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ALshehri, O., Alharb, R., ALsoraya, B. (2018). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), 6897-6899. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16940
Ohoud Mohammed ALshehri; Rawabi Abdullah Alharb; Bayan Mohammed ALsoraya. "Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73, 6, 2018, 6897-6899. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16940
ALshehri, O., Alharb, R., ALsoraya, B. (2018). 'Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(6), pp. 6897-6899. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16940
ALshehri, O., Alharb, R., ALsoraya, B. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 73(6): 6897-6899. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16940

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2018

Article 15, Volume 73, Issue 6, October 2018, Page 6897-6899  XML PDF (388.46 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16940
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Authors
Ohoud Mohammed ALshehri1; Rawabi Abdullah Alharb2; Bayan Mohammed ALsoraya3
1Taif University
2Umm al qura University
3Qassim University (Unizah college of medicine)
Abstract
Background: The adequate knowledge about scabies and its preventive measures are important for diagnosis and managing scabies.
Objectives: Evaluating the knowledge, attitude and practice of scabies among medical students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Methods: A cross sectional study that was conducted at KSA, for 4 months from May to August 2018. The study included 445 medical Saudi students from both genders. A self-administrated questionnaire was distributed among all the participants.
Conclusion: This study showed a satisfactory level of knowledge, attitude and practice among medical students in KSA regarding scabies, clinical characteristics and its preventive measures.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, scabies, medical students, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).





Ohoud Mohammed ALshehri1,Rawabi Abdullah Alharbi2, Bayan Mohammed ALsoraya3
1-Taif University, 2-Umm al qura University, 3-Qassim University (Unizah college of medicine)






Results: The study included 445 medical students from different parts of KSA in which the level of knowledge among them regarding scabies and its preventive measures was adequate among most of the participants regarding the causative agents, features of scabies, its associated spreading factors and diagnosis. The attitude and practice of most of the subjects were positive.
Keywords
Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; scabies; Medical students; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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