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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 108-112 |
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Awareness of first-aid management of epistaxis among school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Khalid A Alshehri, Waleed M Alqulayti, Omar Mohammed Saggaf, Maryam Z Enani, Abdulrahman K Bahatheq, Lujain K Abdalwassie, Hani Z Marzouki
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Khalid A Alshehri
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 23456, Jeddah 4534
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ssj.ssj_26_19
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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness regarding primary home management of epistaxis among high- and middle-school students and their teachers.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2018 by distributing a paper-based questionnaire to high-and middle-school students and teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Results: The study included 706 individuals (53.4% males and 46.6% females) with a mean age of 16.58 ± 5.57 years. Based on the correlation between our variables, 57.5% of the participants had a good knowledge score, while only 3.5% had an excellent score. Male high-school students were significantly more knowledgeable than female middle-school students.
Conclusion: Awareness of first-aid management of epistaxis was fair. However, more integrated educational resources should be made available for the general population and school students and teachers. |
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