Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 110, April, 2021
A cross sectional study to assess the awareness regarding spinal disc herniation among Hail population, KSA
Fatmah Fahad Alreshidi1♦, Nourah Mohammed Alshammari2, Ashwag Ghazi Alshammari2, Hanan Hamdan Alshammari2
1Department of family Medicine, College of Medicine,
University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
2College of Medicine, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Department of family Medicine, College of Medicine,
University of Hail,
Saudi Arabia;
Email: Dr.ffalreshidi@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Spinal disc herniation is a condition that arises as a result of high pressure on the disc, trauma, and obesity leading to dislocation of disc material outside the intervertebral disc space. That can lead to multiple health’s serious problems. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted through an electronic questionnaire. It was distributed through social media apps to the general population of Hail City. The data were collected between November and December 2020. The online questionnaire was obtained and valid from previous study. Results: 411 people participate in the study majority were female 72.5% and 27.5% male, 94.2% out of them were Saudi. Most of them were young, 48.4% aged between 18 and 29 years old. The level of knowledge among participants was moderate (4.39±1.50). Conclusion: The majority of the participants demonstrated insufficient knowledge regarding a majority of the study aspects, thus the need to increase awareness level by providing the scientific material for the general population.
Keywords: disc herniation, awareness, knowledge, risk factor
Medical Science, 2021, 25(110), 751-759
