Impact Of Knowledge And Awareness Of Childhood Asthma In A Population In The Makah City In Saudi Arabia 2023

Abstract

Background

Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory disease affecting young children. Parents, care providers and teachers face all the issues of asthma management. Antibiotics became a marker of irrational and overuse of these drugs in many countries which can result from many factors, such as unregulated drug availability, relaxed health policies concerning regulations on antibiotics use, obtaining of antibiotics without prescription, patients’ knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic use, self-medication, physicians’ knowledge and experiences and patient-prescriber interaction. As for Saudi Arabia, it is estimated that more than 2 million Saudis have asthma, and the percentages range from 8% to 25% in Saudi children. In 2004, the highest prevalence of asthma was reported by physicians in Saudi Arabia (25%). Bronchial asthma is a serious disease since it is very common disease in Saudi Arabia, and it doesn’t only affect the individual physiologically, however it also affects the individual’s quality of life, leading to missing days from school or work, emergency hospital visits, hospitalization, and caregivers and parents’ time and effort. Consecutively, it affects the whole community. Aim of the study: To assessment impact of Knowledge and Awareness of Childhood Asthma in a Population in the Makah city in Saudi Arabia 2023 Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted   attending the primary health care centers in Makah, Saudi Arabia. An asthma knowledge questionnaire was used to measure the knowledge , duri[1]ng the April to June, 2023, participants were (800). Results: showed that the only (49.00%)of the participated were(35-45) years the marital status the majority of the participated married were (67.50%), the participant were male  (72.00%) while Approximately more than half of mothers of the participant number of children 3or more (39.0%). The majority of the participated the level of education were preparatory (28.00%). and the majority of Occupation were work (82.0%), regarding does anyone of your children suffer from asthma the majority of the participated were (73.0%) while does anyone of family member or friend suffer from asthma were (77.0%) .Conclusion: The bronchial asthma knowledge in the Saudi Arabian population is insufficient, and efforts should be carried out to spread asthma knowledge to the people. Bronchial asthma management should include patients, parents, and public awareness regarding the disease, its symptoms, and medications