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Almulhim, K., Abdulhakim, I., Mubarak, A., Hussain, M., Alhaddad, M., Alotaibi, N., Alyahya, K. (2017). Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Epistaxis in Saudi Population. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(6), 2675-2679. doi: 10.12816/0042247
Khaled Saleh Almulhim; Ibrahim Abdulhakim; Al Sheikh Mubarak; Marwan Abdul Rahman Al-Shaikh Hussain; Mohammed Sami Alhaddad; Nasser Khalid Alotaibi; Khalid A. Alyahya. "Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Epistaxis in Saudi Population". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69, 6, 2017, 2675-2679. doi: 10.12816/0042247
Almulhim, K., Abdulhakim, I., Mubarak, A., Hussain, M., Alhaddad, M., Alotaibi, N., Alyahya, K. (2017). 'Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Epistaxis in Saudi Population', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(6), pp. 2675-2679. doi: 10.12816/0042247
Almulhim, K., Abdulhakim, I., Mubarak, A., Hussain, M., Alhaddad, M., Alotaibi, N., Alyahya, K. Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Epistaxis in Saudi Population. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017; 69(6): 2675-2679. doi: 10.12816/0042247

Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Epistaxis in Saudi Population

Article 19, Volume 69, Issue 6, October 2017, Page 2675-2679  XML PDF (318.68 K)
DOI: 10.12816/0042247
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Authors
Khaled Saleh Almulhim; Ibrahim Abdulhakim; Al Sheikh Mubarak; Marwan Abdul Rahman Al-Shaikh Hussain; Mohammed Sami Alhaddad; Nasser Khalid Alotaibi; Khalid A. Alyahya
King Faisal University
Abstract
Background: epistaxis is acute hemorrhage from the nasopharynx or the nose. Epistaxis is a common otorhinolaryngology, andit ranges from mild to a severe, life-threatening rhinological emergency. First aid is performed to reduce mortality and morbidity of the emergency case until obtaining medical support. 
The aim of the work: this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of first aid measures in Saudi population regarding epistaxis.  
Patients and Methods: The present study included 1114 Saudi participants using a semi-modified questionnaire. The data was collected using excel sheet and analysis of data was performed by using SPSS.
Results: There were 751 (67.4%) of participants knew about epistaxis management, while 363 (32.6%) didn’t know. The mean score ± SD of KAP was 8.25±1.9, the correlation between KAP with gender (P value=0.001), marital status (P value=0.02) and education (P value=0.004) was significant.
Conclusion: knowledge of participants about epistaxis management was moderate, sex, marital status and education significantly affected KAP score.
 
Keywords
epistaxis; epistaxis first aids; KAP of epistaxis
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