Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

Knowledge, attitudes and practices which leads hyperlipidemia among population in Arar city at northern region in Saudi Arabia

Mohamed M Abd El-Mawgod^1,2♦, Yahia Abdelgawad Elsayed Elboraei³, Abdulrahman Obaid A Alanazi⁴, Faisal Saud M Alenezi⁴, Fai Nidaa H Alshammari⁴, Shahad Hameed D Alanazi⁴

¹Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University
²Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
³ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
⁴Intern Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University and Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt ORCID: 0000-0002-6351-2359

ABSTRACT

Background: The term "hyperlipidemia" (HL) refers to a set of genetic and acquired illnesses where the body's lipid levels are increased. The primary strategy for lowering illness frequency and spread is to educate the public about modifiable risk factors. The current study aims to demonstrate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of HL among the adult population in Arar city, northern Saudi Arabia. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was employed; including 300 respondents utilizing a self-administered questionnaire, their mean age was 27.7 � 9.5 years old. Obesity was reported most often risk factor (85%) followed by a diet rich in sugars (81%), physical inactivity (74.3%), diabetes mellitus (66.3%), smoking (52%) and hereditary (48.7%). 93.7% agreed that regular lipid profile screening is essential. Less than one-third of the participants had screened for their lipid profile (30.3%) of whom the physician or hospital visit reported most often reason (59.3%). Conclusion: Although most adults are aware of the risk factors for HL, only one-third have ever had their lipid profile checked.

Keywords: Hyperlipidemia, risk factors, knowledge, attitudes, practices

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e49ms2815

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e49ms2815

Published: 14 January 2023