ArticleSaudi medical journal2019
Public perception of bariatric surgery.
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- Impact of Close-Kin Experience with Metabolic Bariatric Surgery on Patient Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Middle East.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Demographic and clinical predictors of bariatric surgery patients: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of clinical aspects of obesity among undergraduate healthcare students- a cross-sectional study at King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Awareness and Knowledge of Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Social History of Bariatric Surgery: Relationship to Patient and Associations with Postoperative Outcomes.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- The Incidence of Cholelithiasis After Bariatric Surgery in Saudi Arabia and Its Associated Risk Factors.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Knowledge of Jordanian women of reproductive age who underwent bariatric surgery and its effect on birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Ten Years of Change in Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery in the Asia-Pacific Region with COVID-19 Pandemic: IFSO-APC National Reports 2021.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Stigma Toward Bariatric Surgery in the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom: Protocol for a Cross-cultural Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Obesity and its Management in Migrants and Rural Residents in China: a Cross-sectional Pilot Study.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Bariatric surgery for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus-current trends and challenges: a review article.American journal of translational research · 2022Review
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy effects on obesity comorbidities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Effect of bariatric surgery on employment status-a 7 years controlled nationwide registry study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of bariatric surgery among adult Saudi community, Saudi Arabia, 2019.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Patient awareness about the indications and complications of sleeve gastrectomy.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the public perception of morbid obesity and bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2016 and November 2017 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, including Saudis aged ≥18 years. Medical students, physicians, and individuals who underwent bariatric surgery were excluded. Participants were interviewed using a new, validated questionnaire. Results: We interviewed 1,129 individuals of whom 744 (65.9%) were women. The educational level of most was a bachelor's degree. Most participants (97.7%) acknowledged the association between obesity and comorbidities. Approximately 22.7% of the participants were unaware of the bariatric surgery procedure. Approximately 18.9% considered it to be a cosmetic procedure. Approximately 50% were unaware of the correct indications for bariatric surgery, and 41.2% were unwilling to seek a bariatric surgeon's help if diagnosed with morbid obesity. These results were correlated with the participants' education level. Conclusion: Our study shows that the public perception of obesity and bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia is limited. Effective interagency coordination between surgeons, health educators, and other health care providers is required to improve public awareness.
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