in pediatrics [15]. In comparison to the eastern province study, which aimed to evaluate parents' awareness of the risk of aerodigestive foreign bodies in children, our study expanded the scope to assess the FBA practices and knowledge of FBA of parents.…”

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Parental Knowledge and Practices Related to Foreign Body Aspiration in Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Laswad¹,

Alsulaimani²,

Alomairi³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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BackgroundForeign body aspiration (FBA) is a life-threatening event and one of the most common causes of mortality in children. As it has different clinical presentations, parental knowledge is essential for early management to prevent complications. ObjectivesThis study was designed to assess the knowledge and practices relating to FBA in children among parents living in Makkah city, Saudi Arabia. MethodsAn online questionnaire was designed using Google Forms (Google LLC, Mountain View, California, United States) and distributed in October 2022 among parents living in Makkah city. After data collection, an appropriate statistical analysis was conducted. ResultsA total of 1087 parents enrolled in this study; 63.9% were women and the majority were married 93%. Additionally, 52% of the parents had at least three children. Moreover, 17.6% had an experience of a child having aspirated a foreign body once. The Internet was the most popular source of information on FBA (43.5%). Furthermore, the parents had poor levels of knowledge and practices related to FBA (65.4% and 78.6%, respectively). ConclusionThis study reported that parental levels of knowledge of FBA and FBA practices were inadequate. There is a need to increase awareness, which will lead to better outcomes.

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confidence: 88%

Parental Knowledge and Practices Related to Foreign Body Aspiration in Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Laswad¹,

Alsulaimani²,

Alomairi³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…[ 15 ] They found that 59% of mothers had poor knowledge, 28% were average, and only 13% had good knowledge regarding FBA. On the other hand, AlShakhs et al .,[ 16 ] reported conflicting findings. Their reports indicated that the awareness toward aerodigestive pediatric foreign bodies was high (60.3%) however, only 36.2% reported to have awareness regarding its management which was not consistent with our reports.…”

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Parental knowledge and practices toward foreign body aspiration in children in the Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia

Almutairi

Alharbi

2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a perilous condition with a high mortality rate, especially in children less than three years of age. Aim: This study aimed to assess parental knowledge and practices toward FBA in children in the Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among Saudi parents at AlQassim region, Saudi Arabia during the period between February 2020 and June 2020. A validated self-administered questionnaire containing 16 questions of knowledge and practices toward FBA was distributed online via various Social Media platforms. Correct answers were coded and scored. Participant responses were grouped based on their score level of knowledge and practices. Results: We recruited 385 parents with a mean age of 35.4 (range: 19–59) years, and 59.2% were female and 40.8% were male. The mean ± SD knowledge score was 4.97 (1.42)/8 points and the practice score was 12.4 (2.13)/20 points. Parents with poor and good knowledge were 61.3% and 36.9% and those with poor and good practices were 55.3% and 44.7%, respectively. Female professionals with less children who were more aware of FBA significantly influenced knowledge, while having no incidence of FBA among children and having heard of FBA significantly influenced practices. Conclusion: We found that parental knowledge and practices toward FBA were insufficient. Educated females with less children that heard about FBA influenced parental knowledge. Also, having no incidence of FBA among children and being aware about FBA led to a better impact in parental practices.

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“… 2 Esophageal FB is commonly observed in children, as their lack of molars and curiosity may lead to the placement of the FBs in the mouth. 1 , 2 According to Abualenain et al, 1 most FB ingestion occurs in children aged 0–4 years. Moreover, variations in incidence have been observed between male and female patients.…”

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Pediatric foreign body ingestion in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Besharah,

Simsim,

Natto

et al. 2023

SMJ

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Objectives: To improve the local data and demographics of foreign body (FB) ingestion in the Makkah, Saudi Arabia and to provide basic statistics for future studies in the local community. Methods: We carried out a record-based retrospective epidemiological study of 153 pediatric patients with FB ingestion who presented to our center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, between December 2014 and December 2019. Adult age, impacted FB at other sites, and chemical ingestion were excluded. Results: Descriptive statistical analyses were performed. There has been an alarming increase in the number of children admitted to hospitals following FB ingestion. Approximately 41.8% of these patients were under the age of 4 years, with boys (63.4%) accounting for the majority. Most of the ingested FB were coins (60.8%), and 96.7% of the patients remained under 24 hours of observation at the hospital. The results showed a highly statistically significant relationship between the FB type, age, length of hospital stay, and esophagoscopic findings. Conclusion: A large number of children presented with ingested FB, especially those younger than 4 years of age, whose clinical presentation varied from asymptomatic to severe complications, and urgent endoscopic intervention might have decreased serious complications. Further preventive measures are necessary within homes in addition to increasing caregivers’ awareness of the different circumstances of FB ingestion and the time required for urgent admission.

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Parental Awareness regarding Aerodigestive Pediatric Foreign Bodies, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 7 publications

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Parental Knowledge and Practices Related to Foreign Body Aspiration in Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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Pediatric foreign body ingestion in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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