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Volume 19, Issue 9


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Incidence prevalence and management of different types of arrhythmia in patients with ischemic heart disease in Taif city
Ali M. AlabdaliMohammed N. Elganainy, Waad S. Alzahrani,
Abdulelah A. Asiri, Hanan R. Alhuthali, Hussain S. Alqahtani, Danah K. Kabrah
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94118


Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward the Use of Emergency Contraception Methods Among Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Rehab Alsaleh, Nouf Khaleel Althagafi, Siba Nasser Algaidy, Noura Ali Alhasawi, Raffal Abdulwahab Algaedy
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94119

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards heat related illnesses of the general public of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Fathi El-Gamal, Ahmed Ghandoura, Abdullah Alammari, Bushra Alghamdi,
Lama Babhair, Sali alsabhani
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94120

Intertrochanteric Fracture Treated by Dynamic Hip Screw, Aden, Yemen
Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94122

Regional Covid Issues

Essentials to prevent and live with COVID-19: An Explanatory Mixed Method Study at Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Muffarah Hamid Alharthi
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94123

Anxiety and Perceived Stress among Physicians Working at Cairo University Hospitals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Eman Elsayed Sedik Ebrahim, Marwa Mostafa Ahmed, Dalia Mohamed Gaber,
Heba Galal Elnahas
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94125

Review

Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity - a review
Abubakar Bham, Mohsin Allah Ditta
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94116

Population and Community Studies

Burden of hypothyroidism in the primary care population in Qatar
Sabana Shaikh, Prince Christopher Rajkumar Honest
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94126

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of mothers toward permanent and temporal contraindications of Breast Feeding in Taif city, Saudi Arabia
Manal El Nashar, Atheer Mohammed Al-fuhayd, Razan Abadel Algethami,
Abeer hammad Alharthi, Huda Abdullah Alessa, Areej mohmammed Abdullah
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94129

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September 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 9

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards heat related illnesses of the general public of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Corresponding author:
Prof. Fathi M. El-Gamal
Department of Family Medicine,
Ibn Sina National CollegeAl Mahjer Street. Jeddah
P.O. Box 31906 Jeddah 21418
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Tel: 6356555-6355882 / Fax: 6375344
Email: drfathimhelgamal1996@hotmail.com

Received: July 2021; Accepted: August 2021; Published: September 1, 2021. Citation: Fathi El-Gamal, Ahmed Ghandoura, Abdullah Alammari, Bushra Alghamdi, Lama Babhair, Sali alsabhani. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards heat related illnesses of the general public of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(9): 21-30 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94120

Abstract

Background: Heat related illness can be avoided; it may also be present in a milder form to a life threatening condition.

Objectives: To explore the pattern of KAP towards HRIs among the subjects in Jeddah city.

Method: It was a cross-sectional study of 378 subjects, who gave their responses through an online Google form. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23. The level of significance was 0.05%.

Results: 18.2% of the subjects suffered from HRIs, and 49% never received health education about HRIs. Increased KAP score was associated with increased age (b= 0.177, p<0.000), more encountered in the females (b= -2.25, p <0.000), in those who owned air conditioning (b = 5.3, p < 0.024), in the smokers (b= 1.77, p<0.35), and in those who received health education about HRIs (b=2.327, p< 0.000).

Conclusions: The subjects’ awareness of the prevention of HRIs needs to be strengthened.

Key words: Heat related illnesses, Determinants, Saudi Arabia







 


 

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