ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care
Knowledge of knee osteoarthritis among general population in Aseer region.
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- Public knowledge and awareness of osteoarthritis in Makkah and Jeddah: a comparative cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia: Unveiling misconceptions and societal determinants of disease interpretation.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
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- Awareness and Management of Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Health-Seeking Behaviors and Misconceptions about Osteoarthritis in Patients and the General Population in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Public's Knowledge of Osteoarthritis and Its Related Risk Factors in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Knee Osteoarthritis in Relation to the Risk Factors of the Metabolic Syndrome Components and Environment of Origin.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Orthopedic Surgeons' Views of Hyaluronic Acid Formulations in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- General population knowledge about osteoarthritis and its related risk factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease of the developed country and cause of chronic disability, and may cause joint failure. OA is one of the most prevalent situation that gives rise to disability, especially in elderly population.
aimTo assess the knowledge of knee OA among general population in Aseer region. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in Aseer region including 1052 participants. The participants were included by visiting the public areas in different cities in Aseer region where many people of different social and economic level were available, and because of the the nature of Saudi community regarding home-to-home interviews.
resultsThe research included 1052 participants from different areas in Aseer region. The ages of participants ranged from 17 to 80 years old, with a mean age of 38 ± 12 years old. Approximately 89.0% of the sampled population had good awareness regarding preventive measures of knee OA. The second highest awareness level was recorded for relieving the measures of knee OA as 84.1% of the sampled population recorded good level of knowledge. In general, 82.6% of the population had good awareness level regarding OA in total. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The current research revealed that the awareness of the general population in Aseer region regarding knee OA was more than satisfactory, especially for preventive measures, relieving measures, and its risk factors.
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