ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Awareness, knowledge, and practice regarding to diabetic retinopathy among KKU students besides medical students in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
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- QiMing granules for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Knowledge of diabetic retinopathy among fifth- and sixth-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan: a cross-sectional study 2022.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Knowledge and awareness about microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus among Taif University medical students.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using Non-Mydriatic Fundus Camera in Primary Health Care Settings - A Multicenter Study from Saudi Arabia.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Awareness of Blindness Related to Smoking Among Young Age Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2022Article
- Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in Abha, Saudi Arabia: A survey-based research study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health problem. Global prevalence of diabetes is 8.5% in adult population. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is increasing day by day, the number of persons with diabetes will double by 2030. It is a serious cause of irreversible blindness and is the most common complication of diabetes. Annual fundus examination for diabetics aids in the prevention of blindness and allows intervening at a timely manner. This study's intent to estimate and improve level of awareness (A), knowledge (K), and practice (P) among all King Khalid University (KKU) students besides medical students in Abha, Saudi Arabia. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This is a cross-sectional survey that targets all KKU students besides medical students in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The researchers will use closed-end questions for awareness (A), knowledge (K), and practice (P). The data and the questionnaires will be sent to the sample by social media. The data will be analyzed by statistical package for the social sciences program (SPSS).
resultsA total of 635 KKU students completed the questionnaire. Female students were more than male students, 334 (52.6%) for females and 301 (47.4%) for males, respectively. Ages ranged from 18 to 24 years with a mean 23 ± 2 years. There was a good awareness for some of the factors related to the DR which is noted in the results. Awareness of smoking and pregnancy rate is extremely low compared to the rest of the factors related to the DR.
conclusionThere was high awareness regarding DR and its risk factors among KKU students but low awareness regarding smoking and pregnancy relationship with DR. Improvement is required for smoking and pregnancy with the progression DR.
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